I've been busy trying to organise pre match entertainment for this thursday's nights game against Featherstone Rovers in the Northern Rail cup quarter finals. This is the line up at present subject to confirmations.

Local Singer Brogan hird will be back at cougar park singing a few cover versions.
Bradford Zumba Dancers will be back doing a routine at halftime.

A local girl called Georgia who is aged 13 will also be performing a few songs for your entertainment, we also have another local performer called abby who will also be belting out a few tunes for ya.

Please come down early and show your support to these entertainers who give up their time and perform for free to entertain you.

Great work - we like Brogan - but look forward to seeing the others. Get em to perform on the centre spot if the radio mike is working ok.

Centre spot is difficult for singers without in ear monitoring systems because of the delay in sound reaching them. That's why they sing in front of the main stand so there's no delay.

Dont bring the belly dancer back.She would be ok in my front room,but Cougar park,i dont think so

Lol she wasn't a belly dancer, she actually had loads of tiny bells around her waist which were jingling. The problem was you couldn't hear them all around the ground.

Sorry but a belly dancer or a ballad singer, kills the atmosphere, as good as they are. The speakers are not 100% and have loads of echo. We should be uplifting and getting the crowds involved - ok if you sit in the stand on the first two rows.

That’s a bit strong. I think Brogan Hird is top notch and enjoy listening to her. Sundays entertainment was bizarre, not necessarily rubbish but I’m not sure it was suitable. That dancing guy had me in stitches though!

What would you suggest as entertainment if singers and musicians aren’t good enough?

I'm in a rock band that has recorded in California, toured in Texas and all over the UK. I have considered offering to play but have been thinking of a way to get us hooked up to the PA before offering. There’s no point in me offering until I have a solution to that.

Reminded me of 'Jethro Tull' on Sunday - especailly when the bare-topped hippy started ju=igging around - I missed his flute though!

That said, I thought that Freddy was brilliant!

Getting entertainment with a budget of zero is not always easy and anyone who comes down and performs for free always deserves some appreciation.

We have three local singers lined up for Thursday nights game:

Brogan hird -
Georgia wowk - a local 13 year old girl who will perform a couple of tracks for you.
Louisa - another local girl who will perform for you.

Unfortunately the other singer cannot make this week due to work commitments but Abby said she looks forward to performing down here.

Followed by the Zumba dancers at halftime.

At the end of the day if performers are offering services for free then people shouldn't moan too much !

What's Brogan singing? Heard she's good at 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' if we want an oldie as well!

I have to agree with Goosey. Brogan is a brilliant singer but we are at a rugby match not a ballard concert. The entertainment on Sunday just gone was a bit of a ph and had Halifax fans laughing at us. I remember the Warrington match where the atmosphere was building up before the game and the Brogan came on and like ive said yes she is a good singer but it killed the Atmosphere. Glad to see that the enterence music was a lot better in Sunday, however when Cougars score a try is there any chance of not just having the sort of music you would have in K2 on a sturday night and have somthing that the fans get can involved in. I know i am going to get alot of disagreements with my comments but sometimes Cougars Things can be done a lot better without spending Mega Bucks.

i will moan - thanks - free singers or not. ballads no - upbeat songs yes thanks x no belly dancers - music is free, and should be uplifting in that arena and at that time.

At the beginning of the season I posted on these very forums about players tunes and gave the cougar fans the chance to put forward their suggestions. Some of the fans suggestions were selected and are used when players score.

I can definitely say that not 1 of the players tunes would ever be played in K2 on any night never mind Saturday night.

When the tunes were selected they were approved by JD and Gary fawcett and also with input from some of the players.

Well i will have to agree to disagree about the tunes been played in K2. Try to watch Super Leauge Sides and look how thier fans react when the team scores and listen to what type of music is playing and how the announcer reacts.

Without wanting the to turn the thread in to a moanfest, when folk pay their money in, they're entitled to their opinion on matters whether it's positive or negative irrespective of whether or not someone is doing something for free or not. For what it's worth I'll endeavour to be constructive when I feel the need to criticise.

From what I've listened to previously, the singers for me aren't to my taste. Generally I prefer singers who don't over sing songs. Also there are certain songs that just shouldn't be covered or messed with, not through lack of effort or talent, just because the originals are just that good, anything by Alisha Keys for example. Let's be honest there's no right or wrong when it comes to musical taste, one man's idea of a classic is another's idea of a horrible racket.

I certainly admire their effort though, I couldn't do it. The singing gene didn't get passed down from my Welsh Dad to me.

I have watched many super league games and none of the super league clubs play specific tunes for players when they score. It's the usual unfortunately you can't please everyone, all we can do is try.

I'm always willing to listen to suggestions and ideas, we do our best with what we have and I just like the performers give up my time for free to work on the pa system and also to keep it in working order.

Please also be aware that on televised games our hands are tied somewhat in what and when we can play things. We are not allowed to play just an intro for the cougars for instance we have to play an intro for both teams and both must come out at the same time.

I for one don't come on here to argue with fans and moan about things, I come on here simply to let fans know what's going on and to get their opinions. If someone has a good idea I listen and act on it.

In the 'old days' of Mick O' each player had his own tune. If a player scores then why can't they select what tune they want to be played?

Dubane does a fantastic job - given the lack of money for match day entertainment. We do very much appreciate his big contribution I'm sure - but as he says it is a bit of a thankless task as everybody has different ideas. It's easy to criticise and ok if constructive - but if there's anybody out there who thinks they could do a better job and would take it on - please put yourself forward (not all at once please).

For my part, I think it's great to have quality singers of any sort performing on the pitch. I just think that they should finish say 15 minutes before the kick off, then get any necessary announcements out of the way. Then have the right sort of continuous build up music over the PA system prior to Cougars coming out to the final countdown mix.

I have no issue with people having an opinion on things in and around the club. However, just because you pay an entry fee, does that mean courtesy or respect goes out of window? Like Stealth says, if you have an opinion try and be constructive. People sometimes forget, support is not just about turning up home and away paying your money, it's also about what people do for the club in other ways. That invariably is voluntary work which is a thankless task at times. People don't do it for appreciation, but when we don't agree with something it would be nice if people would bear that in mind.

As for the music, I have no issue with that and like Dubane has said people were asked at the start of the season.

As for the pre-match entertainment, we all like different things and trying to please all attendees would be a near impossible job. If you don't like it one week maybe people could make suggestions on what they would like to see. Dubane seem's very accommodating.

Keep up the good work Dubane. Your work is appreciated.

We put in lot of work into the players music and pre match music prior to the start of this season. All this work has been discarded clearly Dave and the powers at the club know better
Music used correctly was a key influencer in our successful period in the Cougarmania days. We psychologically beat teams before the game started.
Still what do I know, clearly the powers that be at the club know better.

Well said Mike !

It worked in Cougar mania days because that was a sign of the times. Times are different now. Any way ive tried giving constructive critisim but it has been taking the wrong way.

Keep up the good work and ill keep my opinions to my self. After all im only a fan!

If you have something to say, say it.

As a fan and from what few games I sorted out from my time at the club match days for me surrounding the experience is flat and boring. We wonder why we have no young fans or families coming to the games, I am a young family man with 2 kids and if it wasn't for the fact that I love the club and have been going since a kid then after a first visit I wouldn't return.

Everything we organised was free also but it wasn't just aimed at singers, we had balloons for the kids, face painters, ice cream vans, local dance schools, local junior teams playing and plenty of fun activities going on. We also did promotional discount tickets to hand out as we were not allowed to fish out free tickets to schools which for me is a must, until we have 3-4000 fans every week then why not hand out tickets but at the same time it will only work if match days are made into an experience. I always explained like families coming to a show and from the minute they entered the gates to the minute they left they couldn't wait for the next game, yes its not as easy at it sounds but in my opinion not enough is been done regarding new fans.

It is clear to everyone on a matchday that you only have to look around to see that we have an ageing fan base with not many if any new blood coming through to support the club.