Chants, Music, Angst and Anthems

Crowd noise/chanting

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Lonegunmen wrote:
Who started the "Singing in the rain" tune? that was class considering the conditions. Added a touch of humour during a disappointing day. Maybe we need to brush up on other show tunes for something different. Such as when certain match officials come out, we could sing "Send in the clowns"??


I really thought that 'Raining In My Heart'  would have been good given the weather and the score but I wasn't sure how many would know the tune.
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Oska wrote:
what we need is someone really witty with a megaphone
 
f**k megaphones

Allegedly

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Lonegunmen wrote:
Who started the "Singing in the rain" tune? that was class considering the conditions. Added a touch of humour during a disappointing day. Maybe we need to brush up on other show tunes for something different. Such as when certain match officials come out, we could sing "Send in the clowns"??


They were the guys just to the left of me. Solid effort by them.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Agree crowds and atmosphere seems to be down
 
Maybe 2nd season blues or people are expecting someonelse to do the job both on and off the feild
 
Cheers
 
The Child of Love
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I remember a Sheff Utd crowd using their chairs to great effect for nigh on 90mins of a match a couple of decades ago. Far noisier than those Sony Sticks too!
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terryslovechild wrote:
Agree crowds and atmosphere seems to be down
 
Maybe 2nd season blues or people are expecting someonelse to do the job both on and off the feild
 
I hope this is not the case, The Kingz had decent crowds in their first two years (still not as good as the Phoenix) and we all know what happened there.
Long may professional football live in Wellington, don't take it for granted or it will die there like it did up here.
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I disagree that atmosphere is down.

No one can dispute that crowds are down though (5pm Sunday kick-offs?).

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It's a bit early to be drawing comparisons to last year's crowds. We're only two games in. The opening game crowd last season was, if I recall correctly, swollen with comps. And the second game this year experienced weather bad enough to deter several thousand people - though that was very disappointing in itself.
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humour moment: a chant "were gna win 5-4" started and the lad infront of me took it as "were gna win f*#k all" and started belting it out. lol. also is it maybe the thought of work on monday or something but to me we seem a bit flat compared to last years ridiculous friday nights.
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SiNZ wrote:
It's a bit early to be drawing comparisons to last year's crowds. We're only two games in. The opening game crowd last season was, if I recall correctly, swollen with comps. And the second game this year experienced weather bad enough to deter several thousand people - though that was very disappointing in itself.


Yeah we're two games in out of 11, with crowds of around 9,000 and 6,500.

Last season we averaged 11,500ish per game.

If we are to meet last year's average we need 12,300 punters on average to the next nine games.

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Arsenal wrote:

Yeah we're two games in out of 11, with crowds of around 9,000 and 6,500.
 
The crowd for the first game was 10516 not 9000.
 
My point remains - last year's initial game had an inflated figure and this year's second game endured very bad weather that appeared sufficient to deter the Wellington public.
 
So after just two games, you're not comparing like with like.
SiNZ2008-08-27 17:46:01
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SiNZ wrote:
Arsenal wrote:

Yeah we're two games in out of 11, with crowds of around 9,000 and 6,500.
 
The crowd for the first game was 10516 not 9000.

So after just two games, you're not comparing like with like.


My bad - I took the figure from the Westpac Stadium website. Not sure where yours is from?

I'm not trying to compare 'like with like'. What I am doing is saying that it is very unlikely that this year's crowd figures will be as high as last year.

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My figure came from what they displayed at the game and is also mentioned on the A-League site.

Why are the stadium reporting reduced Phoenix attendances... most odd.

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Arsenal wrote:
What I am doing is saying that it is very unlikely that this year's crowd figures will be as high as last year.
 
Given that last year's include two inflated games - the opener with lots of comps (why it was the highest of the season) and the Adelaide with lots of comps from the Galaxy match - I'd say last year's average was always going to be a push to match. Now that we have discovered the Wellington public are afraid of a bit of rain to the tune of several thousand, I think it very unlikely that we match last year's average unless we go on a really good winning run to pull-in the fairweather fans.
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Agreed.

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Hard News wrote:
Down the front, just in front of the 21 entrance ?


thats them...they on this forum?
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Steff is, not sure about Dave and the others.

I was down with them for 15 minutes in the second half as well.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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How about.
Wheres your father,
Wheres your father,
Wheres your father referee.

Haven't got one, never had one.
You're a BASTARD referee

Something to sing with all the bad ref calls.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
may i suggest, u should start looking into european chants and re writing them to suit phoenix
 
and also make some big banners and yellow n black flags like the other clubs do
 
that will get the team going crazy or even bring some drums
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HFC1821 wrote:
may i suggest, u should start looking into european chants and re writing them to suit phoenix
 
and also make some big banners and yellow n black flags like the other clubs do
 
that will get the team going crazy or even bring some drums


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIX-bT3t9Do
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
yeh melbourne fans get alot of their chants from Greek clubs, YF should look into alot of AEK chants
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0rMe2Vyb9E&feature=related is where melbourne got the chant from
 
 
 
heres a video from aek fans
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTSsHOXp8OE get the beats and make your own lyrics
 
 
HFC18212008-09-02 03:23:00
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Yeah let's just become a Greek club.

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Arsenal wrote:
Yeah let's just become a Greek club.


Is that what he's saying? I don't think so.
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cant you read english properly ?? where did i state once that we should be come a greekclub ??
 
i said you should look into european chants and re write them for phoenix
 
Terry based phoenix off a greek club anyway AEK just instead of a double headed eagle he used a phoenix
 
just remember if a Greek didnt save your club, nz wouldnt have an a-league team so dont bad mouth them malaka !
HFC18212008-09-02 16:48:57
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and  be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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ballane wrote:
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and  be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.
Kiwis don't have a tradition of active support.
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kiwi pie wrote:
ballane wrote:
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and� be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.

Kiwis don't have a tradition of active support.


Yes we do - we wear a hundred layers and sit there shivering as we shout instructions at the players as if they were our children.

So sure, ballane, lets do that.sneakyrat2008-09-02 18:40:58
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Arsenal wrote:
Yeah let's just become a Greek club.


Like Arsenal became a French club?
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sneakyrat wrote:
kiwi pie wrote:
ballane wrote:
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and  be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.

Kiwis don't have a tradition of active support.


Yes we do - we wear a hundred layers and sit there shivering as we shout instructions at the players as if they were our children.

So sure, ballane, lets do that.
What a load of crap,from what i have seen the level of support has been outstanding.But wait i guess there are no kiwis taking part in that support and those actively supporting them arnt kiwis .Bullsh*t try again,having been to every home game the kiwi supporters are as involved as others in their support.So euorpean supporters dont shout things at their players then.You are having a laugh know.

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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Give examples of this 'Kiwi' support please.
 
 
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kiwi pie wrote:
ballane wrote:
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and  be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.
Kiwis don't have a tradition of active support.
 
THEY DO NOW!
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kiwi pie wrote:
Give examples of this 'Kiwi' support please.
 
 
 
aisle 22
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sneakyrat wrote:
kiwi pie wrote:
ballane wrote:
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and  be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.

Kiwis don't have a tradition of active support.


Yes we do - we wear a hundred layers and sit there shivering as we shout instructions at the players as if they were our children.

So sure, ballane, lets do that.
 
not after the 80th minute
 
(well, sometimes )
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tigers wrote:
kiwi pie wrote:
ballane wrote:
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and  be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.
Kiwis don't have a tradition of active support.
 
THEY DO NOW!
 
Look up 'tradition' in the dictionary.
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well that's the thing about tradition ..they all had to start at some point in their history
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tigers wrote:
well that's the thing about tradition ..they all had to start at some point in their history
You guys do have a tradition of football support, one that has it's roots in Europe. It'd be a mistake IMO if it was ignored.
 
That's all I'm saying and I'm not saying anymore.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
i'm inclined to agree with you KP
 
and I'll stop there too
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ballane wrote:

sneakyrat wrote:
kiwi pie wrote:
ballane wrote:
Why do we have to base anything off a European clubs.Lets try and� be our own club.So bloody what if Terry is greek dont even bother trying to bring that in.We are a KIWI club 1st last and FKN always.

Kiwis don't have a tradition of active support.


Yes we do - we wear a hundred layers and sit there shivering as we shout instructions at the players as if they were our children.

So sure, ballane, lets do that.
What a load of crap,from what i have seen the level of support has been outstanding.But wait i guess there are no kiwis taking part in that support and those actively supporting them arnt kiwis .Bullsh*t try again,having been to every home game the kiwi supporters are as involved as others in their support.So euorpean supporters dont shout things at their players then.You are having a laugh know.


Oh the Nix support is an absolutely brilliant exception, don't get me wrong. I was thinking more along the "tradition" line when I made my sarky comment. ie pre-Nix.

ie Rugby.
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kiwi pie wrote:
Give examples of this 'Kiwi' support please.
 
 
1x Kiwi supporter right here !
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