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Posted October 14, 2014 06:00 · last edited October 14, 2014 06:05

Having a chant sheet and passing that out at the start of matches on the concourse might sound naff, but it is a good idea.

I think a lot of people need to just get over whatever problem they have with song sheets if they want new people to get involved. There were a couple of blokes just in front of the 'core' of the zone who clearly didn't know most, if any, of the chants but wanted to get stuck in. At one point in the second half they wanted to start a chant and pulled out a song sheet they had with them, as soon as they started some people to my right started shouting "song sheet! song sheet!" at them. They immediately stopped their chant and looked rather upset. Patrick and I encouraged them to start the chant again and it got going, but I don't think either of those blokes were really into it after that.

What is pulling out your phone and looking up the chants on the app? It's using a song sheet. Having the chants on the website? Song sheet. If someone doesn't know the words, we should want them to learn them then and there on the spot, not later on so they can do it next time we have a home game. If they need a handy piece of paper to do that, then more power to them.

In fact, if we are going to start handing them out, I'll gladly volunteer.

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Critical_Lemon edited October 14, 2014 06:05
Purple Rage Minion wrote:

Having a chant sheet and passing that out at the start of matches on the concourse might sound naff, but it is a good idea.

I think a lot of people need to just get over whatever problem they have with song sheets if they want new people to get involved. There were a couple of blokes just in front of the 'core' of the zone who clearly didn't know most, if any, of the chants but wanted to get stuck in. At one point in the second half they wanted to start a chant and pulled out a song sheet they had with them, as soon as they started some people to my right started shouting "song sheet! song sheet!" at them. They immediately stopped their chant and looked rather upset. Patrick and I encouraged them to start the chant again and it got going, but I don't think either of those blokes were really into it after that.

What is pulling out your phone and looking up the chants on the app? It's using a song sheet. Having the chants on the website? Song sheet. If someone doesn't know the words, we should want them to learn them then and there on the spot, not later on so they can do it next time we have a home game. If they need a handy piece of paper to do that, then more power to them.