Was a microphone in the Yellow Fever a good thing?

So perhaps today you noticed that there was a microphone in the middle or next to the Yellow Fever. The sound obviously came through the speakers above our heads. It did make the atmosphere a bit better but my problem with it was when the wind picked up, it made a horrible sound. Booof Booof and it had plenty of people looking around wondering what it was.

Are you guys simply not loud enough?

How do you feel about this?

Is this true? Did this happen? If so, I do not like it.

Yes, I was in Aisle 9. I really hope someone else here noticed otherwise no one will beleive me.

yes heard it switch in - great idea

Sure it wasn't your hearing aid playing up?

I'm much too young to have a hearing aid!

YES! I'm not alone.

There was a noticeable strange noise which was heard several times in the Fever Zone and obviously in other parts of the ground.
Each time I heard it, my immediate thought was that some numpty was trying to play "Thunderstruck" over the PA, then bottled out.
But hey I hear voices :-) 

All I heard was hissing cracking sound in aisle 30..very strange.

Is was 100% The Zone. My balls my word.

I'm not sure nufc and blew are the most reliable sauces

I am seriously putting my balls on it. I know I talk a lot of shark but this is 100% real.

Spent most of the game in aisle 23 and the last 10 or so in Aisle 15 to avoid sun, can confirm there was definitely a microphone on the YF zone. Most noticeable was the louder clapping coming through the speakers. 

Was hanging in 11 today and can confirm it was being piped through speakers there too. Not a fan. Like the chanting usually but it sounds tinny and canned coming through the system.

Bose Speakers too so must have been a cheap shark microphone. I was wondering what that banging sound was coming from the roof above the Zone.

That's really annoying. I hate that idea with a passion, here I was thinking we were creating a whole lot of noise.

Here comes the cavalry! I knew I wasn't hearing things.

Fudgeing sharkhouse Cod.

Ok, who put a fudgeing swear filter on here?

It would be funnier if the filter turned fudge to fuck.

I was in aisle 27 and the YF zone was coming through loud and clear, from directly above my head and with a slight lag. Or it could have been pre-recorded for all I know. Did not like.

I Liked it, if they get the lag fixed I think it adds to the atmosphere, in aisle 28 I noticed a few more people joining the chants etc.

I thought the chanting was louder on tv yesterday and I loved it. I heard the Roly chant for the first time.

If this was the reason then I'm a fan.

Total pants.

It was like living through a Mad Max soundtrack where we were.

Pass your feedback to admin@wellingtonphoenix.com - they do not visit the forums.

Came through great on TV and was mentioned in the match thread. I can particularly remember 'I've got a song and it wont take long'

I was singing along in my lounge after bonevacia's goal, it was great for the at-home viewer.

Sounds like it wasn't great in the stadium though, pity. 

was fine in the pitch prawn sammie zone

Sounded good from aisle 24. Had no idea about the microphones but I think it seemed a bit easier to make out the words than previous games. Put it down to people getting more familiar with the new chants and knowing all the words after a few games at the time.

yuss

I think a balanced reaction to this is needed.

Philosophically I totally agree the "Hell no way!" camp.

However, anecdotally at least, it seems to have at least potentially had a positive impact:

     (a) on the TV coverage; and

     (b) in other aisles

If either, or both, of those is actually bourne out, then maybe I would stop and recosnider my philosophical reaction.

If it makes it easier and gets more people singing in the non fever zone aisles, maybe it is worth it?

If it brings more of the atmosphere through on TV, maybe it is worth it? 

(I am assuming a better transposition of the atmosphere into the TV coverage might increase the potential that 'sit-on-the-fence fans' might actually turn up to subsequent matches - but I can also see you could mount an argument it might have the reverse effect by making the TV coverage better to watch, and hence make them LESS likely to show up).

I think if the net result is more people singing and chanting, and the atmosphere at games being upped, then it is worth considering.

At the very least I tip my hat to the club and/or stadium for giving it a go.

Good work.

Patrick, there's two more items to add to the list. 

Well done Lonegunmen for doing the legwork to identify them for Patrick. I am all for people making Patrick's job easier.