Saint Garrett Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Just wondering whether ANYONE actually sees any point in it. Seems like the clubs been pretty decided with us having goal music but I cannot stand it. GET RID.
Golden Balls Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I have never heard of anyone liking it. Really really annoying.
saints_is_the_south Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Tbh I'm too busy going mental myself when we score to even notice/hear it.
adrian lord Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 It is ****ing cringe-worthy, embarrassing, patronising and kills the atmosphere. This isn't America. Another symptom of football culture being extinguished and sinking into a sanitised, anodyne deficit-state.
Fan The Flames Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I find it helpful, it makes you realise a goal has gone in.
sfc4prem Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I don't really notice/care tbh. I'm too busy celebrating like a madman. It's not like we have Wigan's goal music which they all cringeworthily sing along to.
Saint_lambden Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Tbh I'm too busy going mental myself when we score to even notice/hear it. This. I never even notice it.
Alain Perrin Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I have zero problem with it. I wouldn't say it bothers me or enhances me - in fact I'm not sure I know what it is at SMS despite having a season ticket (subconsciously I think it might be Blur / Song 2 - but I can't say for certain). In short, get over it, it is no big deal.
Mark Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Goal music (and pitchside announcers) have no place in football.
DJ_TOAST Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I never notice it either. Away fans point out it's cringeworthy though.
LiamSFC Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Absolutely cannot stand it. It's sanitised, Americanised b0llocks. What with that, all-seaters, boring atmospheres (not necessarily at Saints, just football in general) and those ridiculous, childish mascots, it's not long before we'll be getting cheerleaders and commercial breaks every five seconds.
SFCDan Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Why are people saying it being "Americanised" is a bad thing, you ****ing xenophobes. Frankly I hate goal music because it's cheesy as hell but check out the EDL members going on about it being bad because they'd expect it from another country.
krissyboy31 Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned. The more we hear it the more goals we are scoring! TBH who cares if they want to play music, as somebody else said, usually going too mental to even notice.
Legod Third Coming Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 The way we play now you might as well just leave a record on throughout...
shurlock Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 The way we play now you might as well just leave a record on throughout... Its certainly making Blur a sh*t load.
LiamSFC Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Why are people saying it being "Americanised" is a bad thing, you ****ing xenophobes. Frankly I hate goal music because it's cheesy as hell but check out the EDL members going on about it being bad because they'd expect it from another country. Being Americanised is a bad thing because a) it's not our culture and b) American culture is cheesy, false, childish, immature and artificial with no history or tradition. Yeah, EDL members are really famous for their hatred of America, aren't they? Anti-Americanism is closely associated with the pro-European far left, so it's completely at odds with the EDL. Idiot.
SFCDan Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Being Americanised is a bad thing because a) it's not our culture and b) American culture is cheesy, false, childish, immature and artificial with no history or tradition. Yeah, EDL members are really famous for their hatred of America, aren't they? Anti-Americanism is closely associated with the pro-European far left, so it's completely at odds with the EDL. Idiot. Quite a sweeping statement of a whole culture, there. You're either a bit stupid, or ultranationalist which would make you more stupid. Stop trying to justify your hatred for Americans, it's just ****ing goal music.
St Marco Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Can't stand it either. Think a few saying they can't hear it must have bad hearing or something! You get the initial cheer of a goal being scored then the tune starts to drown it out after that. As for the American thing i don't see how someone saying that is xenophobic or anti-american? It is an american thing that they do with basically every sport. Reason they do it is to try and help with the atmosphere. They try to get people to sing and shout. Try and make some noise. It isn't needed with football here as we make noise ourselves. For football it doesn't fit. Pointing that out isn't anti-american. It is anti-gimmick.
Barry the Badger Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Can't stand it either. Think a few saying they can't hear it must have bad hearing or something! You get the initial cheer of a goal being scored then the tune starts to drown it out after that. As for the American thing i don't see how someone saying that is xenophobic or anti-american? It is an american thing that they do with basically every sport. Reason they do it is to try and help with the atmosphere. They try to get people to sing and shout. Try and make some noise. It isn't needed with football here as we make noise ourselves. For football it doesn't fit. Pointing that out isn't anti-american. It is anti-gimmick. Against Brighton I was probably going mental for about 20 seconds after the goal, this culminated with me ending up on the floor as a guy from 3 rows back decided to crowd surf! So no, I didn't hear it. Celebrations in Block 41 are getting a bit OTT, but funny nonetheless.
SaintNeil90 Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I never hear it, too busy going mental myself. What song do they play?
Ohio Saint Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Quite a sweeping statement of a whole culture, there. You're either a bit stupid, or ultranationalist which would make you more stupid. Stop trying to justify your hatred for Americans, it's just ****ing goal music. It's just goal music that is bloody annoying AND Americanised, which as previously stated is a bad thing for an English game. My spellchecker is now trying to tell me to put a "Z" in Americanised, but I won't, I refuse to!!
Hatch Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 They should have head phone sockets on each seat, like on airplanes, so we get the choice of listening to the music or not. Could even have commentary so the JCLs can get to know the players names
Saint-Fred Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I wish they would play it randomly at various points during the game as I struggle to hear it played after a goal what with all the shouting and chanting. They could wait for a quiet moment and blare it out so we can all enjoy it.
Legod Third Coming Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Can't stand it either. Think a few saying they can't hear it must have bad hearing or something! You get the initial cheer of a goal being scored then the tune starts to drown it out after that. As for the American thing i don't see how someone saying that is xenophobic or anti-american? It is an american thing that they do with basically every sport. Reason they do it is to try and help with the atmosphere. They try to get people to sing and shout. Try and make some noise. It isn't needed with football here as we make noise ourselves. For football it doesn't fit. Pointing that out isn't anti-american. It is anti-gimmick. One and the same really. America is a gimmick isn't it?
adrian lord Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Why are people saying it being "Americanised" is a bad thing, you ****ing xenophobes. Frankly I hate goal music because it's cheesy as hell but check out the EDL members going on about it being bad because they'd expect it from another country. You moron - I love America and go there often, and don't exactly fit the EDL stereotype member, having a black wife and mixed race child.
Chez Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I hate it and feel it makes us look small time. Get rid.
offix Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 It clearly comes from the USA, and it occurs in nearly every sport over here. I fully understand that it may not be desirable to adopt it for the English game. The culture IS different. But all these comments about the American culture on this board are out of order. Cultures are different - Yes. Let's however leave the judgement to the people living in them.
Saintandy666 Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 I thought we got rid of it? Suffice to say, don't remember hearing it recently!!!
LiamSFC Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 It clearly comes from the USA, and it occurs in nearly every sport over here. I fully understand that it may not be desirable to adopt it for the English game. The culture IS different. But all these comments about the American culture on this board are out of order. Cultures are different - Yes. Let's however leave the judgement to the people living in them. I can judge what ever culture I want. Some people don't like French culture. Some don't like English culture. I happen to not like American culture. That's just my opinion. And it's got nothing to do with it being different. I like many foreign cultures, most in fact. Just not America's.
St Marco Posted 23 November, 2011 Posted 23 November, 2011 Against Brighton I was probably going mental for about 20 seconds after the goal, this culminated with me ending up on the floor as a guy from 3 rows back decided to crowd surf! So no, I didn't hear it. Celebrations in Block 41 are getting a bit OTT, but funny nonetheless. Here you go, Rickies penalty last weekend At 40secs you can clearly hear the music. That is amongst the fans screaming and going mental. They then start singing along with it.... If people don't notice it then fair play, wish i didn't notice it!
opthomps Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 i thought it was amazing in the basketball after some dunks in miami, unfortunately england cant be that cool, so it becomes embarrassing, we should get rid of it!
Saint_Jonny Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 Tbh I'm too busy going mental myself when we score to even notice/hear it. This. Never hear it myself. Couldn't give a ****.
Benj Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 I can't say I've ever noticed it, always too busy going mental. Always sounds tacky when you hear it when the opposition score at away games though.
SFCDan Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 You moron - I love America and go there often, and don't exactly fit the EDL stereotype member, having a black wife and mixed race child. Then I'm sure you realise that not all culture in America is, I quote, "cheesy, false, childish, immature and artificial with no history or tradition", and thus to brand goal music as bad because it is "Americanised" is a stupid thing to do? For the record the EDL comment was (obviously) flippant, as were most of the "it sux cause it's American" comments, I'm sure. But American culture is "cheesy, false, childish, immature and artificial with no history or tradition"? Dear me.
ericofarabia Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 From the clip above I couldn't make out what it was. I was back for the Watford game and we scored 4 times - did they play it then - or am I in the "going too bloody mental to notice brigade" and/or too p!ssed too notice - both are highly likely. Do they play it for away teams as well - a bit away teamist if they don't - I'm sure Brighton fans would have been complaining in their droves of they'd scored and we didn't play a bit of YMCA for them to dance to! Didn't need it back in the day .... if ... nah ... make that when the away team scored ... there would be about 10 seconds of stunned silence followed by "You're gonna get your feckin head kicked in" aimed at any pockets of away fans. Took ages for Beeb to figure it out and try and mute it on MOTD LOL
markyboy Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 Against Brighton I was probably going mental for about 20 seconds after the goal, this culminated with me ending up on the floor as a guy from 3 rows back decided to crowd surf! So no, I didn't hear it. Celebrations in Block 41 are getting a bit OTT, but funny nonetheless. made me chuckle, crowd surfing at a football match
wild-saint Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 I never notice it either. Away fans point out it's cringeworthy though. So what. They point it our because they are ****ed off that they have conceded a goal. Losing teams fans point ot lots of things to put down the club / fans that have just beat the such as........... thats the worst we have ever played. saints arent anythign special the bubble will burst. Our defenders wer crap not that it was a cracking goal. **** ground, **** fans, **** whatever etc etc etc/. goal music is irellevant when we score. play it dont play it i couldnt give a toss witehr way
Tokyo-Saint Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 I don't like it but if I had to guess I would say Nigel is behind it. I do not think it is for us fans, I think it is connected to sports science. The problem with sports science is that much of it comes from the USA and can seem a bit cheesy for our culture. I think NA may be the best manager we have ever had but there is no denying he is cheesy.* I think it was Burley that first introduced it at St Mary's although I may be wrong.* The theory behind it is, if you can link a set sound to success, it makes it easier to visualise that success (in this case scoring a goal). I would not be supprised if NA plays song 2 in the dressing room just before the start of each half.* Although I hate it, I think NA walks on water and if he wanted the team to warm up in leotards with huge ginger wigs while listening the Grease medley sung by previous Xfactor runners up, I would reluctantly accept it as the price of success.*
yamms_schmitz Posted 24 November, 2011 Posted 24 November, 2011 Other than the electronic advertising boards, it is the thing i hate most about football.
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