saintscottofthenortham Posted 15 July, 2012 Posted 15 July, 2012 My youngest daughter went on a school trip to Everton FC. The bloke who showed them around gleefully pointed out the massive differences between home and away dressing rooms. The home dressing room is sound-proofed, for example. The away dressing room is deliberately not; he reckoned it intimidates the away players. The away dressing rooms at SMS once had 6ft mirrors on the inside of the toilet cubical doors, so you could sit and watch yourself excrete before walking out infront of 32,000 people. No idea if they are still there.
saintchris23 Posted 15 July, 2012 Posted 15 July, 2012 The away dressing rooms at SMS once had 6ft mirrors on the inside of the toilet cubical doors, so you could sit and watch yourself excrete before walking out infront of 32,000 people. No idea if they are still there. Yep, still there as of the end of season game that I played in at least. Not six foot but in two parts. I thought it was so they could do their bejazzles?
Son of Bob Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Yep. There's a massive difference between home and away dressing rooms. The mirrors are still there and they place the baths facing each other so the away team have to watch their colleagues washing their bits too! No electric points for them to plug their iPods/docking stations in either. There are benches and hooks for the away team and back-lit, cushioned individiual cubicles for home. The home one is also 2-3 times the size of the away one.
bowers-sfc Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Old screens taken down today. Anyone know who's doing out new ones?
S-Clarke Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Old screens taken down today. Anyone know who's doing out new ones? Nice, they were in a bad way to be fair - big blocks missing etc. I assume the new ones are bigger as well?
Matthew Le God Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 (edited) I assume the new ones are bigger as well? I would think so and in HD. Big screen technology has moved forward a lot since 2001 when the old ones were installed. Lowe probably did it on the cheap back then aswell! Edited 16 July, 2012 by Matthew Le God
S-Clarke Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 I would think so and in HD. Big screen technology has moved forward a lot since 2001 when the old ones were installed. Yep, a hell of alot! These will cost an absolute fortune by the way......so nice to know we've got the cash!
Matthew Le God Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Yep, a hell of alot! These will cost an absolute fortune by the way......so nice to know we've got the cash! I hope Cortese goes for one of these... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjXXYVLA9Pk&feature=related
krissyboy31 Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Pity an upgrade on the sound system doesn't seem to be on the agenda. Absolutely shocking! Had to wait till I got home to hear what Steeeve, J-Rod and Steven Davis said in their interviews on Saturday.
S-Clarke Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Pity an upgrade on the sound system doesn't seem to be on the agenda. Absolutely shocking! Had to wait till I got home to hear what Steeeve, J-Rod and Steven Davis said in their interviews on Saturday. I think alot of that was down to the lack of a crowd, in 75% empty stadiums the sound will just echo around the empty spaces and it's impossible to pickup, but with a full stadium it's often much clearer. Acoustics in an empty stadium is a nightmare for anyone.
Katalinic Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 (edited) I think alot of that was down to the lack of a crowd, in 75% empty stadiums the sound will just echo around the empty spaces and it's impossible to pickup, but with a full stadium it's often much clearer. Acoustics in an empty stadium is a nightmare for anyone. It seems to me to be crap irrespective of whether the stadium is full or empty - the pre-recorded interviews are a waste of time although in fairness you can see them on saintsplayer anyway. I hope they change the pre-match music, that bloody awful medley that includes "recent" classics such as "my Sharona" hardly gets the fans going pre-match. Needs updating. Edited 16 July, 2012 by Katalinic spelling
S-Clarke Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 It seems to me to be crap irrespective of whether the stadium is full or empty - the pre-recorded interviews are a waste of time although in fairness you can see them on saintsplayer anyway. I hope they change the pre-match music, that bloody awful medley that includes "recent" classics such as "my Sharona" hardly gets the fans going pre-match. Needs updaying. Christ, yep, that same pre-match medley has been there since 2006 , not really changed much anyway. I don't know if we'll have that as much next season, as it's a requirement for all teams to come out and 'line up'' to the premier league anthem, so we may see some changes anyway.
70's Mike Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Quite agree, especially if it's common practice. What was so bad about the Dell from an away player's perspective? I quite enjoy a good tale of psychological warfare ( didn't the US use AC/DC and Metallica to wear down Noriega? ) only pegs and seats for 12 players i believe, independant heating which seem to go wrong on a Saturday
Katalinic Posted 16 July, 2012 Posted 16 July, 2012 Christ, yep, that same pre-match medley has been there since 2006 , not really changed much anyway. I don't know if we'll have that as much next season, as it's a requirement for all teams to come out and 'line up'' to the premier league anthem, so we may see some changes anyway. We should have a competition, how many songs can you remember from the medley? We need something to get the crowd pumped up - other clubs seem to do it a lot better than us.
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