Tannoy

[Stud mark of doom]

Anyone else think the new (I presume) Tannoy system is turned up far too loud? I found it impossible to talk to the people around me at half time or hear what they were trying to say. Still have a headache now.

 

Might be just me - perhaps others enjoyed the 'musical' accompaniment?

 

I was going to drop the club a line to complain - what's the best email address?

 

Cheers

[ByTheRiver]

They were conducting a test of the new tannoy equipment around the stadium. There have and will be numerous complaints (Including from members of staff.) so hopefully this will be addressed for the next game. As to why they couldn't reduce the volume and insisted on manitaining volume I don't know.

[markr27]

I am half.deaf and I found it unbearably loud in the Itchen.

[RedWillie]

Spoke to steward at half time about it as well. He had no idea why and would feed it back. They were just as unhappy as we were as they couldn't hear their radios and I had to shout to make him hear what I was saying.

[Appy]

Playing music stupidly loud right up until kick off killed the atmosphere too.

[Colinjb]

Those new speakers certainly work.

 

Please use them more wisely in future.

[benjii]

I'm in Kingsland / Northam corner and it was fine.

[cellone]

Public address system. Tannoy is a brand name.

 

See Alan Partridge.

[Saint_clark]

Playing music stupidly loud right up until kick off killed the atmosphere too.

 

Not sure about that, few times in the past the fans have almost worn themselves out by kick off and sung all of our small repertoire of songs, meaning people aren't as up for it after kick off.

Today as soon as the game kicked off there was a proper loud OWTS.

 

Music was quite different today as well...wondering if the players have requested what gets played.

[RedWillie]

Or was it designed to drown out any anti Koeman songs?

[spyinthesky]

Anyone else think the new (I presume) Tannoy system is turned up far too loud? I found it impossible to talk to the people around me at half time or hear what they were trying to say. Still have a headache now.

 

Might be just me - perhaps others enjoyed the 'musical' accompaniment?

 

I was going to drop the club a line to complain - what's the best email address?

 

Cheers

 

Glad you mentioned it,

 

Thought it was far too loud and what was the 'music' they were playing just before the start of each half!!!

 

Bring back the Albion Band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angelman]

My neighbour wrote to complain about the dire one in Kingsland and will likely write to ask them to turn it down. Ridiculous. I like talking through things with those around me at half time, but didn't even bother today.

[The Cat]

Glad you mentioned it,

 

Thought it was far too loud and what was the 'music' they were playing just before the start of each half!!!

 

Bring back the Albion Band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The track played before the players came back on for the second half was Renegade Master by Wildchild who was from St Mary's. It was a massive tune in the mid 90's and then again a few years later when Fatboy Slim remixed it.

 

Sadly Wildchild died in his mid 20's.

 

Whether the club were aware that he came from Southampton I don't know, but if they played it with a nod to the local area then fair play to them.

 

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[Toomer]

The stewards were complaining about the volume.

[The Cat]

I was trying to tell my mate about all the whores I'd ripped through in Prague but had to shout at top volume so he could hear which wasn't great considering we sit in the Family Stand with our kids.

[Disco Stu]

The track played before the players came back on for the second half was Renegade Master by Wildchild who was from St Mary's. It was a massive tune in the mid 90's and then again a few years later when Fatboy Slim remixed it.

 

Sadly Wildchild died in his mid 20's.

 

Whether the club were aware that he came from Southampton I don't know, but if they played it with a nod to the local area then fair play to them.

 

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Always thought Friend Within were the original. The more you know!

[Kingsland Red]

Or was it designed to drown out any anti Koeman songs?

 

This is what we thought.

Wondered if Justin Gladys would find the off button before kick off.

At least we could hear Kenzie pitch side !

[VectisSaint]

**** me the new PA IS LOUD, TOO ****ING LOUD. Still at least we can now hear Kenzie. Sorry if the music at hakf time was appropriate to someone local, but it was awful. Please can we have Muse back.

[VectisSaint]

Meant to say I'm sure one announcement put Josh Sims off, it was so loud.

[st alex]

Thought it was all far too loud and just not needed.

 

It hampered the atmosphere, if they continue to blair out music before, in-between and after the match then I'd expect the atmosphere to take a real knock. It drowned out any welcome that the fans give the players when they come onto the pitch.

 

In general thought the music selection was awful, although quite eclectic - you're not going to please everyone with the music being played so why bother at all. It's not a nightclub it's a football match. I've always felt embarrassed for clubs that blair out music right up until kick off, hope they stop doing this asap.

 

Didn't know Wildchild was local though - that's interesting.

[Dogs]

Agree with OP.

[Patrick Bateman]

The track played before the players came back on for the second half was Renegade Master by Wildchild who was from St Mary's. It was a massive tune in the mid 90's and then again a few years later when Fatboy Slim remixed it.

 

Sadly Wildchild died in his mid 20's.

 

Whether the club were aware that he came from Southampton I don't know, but if they played it with a nod to the local area then fair play to them.

 

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Top tune, great memories there!

[djharvey]

The track played before the players came back on for the second half was Renegade Master by Wildchild who was from St Mary's. It was a massive tune in the mid 90's and then again a few years later when Fatboy Slim remixed it.

 

Sadly Wildchild died in his mid 20's.

 

Whether the club were aware that he came from Southampton I don't know, but if they played it with a nod to the local area then fair play to them.

 

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Name was Roger McKenzie, went to school with him, was always in to his music and a great body popper, really talented guy taken so suddenly.

[The Cat]

Please can we have Muse back.

 

No thanks. I'd rather listen to a 3 hour podcast from Alpine Saint than 3 minutes of Muse.

[Block 5]

I thought that the new pa was superb.

I could hear every word for the first time in years.

Admittedly it was a tad loud at times but that's understandable as it takes a while to get used to a new system.

 

And it was an absolute treat to hear 'Trapped' by Colonel Abrams, who sadly passed away last Friday. RIP

[Barry the Badger]

I thought that the new pa was superb.

I could hear every word for the first time in years.

Admittedly it was a tad loud at times but that's understandable as it takes a while to get used to a new system.

 

And it was an absolute treat to hear 'Trapped' by Colonel Abrams, who sadly passed away last Friday. RIP

 

It's not very hard. The least they could do is walk around the stadium and work out the correct volume for the music. It was WAY off

[itchen]

It was bloody loud. It was good to hear the Louis Armstrong OWTS though. I've always thought the team should run out to that at the start.

[John Boy Saint]

I thought the cheer when the music stopped as we kicked off the second half, said what the majority thought of the volume.

[the colonel]

I've been moaning about the tannoy for best part of 15 years. So I thank the club for sorting it out.....even if I'm now deaf.

[Batman]

Alan Green was proper morning about the volume on 5live

[The Cat]

Alan Green proper moans about everything.

[rooney]

I complained to dwhittington@saintsfc.co.uk who is the Supporter Relations Advisor after the Liverpool game, that despite the new speakers we still could not hear Kenzie. He told me that they were still making various tests and by the time we play Tottenham and WBA hopefully there will be no problems. It looks as though the club have listened to the supporters after all these years.

[Isla Wight]

It was bloody loud. It was good to hear the Louis Armstrong OWTS though. I've always thought the team should run out to that at the start.

 

Agree totally. Great Version of OWTS that should be played every week.

[Ex Ringwood Saint]

Had the pleasure of spending half an hour after the game in the medical area at the back of the chapel as my dad had taken a fall coming out the ground. All the medics and most of the stewards had complained as none could hear their radios and it was seriously interfering with their communications. - I think it will be a lot quieter for the next game.. but at least it is working in the Chapel Kingsland corner now....

[southamptonfc]

The PA was too loud when playing music but the correct volume for the announcer. Hopefully they can make the necessary adjustments so the music is quieter but we don't go back to the situation of never being able to hear half-time interviews.

[positivepete]

That was the first time in years I have been able to hear any announcements in the middle of the Kingsland.

[ericofarabia]

It was bloody loud. It was good to hear the Louis Armstrong OWTS though. I've always thought the team should run out to that at the start.

 

A part of my Match Day Build Up .... OWTS by Louis Armstrong and The Skids (Not the sh!tey U2 version) of The Saints are Coming.

 

Both definitely need to be aired on Match Day.

[S-Clarke]

It's a hard balance. It's easily more audible than it has been since for ever in the Kingsland, but they seem to have more scope to play with the volume levels than they have had before, so we can expect more changes and tweaks as the weeks go on. It's a great tool that we can really use to our benefit to help build pre-match atmosphere's etc, as the pre-match build up to Inter at home was epic.

 

I think the club deserve praise for actually addressing a really poor aspect of the stadium.

[Mattio]

Meant to say I'm sure one announcement put Josh Sims off, it was so loud.

I thought the same (when he was running down the wing towards the Northam)

[Marsdinho]

Old farts in loud music shocker....Just turn your hearing aids down a bit FFS.

 

Oh, and we came out to Go by The Chemical Brothers

 

[Stud mark of doom]

Might have varied around the stadium I'm sure. It was painfully loud in the itchen stand and well, well beyond acceptable levels in my book.

 

I've had a season ticket for 30 years and I've never thought I would not renew. As my ears are still ringing today I would have to reconsider if that is repeated.

[shirleysfc]

It was fine in the Kingsland North and a good selection of tracks too. More of this please.

[COMEONYOUREDS]

As long as I never have to hear the 7 days remix again I'm not bothered

[spyinthesky]

I thought the San Siro PA volume was a tad loud and the 'drum and bass' music (is that the right description?) rather repetitive but the music volume yesterday was 'epic'

 

Good to hear 'Twist & Shout' by the Beatles though (almost as good as the Isley Bros original)

[Lastman73]

At least you could hear what was being said unlike the old public announcement system !

 

 

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[cellone]

Name was Roger McKenzie, went to school with him, was always in to his music and a great body popper, really talented guy taken so suddenly.

Did he have anything to do with Gunshot?

[Shroppie]

Too loud.

 

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[John Boy Saint]

Too loud.

 

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.......... Don't tell us: you could hear it in Shrophire!

[Ken Tone]

IT was good to be able finally to hear the announcements etc, but they need to turn down the music. It was so loud that we couldn't talk to people next to us without shouting in their ears...more.like being in a club than being at a match. Some people near me were complaining (when we could hear them, after the music finally stopped!) that it actually hurt their ears. If it continues at that ridiculous level I'll not renew my season ticket next season.

[Strangely Brown]

Thought I was at a Spinal Tap gig for a moment and they had turned the amps up to eleven!! Blew the fuse in my hearing aid but cleared the wax out of ears so not all bad!!