Re: Mexican Music : Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:29 pm  

CyberPieMan wrote:

Cheers
However, what's the difference to our Southers doing the ooohh-aahhh when the visitors are receiving ?
Was it really that excruciating?

You expect things like that from fans but this was coming from the clubs PA system, just thought it was quite unprofessional. I'll say this with confidnence, our club wouldn't do that.

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:02 am  

Seriously - It's just plain and simple cheating. Whenever Bradford are receiving a ball from a kick-off - Nothing. Whenever we were receiving the ball -THIS at full volume, with a kind of BOOM at the end, timed to coincide with the ball landing in the catchers arms. Didn't do them any good in the end, but a ruling needs to be made. What's the difference between this and the allegations (again against Bradford) a few years back, regarding them having 2 differently inflated sets of balls - One for them and another for the opposition when it came to kicking penalties (although how they swapped them, I have no idea). Anyway. IMO, you cannot be allowed to do this. (Although Saints did appear to do it with their score-board at KR. At times when the opposition were attacking the score-board end, it appeared to start flashing, although I never paid quite enough attention to prove that one way or the other).

Seriously - It's just plain and simple cheating. Whenever Bradford are receiving a ball from a kick-off - Nothing. Whenever we were receiving the ball -THIS at full volume, with a kind of BOOM at the end, timed to coincide with the ball landing in the catchers arms. Didn't do them any good in the end, but a ruling needs to be made. What's the difference between this and the allegations (again against Bradford) a few years back, regarding them having 2 differently inflated sets of balls - One for them and another for the opposition when it came to kicking penalties (although how they swapped them, I have no idea). Anyway. IMO, you cannot be allowed to do this. (Although Saints did appear to do it with their score-board at KR. At times when the opposition were attacking the score-board end, it appeared to start flashing, although I never paid quite enough attention to prove that one way or the other).

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:06 am  

You're right it shouldn't be allowed. Unsportsmanlike, unprofessional and on top of thatch it's fscking annoying.

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:25 am  

it was funny becase it didnt work but its times just as the player is about to catch the ball not when the ball is kicked. As Bilko said in his match report id gladly hear it another ten times the next time we play there.

I did think the Bratford team announcment was a bit OTT took about half an hour was like a chart run down

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:39 am  

This has caught on from the RU sevens curcuit and was evident during the RU world cup. If clubs are going to introduce these gimmicks then it needs to be for both teams.

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:42 am  

As a basic rule, anything borrowed from the French RU is a bad, bad idea.

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:46 am  

Its silly but i think it made our lads more determined to catch it I bet they had a laugh about it after too

I think the jingle/tune is regularly used in cricket as well. Mostly in the sub continent, ive heard it a few times watching games from there.

: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:56 am  

The music was very unprofessional, but did have me laughing towards the end. I bet they didn't expect to be playing it that many times!

The Bulls player intros were also funny!

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:06 am  

Everything about Odsal is embarrassing IMO. The announcement of the team, the music when penalties are given, that music at ko and the whole childish carnival atmosphere in general. Not there fault, but you can go mid July and it'll still be freezing cold.

Re: Mexican Music : Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:47 am  

It was all pretty embarrassing, It sounded like Chorley FM had turned up to do the announcements!