Pre game entertainment

[The Chazz 4,077]

We must have won on the weekend - we're whinging about a trumpet and flag as opposed to how crap Jones and Watts are!

Anyway, on the topic, I love the trumpet. I saw him for the first and only time agaisnt the Swans last year (I'm interstate), and I thought it was fantastic. What it did was made it feel like we were on Melbourne Demons turf, not just at the MCG. There mustn't have been many posters on here at that game, because from where I was sitting, everyone loved it.

Keep the bugle boy and his velvet jacket. Brian Taylor loved it on Fox, and good on the MFC for trying to get the crowd involved and making the opposition know that they are not only against 22 players, but the thousands of supporters that are in the stands.

Edited April 10, 2011 by billy2803

[Brayshaws' Helmet 143]

We must have won on the weekend - we're whinging about a trumpet and flag as opposed to how crap Jones and Watts are!

Anyway, on the topic, I love the trumpet. I saw him for the first and only time agaisnt the Swans last year (I'm interstate), and I thought it was fantastic. What it did was made it feel like we were on Melbourne Demons turf, not just at the MCG. There mustn't have been many posters on here at that game, because from where I was sitting, everyone loved it.

Keep the bugle boy and his velvet jacket. Brian Taylor loved it on Fox, and good on the MFC for trying to get the crowd involved and making the opposition know that they are not only against 22 players, but the thousands of supporters that are in the stands.

Yeah i don't know... i sit on the second level in the southern stand and nobody really seems to enjoy it too much up there, just from the amount of groans and rolled eyes that i continually see when he starts. Also, i don't really think it helps that the guy wears a dark red velvet smoking jacket, doesn't really help the image of melbourne supporters all being range rover driving toss pots.

So, in the end not really a fan. Also regarding raising the flag, that should really only be done once at the start of the year. I didn't mind the interview with Robbo though, good to see he still likes the club.

Edited April 10, 2011 by Deelirium

[Pates 9,660]

Play the bugle once when we're raising "the grand (new) old flag", we get the team song when they come out and that's enough for me. That second rendition was just sickening to hear, and to be honest ruined a bit of the atmosphere for me, I don't know if it was the trumpeter of the PA system but I hope they take that as a sign.

[No16 1]

This is all part of the MFC re-claiming the MCG. The ground is OUR home ground. Not Collingwoods (Eddie refering to it as Magpies Collingwood Ground), not Richmonds, not anyone elses...

Whilst a bit over the top at the moment when we are not overly successful, I want any team that comes to OUR ground to know that they we have the home ground advantage.

[Rogue 585]

VHS, Rogue, VHS.

Thanks - I'll run any posts mentioning old tech past you for approval next time

[Supermercado 2,797]

This is all part of the MFC re-claiming the MCG. The ground is OUR home ground. Not Collingwoods (Eddie refering to it as Magpies Collingwood Ground), not Richmonds, not anyone elses...

Whilst a bit over the top at the moment when we are not overly successful, I want any team that comes to OUR ground to know that they we have the home ground advantage.

Amazing optimism to think any opposition player gives one hundreth of a toss about a flag being hoisted or a trumpet being played.

[Striker475 696]

I like the bugler - once. Doesn't need to be more than that.

I think the flag idea is a bad one though. Especially after Friday night - had no idea what was going on initially (sitting on the other side of the ground) and then once we realised it felt like a knock-off of Collingwood unfortunately.

The flags and such on the Olympic Stand are good too.

[jayceebee31 759]

Bring back either the reserves game or under 18's match.Or at least play on screen another live match if it is being broadcasted.

Edited April 12, 2011 by jayceebee31