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Found this interesting on the RFU trying to create atmosphere at HQ
Really don’t like DJs etc, but get that no longer the target audience, not just at HQ but at The Stoop

The Breakdown | Hitting the Wonderwall: Twickenham struggles to make own entertainment
Rugby union has become another sport that seems confused about how to satisfy existing fans while attracting new ones
the Guardian · theguardian.com
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Quote from: SiB on Wednesday 14-Feb-2024, 07:16*
Found this interesting on the RFU trying to create atmosphere at HQ
Really don’t like DJs etc, but get that no longer the target audience, not just at HQ but at The Stoop

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/13/hitting-the-wonderwall-twickenham-struggles-to-make-own-entertainment-rugby-union-breakdown

I thought that article was spot on.
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Pre match was ok, actually didn't mind the music during breaks (Hey Jude was popular)...But the HT DJ set was APPALLING.....and so out of sync with what the punters wanted....very very poor!!!
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The "jazz band" wandering around the pitch , intervening with their grim "musical interludes" at every break in play really got on my t!ts, and agreee, the HT DJ needs binning as soon as possible. Stewards who know a modicum about the stadium would be a great help also.
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Are the RFU trying to imitate our Big Game?
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Daily Mail reported that all those (drinkers) in the 2 pilot alcohol free stands are demanding their money back.


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Quote from: timbuck@2 on Wednesday 14-Feb-2024, 12:00*
Daily Mail reported that all those (drinkers) in the 2 pilot alcohol free stands are demanding their money back.

I read somewhere that one bloke downed 4 pints of Guinness in front of the stewards before taking his seat. I couldn't do that now and I doubt I ever could have.
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Just tell them its Guinness Zero, how would they know.
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I read this as the RFU want's to try and create as best atmosphere as they can, because the team on the pitch aren't really capable.
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England team have obviously been told to be more interactive with the fans. On Saturdays ENG/WALES England players stayed out longer signing shirt etc, they have also moved the players bus further away from the front reception area.

I overheard someone saying that they wanted to park the bus at the stoop and walk over but the request was denied, but not stated by who.
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It is the modern world
Organisers of sports event seem to think that people are incapable of watching sport without loud music at every break
This has now crept in at the Stoop
It totally kills the atmosphere
Was at  Brentford game when at the end they played Hey Jude (which is a song I detest) and some hideous rap song and incredible loud levels.
Fans were not cheering their team but singing along - just had nothing to do with sport
It was impossible to chat to my mates just behind me
When  I go to sport I want to enjoy the atmosphere of live sport otherwise I amy as well sit at home and watch on TV or in the pub,  not listen to loud music which may not be my personal choice.
I assume that the people who decide that this is what punters desire are  youg kids who have done a marketing course and spend their life on a phone and cannot enjoy the moment.
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The after game party at Brentford is enjoyed by a huge majority of the supporters who stay behind to celebrate the teams win. The players and Thomas do a lap and the crowd sing along to the usual three songs that are played. I like it when I’m there and you don’t get the rapid departure of the stands and emptying of the ground like at the Stoop.  The loud music they play before the game and at half time at Quins and Twickenham means you can’t talk to your friends. Nobody near me likes it but we are all old, in fact I haven’t found anybody that thinks the loud music is good .
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Quote from: timbuck@2 on Wednesday 14-Feb-2024, 13:03*
England team have obviously been told to be more interactive with the fans. On Saturdays ENG/WALES England players stayed out longer signing shirt etc, they have also moved the players bus further away from the front reception area.

I overheard someone saying that they wanted to park the bus at the stoop and walk over but the request was denied, but not stated by who.

That was a quote from Jamie George talking with DC on a BBC pod. It was (IMO) a little tongue in cheek
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The more rugby goes in this direction, the sooner it will become 7’s , in so much the rugby is just a sideline for a “ Day out”
We even had at The Stoop open day “ We are entertainers” nope we are a rugby club
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Very annoying when they play music during breaks in play at the stoop

The rubbish product on the pitch at Twickenham is the problem

Then the piped in noise kills any organic atmosphere
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