No, not that one.
This one:
This is a request - nay, a desperate clamour for the playing of 'We Will Rock You' as the Accrington Stanley players enter the field to cease.
I absolutely believe that it was meant in good faith to inspire our eleven men in red as well as the fans, all the while striking fear into hearts of the opposition.
However what the playing of this song represents is a tacky gimmick, typical of a tinpot club. The music does not fill the stadium with anticipation as was intended, rather it swirls around the empty seats and drowns out the vocal efforts of the people who have attended.
I have nothing against the music of Queen or any kind of stadium rock for that matter, but the playing of such music as the players enter the field of play represents a gap between the club and the fans.
'Swords of a Thousand Men' was played during the era of Coleman & Bell to a level which allowed the fans to applaud over it, not be silenced by an over-bearing drum beat. The music from The Omen was utter cheese, this is just bad. It's not that the existence of any track is the problem; what we're seeing here is a severe lack in taste.
What's more, playing music after we score is a gigantic mistake. There is nothing better than the noise of a crowd screaming in utter glee at the one goal we've managed to settle in the onion bag for the first time in weeks. Why drown out the appreciation that the fans show their team?
These choices completely miss the value of our unique selling point - an old fashioned football ground with real, down-to-earth football and an all round 'proper football' experience.
Please, let it end. Keep the badly edited pre-match playlist if you like, just let us have our noise back.
Me take on today is its one i'm really looking forward to. seeing the Barnet player/Manager perform, n leave disappointed cos its a long way back wi sod all.
