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Steve83tufc wrote: .....the drummer was Callum Dougherty the one who was banned..............................................................................
Thing is apart from away day Paul, Callum is the only one who can play the flaming thing and he can at it well, in tune and in time, personally think this is why the atmosphere had deteriorated over last few games,'Exeter home last season I remember he played that drum 90 minutes non stop up by the away end and as you know place was rocking, give the lad a louder drum and he could have plainmoor rocking week in week out.

AustrianAndyGull wrote:I'm a drummer and have played in many bands so I'd be a candidate although I honestly couldn't be arsed on the day to be the Gulls skinsman on matchday. It would just be too much hassle. I don't mind the singing and other stuff but if I was solely responsible for the percussion output I wouldn't be prepared to do it. It's a big thing. I'd probably end up trying to play some Sepultura beats anyway!

tomogull wrote: What's Sepultura beats, Andy ? Sounds like something you could get arrrested for .......

Nick wrote:Just an idea that I thought I'd share but I thought I'd do it here to gauge an idea of what a few of you think before I said it on the main site. Anyway I came across this website recently, and its got me thinking about it really. At the end of the day we are there to have fun and back the team, and reading the articles that are on that website, it seems that having fun is the main priority, fans go and enjoy themselves. It isn't just at the big clubs too (see the reports of FC United + Salzburg), but how much better would it be if fans were united in unison enjoying themselves, having fun and supporting the team? Rather than a group at the moment that sing about Joe Barlow and such..

I don't think it'd be that hard to do either, personally. Flags, yellow pages and perhaps a drum would go some way to doing it, in my opinion. Obviously I'm not suggesting flares and smoke bombs and all that as that is stupid, but I've gotta admit that home games have felt like a chore recently, and they would be more fun if there was a lot more of an atmosphere around the place.

Think it'd be great if say 2/3 years down the line we had earned ourselves a reputation of being loud and proud (like Pompey were t'other night). Probably something that won't happen but I believe if there is enough of us willing then it can happen! And it isn't a case of naming it as the 'fanatics' or whatever, it is just a case of having some fun.