Crows Chat That 'Doesnt Deserve Its Own Thread' Thread part 2

[Elite Crow]

Ken and Travis both look very tired.

It takes a while to get over a trip to China

 

[Elite Crow]

In what way ?

I didn't watch the clip and I thought we were going to hold it up like the scarves during NTUA.

As for the towels, who is actually going to bring it to the games? I know I wouldn't be brjnging it back

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

It takes a while to get over a trip to China

... further, with the thought of returning.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Combination of crows previous game day initiatives being largely terrible and Australian sports fans generally shunning stuff like this.

The second point is the main one I think.

We (Aussies) just don't like this crap. About 85% of people didn't even put on their free yellow t-shirts last year.

We'll buy the merchandise we like, wear what we want, support how we want to. And we're individuals.

Trying to get chants or colours or towels or whatever - brainless U.S.A. whoop it up conformity - just holds no interest to any true Australian (except Port fans).

 

[NikkiNoo]

The second point is the main one I think.

We (Aussies) just don't like this crap. About 85% of people didn't even put on their free yellow t-shirts last year.

We'll buy the merchandise we like, wear what we want, support how we want to. And we're individuals.

Trying to get chants or colours or towels or whatever - brainless U.S.A. whoop it up conformity - just holds no interest to any true Australian (except Port fans).

Which doesn't explain the crowd singing Waltzing Matilda at Rugby games or the Cricket chants that a lot of the crowd do join in on, or coping Merv stretching. Australians do do the joint thing, even down to the aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi. Then add in mexican waves that often are pretty popular for many to join in on. How about our Eddie chants? Or the Weeeeeeeeeeed one? So a lot of crows fans aren't true Australian sport fans? I know you like to throw shade at Port and our admin but that statement just doesn't hold up as a blanket statement.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Which doesn't explain the crowd singing Waltzing Matilda at Rugby games or the Cricket chants that a lot of the crowd do join in on, or coping Merv stretching. Australians do do the joint thing, even down to the aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi. Then add in mexican waves that often are pretty popular for many to join in on. How about our Eddie chants? Or the Weeeeeeeeeeed one? So a lot of crows fans aren't true Australian sport fans? I know you like to throw shade at Port and our admin but that statement just doesn't hold up as a blanket statement.

Yes it does. Waltzing Matilda barely ever gets sung. Maybe once a year at an international if that.

Drunks in Bay 13 will copy Merv or chant Nel is a w***er. About 1-2% of the crowd. No one else does and the ones that do need to be gassed to do it.

Weed cry or Mexican wave require the absolute bare minimum of effort. Don't have to get dressed up, remember lyrics or even get out of your chair.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Yes it does. Waltzing Matilda barely ever gets sung. Maybe once a year at an international if that.

Drunks in Bay 13 will copy Merv or chant Nel is a ******. About 1-2% of the crowd. No one else does and the ones that do need to be gassed to do it.

Weed cry or Mexican wave require the absolute bare minimum of effort. Don't have to get dressed up, remember lyrics or even get out of your chair.

Waltzing Matilda is sung at every Australian international rugby game and there are more than one of those a year.
Picking up a little towel to wave above your head doesn't mean getting dressed up, no lyrics to remember, or getting out of your chair, so it's up there already with things Australian sports fans are okay with doing then when you said that they don't do any of these things in the first place. As I said, your blanket statement doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Well done on attempting to move the goal posts.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Waltzing Matilda is sung at every Australian international rugby game and there are more than one of those a year.
Picking up a little towel to wave above your head doesn't mean getting dressed up, no lyrics to remember, or getting out of your chair, so it's up there already with things Australian sports fans are okay with doing then when you said that they don't do any of these things in the first place. As I said, your blanket statement doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Well done on attempting to move the goal posts.

I agree, waving towels is more likely to be done than putting on yellow t-shirts and both are more likely to be a hit than chant night. But it wouldn't be as popular as no towels.

I bet if they polled Adelaide members and asked would you like to get a towel to wave or would you prefer the money spent on the towels to be given to charity or put into football department I'd be surprised if there would be a single person vote for the towels.

The other key thing about Mexican waves and the Eddie chant are that they are our idea. The crowd organises it themselves and decides when to do them ourselves.

Getting told to do something by the marketing department - 19th man, Members call to arms, Crow-o-meter, yellow t-shirts, chant night - always falls flat.

 

[Pdub]

I agree, waving towels is more likely to be done than putting on yellow t-shirts and both are more likely to be a hit than chant night. But it wouldn't be as popular as no towels.

I bet if they polled Adelaide members and asked would you like to get a towel to wave or would you prefer the money spent on the towels to be given to charity or put into football department I'd be surprised if there would be a single person vote for the towels.

The other key thing about Mexican waves and the Eddie chant are that they are our idea. The crowd organises it themselves and decides when to do them ourselves.

Getting told to do something by the marketing department - 19th man, Members call to arms, Crow-o-meter, yellow t-shirts, chant night - always falls flat.

The yellow shirts were a sponsor's campaign to raise awareness of a cheap prostate cancer test kit. Likely the towels will also be paid for by sponsors and have advertising on them. I think it's out of the box thinking by the club, something extra to sell to sponsors while giving free merch to supporters and increasing fan involvement.

 

[jenny61_99]

The yellow shirts were a sponsor's campaign to raise awareness of a cheap prostate cancer test kit. Likely the towels will also be paid for by sponsors and have advertising on them. I think it's out of the box thinking by the club, something extra to sell to sponsors while giving free merch to supporters and increasing fan involvement.

Agreed. What you do with your free shirt/towel whatever, is up to you.

 

[NikkiNoo]

The yellow shirts were a sponsor's campaign to raise awareness of a cheap prostate cancer test kit. Likely the towels will also be paid for by sponsors and have advertising on them. I think it's out of the box thinking by the club, something extra to sell to sponsors while giving free merch to supporters and increasing fan involvement.

Yup the towels are paid for by Chemist Warehouse.

 

[DangerSloane]

Combination of crows previous game day initiatives being largely terrible and Australian sports fans generally shunning stuff like this.

Add into the a large proportion of crows fans lack any kinda want to participate in anything.

A bit like Adelaide in general really.

Scared of change

 

[DangerSloane]

Which doesn't explain the crowd singing Waltzing Matilda at Rugby games or the Cricket chants that a lot of the crowd do join in on, or coping Merv stretching. Australians do do the joint thing, even down to the aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi. Then add in mexican waves that often are pretty popular for many to join in on. How about our Eddie chants? Or the Weeeeeeeeeeed one? So a lot of crows fans aren't true Australian sport fans? I know you like to throw shade at Port and our admin but that statement just doesn't hold up as a blanket statement.

I think the statement could more be applied to a large proportion of crows supporters rather than australian sports fans.

We have lacked participation in the crowd forever. The Roo, Weed and Eddie chants are as good as we'll get.

Dont know what it is, but every other team seem to be able to get things like this off the ground.

 

[FantasticShirt]

I think the statement could more be applied to a large proportion of crows supporters rather than australian sports fans.

We have lacked participation in the crowd forever. The Roo, Weed and Eddie chants are as good as we'll get.

Dont know what it is, but every other team seem to be able to get things like this off the ground.

Nope. I maintain it's a thoroughly Australian thing. I've been to sporting events in Europe, Asia, UK, US. All crowds have a different approach. Aussies very vocal about the action (cheering etc), rarely get involved in mid game chants, flag waving etc, also appear to be less in to wearing club colours. Just take a look at NFL crowds and the extent they get dressed up and cheer throughout the games. Chants in the EPL, cheering and crowd participation in NBA, India and Poms with chants in cricket. Australia may have a few exceptions of cheering a specific player or singing a song pre game but it's nothing compared to what happens overseas. It's just not part of our sporting culture for whatever reason, I don't really consider it a negative. It just is what it is.

 

[baldandbroke]

I hate having these things thought up in some marketing meeting - they need to be organic or they are generally crap.

The Rally Towel doesn't really have any link to the Crows ... would make more sense for Essendon fans

The history of rally towels:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_towel

 

[FantasticShirt]

I hate having these things thought up in some marketing meeting - they need to be organic or they are generally crap.

The Rally Towel doesn't really have any link to the Crows ... would make more sense for Essendon fans

The history of rally towels:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_towel

Agreed. The one thing the marketing team should've kept was the crow noise post goal. And they killed that. Shows what they know

 

[brucetiki]

Agreed. The one thing the marketing team should've kept was the crow noise post goal. And they killed that. Shows what they know

Haven't we just evolved that into a swooping Crow noise.

 

[Golumless]

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Pic from The Advertiser / Sunday Mail season launch.
From the expressions I'm guessing Michelangelo just asked one of his pertinent questions...

A weird thing but i really liked that we wore suits instead of club polos. I dunno, but i prefer the idea of a coach in a suit like it used to be.

 

[lincsPJ]

I think the statement could more be applied to a large proportion of crows supporters rather than australian sports fans.

We have lacked participation in the crowd forever. The Roo, Weed and Eddie chants are as good as we'll get.

Dont know what it is, but every other team seem to be able to get things like this off the ground.

Which teams' marketing departments have had gimmicks take off?

(NTUA started as just a song and countdown and through "organic crowd driven growth", it took off then the club milked it with special scarves.)

Roo, weed and Eddie chants were all crowd and match atmosphere driven. The AFC didn't put out statements to "make sure you yell "roooo" when he touches the ball".

 

[FantasticShirt]

Haven't we just evolved that into a swooping Crow noise.

Devolved.

 

[BRL121]

A weird thing but i really liked that we wore suits instead of club polos. I dunno, but i prefer the idea of a coach in a suit like it used to be.

Dangerfield has carried on that tradition.

 

[mistylake]

Which doesn't explain the crowd singing Waltzing Matilda at Rugby games or the Cricket chants that a lot of the crowd do join in on, or coping Merv stretching. Australians do do the joint thing, even down to the aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi. Then add in mexican waves that often are pretty popular for many to join in on. How about our Eddie chants? Or the Weeeeeeeeeeed one? So a lot of crows fans aren't true Australian sport fans? I know you like to throw shade at Port and our admin but that statement just doesn't hold up as a blanket statement.

Like our improvement this year it has to be organic.
Ports (ntua ) thing just happened then they ran with it.
Eddie and weeeed just happened. Organically.
Those rugby chants happened organically.
Then get built on.
You can't force this stuff.

 

[DangerSloane]

Which teams' marketing departments have had gimmicks take off?

(NTUA started as just a song and countdown and through "organic crowd driven growth", it took off then the club milked it with special scarves.)

Roo, weed and Eddie chants were all crowd and match atmosphere driven. The AFC didn't put out statements to "make sure you yell "roooo" when he touches the ball".

I'm not actually sure what other teams do, I dont take notice.
But I am damn sure if theres a team in the league where the crowd wont get around this kind of initiative its our supporters.

 

[DangerSloane]

Like our improvement this year it has to be organic.
Ports (ntua ) thing just happened then they ran with it.
Eddie and weeeed just happened. Organically.
Those rugby chants happened organically.
Then get built on.
You can't force this stuff.

Yet in the US people get around that kinda stuff all the time.
Same in the A-league etc.

 

[GreyCrow]

People are naturally hesitant. This is why you need cheerleaders to start the chants , the waving etc. I bet the Eddie chant started from 2 drunks and the rest followed.