Free 'clappers' being handed out for the Brum game!

[Harry Carry]

'BRING IT ON'

[TFF]

'BRING IT ON'

Fair comment.

[Silver Fox]

I'd much rather have a flag

[Barry the bird boggler]

Bit harder to get noise out of a flag though.

[Deathy]

'BRING IT ON'

Really?

But you can't laugh my boy. Chelsea fans week in week out spotted with itty bitty flags and cards and yes, RUMBLE STIX.

Sheffield United had Rumble Stix last week too.

What ever happened to passionate support and using your voices?

[Harry Carry]

LOL! No rumble stix and cards at Chelsea. HTH.

[Deathy]

LOL! No rumble stix and cards at Chelsea. HTH.

Bollocks, seen the Rumble Stix on a Sky home game!! And cards being held up that the club place on seats.

[CMRoyal]

What the oxf*rd's a clapper? I've had clap from a slapper - it's nothing to do with that, is it?

[working class hero]

I am sad to see this. Norwich did a card stunt on Monday which made no difference to their side. Brum gave out clappers at Xmas against us and they lost too.

If we lose on Sunday I shall blame it on the curse of the clappers....

If we can't raise the atmosphere on Sunday for the biggest game of the season we deserve to have our asses kicked out! This is American crud which will be a waste of money and world resources

[STAR Voice]

Just to clarify and set expectations before too much misinformation spreads, yes the football club is organising "clapper banners" for the Birmingham match, and STAR is assisting with the distribution of these before the game.

These are similar to the ones used at recent England matches at Wembley. Essentially, they are like this :
- but with appropriate printing, before some smart-arse leaps in!

Everyone is aware that these sort of things are a "Marmite" issue. Some people love them, while others - including some STAR Board members, it must be said - hate them. They may or may not work in increasing the noise levels and drowning out the Birmingham fans (who will have a similar sort of thing), but it's something different which will hopefully change and lift the atmosphere at the MadStad - so if you don't like these please just leave yours under your seat, and let those who do like these sort of things enjoy them.

I think everyone is aware that some people don't like these and that they're not in the spirit of "traditional" football and the terrace culture of the old days. But even if that's your view, at least recognise that the football club is putting their hand in their pocket - a sizable sum, too - to do their best to lift the atmosphere in what is not a "traditional" football stadium with a traditional terrace culture.

[Huntley & Palmer]

I'll be throwing mine at Cameron Jerome during the game

[who are ya?]

oxf*rd sake, that's put a bit of a downer on the game already for me. 90 minutes of what can only be described as, complete and utter cvnters will be trying their best to ruin what should be a decent atmosphere on it's own.

[hughsies no.1]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

really bad idea. plastic clappers. great. these will go down like a led balloon!

[Toon Toon Blue army]

LOL at this

[T.R.O.L.I.]

at least recognise that the football club is putting their hand in their pocket - a sizable sum, too -

LOL at this too - as if anyone who thinks it's a crap idea gives two shits about how much it has cost the club (except for seeing it as a waste of money).

[LUX]

hang on, in the "good old terrace days" there were those rattles.

I'll be watching on telly, but will make my own clappers from a Fairy Liquid bottle.

[boy1985]

at least recognise that the football club is putting their hand in their pocket - a sizable sum, too -

LOL at this too - as if anyone who thinks it's a crap idea gives two shits about how much it has cost the club (except for seeing it as a waste of money).

+1

this sort of thing makes my teeth itch

[brendywendy]

Just to clarify and set expectations before too much misinformation spreads, yes the football club is organising "clapper banners" for the Birmingham match, and STAR is assisting with the distribution of these before the game.

These are similar to the ones used at recent England matches at Wembley. Essentially, they are like this :
- but with appropriate printing, before some smart-arse leaps in!

Everyone is aware that these sort of things are a "Marmite" issue. Some people love them, while others - including some STAR Board members, it must be said - hate them. They may or may not work in increasing the noise levels and drowning out the Birmingham fans (who will have a similar sort of thing), but it's something different which will hopefully change and lift the atmosphere at the MadStad - so if you don't like these please just leave yours under your seat, and let those who do like these sort of things enjoy them.

I think everyone is aware that some people don't like these and that they're not in the spirit of "traditional" football and the terrace culture of the old days. But even if that's your view, at least recognise that the football club is putting their hand in their pocket - a sizable sum, too - to do their best to lift the atmosphere in what is not a "traditional" football stadium with a traditional terrace culture.

as long as they can be turned into paper airplanes im all for the idea

[Harry Carry]

Wouldn't the sizeable amount of money be better spent elsewhere? Especially as money at Reading is a little tight.

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Just to clarify and set expectations before too much misinformation spreads, yes the football club is organising "clapper banners" for the Birmingham match, and STAR is assisting with the distribution of these before the game.

...
Some people love them, while others - including some STAR Board members, it must be said - hate them.

So whose bright idea was this? The Club or STAR?