beagle1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, far from being a troll, I was just put off > returning to this thread by the trolling I was > subjected to on it. Having been branded variously > a liar, troll, kill-joy and opera obsessive and > been instructed to go and live in a Surrey > village, I welcome your two positive suggestions > Otta. Both those things, turning down the PA > announcements and asking fans not to bang on > hoardings, would I think make a difference to the > club's neighbours and be greatly appreciated, > especially in the evenings. And no, there is > honestly no way I or my kids mistook the noise. It > came from the direction of the stadium and was > unmistakably the sound of a really large number of > people banging rhythmically on something in the > open air; it also took place only while the match > was taking place. You would be surprised how far > that kind of rhythmic beating noise carries. > Double glazing is a red herring! Heres to a happy > new year - happy for the club, happy for its > neighbours. Why on earth did you move next door to a football ground in the first place ? You do not seem to be in receipt of much sense to complain about an extant feature.