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.