New goal music like 'canned laughter', fans claim

The music was played after Hull City's Xavier Simons scored the opening goal

A row has broken out over the introduction of "goal music" at Hull City games.

The club played Carnaval de Paris over the speakers at the MKM Stadium after scoring against Burnley in the Championship on Wednesday night.

The move has divided fans opinion, with the chair of Hull City Supporters Trust, Geoff Bielby, describing it as a "manufactured atmosphere".

Tigers manager Tim Walter said it was designed "to celebrate things".

Mr Bielby said an online poll of supporters showed that 84% were against the idea.

"I sit in the East Stand and the celebration stopped when people realised the music was playing and fans were booing," he said.

"That is not the atmosphere you want to create."

He described it as the "manufactured atmosphere that you get with canned laughter in comedy programmes, it's just false".

Walter told BBC Radio Humberside Sport that he did not hear the music, but the idea was to create unity among fans and players.

"You have to to celebrate things," he said.

"If it's happened, at that moment, it could even be more support for the celebration."

Hull City manager Tim Walter said the music was to create unity

The song by English group Dario G was written for the 1998 World Cup held in France.

Not all supporters are against the introduction of the music, with one posting on social media "anything to get the crowd going more".

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