While Premier League games are played in the eerie quiet of the near-empty stadiums with crowd noise added in by broadcasters – and provided by FIFA video game manufacturers EA – Championship clubs were given the option to pump crowd noise into their stadiums. Social distancing rules have meant that no fans have attended any games in England since early-March and that has created a few issues in how to replicate the matchday buzz of playing in front of stands full of fans. ![]() When the football emerged from its enforced three-month hibernation there were many changes – none more noticeable than games being played behind closed doors. It was all thanks to the clever work of a theatre sound company, Autograph, who brought their 40 plus years of experience of working in West End to a small corner of west London. So how did a west London derby played in front of 300-odd staff, stewards, medical professionals and media feel like it was being watched by 16,500 fans packed into the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium?
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