Forgetful announcers

[Miles Brasher]

In a attempt to move on from the doom and despondency of Bolton.

...And the game was rubbish too...

(Hohoho!)

What do people think of this new annoucing malarky where the announcer starts the name off and the crowd finish it. The jury's out as far as I'm concerned, but how about other people views ?

[jatm516]

Do they only do it with the home team and then do the entire name for the opposing side?

I guess it sounds ok, but it's going to be pretty damn embarrassing if the fans don't respond accordingly.

[michaec]

In a attempt to move on from the doom and despondency of Bolton.

...And the game was rubbish too...

(Hohoho!)

What do people think of this new annoucing malarky where the announcer starts the name off and the crowd finish it. The jury's out as far as I'm concerned, but how about other people views ?It works pretty well on the continent when I've heard it, I think they do it in Germany a lot.

The problem the other night was twofold, first there were a lot of players who weren't easily recognisable and the crowd couldn't be bothered to look at the big screen and second, there were a lot of infrequent visitors to Highbury who seemed to have little clue what was going on. Unfortunately, in the second match they'll try it, on Wednesday night, they're likely to have the same problem.

[Miles Brasher]

Do they only do it with the home team and then do the entire name for the opposing side?

I guess it sounds ok, but it's going to be pretty damn embarrassing if the fans don't respond accordingly.

Can't actually remember what he did for the away fans! I thought it was a bit shakey, but as michaec said, that was partly down to the non-standard players, which co-incidentally was also my Reading supporting mates view.

[jwaldman11]

It's kind of a risky move, depending on the player's current form. For example, I'm half expecting to hear "At left back, #18, Pascal..." "SUCKS!"

[Rima067]

I always hear it at Juventus' home matches, of course, it's usually Trezeguet, Del Piero, Nedved, Camoranesi, Ibrahimovic, so they're big names and I've noticed the crowd to be loud enough to hear it over the announcers (especially included that it's the Delle Alpi crowd!).

I'll get back to you when someone else scores and if I hear it.

I like it, especially when they end it w/ the strikers nickname (hearing David trezeGooooaaaaalllll from the crowd is exciting) but on the other hand I'm used to it and it's always fared well w/ the crowd.

[Rima067]

You know, at Marseille's home matches, they play music when someone scores for the home team, it's an instrumental version of a led zep song, can't remember the title.

I hear it when I see Drogba by the way!! :D just joking!

What's that song called? The one Puff Daddy remade w/ the guitarist?

[HighburyGoon]

You know, at Marseille's home matches, they play music when someone scores for the home team, it's an instrumental version of a led zep song, can't remember the title.

I hear it when I see Drogba by the way!! :D just joking!

What's that song called? The one Puff Daddy remade w/ the guitarist?

Kashmir, and that remake with Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page was a ********ing travesty.

[billyho96]

I always hear it at Juventus' home matches, of course, it's usually Trezeguet, Del Piero, Nedved, Camoranesi, Ibrahimovic, so they're big names and I've noticed the crowd to be loud enough to hear it over the announcers (especially included that it's the Delle Alpi crowd!).




its probably the echo in that empty canyon they play in

[jwaldman11]

Kashmir, and that remake with Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page was a ********ing travesty.
As was anything else Puff Daddy has ever "improved on". Talk about a talentless hack. I could probably take "Every Breath You Take" and write rap lyrics to it.

[TheImposter]

In a attempt to move on from the doom and despondency of Bolton.

...And the game was rubbish too...

(Hohoho!)

What do people think of this new annoucing malarky where the announcer starts the name off and the crowd finish it. The jury's out as far as I'm concerned, but how about other people views ?
We've done it at Crew games for years -- not exactly what any of you would consider big names, but we scream anyway. It's fun. The PA announcer just kind of mumbles the names of the visiting team, then everybody gets ramped up for the Crew, even when they suck as bad as they did this past season.

[elknco1]

As was anything else Puff Daddy has ever "improved on". Talk about a talentless hack. I could probably take "Every Breath You Take" and write rap lyrics to it.
lyrics? you mean:

"uhhh
bad boy
yea yea yea
uhhh
bad boy
uhhh
bad boy 4 life
uhh
uh huh
yea...." and so on? does that really count as lyrics?

[Gunner Phan]

As was anything else DIDDYhas ever "improved on". Talk about a talentless hack. I could probably take "Every Breath You Take" and write rap lyrics to it.

^^^ph y p

c'mon man, stay current... :p

[Claus KJ]

I hate it. Handball, especially womens handball, is huge in Denmark, and the first place I ever heard it used was at handball matches. Seeing that I find handball an utterly boring sport and hate how much time the media spends reporting about it and transmitting matches I've come to hate it. They've been doing the name thing for years and by now I associate it so closely with that utterly boring sport that I've come to loathe it. It hurt me to read about it being tried at Highbury.

KJ

[jwaldman11]

^^^ph y p

c'mon man, stay current... :p
I thought I was! Who the hell can keep track of all his name changes? :D