Tannoy Announcer (PA)

[Deleted]

Just like to say that how much more professional the PA has been for the last two games. A change was long overdue, no matter how it came about.

Credit to the new/returning PA. Is he here to stay for next season ?

[grumpy]

Agreed!! Although don't think Jai was too happy on Tuesday when he pronounced his name wrong! Got it right Saturday though.

[martfergie]

Ever since I started going 4 years ago I said the PA guy was unprofessional and it was a part the club should have improved when they wanted to be more professional. Michael Kurn would get my vote to take it on next year but I understand he's very busy these days with his career.

Past 3 games the announcer has been great. Welcoming away fans very well, always getting a good cheer, and he doesn't talk to his mates using the microphone!!! So annoying when the last guy did that.

The PA is a huge part of the professionalism of the club and I agree it's just been taken up a notch or two.

[topmiler]

I thought the other bloke was better, had a more friendly manner and tone. The bloke on Saturday reminded me of a robot.

[boyatthood]

I think Michael Kurn is doing TV stuff now. He was always very good and destined for bigger stuff. Mike Dundass' style has always been a bit like a cheap wedding DJ but I've found it amusing enough. The current guy is an old boy and very professional but it's not very motivational.

[loudnproud]

Dennis is bloody good.

[Deleted]

I think you mean Denis is a bloody god!...
Top man is our Den, professional and humorous with it too.

[michaelefc]

The current PA announcer is excellent, please hang on to him.

[martync1984]

He is very good but I do miss the song being played when the players come out, haven't heard it at the last couple of games

[crazyhorse]

Dare I ask what happened to the old guy. I heard an apology was made for a comment during the minutes silence in an earlier game, but I was there for that and didn't hear anything. If it is too sensitive to put on here could someone message me?

[martfergie]

Yeah I'd like to know too if we are allowed!? I remember him saying something before the minutes silence and thought it was a bit of a weird thing to say but can't for the life of me remember what it was!

[martync1984]

I can't remember hearing what was said, before the minutes silence heard an apology for something the week after though

[tony]

I remember it seemed a bit of a strange message at the time, I'm sure he said something along the lines of;

'Before the game there will be a minutes silence for....... what happened over in Brussels in the week'.

Could've been delivered with a bit more gravitas but hardly deserved being shown the door just for that.

FWIW I don't miss that song when the players come out, a bit naff I thought. And that Piranhas song when we scored, good riddance to that too.

[Deleted]

Apr 20, 2016 15:12:05 GMT tony said:

I remember it seemed a bit of a strange message at the time, I'm sure he said something along the lines of;

'Before the game there will be a minutes silence for....... what happened over in Brussels in the week'.

Could've been delivered with a bit more gravitas but hardly deserved being shown the door just for that.

FWIW I don't miss that song when the players come out, a bit naff I thought. And that Piranhas song when we scored, good riddance to that too.

There were two completely inappropriate comments. One about an hour before the game when announced that would be a minute silence, and the other in the introduction directly leading to the minute silence.

[erc]

Anyone who needs music to accompany the best feeling in the world I.e your team smashing one in, needs a word with themselves.

Do we need a minute silence for Belgium? Did the 5th division of Belgium have one for our terrorist attacks, I think not. Too many minutes of applause and minutes silences etc nowadays that ironically they lose meaning.