Tannoy Announcer

Scotty Mac · Sep 21, 2016

We've had "Jamie Murray" twice so far this season. Fair enough, we've got a Jamie Murphy and a Glenn Murray and the guy might be a big fan of doubles tennis which can lead to slightly understandable confusion.

Last night was something else. How on Earth can you confuse Rohan Ince - a 6'3 black man built like an absolute tank - with Uwe Hunemeier - a blonde haired German who in a different life could've been a poster boy for the Aryan race?

The posh new bloke doing the announcing must be on a wind up as nobody with half a brain cell could get things so muddled up. It is almost Partridge-esque in its comedy

Long may it continue

bhanutz · Sep 21, 2016

Scotty Mac said:
We've had "Jamie Murray" twice so far this season. Fair enough, we've got a Jamie Murphy and a Glenn Murray and the guy might be a big fan of doubles tennis which can lead to slightly understandable confusion.

Last night was something else. How on Earth can you confuse Rohan Ince - a 6'3 black man built like an absolute tank - with Uwe Hunemeier - a blonde haired German who in a different life could've been a poster boy for the Aryan race?

The posh new bloke doing the announcing must be on a wind up as nobody with half a brain cell could get things so muddled up. It is almost Partridge-esque in its comedy

Long may it continue

I can only assume he looked at the electronic board and didn't notice the 2 in front of the 4!

It is comical, he really hasn't got a clue!

Titanic · Sep 21, 2016

When the entertainment on the pitch is so poor, these small crumbs of comfort are all we have!

Billy the Fish · Sep 21, 2016

Tannoy is a brand name. It's actually a public address system!

Gwylan · Sep 21, 2016

Scotty Mac said:
We've had "Jamie Murray" twice so far this season. Fair enough, we've got a Jamie Murphy and a Glenn Murray and the guy might be a big fan of doubles tennis which can lead to slightly understandable confusion.

Last night was something else. How on Earth can you confuse Rohan Ince - a 6'3 black man built like an absolute tank - with Uwe Hunemeier - a blonde haired German who in a different life could've been a poster boy for the Aryan race?

At a Sussex v Lancashire match in the late 70s, my dad was asked by a Sussex supporter which Lloyd was which because he couldn't tell David and Clive apart. My dad said that Clive was the one in the glasses ..

bhanutz · Sep 21, 2016

Billy the Fish said:
Tannoy is a brand name. It's actually a public address system!

go and do some hoovering.

Prince Monolulu · Sep 21, 2016

Totally out of left field, but heroin is a brand name too. Must be true, Danny Baker mentioned it somewhere.

Thunder Bolt · Sep 21, 2016

bhanutz said:
I can only assume he looked at the electronic board and didn't notice the 2 in front of the 4!

It is comical, he really hasn't got a clue!

He got himself in a pickle with the electronic board too. Blackett was already off with a red card showing, but when Swift got booked, it changed to a yellow.
This was then switched to Quinn, and the red reallocated to Blackett. Finally the yellow card ended up on Swift as it should've done in the first place.

bhanutz · Sep 21, 2016

Thunder Bolt said:
He got himself in a pickle with the electronic board too. Blackett was already off with a red card showing, but when Swift got booked, it changed to a yellow.
This was then switched to Quinn, and the red reallocated to Blackett. Finally the yellow card ended up on Swift as it should've done in the first place.

I didn't realise he updates the scoreboard..I was talking about the board the 4th officials hold up!

elninobonito · Sep 21, 2016

Not sure if it has changed now but the guy that previously done this said they cannot see the pitch from where they sit and rely on the info being given to them to announce.

Thunder Bolt · Sep 21, 2016

bhanutz said:
I didn't realise he updates the scoreboard..I was talking about the board the 4th officials hold up!

Ah ok. I was talking about the PA guy. Maybe he has an assistant to do the scoreboard. In which case, we've got a few on work experience.

Hamilton · Sep 21, 2016

bhanutz said:
go and do some hoovering.

And then can he sellotape his hands behind his back and spare us more posts?

Cowfold Seagull · Sep 21, 2016

Scotty Mac said:
We've had "Jamie Murray" twice so far this season. Fair enough, we've got a Jamie Murphy and a Glenn Murray and the guy might be a big fan of doubles tennis which can lead to slightly understandable confusion.

Last night was something else. How on Earth can you confuse Rohan Ince - a 6'3 black man built like an absolute tank - with Uwe Hunemeier - a blonde haired German who in a different life could've been a poster boy for the Aryan race?

The posh new bloke doing the announcing must be on a wind up as nobody with half a brain cell could get things so muddled up. It is almost Partridge-esque in its comedy

Long may it continue

Very true. The main problem I have with him though, is the fact that quite simply, I can't make out what he is saying half the time. He doesn't have a powerful enough voice to do the job.

Daffy Duck · Sep 21, 2016

You're lucky you can hear anything over the tannoy system.

We sit in the northwest and can't hear a bloody thing at all!

BensGrandad · Sep 21, 2016

If there was an emergency it would be a major problem because he is very poor. Why cannot Richie Reynolds who is used to having a mike in hands not double up as they rarely overlap.

SAC · Sep 21, 2016

Thunder Bolt said:
Ah ok. I was talking about the PA guy. Maybe he has an assistant to do the scoreboard. In which case, we've got a few on work experience.

I hope they get minimum wage!

Dirk Lehmann's Python · Sep 21, 2016

BensGrandad said:
If there was an emergency it would be a major problem because he is very poor. Why cannot Richie Reynolds who is used to having a mike in hands not double up as they rarely overlap.

A good suggestion. I don't know what Reynolds does during the game but he's excellent otherwise.

Real shame Nick Osborne quit. Perfect voice for it.

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BensGrandad · Sep 21, 2016

Rohan Ince's Python said:
A good suggestion. I don't know what Reynolds does during the game but he's excellent otherwise.

Real shame Nick Osborne quit. Perfect voice for it.

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So was the presenter from Radio Brighton who did it at Withdean, cant remember his name its on the tip of my tongue.

KingstonSeagull · Sep 21, 2016

Billy the Fish said:
Tannoy is a brand name. It's actually a public address system!

They're tungsten-tip screws for claws. Right, error one - actually they're quite good for making a point aren't they?

Dirk Lehmann's Python · Sep 21, 2016

BensGrandad said:
So was the presenter from Radio Brighton who did it at Withdean, cant remember his name its on the tip of my tongue.

Richard Lindfield?

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