In the interests of all footy fans:
Can somebody please tell that bloke on the PA at TEAC Oval to SHUT UP!!!
If you're there with a group of people standing in front of the grandstand with a speaker blaring away it makes it hard to have a conversation. Especially when all he's doing is reading out the names of the bloody goal umpires, waffling about where you can buy food (as if you can't read the signs) or telling people to close a few gates.
I don't think I'm the only one who finds it annoying either.
He's terrible, constantly taking down to people as if they are simpletons. Adult males and females DO NOT need someone telling them that the kiosk is open for those who have the "hungries and the thirsties". That's how you speak to little children.
He nearly had kittens in the reserves game when Coburg left their gate open, and nobody bothered to "secure it". In the end Mark Stone from SEN walked over I think he might have closed it.
Constant banging and crashing when he leaves it on is irritating, happens all the time.
Take note Gannon and Stillman, keep him away from the VFL state game!
Resurrecting this old thread from the dead, but anyway...
Either to AFL Victoria or Port Melbourne - Congrats on getting Peter Holden into the ground announcer role during the finals. Its been a big improvement over recent seasons.
Ha ha! Was going to post the same thing myself. Good work, Peter - from conversations in recent days, I know I'm not the only one who has been impressed by Peter's form on the PA.
PS the plugs for 3SER have been much appreciated too! :D
Chris
It would be great if the ground announcer could call the changes to the Record as printed. This is done as a matter of routine at some other venues. It was frustrating that there were 4 Frankston players not listed this week.
I agree.
In fact the only good thing the old guy at Port used to do was read out the selected 22 in numerical order before the match started.
We need him there so I know where to go if Im hungry or if I need to go to the toilet. Haha come on its actually quite funny hearing the same shit every week.
I recon the person who used to write Daryl Sommers scripts is the ground announcer.
We all love it when he comes on and says the Bar is open :lol:
Just don't go overboard tomorrow Peter, otherwise I'll get grumpy :twisted:
I'll have two panadols in the pocket just in case you start to enjoy your own voice too much.
At least Casey arent playing I wont have to listen to that rediculous song that goes for about 5 minutes.
I will mention that the Williamstown at the start of the game was played so loudly that the sound was distorting, and talking over it was almost impossible. Not sure if you are in the same box where the sound can be turned down, that'd be good.
Enjoyed the call of the superkick comp!
The sounds was all distorted in the grandstand too, I couldnt hear a word Peter said. Pretty ordinary PA system I suspect but it was turned up so loud obviously to project across to the fans by the fence.