But a gabbling announcer isn't fit for purpose, surely roger? Most of the time you can hardly tell a word he shouts. He wouldn't be quite so bad if he just spoke a little more clearly and cut out the [presumably] faux 'down with the lads in the pub' accent. Oh for the days of David Laine, who just spoke clearly and distinctly.

That seems to be the main criticism from where I sit, not only from fans either?
It's like living in the crowded Working Mens Club atmosphere...I keep expecting him to say " THE PIES HAVE ARRIVED, GIVE US THE PEAS" in a progessively louder voice and a Lancashire accent!!!
Know wat I mean????

He's doing presumably what the club want him to do. Must be one of the least thankful tasks around, trying to create a good buzz around a stadium occupied by 5000 depressed and apprehensive lambs simply awaiting the next slaughter.

If they were to get rid of anything then it should be the absurd playing of jolly singalong music when we score to make it 4 - 50

Has anyone noticed that Alex is talking normally, then ever so quitely he'll say something like "Hail Satan, kill all who stand in your way"? And then on the way home you find yourself attacking a stranger and coming to in a terrified haze, blood dripping across your face?

My avatar is a picture Mrs Aardvark took of a white T-shirt of mine. I couldn't explain the stains but now it all makes sense.

Oh, I thought it was a sign of an eternal optimist and we're just going through a bad period...



I'll get me coat.

He sounds amateur. He sounds like a very bad DJ or one of those people who run the Waltzers. There must be hundreds who could do a better job.

I'm assuming he's cheap. Or maybe our london owner thought he was the sort of announcer we were all used to, app knowf...

That must be where he is going wrong then. He should be shouting "Scream and we'll play better. Shabba"

That's practically what he does with his "Come on Bulls" randomly shouted at odd moments.

He's writing cheques his talent can't cash I'm afraid.

I think you are all bullies,leave the poor man alone

I've started arriving later so I don't have to listen for longer than necessary Roger, so I'm, sort of, trying to leave him alone..

<Tentatively raises hand.>

I quite like him.