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Hi chaps and chapesses, been looking at this board for a while now but finally thought I'd register.  I'm actually a die hard Nottingham Forest fan, but I've had a soft spot for Swindon Town now for some years, I've got 'distant' family in Swindon and a couple of very good friends, one of which is the PA announcer at The County Ground, and having lived in Swindon back in 94/95 have sort of followed Swindon Town from a distance, you could say they're my second club.

I'd be interested to know what you guys think of Danny Wilson bearing in mind your current predicament, and the fact he used to be Brizzle City's boss?  He was a name being banded around when Gary Megson finally saw sense and walked up here at Forest, but I wasn't overly sure, seems like a lower league clogger to me, but after the heartache of the play-offs last year, how long do you think the hierarchy will give before finally 'letting him go'?

How's Prutts doing for you guys too?

The PA announcer is a yokel cunt, and Prutton may as well be a peado for the amount he is liked on here.

I'll tell him you said that!  ;D

Prutts not liked then, shame really, when he first came through at Forest in 99/00 he had so much potential, bad disciplinary record though, so when he went to Southampton for £2.5m in 2003 I thought we'd got a decent price for him.  His career seemed to take a nose dive when he got banned for knocking over that ref at Southampton, came back on loan in 2007 but duly got himself sent-off in the play-offs.  Decent enough bloke though, had him at my table during a players dinner when he came back to Forest on loan, needs a bloody haircut though!

fecking hell, was he ever that good :hmmm:

Well put it this way, he came through the same youth set-up as the likes of Michael Dawson, Andy Reid and a few others that won the FA Academy League in 1999, like I said he had potential, but his discipline on the pitch let him down, David Pratt gave him his first team debut, but Paul Hart who'd coached him at Academy level had obviously decided he'd taken him as far as he could.

I think Prutts is a half decent player. The problem is that despite this he has added virtually nothing to our team. I'm not sure if its the way we play, the players around him, the general "state" we are in or Prutton himself. It just doesn't work with him in the team. Mind you it doesn't work with out him in the team either, its all broken.

Don't think you'll find many people sympathetic to Wilson's plight. We are heavily in the relegation mire. Not many a manager is going to be too popular in those circumstances.

The guys on the pa are absolutely useless, play crap music and are one of the reasons there is no atmosphere in the CG.  Please tell your mate to seek pastures new!

Is there a PA? You can never hear a peep from the top of the DRS.

If it's any consolation he is an extremely passionate Swindon fan.

Most Swindon fans I meet are fucking idiots. It's no consolation.

The mind numbing, life draining music they play at the same time in the same order every game makes me want to rip my ears off! I don't want to hear any of UB40's own "hits" let alone hear them murdering a classic EVERY BLOODY WEEK! Maybe Fitton can put his hand in his pocket and buy some new CDs.

As you can probably tell, we're all a bit grumpy on here atm. 3 points out of the last 33 available does not make for a happy fanbase. Which may mean it's not a great time to pop up with "Hi all, how's it going" type questions

Am I right in thinking the PA bloke is Shaun Skinner ?

And yes he is a yokel.

Yep Shaun Skinner is the that makes all the stands shout come on you reds.

the reason we can't hear the commentary in the DRS isn't because of him either the shitty tannoy system hasn't worked properly their for yonks something else the club need to fix as you can never hear the team being called out unless you read the score board.

It must be a right hardship to read a fucking score board.

Oooh

Get you!

It is if you are blind.

The PA system is naff in the stand cant here a thing, however I dont think its the PA system itself.

You go stand on the cycle path round the back and you can hear everything as clear as day.

Our pre-match build up is poor, from the boring, old, shit choice of music which is the same every week (at least they've stopped playing republica) to the Rockin Robin hakka and the pathetic excuse for 'cheerleaders' to the corny come on you reds to the team coming out.

Wilson, was good last season he really was. This season has shown his main strength is keeping a good thing going. However, this season has highlight he has no clue how to turn a bad thing around. He's had since November to turn us around, he's been allowed to bring players in on loan and spend cash in January.

A closer look at his previous managerial stints also seem to highlight this. Good at keeping a good thing going, cant change anything around for shit.

Prutton, I dont know what to say. I dont know what he does? Is he a holding midfielder, no. Is he a ball playing passing midfielder, no. Is he a breaking forward midfielder, no. Is he a right winger, no. His main attribute so far seems to be that he can run quite well in a straight line with the ball and thats about it. The more and more I watch him the more I think he isnt a midfielder at all and should be playing somewhere else, dunno where mind you.

As for how much time Wilson will get. If he didnt go in early december (which he obviously didnt) then he wont be going anywhere till the end of the season and we are firmly slitting our wrists at the thought of another season in league fucking two.

We better win it this time.

I think Prutton is a better player than what he has shown this season.

His best game was away at Charlton when he had a free role behind Austin.

He's this season's scapegoat.

the red army chants from skinner to those in the 3 stands pisses me off.
as does the local ska band whose song they have played to death.
just mute the fucking lot of it i say,and get shot of those fucking rocketts too.they do the same thing every week.

But that's the best way to be at the CG this season!

or blind drunk

Or both.

What's the point of reading the scoreboard....chances are the operator will get the score wrong especially against Forest  :)

 :D :D

My finest moment.

I told Nick Watkins exactly the same, the announcer is absolutely cack!!!!

Amen to that brother!

Nice and constructive that - I'm sure he'll take your comments on board

I thought cheerleaders are supposed to be a bit of eye candy, Ours are so young I feel like if i stare too long the stewards will have me kicked out and my season ticket branded with a Nonce stamp.

 :nod:

What would people realistically like to see before the match? What's there to offer? I'd quite like to see 18+ year old cheerleaders prancing around, in next to nothing on, like they do at American Football games, but it's not going to happen, so what would people prefer? Nothing? I quite like the live singing at the start of the match, as the teams enter onto the pitch, mind. Nice touch, that.
I cringe at the Rockin' Robin 'Hakka' every fucking time.....So embarrassing. Silly cunt.

An Oxford fan being mauled by bears.

The rocking robin hakka is paedotastic.

You'd have thought they'd get the jailbait doing a different routine though. The same routine twice per game can't be entertaining for anyone watching. Unless you go by the name jayohaitchenn

Cheers for that.

RATTTT OOUTTTTTTTTT

the kids love rockin robin,so he should stay.
matey shouting 'red army' down his mike is tedious though.

So what we've ascertained then is that you're not all overly keen with Shaun's PA skills?  To be fair, I normally walk in to The City Ground at 2 minutes past kick-off, but there appears to be a trend at football grounds nowadays to have radio DJ's doing the PA stuff, you guys at Swindon do it, we do it at Forest, and I know West Ham do the same to name just one other, but the pre-match banter and entertainment is aimed really at families and kids do you not think?

You lot got me thinking though, I was at a Swindon game in roughly 1994, can't remember who it was against but McMahon was in charge and if memory serves me he, or another Swindon player got sent off in the first half, but all I remember is the PA guy at half-time saying something along the lines of "I've seen some bad decisions in my time but that one takes the piss", and it being all over the national sports pages the following day.

I didn't dream it did I?

No, It happened and he was relieved of his duties on the spot.

I don't get it. Where's the pun in that?

Personally I couldn't give a shit, seems to do a reasonable job as best I can tell, but then I don't really listen to him. I don't think anyone else would care much either if we weren't all so thoroughly pissed off generally. Everything seems to grate at the moment

Following on from this the announcer at Bristol Rovers was also sacked for stating that he thought the referee was available for pantomime if anybody wanted an idiot!!

Speak for yourself. The annoucer is a cringeworthy cunt and has been for years.

Was the Chief who got sent off wasnt it?


Let Rockin' Robin go around the stands, posing for photos and keeping the kids entertained. Let the players shake hands in the tunnel. Play 'right here, right now' at full fucking volume so you cant even here yourself talk in the stands, then let the players sprint out onto the pitch.

Pretty simple and I think it would get the crowd going alot more than the current set up.

Yeah it was just as bad last season as it is this season.

He needs to stop the Red Army thing. He really does.

I was!

Is it really nessecary to say this....theres a guy come on the board....he hasn't been rude about you or the club.....what gives you the right to slag someone off you don't know.
How would you feel if someone slagged your family off?

Get a grip you sad fuck.......maybe the announcer isn't my cup of tea or yours but to be honest the guys come on the board to talk about the club and all you can do is take the piss out of his relative.
If he had come on to the board and started slagging you or the team than fair enough...but he didn't...........so show a little respect.

Well said Leefer.

It does seem a bit over the top.

Not the blokes fault, its inane crap at max volume and it always will be.

The games dont even start at 3pm anymore with the gay shake, people should get to the ground later if they hate the PA that much. Quite often Ive gone in at 3.07 thinking they must have kicked off by now, but no they are still farting about.

Am I missing something here.....relieved...taking the piss, it's right there.

There's an ignore function for a reason.

Yep.....dont go around ignoring things in life Sonic....the ignore buttons a bit of fun but i dont really take it seriously.............feel free to ignore me :D

errrr... what?

If you don't like his posts then don't read them or put him on ignore.

  Yeah Jayo...give a little respect

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34icYC8zA0

Havn't said i dont like his posts..............just didn't like that one.....why would i want to ignore anything else he might say.

Fair enough, you might find yourself with very little free time on your hands if you reply to every post on here you think is disrespectful  :)

I think everyone needs to calm down a little

 :D :D

Fuck me back in the day

blah blah blah

A cry more familiar to the town end than the squawking man these days :D

exactly

we all do this about the footballers-manager-stewards-board members.
what makes them fair game but not the tannoy announcer?

Jeez guys, there's a few wound up folk on here, are things really that bad at the County Ground? Mind you, we've just gone 4th again in the Championship and some on our forums are on suicide watch because we didn't win! Still, forums would be a dull place without it's characters and wind up merchants.

Shaun's not family, but a good mate, as my original post states, but like I said, he's a massive Town fan, and from what he's said to me is as proud as punch doing something for the club in the capacity he is.

I'm hoping he'll manage to get up north for the 'Uddersfield game in a couple of weeks, so I'll more than likely be watching the game at the Galpharm with you lot in the Pink Link Stand, we're at Swansea, can't be arsed going, bloody miles away, plus it's in Wales!

I'm sure he's a lovely man away from his job, but he's a massive irritant on the pitch. Not entirely his fault, it seems to be whats expected from the mic mongs these days at every club.

I reckon Shady is the mic gimp

I've said a few times that our pre-match entertainment fucking stinks. No point me saying it again.

It surprises me that the club have failed to sort it out though. That and the match day food.

When you look at the way the ground has been spruced up and the business has been levelled off, it is a bit weird that the entertainment and grub is all still a little bit Diamandisesque.

Maybe they intend sorting it out when the ground redevelopment is done?

uninteresting fact.
shaun, the man on the mic was a ball boy back in the day when i was.
he is town through and through to be fair to the bloke.

the burgers are dryer than a nuns c u next tuesday

Didn't he used to be a presenter on GWR (as it was before it became Heart)?

he hangs on christmas trees then :D

hahaha.edited for you

:D

yarp

Hilarious over-response.

:D

for all you criticising our man on the mic and maoning about the pre match entertainment, what would you like to see?

He's fine other than the red army thing. If he stopped the red army thing eveything will be fine.

Couldn't help laughing at the original response to Yorkshire. PA = Yokel Cunt, Prutton = Liked as much as a Paedo on here   :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

If its the same bloke I am sure they introduced him as a DJ before he did his Red Army stuff at Play Off Final? Didnt really work then so it probably wont work anytime.

However, Millwalls effort was absolute shite. Some Yank (owner?) got up to say what a wonderfully friendly community club they were!!??!!

Uh, better pre-match entertainment. Perhaps fire breathing dogs jumping through hoops being held by busty wenches.

Couldn't be too busty or they wouldn't get through the hoops. Not while holding the dogs anyway

The problem's not the pre-match entertainment, it's the during-the-match entertainment. If that was better, no-one would give a toss. Seems ridiculously unfair the amount of flak this bloke's taken just because everyone's grumpy because we're shit

I've improved my matchday experience (and probably some of the others around me) by simply not going...

Pre-match entertainment for me consists of this.

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Teenage gymnastic displays and a bloke with a microphone walking around an empty pitch are irrelevant.  And Paul's right.  Are we honestly saying that the bloke with the mike is there to generate atmosphere?  Of course not.  The atmosphere will be there in the stands if the fans are up for it...and that will happen when we start winning again.

Perhaps if matchday prices weren't so fucking expensive we wouldn't feel the need for any "entertainment".


I go for the banter, then the football. The rest is bollocks. Some bellend shouting Red Army in a think Swindon accent and then 10 nine year olds who can't dance prancing around is fucking pointless and is probably one of the many reasons we are regarded as a tinpot club/town.

It's fucking embarrasing.

Still the same as that last two times it was asked, in this thread.

Why would people be in the ground half an hour before kick off anyway?

My My humble apologies for not dedicating all of my waking hours to reading every single post of every single thread...

Its a fair point Sonic.....just feel calling someone's relly a cunt is a little over the top......i apologise to Jay if my post was a bit lippy..................on reflection i was a bit touchy on this subject.....just felt the new fella coming on the board didn't need to hear it.

No need to apologise Lee. I'm not a touchy cunt ;)

What's Paul Hart like then, westyorksnffc?

 :cry:

:-[ :-[

BB King for pre match and half time entertainment. Fuck it, lets have him for manager also.

He is playing Glastonbury you know

There's a bloke on Twitter, @fanhousepercy, who normally calls everything pretty much spot on, he's a Forest fan but a jounrno too, he reckon's Hart for Swindon is pretty much nailed on.

As for Hart himself, sorry guys but don't expect miracles.  Whilst he's a very good coach, especially at Academy level (Leeds - Bowyer, Kelly, Harte, Smith, Woodgate etc; Forest - Reid, Dawson, Harewood, Williams, Prutton(!)), man-management isn't one of his better skills.

He had two good years at Forest 2001-03, but his tactics got 'found out' in the end, likes to play a 4-4-2 using the diamond formation, so expect Prutton to be deployed on the right-hand side of the diamond - unless you've got better?  Admittedly, our glorious chairman, who decided at the end of the 2002/03 season that he would rather give his money to charity than overpaid footballers (his exact words) decided that Jim Brennan, Riccy Scimeca, Jack Lester and Jon Hjelde weren't worthy of new contracts and Darren Huckerby wasn't worthy of being signed, which lead to our play-off squad being broken up.  After that we went on a long winless run, and Hart was relieved of his job in February 2004, only to be replaced by Joke-in-Ear.

Should Hart get the job at the County Ground, he'll certainly try and add some stability, he won't take fools lightly, but unfortunately he's not that clued up tactically, if plan A fails, there's rarely a plan B.  And his successes at other clubs don't make for glorious reading either, Chesterfield, Barnsley, Portsmouth and Palace stuggled to stay up or fell away quickly after early promising starts (not too dissimilar to his time at Forest), he's a cheap option, and a nice bloke, but for me, that's where it ends.

If he is appointed though, which looks likely, I hope he does a good job, I really do, it'll be a shame to see Town suffer another relegation,, but maybe the change is just what you need right now?

Sounds just like Danny Wilson!

(Oooo-iiii-oooo he was just like Danny Wilson...)

I really do hope he will save us from relegation, but Andrew Fitton has proved himself to be a total fluke when it comes to hiring managers, so we can only hope that he doesn't thread the same paths again...

Great post, thanks for that. Certainly an insight and confirms some of my fears.

If he can repeat what he did for Palace last season then I'll be happy. I'm not sure he's one for a long term appointment though.

To be honest, I don't really care about the long-term just yet. The fact is he went in to Pompey and Palace and kept them up. Hoepfully he can do the same here, then we can worry about the long term in May.

Exactly how I feel.

I'm sure that's what the board are thinking as well.

And me. Put it this way, I'd rather we stay up and have Hart in League 1 next season, than go down and get a "name" appointment in League 2

Same here. I'll slash my fucking wrists if we go down :suicide:

I realise that's an emoticon of someone blowing their brains out but hey, I may even do that if we go down...there's no way of telling.

It won't be pretty either way :no:

Back on topic!

I came across these postings yesterday and thought it only fair to put my case forward!!

I`m Shaun Skinner, (man on the mic  / matchday bloke, etc: etc:) call me what you want, ::)

I fully understand some of the points made about the matchday atmosphere, but let me give you some background info:

Firstly, the old chestnut of the PA system:

1) Yes, its not brilliant...In fact, its very very old, and needs over 10k spent on it to get it to a much higher standard. Ive given up my own time to help the guys at the club work on improving things and we have come a long way to get it sounding alot better. Believe me, 18 months ago, the system was on its last legs. Because of the long term plans, ie redevelopment, it just isnt cost effective to spend 10k on a system that will be ripped out in a few years time. That money is better spent on more important things at the club.The PA does work better in some areas of the ground, and there is nothing I can do about that.....

2) Sorry If I have annoyed people by doing a "red army" chant prior to kick off. I started to do this to try and create a better atmosphere at the club. Its the first time I have heard anything negative, so if what I`m doing is wrong - I`ll put a stop to it.

3) Rockin` Robin. Give the guy a break. The guy is out there, love him or hate him, in all weathers. The kids love him, and he works damn hard doing what he does

4) The Rocketts. Thanks for the feedback on this. I`ll pass this onto Adam at the club in due course.

5) ME...I`ll never be in a situation where I can be everyones cup of tea. Ive been a Town fan since the year dot, and love this club and the fans. The club contacted me 3 years ago asking if I could help out on matchdays, which I did. I give up my own time to try and do something good and create a better atmosphere. Whilst I`m not responsible for the choice in music, activities on the pitch, rocketts, the robin, I do have an input - the same as you guys. So, if theres any serious suggestions, then let me know and I`ll pass them on.

6)Music - we cant please everyone, so, again, any suggestions, do let me know....

I am a "yokel", I do have a wiltshire acent, and I`m proud of my roots - and I love this club.

I don't actually mind the Red Army thing, as cringeworthy as it generally is, but you should really do the Town End last.

Good first post you babe x

It`d be nice to be able to take it to the next level even, what with a new manager and all!

Hi Shaun, and welcome.
Good first post.
I haven't read through this thread to be honest, but the PA system in the DRS stand is pretty terrible.
In fact you can hear it better from outside as you're approaching than you can inside.

I like Rockin' Robin, he interacts with the kids and away fans and is actually very funny sometimes.

Ref the intro music, something upbeat and rocky to get the crowd going would be good.
We had a thread on here a few years ago about suggestions for intro music, one that was mentioned by a few people was Oasis - F**king in the bushes.
But I guess the title of the track and the fact there is swearing in it, although very quiet is not acceptable.
What about The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony or something like that?
Or something rockier like Enter Sandman by Metallica :)

Ska

That is all.

Good points well put Shaun, got to comment however, how many people would be moaning about the PA, Rockin Robin etc if the results had been different this season?
What I am saying is if we had been promoted/made the play offs/Hart had not come etc etc I am sure there would have been a more positive atmosphere and there would not be such negativity...

Got to say re Rockin Robin we have the most interactive mascot I have seen all season at any game, he also managed to piss off away players during warm up and away fans at matches too....good work fella!!

How about the club runs a poll to suggest the new intro music - that would put an end to that discussion.

Generating an atmosphere at any ground is not easy but varying the music a bit more might help - Also a pre match or half time contest that had some real substance might work.

Back in the old days at Watford they had a season long competiton where 2 schools would compete each half time to gain a place eventually in the final on the last home game of the season - they would dribble the ball from half way line and have one shot at the goal to score ... eventually there was a quarter final - semi final and final ... and the prize was a season ticket each for the 5 lucky winners ...

Doesnt have to be the same thing but a meaningful competition makes it fun for all concerned ...

Personally Id like to see the Swindon Ladies play their match ahead of ours on a match day provided the pitch was up to standard

PS Rockin Robin is ace and the girl singing I cant help falling in love is a nice touch - sadly ruined by the PA tho

Thing is, I don't think the man with the mike is ever going to 'create' an atmosphere...any more than the idiots with drums in the stands that some clubs have to put up with.  The atmosphere will be there, or it won't.  One game that I'll always remember for that reason (and a few others) was the first game of the 1992-93 season at home to Sunderland - the game that Glenn scored his screamer at the Stratton Bank.  I was in the Town End that day and a full half a hour before kick off you could cut the atmosphere with a knife.  The Sunderland fans at the other end were loud, and the Town End was on fire as well.  Had a knot in my stomach from 2.30pm.  No man on the mike required that day.

I'm not knocking what you do...far from it.  Fair play to you for putting your head above the parapet.  I just think that atmosphere creation should be left to the fans in the stands.

I always liked the idea of recording the fans singing full pelt and then playing that over the tannoy.

Get on it

What like the German commentator in Escape to Victory?

welcome shaun.I don't think you do a bad job but I suggest you keep things simple. Make announcements,introduce sponsors-mascots etc and ditch the red army chant. Rockin robin does a great job and the kids love him. Nothing needs to change in his regard. My daughter used to go to games solely to see rockin robin.

The music sounds terrible though the pa system, so whatever is played sounds like shit. The tannoy in the Arkells where i sit is too loud and peircing to the ears. It really is horrible if you are sat near it. Fighting a losing battle in that regard I think

I'm not knocking what you do...far from it.  Fair play to you for putting your head above the parapet.  I just think that atmosphere creation should be left to the fans in the stands.
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I buy that 100%...A few premiership clubs dont even have a PA guy before kick off as the fans make the atmosphere so electric.

Its a tough one, when the results are going your way - the atmos is great, but like last season, things really went from bad to worse. I can even recall the last game of the season when a fan blamed me for "everything." Crap burgers,. expensive matchday ticket, ques for the gents, and to top it all, it was all my fault that we got relegated :(

Took it on the chin of course!!

Back on topic, keep the thoughts and ideas coming and I`ll take each and everyone one of them to my next meeting down at the club - which any of you guys are welcome to join in....The clubs biscuits are actually very nice..

S

A bit of variety would be nice. Having the same songs played week in week out makes the whole "matchday experience" a bit "meh" for me. Every time I hear Republica a little piece of me dies.

On that point are you free to play anything you like (that is child friendly), or are there licensing/royalty issues? I've no idea what "public broadcast" licensing means and whether it is even applicable to a football club.

I can recommend a good localish group ;)

I recall a conversation with the club last year, where the FA had done some sort of deal with PRS (Performing rights society) and there was a list of songs that fell under some of blanket deal. PRS had looked at songs played at all league clubs, had drawn up a list and then went to the FA and said if you stick to these most commonly played songs it will only cost you £xxx`s per year.......

Frankly, I thought it was pants, but its one thing that I plan to work on for next season...so keep song suggestions coming....

S

(Btw, must point out that Im not an employee of STFC and these thoughts are my own, and not that of the club, Rockin Robin etc: etc:...... :wink:)

I'm interested in knowing how this went

Now I know you're lying Shaun, I eat the biscuits and they ain't that good.

The one thing that was good from last year were the groundsmen, they are great, so entertaining and keep the grass look so good.   The best groundsman is that tall bloke with a long fork. ;)

There's one groundsman, a tall bloke, who's a forking twat.

I'll get me coat..

Relegation was such a painfully slow process that that apathy had long since taken over by the time it was confirmed. So instead of slashing my wrists I just went...'Meh!'

Probably a better option than wrist slashing in hindsight.

I thought the girl singing "Wise men say" before kick off worked well, if we were up there challenging last season , we might of got all 3 stands joining in(well some of the side stands).

Every time I hear the Bryan Adam's song 'We're Gonna Win' I know we're not. We played it most of last season and we got relegated, and the last time they regularly played it 4 years ago... yes we got relegated !!

That song should be banned...End of !!!

Saying that I don't mind 'Summer Of 69' !!

I think the player who wins MOTM should get to pick the song they would walk out too. that would be good, we would have a vereation of songs and a bit of banter and stick from the players.
Maybe?...

I'd agree about the young lady that sings wise men say it was different and perhaps as has been suggested if we was on a winning run then the crowd may join in.

Again in agreement on music more variety is needed the stuff that is played is so dated, play something different instead of the same thing every week

How about when a player scores to play some sort of blast of music

Keep on with the 'red army' chants it may be naff sometimes but hey we are swindon we're allowed to be different

Fair play to you for coming on here as well.

Wrong sport.  But if that's your thing, the Wildcats would love to see you down at the Link Centre.

hi well for starters the pa system in the don rogers is poor-we can barely hear it. For song to run out to-how about the red red robin? Has more place
at swindon than charlton.
Suggestion-why not invite suggestions from the fans for the runout song and run a poll in the adver

Fuck that the adver will just fix it again.

i think this shows that nobody can agree.Just switch the fucking lot off and let the shitty scoreboard(does it work anymore) do its thang.

Scoreboards fine. If you were to turn up now and then you would know that  ;)

no its shit mate.

I'd like to see Spencer White in the centre of the pitch at halftime with a microphone screaming: "WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU? LET'S BE 'AVING YOU!"

I personally think it would enhance most peoples matchday experience.

No-one will hear him in the DRS anyway.

I remember when the administrators took the speakers from in front of the North Stand.

You were the one that shouted "Remember, we've never lost at Wembley" over the tannoy at the play off final too right?! As soon as you said that, I knew we'd lose!

This is the thread where Sonic got shirty with me :D

Fair play Shaun....cringeworthy maybe,but not a cunt  ;)