The PA Announcer at Croke Park

[Junior]

Thats a common thing here in Germany where the PA announces the players 1st name and then the crowd calls out his second name. Same when the home team scores he goes "FC Bayern Muenchen" and the crowd goes "Eins" and then says the name of the other club and the crowd goes "Null". He then says thanks (in German of course) and the crowd says youre welcome (again in German). Obviously it must be a continental thing then.

Then He says "So how are ye doing?"
And the fans reply "not so bad, hows yerself?"
And he says "Im grand - do you come here often?"
And they say......ok I give up......

[Schumi]

Thats a common thing here in Germany where the PA announces the players 1st name and then the crowd calls out his second name. Same when the home team scores he goes "FC Bayern Muenchen" and the crowd goes "Eins" and then says the name of the other club and the crowd goes "Null".

Do they do this for consolation goals too? "FC Bayern Muenchen". "Eins". "Eintract Frankfurt". "Vier".

[AidoP]

Do they do this for consolation goals too? "FC Bayern Muenchen". "Eins". "Eintract Frankfurt". "Vier".

By that stage the Bayern fans are already gone cos they have to get their trains to Nuremberg/Austria/Switzerland so theres usually silence :) My funniest PA memory from the LoI was when Finn Harps played a game at home and the lad put up the electronic board to say which subsitution was being made and after a number of times of pressing buttons and putting the board up with nothing on it the PA said something along the lines of "Ah for Gods sake Paddy the board isnt working so just use the old number boards". Brilliant.

[4tothefloor]

:rolleyes: Silence for the kicker ISN'T only a Munster thing. Jesus H Christ, is there anything Munster Rugby hasn't done....

Munster invented everything about rugby you ape, rugby capital of the world :rolleyes::D

[Donegalcelt]

[QUOTE=twoenz;1274225]The adverts are a FIFA directive: you're not allowed to show anything that can be contentious. QUOTE]

The screen is only supposed to cover each half in real time. Replays are only shown of things that have totally no contentiousness, if at all.

It's the exact same for the GAA games at Croker, as there was an incident replayed on the screen a few years back that influenced a decision - Wexford footballers I think?? The ads always pop up there too. Rugby is different as there is a television match official, and in the case of the Tommy Bowe efforts against Oz, the crowd as well as the TMO could have their view on it.

But, why does the clock always stop dead at 45 or 90? It's the same at football grounds everywhere

[tetsujin1979]

But, why does the clock always stop dead at 45 or 90? It's the same at football grounds everywhere
So the players can't complain to the ref if he plays more injury time than is indicated.

[OneRedArmy]

The very same PA welcomed the Ireland and Argentina teams onto the field on Saturday at the RDS.....not sure how the Fijians felt about it.

"Clown" as the fella next to me opined, sums it up nicely.

[Schumi]

The very same PA welcomed the Ireland and Argentina teams onto the field on Saturday at the RDS.....not sure how the Fijians felt about it.

"Clown" as the fella next to me opined, sums it up nicely.

I was half expecting him to ask us to welcome "your Ireland team".

[Donegalcelt]

He was definately hungover for the Oz game - never hears anything as ropey!

[RodgenotPodge]

He likes to get in a few mentions of BRIANNN O DRISCOLLLLL to make himself feel part of it all. Maybe his worst ever moment was last year after the All Blacks finished the Haka and he tried to start an "Ireland, Ireland" chant. He got about half-way through the second "Ireland" when someone mercifully gagged him. A moment of pure cringe.

Mind you, I thought he was marginally better (i.e. silent) at the RDS on Saturday - there were several seconds during which I could hear myself think. It would be nice if some of the criticism was getting noticed but I'll suspend judgement until after the Springboks visit on Saturday.

[mypost]

Thats a common thing here in Germany where the PA announces the players 1st name and then the crowd calls out his second name.

There's no better way of announcing a goal imo, or home line ups. Really whips the crowd up. Much better than a barely enthusiastic drone, that you get here.

With Bayern, the PA/crowd always announces "nul" for the opponents when Bayern score, regardless of the actual score. Happens everywhere else in the Bundesliga as well.

The French bloke admittedly pulled a fast one when France "scored" last week, declaring the overall score, rather than the one on the night. :mad:

[magnumpi]

attended most of FC Nürnberg's home games in 2004/2005 and have to say this is an awesome way to get the atmosphere going / gee up the players.

not sure you could get it going in ireland, but would be good if you could...

and also, after lad's score....

[RodgenotPodge]

I'm all for a bit of atmosphere. Just can we find someone who isn't a complete cretin to do it?

[elroy]

Id love the job, in fact Id do it for free :D

[RodgenotPodge]

It's a deal. That's more than the current nitwit is worth and you couldn't be any worse.

[gspain]

At the rugby on saturday he (assume it is the same guy) butchered the South African names in a totally incompetent display. Obviously apart from winning the World Cup and the tri nations they are nobodies in world rugby. He then announced that Bakkies Botha (top player and high profile withdrawal) was coming on to the pitch.

[jbyrne]

At the rugby on saturday he (assume it is the same guy) butchered the South African names in a totally incompetent display. Obviously apart from winning the World Cup and the tri nations they are nobodies in world rugby. He then announced that Bakkies Botha (top player and high profile withdrawal) was coming on to the pitch.

and he announced the end of the game with Ireland still to take their last penalty.

he thinks its all about him and just never shuts up. example: three mins to go on sat in a very tense second half and the PA clown comes on to spend a good 30 secs announcing the MOTM with the SA team attacking our line. pathetic!

[dingbat]

I'm all for a bit of atmosphere. Just can we find someone who isn't a complete cretin to do it?Yep. Bang on the money.

[OneRedArmy]

The Tadhg de Brun thing at half time was hilarious in its incompetence. The poor fella must have been mortified.

"A legend who most of you know". Err, no, he's a floor manager, ergo most people in the stadium won't know him.

As for his announcements when the Beast came off and odd for a bloodbin, cringeworthy. A long string of letters that failed to come together into a name.

[RodgenotPodge]

The half-time stuff was extraordinary - I guess the De Brun guy must have given the nitwit a few gigs or something.

We were breaking up at his efforts to pronounce the names - you'd think he would at least have the courtesy and professionalism to prepare - he sounded like he had never seen the names before, never mind heard them pronounced.

[OneRedArmy]

The half-time stuff was extraordinary - I guess the De Brun guy must have given the nitwit a few gigs or something.

We were breaking up at his efforts to pronounce the names - you'd think he would at least have the courtesy and professionalism to prepare - he sounded like he had never seen the names before, never mind heard them pronounced.
Ma-ta-rar-ra-wee-ra. He took about 10mins to say it.

[EastTerracer]

But, why does the clock always stop dead at 45 or 90? It's the same at football grounds everywhere

I happened to be at an Argentinian league match at the weekend (shameless showing off there) where they didn't stop the scoreboard clock for injury time and played out the full four minutes. I think it was the first time I'd ever seen it but River Plate took advantage to score an injury time equaliser against Estudiantes (including Juan Sebastian Veron who still looks a classy player).

[magnumpi]

I happened to be at an Argentinian league match at the weekend (shameless showing off there) where they didn't stop the scoreboard clock for injury time and played out the full four minutes. I think it was the first time I'd ever seen it but River Plate took advantage to score an injury time equaliser against Estudiantes (including Juan Sebastian Veron who still looks a classy player).

yeah, everyone mind their toes while EastTerracer carelessly namedrops exotic holiday destinations....;)

totally agreee that the injury time should run on the clock, but this is sometimes complicated by the issue of further stoppages during stoppage time....

and shouldn't that be, JS Veron, who now looks a classy player.... he was awful when he played in the premiership.

[Leeside Swagger]

He then announced that Bakkies Botha (top player and high profile withdrawal) was coming on to the pitch.

The RTE commentator got BJ and Bakkies mixed up as well.

[dingbat]

The RTE commentator got BJ and Bakkies mixed up as well.Comparing the PA guys to Ryle Nugent is about right - after all, he's one of the worst commentators in television or radio history.

[bennocelt]

Comparing the PA guys to Ryle Nugent is about right - after all, he's one of the worst commentators in television or radio history.

Def 100000% per cent right. How many times does he call 50-50 decisions wrong?
Thank christ the BBC usually have the same game running

[gspain]

The RTE commentator got BJ and Bakkies mixed up as well.


The Aertel guy must have been double jobbing.

[mypost]

totally agree that the injury time should run on the clock, but this is sometimes complicated by the issue of further stoppages during stoppage time....

The major problem is that nobody knows how much injury time there is until the clock strikes 90 minutes, and it gives nobody the time to adjust the scoreboard.

The injury time board should go up 1 or 2 minutes before. What's the need to wait til the 90 minute mark is reached?

[jmurphyc]

Eh, actually it's not allowed to continue the clock on the big screen, at any ground, after 45:00 or 90:00.

Check for yourself.

Maybe I'm imagining it, but I could have sworn that the clock for the game in Paris went past the 90 minute mark. :confused:

[eaststand85]

Maybe I'm imagining it, but I could have sworn that the clock for the game in Paris went past the 90 minute mark. :confused:

Can't remember but I presume it did once it went to extra time? ;)

[OwlsFan]

I see he called us "customers" last night. The award went to the xth number customer through the gates at the Aviva Stadium. She got some tickets to the Carlsberg Nations games but judging by the sound of her name she was from foreign parts. I thought we were "supporters" :(

I also see that his brief is to mention Aviva as many times as possible. "A big Aviva welcome", "A big Aviva round of applause" "the Aviva man of the match" -heaven help us if we ever play Spain it will be "aviva Espagna".

[RodgenotPodge]

Not looking forward to him sqawking his way through the New Zealand try scorers tomorrow - he may be on air an uncomfortably long time.

[gustavo]

Apparently Gerry McCabe was playing for us on Sunday

[jbyrne]

he is a complete fool who ruins the atmosphere. at last wed match the pre match music just before ko to rev up the crowd and team was the opening few bars of riverdance. was surreal

[Wolfie]

I think Vincent Brown should door step this war criminal and get him to resign in the national interest.

[OwlsFan]

Vincent hasn't had much success in this regard so far.

Does the clown really need to tell us what game we are watching or is that for blind people? And as for three cheers or words to that effect for the opposition at then end - puke.

The Liverpool PA man from what I hear on the box is the opposite - so laid back he sounds as if someone has just woken him up.

[jbyrne]

circa 2003 / 2004 the FAI instigated a few items on match day that in their wisdom they thought would improve an atmosphere which was fine imo. thankfully some things like the dreadful carlsberg band have fallen by the wayside but we are still stuck with this self-appointed chief cheerleader who manages to suck the atmosphere out of the stadium by tacky announcments, dreary and tired pre-match music and even worse music after we score. who in their right mind thinks these things improve the atmosphere at our matches? our 12th man used to count at home but not anymore thanks to this kind of raz mat az. i find it frustrating really

[Wolfie]

Yes - joking aside - the home games atmosphere is terrible.

I've willingly made a spectacle of myself for years by having the temerity to roar the team on and participate (as far as a fan can, you'll understand).

Its not the opera, I'm sure you are all well aware that a crowd at a football game need to generically create the atmosphere. There's just not enough of the crowd willing to do this.

I remember attending matches during the 80's and early 90's and a lot of the crowd on both terraces were like minded in generating the atmosphere.

The beginning of the end was the introduction of bucket seats. There was a marked difference in atmosphere from them on.

[aidz1]

to be fair to the ybig lads who got the singing section organised, in croke park and now in the south stand of landsdowne road, have made a big difference.
the atmosphere in that section is pretty good. most stand up and sing loud for the whole game.

[jbyrne]

to be fair to the ybig lads who got the singing section organised, in croke park and now in the south stand of landsdowne road, have made a big difference.
the atmosphere in that section is pretty good. most stand up and sing loud for the whole game.

wouldnt disagree and despite the PA announcer trying to do his best to drown them out.
i understand that they liase closely with the FAI in relation to music etc. If the play list is down to them they have made a mess in that regard. the opening sequernce of riverdance just before ko v norway was a complete disaster

[Kingdom]

I thought the crowd was more the disaster v Norway.

In fairness they've/we've submitted playlists before and twice I've been in the ground early and not heard a quarter of what was submitted.

Is there many still using this site, that use the other site?

[elroy]

Am on both sites, but prefer this one personally. Layout and general discussion is better here imo.

Think the worst 'entertainment' idea in recent years was brook shields a few years back roaring over the mic while asking everyone if they were from cork, clare, limerick etc etc until he gone through all 32.

[Kingdom]

Am on both sites, but prefer this one personally. Layout and general discussion is better here imo.

Think the worst 'entertainment' idea in recent years was brook shields a few years back roaring over the mic while asking everyone if they were from cork, clare, limerick etc etc until he gone through all 32.

The "fan" site is better there, the discussion here.

That Brush Shields incident, was up there with Phil Babb's overhead against the Czech's as funniest moments supporting Ireland. Classic stuff.

[elroy]

Ah yes Brush Shields, Brooke Shields would be a completely different proposition altogether :)

[OwlsFan]

I haven't seen this commented on elsewhere but I found it bizarre that the Lansdowne PA announced played happy clappy music when Scotland scored! Next he'll play the Erika March when the Germans come to town.

[jbyrne]

I haven't seen this commented on elsewhere but I found it bizarre that the Lansdowne PA announced played happy clappy music when Scotland scored! Next he'll play the Erika March when the Germans come to town.

yes, bizarre and pathetic. commented here....
http://foot.ie/threads/199516-Scotland-Game-13-June-15?p=1824285#post1824285

[OwlsFan]

8000+ views of this thread ! Amazing. I was disappointed at the German game that we weren't given the half time scores of the game in Scotland and elsewhere. People who get off their backsides and go to matches are discriminated in many ways vis a vis the barstooler with the absence of scores, replays of controversial incidents etc etc. The rugby crowd get to see everything played back but apparently the powers that be in UEFA/FIFA don't trust the football fan to behave responsibly.

I think there is a new PA guy.

[DeLorean]

With Scotland equalising right on half time maybe it would have been a bit of a downer if announced (as it seemed like a bad thing at the time). If it's any consolation also, the GAA don't show replays of controversial incidents either, and they trust rival supporters enough to sit together in harmony. I suppose it's just an extra tool for supporters to beat the referee with when a decision goes against them, a bit frustrating alright though. As for all the other scores, buy a cheap smart phone old chap :p

[tetsujin1979]

The only incidents in a game that do get replayed on the big screen are goals. Controversial incidents are not replayed because it's a form of video refereeing. If the ref gets a decision wrong, and it's put on a massive screen in the stadium (two in the Aviva) then the crowd, plus the wronged team would be on his back.