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Stadium announcements, 'hate' etc

chilham
chilham Posts: 297
in General Charlton
Sorry if this has already been discussed, I couldn't see a topic heading, but do other stadiums, EFL or otherwise, also play the public announcements that boom out across The Valley at each home game, as I can't recall hearing these in televised matches - or do they get 'dimmed' by sound engineers on TV?
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  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    They would arguably be ok before the start and at half time but the multiple repeating of that and the “no smoking” one drive me nuts. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    I've been told by someone in the know (one of the sound guys 😉)  that it's an EFL edict. Have to do them during the game and the times are already planned by the club beforehand.

    I'm sure I've heard one on the tv recently, but can't remember hearing one at Wycombe earlier this season. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    I don’t understand how the “text hate to … if you want to report something” thing works. Either you need to save the number in your phone for future events, which seems unlikely, or the issue needs to be happening at precisely the moment that they make the announcement. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,316
    Reckon Brian Cole's got the voice for it perfect tbh, just the right amount of tutting condescension. Usually gets broadcast just when everyone would be swearing at a shit ball out of play or something too. All part of the glorious theatre 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    golfaddick said:
    I've been told by someone in the know (one of the sound guys 😉)  that it's an EFL edict. Have to do them during the game and the times are already planned by the club beforehand.

    I'm sure I've heard one on the tv recently, but can't remember hearing one at Wycombe earlier this season. 
    I don't recall hearing it at recent away games. Certainly nothing last night.
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    They are irritating, boring, pointless and annoying. Other than that they are great.

    I would be very interested to know whether anyone, ever, has been daft enough to use the "Hate" message number.  They'll be dealt with discretely, you know. But the Met will still know how to contact you. Why would anyone put themselves in the frame for having to deal with those incompetents?
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,680
    Those caught smoking in the toilets have to remain behind after the game. 

    Culprits then have to take the cross bar challenge whilst facing a barrage of Brian Cole's announcements, wisecracks and side swipes.  Brian is determined to hone his act and hopes one day to come up with a catchy line to accompany the halfway line, free beer if you hit the bar - but at the next game - not this one ... challenge.   
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,793
    I hate them. And, I don’t recall hearing them at other grounds. PC gone mad imo. 
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited November 2022
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:
    Those caught smoking in the toilets have to remain behind after the game clean them after the game.

    Culprits then have to take the cross bar challenge whilst facing a barrage of Brian Cole's announcements, wisecracks and side swipes.  Brian is determined to hone his act and hopes one day to come up with a catchy line to accompany the halfway line, free beer if you hit the bar - but at the next game - not this one ... challenge.   

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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,044
    I went to the Brentford v Gillingham game on Tuesday, an announcement was made that the game would be delayed for 15 minutes due to congestion caused by problems with the trains.
    A further message came over that the game would then be delayed for another five minutes.  I do not know what difference that made.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,044
    DaveMehmet said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    I went to the Brentford v Gillingham game on Tuesday, an announcement was made that the game would be delayed for 15 minutes due to congestion caused by problems with the trains.
    A further message came over that the game would then be delayed for another five minutes.  I do not know what difference that made.
    20 minutes
    Very sharp.
  • Valley Ant
    Valley Ant Posts: 467
    They seem to play them just as something positive is happening just to dampen the spirits.
    I acknowledge the "hate" one is a very important message but I think they should be shown before the game and at half time.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,856
    why not have the text hate ones dotted around the pitch facing the crowd

    only need a a few along each side of the ground then if anyone wants to report something they are easily visible
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,252
    They drive me mad now. I am pretty sure it is just a Charlton virtue signalling thing. Please stop.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    Maybe we should all report to 64446 that we hate the endless "nannying" messages Brian is being asked to read out
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,342
    Have done loads of away games this season. Cannot remember a single club playing this, we get 2 seperate messages in each half of every game (including when less than 700 people were in the ground).

    When the ref had stopped the game against Ipswich due to the whistle we still got the recorded message out about smoking in the toilets before anything came on about the whistle

    Sums the club off the pitch, intention might be good, the execution is dreadful 
  • MStuartPerm
    MStuartPerm Posts: 611
    Certainly didn’t say it at Stevenage on Tuesday. 
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  • alburyaddick
    alburyaddick Posts: 574
    The messages are repetitive, tedious, patronising and bloody irritating. They should stop them immediately!! 
  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,219
    I've been to 5 aways this season so far and don't recall hearing 1 single message at any of those away games.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,071
    I called it a few times after feeling abused watching what we were serving up on the pitch. Thankfully things have gotten better the past few weeks so it does work. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,738
    An item for the next FF agenda, methinks. 
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,212
    It doesn’t bother me in the slightest.  Hear a few moaning about it around me when it’s announced and always think it’s an odd thing to get upset by.  Especially when we’re getting served up by the likes of MK Dons.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    I was tempted during the first half against Oxford to text them to say that I had seen something offensive............
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,247
    BR7_addick said:
    It doesn’t bother me in the slightest.  Hear a few moaning about it around me when it’s announced and always think it’s an odd thing to get upset by.  Especially when we’re getting served up by the likes of MK Dons.
    If anything is fair game to be hateful towards its the franchise and all who support it
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,212
    edited November 2022
    Carter said:
    BR7_addick said:
    It doesn’t bother me in the slightest.  Hear a few moaning about it around me when it’s announced and always think it’s an odd thing to get upset by.  Especially when we’re getting served up by the likes of MK Dons.
    If anything is fair game to be hateful towards its the franchise and all who support it
    Agreed, I’m a lot more offended by Dean Lewington than I am the hate announcement.  
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    It's extremely annoying and is undoubtedly a dampener on any atmosphere. 
    It's the announcing that's so off putting more than the message.
    It would be just as annoying if they started audio adverts in the middle of the game, or "make sure you get a pie or pint at half time".
    It's the intrusion that is annoying not the message.
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,252
    Covered End said:
    It's extremely annoying and is undoubtedly a dampener on any atmosphere. 
    It's the announcing that's so off putting more than the message.
    It would be just as annoying if they started audio adverts in the middle of the game, or "make sure you get a pie or pint at half time".
    It's the intrusion that is annoying not the message.
    I agree that any announcements would be annoying. But an announcement to sell more pies would at least make commercial sense. The hate one is virtue signalling 'look at us, we really care', without any understanding of the downer effect it has on fans.
    The no smoking one is also petty. Who really cares if somebody sneaks up by the gates to have a fag at half time in the wide open spaces?
    Its all  unnecessary bullshit.

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