| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR 12:22 - Aug 9 with 7044 views | SitfcB |
Very good move!
‘The Club would also like to inform supporters that Mark Murphy, who is formerly of BBC Radio Suffolk among holding various other broadcasting positions throughout his career will now take on stadium announcing duties. The Club would like to place on record its sincere thanks to former stadium announcer, Stephen Foster, for his years of excellent contribution at Portman Road.’ [Post edited 9 Aug 2023 12:24]
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:24 - Aug 9 with 6408 views | itfcjoe |
Great news, I like Stephen Foster but just never really took to him as the matchday announcer |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:35 - Aug 9 with 6267 views | pointofblue |
That's brilliant news. I don't think anyone can quite replace Rob Chandler but Mark should be a good fit in the role. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:42 - Aug 9 with 6145 views | nodge_blue |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:35 - Aug 9 by pointofblue |
That's brilliant news. I don't think anyone can quite replace Rob Chandler but Mark should be a good fit in the role. |
The clubs fortunes seemed to improve dramatically once Rob C left. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:51 - Aug 9 with 6037 views | unstableblue |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:24 - Aug 9 by itfcjoe |
Great news, I like Stephen Foster but just never really took to him as the matchday announcer |
I agree, I think Foster was pretty good, good voice for the role at times. But I'm not sure he had the personality and energy for a matchday announcer, and their were a few errors. Murphy seems to have that energy and passion - let's see how he does pitchside. But seems a good move.
Again just another indicator that the club is being run right, I think we all liked Foster, but at the same time thought he wasn't hitting the mark. And again the club make change and incremental improvement. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:08 - Aug 9 with 5838 views | SitfcB |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:24 - Aug 9 by itfcjoe |
Great news, I like Stephen Foster but just never really took to him as the matchday announcer |
Indeed, he was just a bit one tone Tony, was always going to be hard to follow someone like Rob Chandler.
MM got a bit more about him. | |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:17 - Aug 9 with 5733 views | ITFC_Forever |
Definitely an improvement on Stephen Foster, who, as said numerous times before, is a local broadcasting legend, but he didn’t translate well to stadium announcing.
Mark Murphy is a good step in the right direction, and I’m sure he’ll do it his way to match star standard set by Rob C.
Interesting that they didn’t ask Rob C back…. He and one or two others weren’t sacked, simply not asked back after Covid. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:33 - Aug 9 with 5591 views | SamWhiteUK |
The guy at Sunderland really served to highlight how poor it's been at Portman Road. Glad to hear there's a change. |  | | |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:34 - Aug 9 with 5572 views | textbackup |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 12:24 - Aug 9 by itfcjoe |
Great news, I like Stephen Foster but just never really took to him as the matchday announcer |
It was a painful listen |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:44 - Aug 9 with 5463 views | tonybied |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:08 - Aug 9 by SitfcB |
Indeed, he was just a bit one tone Tony, was always going to be hard to follow someone like Rob Chandler.
MM got a bit more about him. |
How very dare you! |  | | |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:48 - Aug 9 with 5432 views | RegencyBlue |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:17 - Aug 9 by ITFC_Forever |
Definitely an improvement on Stephen Foster, who, as said numerous times before, is a local broadcasting legend, but he didn’t translate well to stadium announcing.
Mark Murphy is a good step in the right direction, and I’m sure he’ll do it his way to match star standard set by Rob C.
Interesting that they didn’t ask Rob C back…. He and one or two others weren’t sacked, simply not asked back after Covid. |
Didnt Rob say he didn’t want to do it anymore and just wanted to watch as a supporter? Maybe I imagined that.
Agree about SF. Lovely bloke by all accounts but just not stadium announcer material. Used to have the same effect as mogadon! |  | | |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 15:25 - Aug 9 with 5043 views | hoppy |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:48 - Aug 9 by RegencyBlue |
Didnt Rob say he didn’t want to do it anymore and just wanted to watch as a supporter? Maybe I imagined that.
Agree about SF. Lovely bloke by all accounts but just not stadium announcer material. Used to have the same effect as mogadon! |
As I understood it, that was the case. His decision to stand down. I may be wrong, but that's as I remember. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 15:31 - Aug 9 with 5016 views | itfcjoe |
They tried to get Rob Chandler back, big shame they didn't manage to
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 15:48 - Aug 9 with 4873 views | Zx1988 |
Sounds like a positive change, and good to see that the club have kept with a more 'traditional' appointment, rather than either moving Dave Vance over from the Fanzone, or getting an equivalent on board. | |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 16:59 - Aug 9 with 4651 views | PhilTWTD |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:48 - Aug 9 by RegencyBlue |
Didnt Rob say he didn’t want to do it anymore and just wanted to watch as a supporter? Maybe I imagined that.
Agree about SF. Lovely bloke by all accounts but just not stadium announcer material. Used to have the same effect as mogadon! |
Was a bit of both, they didn't get back in touch after Covid and he decided he wanted to go back to the stands anyway. I believe the more recent approach to him was last year rather than this summer. |  | | |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 17:06 - Aug 9 with 4575 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 15:31 - Aug 9 by itfcjoe |
They tried to get Rob Chandler back, big shame they didn't manage to
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Not really sure how I feel about him tweeting this? Just let’s everyone know Mark Murphy was second choice, during his first day on the job….
Loved Rob as announcer. But not sure he needed to say this. |  | | |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 19:26 - Aug 9 with 4355 views | NeedhamChris |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 17:06 - Aug 9 by Matt_Netherlands |
Not really sure how I feel about him tweeting this? Just let’s everyone know Mark Murphy was second choice, during his first day on the job….
Loved Rob as announcer. But not sure he needed to say this. |
It's tricky - as the alternative is a constant stream of 'get Rob chandler back ' views.
So probably good to share, but would agree with you on timing. | |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 19:34 - Aug 9 with 4331 views | pointofblue |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 19:26 - Aug 9 by NeedhamChris |
It's tricky - as the alternative is a constant stream of 'get Rob chandler back ' views.
So probably good to share, but would agree with you on timing. |
I guess he could have left out the club's offer. Just congratulated Mark, applauded Foz, then said something along the lines of being more than happy with being in the stands. | |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 23:18 - Aug 9 with 4016 views | lizzibee |
Think I'll be the loan voice but not a Murphy fan. Would have preferred the young chap who done the none. Just find Murphy a bot above his station and on Suffolk came across as somewhat arrogant and bigger than he was. Just my view | | | |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 23:30 - Aug 9 with 3913 views | wkj |
I like Murph, but man, if only Chandler did decide to come back again - the bloke was perfect at the job.
It did seem like Fos didn't have much of a say in the matter as his tweet corrected someone saying he didn't retire but was replaced. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 23:33 - Aug 9 with 3899 views | blaggers |
Chandler was the man for me. Real shame he didn't come back, because much as though I'm enjoying Life's a Pitch on YT, Murphy doesn't have the voice for stadium announcer like Chandler (or even Foz) did. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 00:36 - Aug 10 with 3699 views | Meadowlark |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 13:33 - Aug 9 by SamWhiteUK |
The guy at Sunderland really served to highlight how poor it's been at Portman Road. Glad to hear there's a change. |
What???? |  | | |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 09:06 - Aug 10 with 3289 views | CityBlue |
as much as I admire Fozzy and his loyalty to the county, he was more scripted than FIFA 23. |  |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 10:31 - Aug 10 with 3114 views | Meadowlark |
My only misgiving is that they seem to have all been told to refer to "us" as the "Superblues"
It sounds so 1970s. I cringe every time. | | | |
| It's better than "TractorBoys" though.... on 10:33 - Aug 10 with 3106 views | Bloots |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 10:31 - Aug 10 by Meadowlark |
My only misgiving is that they seem to have all been told to refer to "us" as the "Superblues"
It sounds so 1970s. I cringe every time. |
...obviously it should simply be "Town". |  |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 10:51 - Aug 10 with 3044 views | SamWhiteUK |
| Mark Murphy the new man with the mic at PR on 00:36 - Aug 10 by Meadowlark |
What???? |
What's not to understand about what I wrote? | | | |
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