| That half time cringefest 17:42 - Oct 19 with 9519 views | The_Romford_Blue |
I know there was bigger problems today but wtf was that about with Wardley. There’s one thing appreciating he’s good for the club but the announcer guy (and presumably the club) are taking it too far now.
For those who weren’t there I will set the scene. We’re 2-0 down and suddenly the announcer five minutes into half time gets on the mic with ‘now it’s time. HERE. WE. GO. Ohhhhh Fabio Wardleeeyyyy’ and then proceeded to conduct the crowd into singing Wardleys name. To which we then had him introduce Wardley as if it was a boxing match (weight etc) before he came out the tunnel with the belts. The interview was fine to be fair but the cringe fest was then continued with an attempted rendition of ‘he’s one of our own’ by the half time guy on the mic.
It can’t just be me that thinks this is way over the top. We’re 2-0 down at that point remember. Just screamed tinpot. |  |
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| That half time cringefest on 21:21 - Oct 19 with 2295 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| That half time cringefest on 19:44 - Oct 19 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Second balls. Jesus Christ.
I thought we had been banned from winning them today. Every time the ball dropped, I knew it would be a white shirt who picks it up. |
Don’t mean to pick him out (although I’m about to) but winning those 50/50s and the bouncing second balls in the centre circle area is usually Morsys bread and butter. Today he barely put a foot in it seemed.
Credit to the centre mid for Everton. Very good performance. | |
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| That half time cringefest on 21:23 - Oct 19 with 2271 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| That half time cringefest on 21:21 - Oct 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
Don’t mean to pick him out (although I’m about to) but winning those 50/50s and the bouncing second balls in the centre circle area is usually Morsys bread and butter. Today he barely put a foot in it seemed.
Credit to the centre mid for Everton. Very good performance. |
Yep.
Cajuste interests me. He is a good profile for the prem. 6'2. well built. Has a reputation as a strong tackler. Think he could be handy in there. |  |
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| That half time cringefest on 21:24 - Oct 19 with 2266 views | Vaughan8 |
Is this announcer there for every game?
The way he read out the teams, is utter B0ll0x and cringey.
Sorry it's my first live game of the season. If he is, he needs to be sacked. Total rubbish |  | | |
| That half time cringefest on 21:26 - Oct 19 with 2250 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| That half time cringefest on 21:23 - Oct 19 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Yep.
Cajuste interests me. He is a good profile for the prem. 6'2. well built. Has a reputation as a strong tackler. Think he could be handy in there. |
Carrying a knock isn’t he?
I’d have had him today ahead of Phillips personally. Don’t think it was the right game for KP. Would’ve been tempted to give Taylor a go tbh. He’s been good for us off the bench for a long time now | |
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| That half time cringefest on 21:27 - Oct 19 with 2226 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| That half time cringefest on 21:24 - Oct 19 by Vaughan8 |
Is this announcer there for every game?
The way he read out the teams, is utter B0ll0x and cringey.
Sorry it's my first live game of the season. If he is, he needs to be sacked. Total rubbish |
Yeah every match this season he’s done it with that OTT demeanor. | |
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| That half time cringefest on 21:29 - Oct 19 with 2191 views | Vaughan8 |
| That half time cringefest on 21:27 - Oct 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
Yeah every match this season he’s done it with that OTT demeanor. |
I found it really embarrassing to the point me and my nephew just look at each other as in "WTF is this?"
Also the "Blue Army" stuff to get the crowd going is not needed. | | | |
| That half time cringefest on 21:32 - Oct 19 with 2163 views | Woolfenthen |
| That half time cringefest on 21:29 - Oct 19 by Vaughan8 |
I found it really embarrassing to the point me and my nephew just look at each other as in "WTF is this?"
Also the "Blue Army" stuff to get the crowd going is not needed. |
The young 8 year old kid who read the team out was better, this guy is just too over enthusiastic and trying too hard |  | | |
| Hearn has got nothing to do with Wardley. (n/t) on 21:38 - Oct 19 with 2125 views | Bloots |
| That half time cringefest on 19:31 - Oct 19 by StNeotsBlue |
Wardley will have little or no say in where he fights at this stage of his career, Hearn will take him where the dough is, Saudi Arabia. [Post edited 19 Oct 2024 19:36]
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| That half time cringefest on 22:03 - Oct 19 with 2043 views | Jimmy86 |
| That half time cringefest on 21:21 - Oct 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
Don’t mean to pick him out (although I’m about to) but winning those 50/50s and the bouncing second balls in the centre circle area is usually Morsys bread and butter. Today he barely put a foot in it seemed.
Credit to the centre mid for Everton. Very good performance. |
Thought Morsy was not up to his usual high standards today, unfortunately... Unlike last season, today, when he received the ball off the back line, he either played it back to them, or wide, instead of playing on the half turn, as he has always done... | | | |
| Hearn has got nothing to do with Wardley. (n/t) on 22:19 - Oct 19 with 1977 views | StNeotsBlue |
| Hearn has got nothing to do with Wardley. (n/t) on 21:38 - Oct 19 by Bloots |
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Sorry should have said Warren or Hearn. They call the shots and both will take the Saudi £
My mate (and fellow Ipswich fan) produced The Barry Hearn Show on Spotify, worth a listen. |  | | |
| That half time cringefest on 23:31 - Oct 19 with 1877 views | Funge |
| That half time cringefest on 19:39 - Oct 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
Today’s the first time I’ve conceded we might be in trouble this year.
I always thought our spirit and fight would be enough. After all Luton gave it a good go last year on spirit and fight and I think we’re a better team than them with better players and a better manager.
But today we looked devoid of ideas going forward and seriously lacking in confidence defensively. Barely won a second ball in the middle of the park as well in the first half really didn’t help matters. |
Yeah it was very poor - Phillips not on it, at all, and Clarke looked some way away too.
That was a performance well below where we need to be, against an Everton side that really didn't have to do all that much to be quite a lot better.
The concern is that's now 2 distinctly sub-par performances, in a row, against Prem sides that will both happily take 14th this year.
If anyone can get it right its McK, but there's a few bloody expensive players there underperforming atm. |  | | |
| That half time cringefest on 23:55 - Oct 19 with 1837 views | Jimmy86 |
| That half time cringefest on 23:31 - Oct 19 by Funge |
Yeah it was very poor - Phillips not on it, at all, and Clarke looked some way away too.
That was a performance well below where we need to be, against an Everton side that really didn't have to do all that much to be quite a lot better.
The concern is that's now 2 distinctly sub-par performances, in a row, against Prem sides that will both happily take 14th this year.
If anyone can get it right its McK, but there's a few bloody expensive players there underperforming atm. |
The worry for me is that we have more time on the training pitch in between games now and at times today it looked like we'd never played together!
I know we have a few new players, but we need to get them bedded in ASAP, as there was a real lack of cohesion today | | | |
| That half time cringefest on 09:01 - Oct 20 with 1578 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
I tried to post exactly this at half time but couldn't get internet! Dreadful wasn't it? As others have said, read the effing room. |  |
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| That half time cringefest on 09:04 - Oct 20 with 1572 views | DJR |
I don't get all the hate for Fabio. He's a local boy with a relatively high profile, and from recollection was involved in one of our earlier kit launches.
As it is, I didn't sense any discontent around me in SBR upper with many people clapping him before and after the interview. [Post edited 20 Oct 2024 9:05]
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| That half time cringefest on 09:05 - Oct 20 with 1564 views | Jimmy86 |
| That half time cringefest on 09:01 - Oct 20 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I tried to post exactly this at half time but couldn't get internet! Dreadful wasn't it? As others have said, read the effing room. |
Was waiting for one of the town subs to gatecrash his moment, like he gatecrashed their promotion celebrations...
Still leaves a bad taste in the mouth, the way he carried on then | | | |
| That half time cringefest on 09:07 - Oct 20 with 1551 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| That half time cringefest on 09:04 - Oct 20 by DJR |
I don't get all the hate for Fabio. He's a local boy with a relatively high profile, and from recollection was involved in one of our earlier kit launches.
As it is, I didn't sense any discontent around me in SBR upper with many people clapping him before and after the interview. [Post edited 20 Oct 2024 9:05]
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Have you actually read the OP you're replying to? Where's the hate for Wardley? It's the stupid, OTT, Americanised nonsense coming out of the announcer people are complaining about. | |
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| That half time cringefest on 09:15 - Oct 20 with 1534 views | DJR |
| That half time cringefest on 09:07 - Oct 20 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Have you actually read the OP you're replying to? Where's the hate for Wardley? It's the stupid, OTT, Americanised nonsense coming out of the announcer people are complaining about. |
I made my comment because I don't think I can recall a positive thread involving Wardley, and this appeared to me to be just another one. [Post edited 20 Oct 2024 9:17]
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| That half time cringefest on 10:15 - Oct 20 with 1415 views | Garv |
| That half time cringefest on 21:21 - Oct 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
Don’t mean to pick him out (although I’m about to) but winning those 50/50s and the bouncing second balls in the centre circle area is usually Morsys bread and butter. Today he barely put a foot in it seemed.
Credit to the centre mid for Everton. Very good performance. |
You could very much tell he was on 4 yellows, which makes you worry for next week too because he will categorically not want to miss Leicester.
It was like the Watford away game last season (pre Norwich I think?) where he was avoiding a ban. He was almost non existent defensively because he had to be. Back then we could get away with it because Mass was so effective. Phillips isn't quite good enough to bridge the gap currently. |  |
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| That half time cringefest on 10:22 - Oct 20 with 1381 views | FrimleyBlue |
| That half time cringefest on 09:15 - Oct 20 by DJR |
I made my comment because I don't think I can recall a positive thread involving Wardley, and this appeared to me to be just another one. [Post edited 20 Oct 2024 9:17]
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I don't dislike wardley.
But he has noting to do with the football club yet there's a really strange relationship between the two. |  |
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| That half time cringefest on 10:23 - Oct 20 with 1384 views | TractorWood |
| That half time cringefest on 09:04 - Oct 20 by DJR |
I don't get all the hate for Fabio. He's a local boy with a relatively high profile, and from recollection was involved in one of our earlier kit launches.
As it is, I didn't sense any discontent around me in SBR upper with many people clapping him before and after the interview. [Post edited 20 Oct 2024 9:05]
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The ridiculous 'OHHH FABIO WARDLEY' by the announcer lad was the real problem.
He reminds me of a few seasons of Soccer AM. Just unbelievably cringe. |  |
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| That half time cringefest on 10:28 - Oct 20 with 1371 views | azuremerlangus |
In some ways I’m glad I have never managed to get a home ticket this season - I’ll stick to away matches (but only the ones that make it to 15+ points!!) |  |
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| That half time cringefest on 11:19 - Oct 20 with 1280 views | EdwardStone |
| That half time cringefest on 21:32 - Oct 19 by Woolfenthen |
The young 8 year old kid who read the team out was better, this guy is just too over enthusiastic and trying too hard |
There is no greater style crime in my book than trying too hard
The aim should always be classy, yet effortless |  | | |
| That half time cringefest on 11:26 - Oct 20 with 1260 views | TractorWood |
| That half time cringefest on 21:29 - Oct 19 by Vaughan8 |
I found it really embarrassing to the point me and my nephew just look at each other as in "WTF is this?"
Also the "Blue Army" stuff to get the crowd going is not needed. |
I detest the BLUE ARMY shout. He then proceeds to do it 2 more times......it's so painful. | |
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| That half time cringefest on 11:43 - Oct 20 with 1205 views | JackNorthStand |
Announcer needs to go.
Bring Rob back. | | | |
| That half time cringefest on 11:45 - Oct 20 with 1203 views | stonojnr |
| That half time cringefest on 10:23 - Oct 20 by TractorWood |
The ridiculous 'OHHH FABIO WARDLEY' by the announcer lad was the real problem.
He reminds me of a few seasons of Soccer AM. Just unbelievably cringe. |
its cringey, but whats the guy to do ? if he doesnt try to gee the crowd up, he'll get blamed for being boring and not creating an atmosphere.
I mean literally the worst thing he could have done at half time yesterday was mirror the crowds mood, because we'd have been totally flat 2nd half, instead just mildy flat.
and Ive no doubt he was told, gee the crowd up at half time, we need the crowd
maybe it would help if the speakers werent set at eardrum splitting levels every so often, it was crazy Wardleys interview was perfectly audible normal volume, the bits either side of it were like turned up to 20, which just increases the dislike of those bits. | | | |
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