by Freez » Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:02 pm
The match announcer at The Kassam Stadium happens to also be the reporter for BBC Radio Oxford.
So at 2pm, he announces the teams to the slowly assembling crowd, "starting with Morecambe Town line up" he then proceeds to read out the team.. "And the Shrimpers substitutes are"????
Needless to say I decided that one mistake was an accident but two was lazy journalism and sought him out.
I was polite and friendly and approached him, and after an introduction explained that we were NOT Town and that The Shrimpers were actually Southend Utd!! He immediately lost eye contact, started fiddling with his desk and became snotty and a bit uppity.
He dismissed it and said it was a mistake, so I replied that I thought we were at a professionally run club but I have obviously stumbled into Oxford City???
His mate laughed but he didn't. However he did say if he made another mistake he would apologise for all of them by signalling to me!!
When Willo got injured and subbed, he announced that Alex Wilson was going off!! His mate looked at me and I laughed back, he nudged the announcer who, fare play, apologised and laughed and waved!!
Tin pot but at least we got a point!!
Frisnit Frisnit!!