i really hope they give john orley a decent send-off. he deserves it. there should certainly be a collection around the ground for the fans to show their appreciation. i only found out recently that he does not get paid. top man!

Whoever takes on the job next should have to follow a few rules set by precedent during the fine spell that Mr Orley has done the job;
1. You don't talk for the love of hearing your own voice
2. You don't mention your own name
3. You do all of the announcing from the press box not somewhere that you think will get your ugly mug a bit of exposure.

I seem to remember this conversation cropping up before & getting a pretty much unanimous opinion on who we thought was the most suitable guy in town for the job.

Ritchie Humphreys?

Lawrence?

He said a man

So is it someone who works for Radio Hartlepool then the only station dedicated to the town of Hartlepool!!!

I couldn't do it Tony, too busy

oh no I don't like the sound of this................. self promotional types are not the types we want doing that job!!!!
Groan!!!!

get yourself on there Mick, it would be like the drunken announcers who do the snooker on the fast show is it? can't remember the comedy show

Mitchell & Webb?

aye parmo n mutley

Are you on about Goffy?

What would be wrong with him being the announcer ?

Jeff Winter would go down a storm!

Would John Orley be interested, have the time and the patience, to train a parrot, as it appears the only option.

How about alan brownlee

He can't be any worse than his brother Alistair.

there is only one person who could fill his shoes it has to be bovverbootbob

Couldn't agree more.

The affected accents of local DJs grate on me like nothing else - most of them are hideously uninteresting, depressed social inadequates who mask the fact with wacky and zany antics which are usually influenced by the work of Timmy Mallett. And have you noticed how many local DJs seem to have the same accent between, regardless of where they're from?

Apologies to any local DJs listening - I've just had some bad experiences. Why do the dullest people believe they're best equipped for broadcasting?

Within a couple of weeks we'll end up with the 'Annoucers the Star Show' with brief intervals of football squeezed in, where possible, ego permitting.

"Do these announcers ever shut the fuck up? Don't ever say stuff just because you think you should. That's the definition of an asshole."