John Orley

down the road · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:27 pm

i have been told its his last game tomorrow as pa announcer. If its true all the best to him. clappp

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:53 pm

Yep,all the best to Mr Orley,& step forward Mr Dunn,

chessington · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 8:40 am

Does anyone know how long he's been the pa announcer

To the best of my knowledge, he's been there ever since I first started going to games in the early 80's, part of the furniture if you like. Will certainly be strange to hear someone else's voice next season.

Thanks and all the best John.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 9:20 am

I hope the Poolies chant his name today!!!! :coool:

And let's just hope a 'Proper' Poolie gets the job for next season!!!! :coool:

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 10:07 am

He must have been doing this 30 years I reckon.

Dodgyknees · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 10:36 am

Unpaid, yet.

Dodgyknees · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 10:37 am

Due a testimonial or something!

poolsmacca09 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:05 pm **Posts:** 319

27 years according to the website

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 11:35 am

chip fireball wrote:

MutleyRules wrote:

I hope the Poolies chant his name today!!!! :coool:

And let's just hope a 'Proper' Poolie gets the job for next season!!!! :coool:

job has been given to a club man i heard. sadx

alienlife · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 6:46 pm

Good to see he got a decent round of applause at half time.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

The club rewarded him with a brick in centenery wall :roll:

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 7:56 pm

For the service he has given the club they should name a stand after him.

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2484

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

The club rewarded him with a brick in centenery wall :roll:

...and a lifelong season-ticket, which was a good gesture by the club clappp

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 8:07 pm

JohnnyMars wrote:

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

The club rewarded him with a brick in centenery wall :roll:

...and a lifelong season-ticket, which was a good gesture by the club clappp

Don't let that fact get in the way of a bleat

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat May 01, 2010 10:56 pm

Warwick Hunt wrote:

For the service he has given the club they should name a stand after him.

I hope you are being sarcastic.....

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 8:43 pm

Yes I was, considering stands generally get named after players or managers but when you think about it John Orley has probably spent more time at Pools than any other official (paid or unpaid) in the club's 102 year history.

AberdeenPools · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 9:07 pm

JohnnyMars wrote:

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

The club rewarded him with a brick in centenery wall :roll:

...and a lifelong season-ticket, which was a good gesture by the club clappp

A lifelong season-ticket? Poor bugger..... bbolt

born toulouse · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 10:31 am

"John Orley has probably spent more time at Pools than any other official (paid or unpaid) in the club's 102 year history".

John Orley has done a brilliant job but so have others over the years. My grandad, Frank Perryman, was secretary from the late 1930s through to the early '70s. I don't think he got paid, in fact I'm pretty sure he lent the club money on a few occassions and never got it back!

Quite a lot of "old timers" did long service at Pools but that sort of thing has gone missing from the modern game- John Orley is a throwback and I mean that as an enormous compliment!

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 11:14 am

born toulouse wrote:

"John Orley has probably spent more time at Pools than any other official (paid or unpaid) in the club's 102 year history".

John Orley has done a brilliant job but so have others over the years. My grandad, Frank Perryman, was secretary from the late 1930s through to the early '70s. I don't think he got paid, in fact I'm pretty sure he lent the club money on a few occassions and never got it back!

Quite a lot of "old timers" did long service at Pools but that sort of thing has gone missing from the modern game- John Orley is a throwback and I mean that as an enormous compliment!

it's people like that who have preserved HUFC for future generations - may their names live forever more in Poolie folklore!!!!

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Thu May 06, 2010 4:20 pm

There is a death notice in the Hartlepool Mail today for a John Thomas Orley, who died on Tuesday! Is it our recently retired announcer? Husband of Primrose. It says 'after a long illness, fought with dignity and courage, aged 75 years.'

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Thu May 06, 2010 4:25 pm

I knew he is in his 70's, but wasn't sure exactly how old. it's not a common surname is it!

pooliemad · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2010 9:16 pm

Can confirm the death is not The John Thomas Orley, my dad is alive and well and retirement, ps lovely to read all of your kind comments.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2010 10:04 pm

good to see you on here young Miss Orley!! :coool:

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