Why aren't they announcing the PRETENDANCE any more ?

[Easy 10]

I didn't go to Colchester as I was tidying the shed, but unless I am very much mistaken, there has been no "official announcement" over the tannoy (10 minutes or so before the MOTM award) to tell us how many people bought tickets to the game. As a result, I have been unable to patronise the away fans with some ironic applause.

What gives ?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Spot the early leaver! It was announced right after the final whistle with the numbers on the screens.

 

[atomised]

Spot the early leaver! It was announced right after the final whistle with the numbers on the screens.

Definitely been announced at each league game

 

[Easy 10]

Spot the early leaver! It was announced right after the final whistle with the numbers on the screens.

Hah, busted. Tonight I was a 91-er, although Forest I stayed till the final whistle, but didn't wait to clap them off so must've missed it.

Why delay it though. I like trying to GUESS

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Spot the early leaver! It was announced right after the final whistle with the numbers on the screens.

Lol! That!

 

[Simster]

Another pretendence of nearly 26,000 though. Even if there were just 22,000 in the stadium, I'd still like to know where all those Palace goons have gone. You know, the ones who said we'd be getting 14,000 within three years of the Amex opening while we were laughing at their 12,000 gates.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Another pretendence of nearly 26,000 though. Even if there were just 22,000 in the stadium, I'd still like to know where all those Palace goons have gone. You know, the ones who said we'd be getting 14,000 within three years of the Amex opening while we were laughing at their 12,000 gates.

The same ones who like to call it "the Gaymex", probably, which doesn't even work, unless you're so monumentally stupid or odd that you say "Ay-merica". Not even Donald Trump's that stupid.

 

[Gazwag]

The announcements, PA and TV presentation does seem to have gone downhill this season, I thought we didn't employ work experience people anymore.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

As much as I don't give a monkey's whether they announce a crowd of 16,493 or 35,392, I am having the odd sleepless night over the correct spelling of the hilarious new word in the O.E.D.
Is it pretendEnce or pretendAnce?
Great blend of 'attendance' and 'pretend'. Marvellous.

 

[Postman Pat]

The announcements, PA and TV presentation does seem to have gone downhill this season, I thought we didn't employ work experience people anymore.

Was amusing watching them trying to sort out the Rotherham team on the screen and keep failing. Must have flashed up 4/5 times with the same three or four blank spaces.

 

[Exile]

Hah, busted. Tonight I was a 91-er, although Forest I stayed till the final whistle, but didn't wait to clap them off so must've missed it.

Why delay it though. I like trying to GUESS

They announced the Forest attendance as well, on about 85 minutes. Need a sight / hearing test [MENTION=21064]easy[/MENTION]10

 

[Dirk Lehmann's Python]

Couldn't hear it anyway. What has happened to the PA? Can't hear the new guy

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[Gilliver's Travels]

As much as I don't give a monkey's whether they announce a crowd of 16,493 or 35,392, I am having the odd sleepless night over the correct spelling of the hilarious new word in the O.E.D.
Is it pretendEnce or pretendAnce?
Great blend of 'attendance' and 'pretend'. Marvellous.

As the originator of this particular neologism, (which should always be written as pretendance[SUP]TM [/SUP]), I am happy to confirm that it should indeed be spelt with an A.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

We stayed to the end at both those games and didn't hear either?

 

[Superphil]

Couldn't hear it anyway. What has happened to the PA? Can't hear the new guy

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Cheaper

 

[Lenny Rider]

The announcements, PA and TV presentation does seem to have gone downhill this season, I thought we didn't employ work experience people anymore.

On a par when Mr Barraclough quelled the Slade Prison riot, theres only one man than can sort this out........

Bring back Paul Samrah.........

 

[fat old seagull]

Spot the early leaver! It was announced right after the final whistle with the numbers on the screens.

Put me down for 'Easy 10'! ... Where's my Pie?

 

[fat old seagull]

We stayed to the end at both those games and didn't hear either?

Can't say I heard it, but it was definately on the big screen in the Colchester game. I can remember saying I didn't think there'd been that many.

 

[Jxshbhafc]

Yeah it was announced after the final whistle

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[trueblue]

Thought it was quite good announcing it after the final whistle as it got rid of the bit where everyone feels the need to be nice to the away fans in the middle of the game. All for the Amex being more hostile (in a non-violent sense). PA has been a bit quiet in the WSU pre-match in the first 2 games but not sure that was the problem with the goal announcements last night... the guy just had a very deep voice I thought, which didn't really cut through the ambient noise, just got lost in it.