This season has been one of the best for Watford FC, having been promoted to the Premier League automatically and providing fans with some fanstic memories throughout the season. The owners have done us proud with the new Elton John stand and the other great facilities and players we now have. We are all set up for a fantastic season in the premier league .... with the exception of the match day MC-ing. In recent seasons, and for 18 years or more Richard Short and Tim Coombes did an absolutely awesome job of getting the crowd ready for every home game, ensuring the half time entertainment was fun and interactive and made those coming onto the pitch at half time seem important...This season we have had Lee Partridge from Vibe FM- who not only seems unable to whip up a crowd into a frenzy, he doesnt seem to know much about the club nor does he seem to make understand how to make a matchday experience for everyone.
The Watford FC Promotion "Party" at Cassiobury Park on 3rd May should have been the epitomy of a celebration, lots of noise, lots of fun and lots of atmosphere. The MCs from Vibe FM failed to create any atmosphere whatsoever, they got simple facts about the club wrong in front of tens of thousands of people - since when did Watford FC win the FA Cup?!
It is time for Watford FC to get some decent matchday and events MCs - and we need these desparately before the start of the new season.
Please sign the petition now ..if we cant have Shorty and Tim back then at least give us people who know what they are doing!
From a saddened Watford Fan!
Updates
May 4, 2015
The club management continues to ignore our messages while the current matchday atmosphere suffers. I am tired of the lack of professionalism but I refuse to let our matchday experience remain this hollow.
May 4, 2015
Reaching this level of support shows I am not the only one frustrated by the current matchday atmosphere. It is exhausting work to keep pushing against the club on this issue but seeing so many of you agree keeps me going.
37 Comments
Bring back Shorty, the best MC we have ever had. Knows the club, passionate about the club, he's also a massive fan which makes all the difference. He's done us proud for years. Bring him back.
Shorty would have ensured that today's party had the right vibe and atmosphere...it was a great event but lacked that bit of fizz that an MC with passion would have brought to proceedings. Same could be said for most of the games since Shorty was despatched...
Time for a premier league MC surely!! The chap they have now is pretty hopeless and clearly not a Watford fan. Either bring back Shorty or someone as equally knowledgable & passionate
I must admit I think Alan Partridge would do a much better job....Lee seems incapable of stringing 3 words together when not reading from his clipboard, may as well select a random from the stands each week to do the job.
Someone who can pronounce the players names, read out other half time scores clearly (& not, say, run all the nil-nil scores together), and keeps to time so team don't run on when activities are still going on. Please.
Bring back shorty!
Goes without saying! It's embarrassing all the mistakes they make!
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This season has been one of the best for Watford FC, having been promoted to the Premier League automatically and providing fans with some fanstic memories throughout the season. The owners have done us proud with the new Elton John stand and the other great facilities and players we now have. We are all set up for a fantastic season in the premier league .... with the exception of the match day MC-ing. In recent seasons, and for 18 years or more Richard Short and Tim Coombes did an absolutely awesome job of getting the crowd ready for every home game, ensuring the half time entertainment was fun and interactive and made those coming onto the pitch at half time seem important...This season we have had Lee Partridge from Vibe FM- who not only seems unable to whip up a crowd into a frenzy, he doesnt seem to know much about the club nor does he seem to make understand how to make a matchday experience for everyone.
The Watford FC Promotion "Party" at Cassiobury Park on 3rd May should have been the epitomy of a celebration, lots of noise, lots of fun and lots of atmosphere. The MCs from Vibe FM failed to create any atmosphere whatsoever, they got simple facts about the club wrong in front of tens of thousands of people - since when did Watford FC win the FA Cup?!
It is time for Watford FC to get some decent matchday and events MCs - and we need these desparately before the start of the new season.
Please sign the petition now ..if we cant have Shorty and Tim back then at least give us people who know what they are doing!
From a saddened Watford Fan!
Updates
May 4, 2015
The club management continues to ignore our messages while the current matchday atmosphere suffers. I am tired of the lack of professionalism but I refuse to let our matchday experience remain this hollow.
May 4, 2015
Reaching this level of support shows I am not the only one frustrated by the current matchday atmosphere. It is exhausting work to keep pushing against the club on this issue but seeing so many of you agree keeps me going.
37 Comments
Bring Shorty back loyal employee of the club for many years.Treated badly in the end.
Bring back Shorty, the best MC we have ever had. Knows the club, passionate about the club, he's also a massive fan which makes all the difference. He's done us proud for years. Bring him back.
Shorty would have ensured that today's party had the right vibe and atmosphere...it was a great event but lacked that bit of fizz that an MC with passion would have brought to proceedings. Same could be said for most of the games since Shorty was despatched...
Time for a premier league MC surely!! The chap they have now is pretty hopeless and clearly not a Watford fan. Either bring back Shorty or someone as equally knowledgable & passionate
I must admit I think Alan Partridge would do a much better job....Lee seems incapable of stringing 3 words together when not reading from his clipboard, may as well select a random from the stands each week to do the job.
Someone who can pronounce the players names, read out other half time scores clearly (& not, say, run all the nil-nil scores together), and keeps to time so team don't run on when activities are still going on. Please.
Bring back shorty!
Goes without saying! It's embarrassing all the mistakes they make!
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Bring Shorty back loyal employee of the club for many years.Treated badly in the end.