Emma Saunders - Stadium Announcer

I don't know who she is or where the club found her, (she sounds to me like the lady who presented at the Olympic Stadium), but I have to say she is absolutely head and shoulders above everything else we've ever had at the Vic, and by far better than anything else I've ever heard at any other football stadium. A lot of things have been changing at our club recently, and I have to say whoever got her on board needs a d*mn big bonus. Professional, clear as day and really good to listen to. I'd always liked Richard Short's style but today made me realise how out of date we used to be.

Carry on.

 

Hard to tell over matchday audio, but I'm almost 100% sure it's Emma Saunders.

 

She was very good. Agreed I thing it woz Emma.

 

Seemed to me that some of the audio issues (certainly in the VR End) weren't present today. Saunders and the the half time penalty shoot out guy were as clear as day.

 

I particularly liked the way she read out the teams - she didn't go all over the top shouty or try to imitate a boxing ring announcer when she called out the Hornets' names.

Very professional

 

I think Derek Payne should be the stadium announcer for reading out the teams. We've all come for entertainment after all, might as well start it early.

 

It's Emma Saunders, she works with Jon Marks on Hornet Player and has been around the club for a few seasons now.

 

Can someone tell her when announcing the teams it's "substitutes for Watford this afternoon", not "substitutions".

Otherwise yes, she's better than the dullard who replaced Richard Shout.

 

Emma Saunders is basically a club institution now. She'll have QSF's job next.

 

OK so it's Emma, cheers. Hope she keeps the job.

 

Women in football? I'm uncomfortable with this.

 

As much as I like the boxing style announcing she did a very solid job

 

At the recent Tales from the Vic night Allan Smart showed some irritation at the added emphasis given to 'at number 11, Tommeeeee Moooooooneeeeee'. So no favouritism shown by our Emma.

I reckon the best announcer is the chap at Liverpool, you can hear him clearer through the television, than any of the tannoy announcements at the Vic

 

It's definitely Emma Saunders, but I also thought she did Watford commentaries for BBC Radio London as well?

On another note, why have 2 people disliked Smudger's post?

 

Professional but boring and can't hear very well from where I,m sat. An improvement from the bloke we had last season who was a West Ham fan and clueless about our players and our history but I miss the music build up.

 

Isn't the point that she is properly trained broadcast journalist, not some self taught local DJ. It's just a sign we can afford to do things properly now, rather than looking for someone local and (basically) £cheap.

 

Probably because it includes an image of a nice looking female. Were there images of previous male stadium announcers? I tell you. No!

It was a shameless attempt by Smudger to treat Emma as a sex object rather than a professional journalist and it deserves all the dislikes it gets.

;D

 

Think it's because some of our right-on comrades have decided that posting a photo of the lady is a sexist infringement?

 

Was wondering that myself. Bizarre.

 

I just don't like anything Smudger posts on a Sunday because it usually follows his weekly thread merging orgy.

 

Legitimate enough reason for me.

 

She's the great grand daughter of Gladys Protheroe.

 

Yep - sort of suggests a lack of familiarity with the game. Rather like the kids who take penalties at half time or Steven Berghuis.

 

Yeah but she's a girl! Of average attractiveness. Who can speak proper.

There ain't many of dem around in watty like

 

Isn't that more a description of your own state of mind? The fact you have a tabloid like obsession with believing that people have wrong headed motives?

Maybe they disliked it because her ti ts aren't out in the picture? I mean that's the mainstream isn't it?

 

I did because everyone else did. And that is as good a reason as you'll get with human beings.

 

I put forward the only reason I can think of why someone would dislike the post. I have no idea if you are being serious or not because you are so strange.

 

Only were it to ever come about

 

I think they disliked it for 'humorous' reasons. And you think I'm strange.

 

I like the way she correctly pronounces players' names. You'd think that'd be a requisite skill for a stadium announcer but clearly not the case with Richard 'Iriney' Short or the bloke last year - "Heroolio Gomes".

 

I preferred it when the crowd announced the names. Although they got bored after a couple of weeks.

 

Not really possible these days. We don't know who half of our players are.

 

Number 12, Lloyd Ibibiourahouse.