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Billy Hamilton

Post by beddie » Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:53 pm

One of my all time favourite players and I couldn’t hear a word he said due to the appalling tannoy system, why didn’t anyone tell the announcer throughout his half time chit chat his microphone was faulty. Shocking to say the least.
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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by burnmark » Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:57 pm

Where do you sit as it was fine in the Bob Lord.

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Rumpelstiltskin » Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:00 pm

PA was awful all night from longside.Couldn’t dechiper a word the announcer was saying.
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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Jakubs Tash » Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:01 pm

Don’t think the speakers were working in yhe North Stand. Couldn’t hear a thing in the upper tier all night. Very poor.

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by wilks_bfc » Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:06 pm

Could hear in the JMU
It want clear but that was more due to Hamiltons accent

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Uwe Noble » Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:14 pm

The hardest trainer he'd ever seen according to Brian Miller. I was in the Longside during the match he mentioned against Newcastle. An old fella stood next to me said, "That centre forward is a passenger". Twenty minutes later Billy scored his first goal, a very good header, and he never looked back.

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Bosscat » Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:17 pm

Couldn't hear anything coherent in the JMU ...

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by timscoot » Wed Feb 05, 2025 7:10 am

Rumpelstiltskin wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:00 pm
PA was awful all night from longside.Couldn’t dechiper a word the announcer was saying.
Not necessarily a bad thing 🤣 ' let's here it for Burnleeeee '

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by beddie » Wed Feb 05, 2025 7:57 am

burnmark wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:57 pm
Where do you sit as it was fine in the Bob Lord.
JHL, the speakers were obviously not working in our stand.

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by bobinho » Wed Feb 05, 2025 8:37 am

Billy Hamilton (along with Uwe) my favourite player. Wonderful to see him back at the turf last night, absolutely loved him playing for us. Was genuinely mad and upset when he was sold to Oxford. Still watch his WC exploits for Norn Iron on YouTube. I think that’s why even as a proud Englishman, I have a soft spot for the Iron.
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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Wokingclaret » Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:15 pm

I can still hear my dad now "Billllly" ringing in my ear as a cross comes in :D

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by IanMcL » Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:27 pm

beddie wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:53 pm
One of my all time favourite players and I couldn’t hear a word he said due to the appalling tannoy system, why didn’t anyone tell the announcer throughout his half time chit chat his microphone was faulty. Shocking to say the least.
Agree. Longside Upper it was a mystery.

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by dougcollins » Wed Feb 05, 2025 9:44 pm

I don't think the speakers were switched on in the Longside at all - what we were hearing was overspill from the systems in other stands, which is why you couldn't decipher it.

Perhaps someone forgot to flick a switch.

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Feb 05, 2025 9:52 pm

Mentioned it in the report - there were plusses and minuses - the minus was not being able to hear a word Billy said, the plus was it made the announcer just slightly more bearable.
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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Alanstevensonsgloves » Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:04 pm

Please tell me he was wearing the full yellow away Spall kit!
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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Bosscat » Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:08 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Feb 05, 2025 9:52 pm
Mentioned it in the report - there were plusses and minuses - the minus was not being able to hear a word Billy said, the plus was it made the announcer just slightly more bearable.
Still got "lets hear it for Burnleeeeeeeeeeeee" even if it was muted a tad 😉
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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by Woodleyclaret » Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:00 am

I was on White Hart Lane when Billy and Graham Roberts with one of the best ogs I've seen destroyed Spurs in the Cup.Glenda Hoddle spent the game yelling at his team mates.I was working in Oxfordshire at the time was gutted when former non league Oxford stole Billy.

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by wilks_bfc » Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:07 am

Bosscat wrote:
Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:08 pm
Still got "lets hear it for Burnleeeeeeeeeeeee" even if it was muted a tad 😉
Which he even managed to do “mid link” whilst doing the Spot-On game when we came out for the second half

“And the closest to the centre LETS HEAR IT FOR BURNLEEEEEEEEEEE is Geoff”

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Re: Billy Hamilton

Post by groove » Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:28 am

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:
Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:04 pm
Please tell me he was wearing the full yellow away Spall kit!
Socks down to the ankles 👌

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