give them time, main thing is we won!

i like how he said to Dee Brown "thanks dude" personally was not a big fan but its pretty low on my things that bother me list. As Ritz said if we win that's all that matters.

I think the old guy gotta promotion from the sixers
so he must've been good (doing some other work for them) The sound from mic was was good, very clear.

(They must've given out about 2,000 ice coffees, on our way out.)

The announcer was fine IMO and also it is low in my priorities at the game.

No Strong FUIC on offer at all at the dome... an absolute disgrace.

great first up game.....
new merchandise looks alot better
like the new replay screen
but but but i couldnt believe there was no beer on tap at the SPORN bar....... every year this happens and they come up with the sh!t excuse of the lines were blocked! of course there gonna be blocked if you dont use them.... PLEASE PLEASE have beer on tap at the sporn bar for fridays game and dont make me walk to another bar( yep these legs are getting old).

other than that very good first up game

Thought the the announcer was ok, although very poor that he skipped announcing Hill. Also though that he could have introduced Ballinger as our new captain when he was announced, although he always gets a big cheer anyway

replace him, awful.

Agreed. Absolutely terrible. I honestly thought it was a pre-season game. It lacked any real intensity and the guy on the mic destroyed any hype or excitement. Last season they had bmx riders and skate boarders for opening night, very disappointing entertainment spectacle on the whole last night.

I didn't think he was too bad,
the only thing i noticed was that he kept trying to put down all of the half time shooters.....really not sure why he was trying to do that except maybe to get a cheap laugh.

If we're talking about merchandise, $80 for a jersey made by a school uniform manufacturor is pretty bad. Would've got one for $50.

The new 750ml Iced Coffee stubbys made up for the lack of Strong IC.

Saw Rowey in the crowd, maybe he wants to be the announcer, lol.

Unfortunately Bonz (the previous roving commentator) is now the Promotions Manager and that takes up a bit more time on game night. Bonz was excellent on the court and actually had a feel for the game. Not sure who the new roving commentator is, but, they certainly need to get someone who actually knows what is happening, and to actually be able to read a team list when introducing players. If it's the visiting team who cares but missing the home team is pretty poor IMO.

Give him a go people, Strike 1 if you wish, but he'll do well - just a few nerves I reckon with the pressure, after all have a look at the shite he's coped on here!

Thought he did a decent job. Doubt it's an easy gig at all.

My wife and I struggled to make out a lot of what the court announcer was saying, but I noticed that a couple of other people on here said they could hear fine. Might be the location? We were only row K, but perhaps being in the SW corner might be worse than other areas? Anyway, my vote would be for a little more volume from the announcer, but not a big deal. Had a great night overall!

at the end of the day though, experience counts for everything. and how do u get experience? by doing it! last year the sixers blooded a new court announcer. a bit shakey to begin with and even on here at first questions were asked about... but i thought he showed just how far he had come on saturday night. and can only get better and better with the more games he does. and the same will be for the new roving announcer. i know its probably alot to ask but be patient, be positive and encouraging and he will come good. :-) GO SIXERS!!

I thought he was okay, but not great. But yeah, agreed its a tough gig, its a hard job to rev up a crowd while having to announce admin stuff too.

On Murray the Magpie, I felt he added nothing. I also felt he cheapened Maher's ceremony. He's just annoying and does nothing to get the crowd into the game. Why have him?

If he's not there, some people complain. I figure he's there for kids and he might not be so annoying for them.

Sheez, give the guy a break. It was his 1st night.

A seasoned announcer might have picked up that Brad Hill was missing and added him in but the poor guy was obviously so nervous that he was probably reading from the sheet.

It would be a tough gig; on for a few seconds at a time and needed to make an immediate impact...not a job for me thanks.

He will do better this Friday....OR SACK HIM!