Apologies folks for the intermittent service on Radio Robins tonight.We can't lay any blame with the technology on this occasion.....I'm afraid it was down to me & on reflection the root cause of the issue was the lack of any electricity supply in the Press area at Rivacre Park........& I should have checked that.
The lack of power meant that we started the laptop as late as possible & the early transmission issues were due to the fact that the microphone wasn't properly plugged in.We got through to half time, but there was no way the battery was going to last for the second half & therefore I started charging it up in the secretary's office, during the interval.I was still there when our second goal went in seconds after the restart.....then returned to the Press area, but in rushing to reset the system, I input an incorrect digit & whilst it appeared to us we were broadcasting.....we weren't......not on Radio Robins anyway!
By the time we sorted it all out, it was fairly clear that we wouldn't have enough power to get through the game & the power disappeared with about ten minutes to go.
I'd had a bad night on Radio Robins, missed the second goal & was a bit glum......but heavily consoled by the fact that we were 2-0 up & Vauxhall's first half excellence was not matched by their second half performance......then 'big trouble at mill' & just a point to show for our efforts.
In terms of Radio Robins.....if I had asked about the power supply, I would have ensured that my laptop was fully charged & made arrangements for a standby to be available.If I'd done that, then I think we would have had an uninterrupted commentary as the other mistakes were caused by rushing unnecessarily.
So apologies again & I will serve my fully deserved two match commentary ban.