slartibartfast Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Started reading his autobio last night that my youngest gave me for my birthday. Not got two pages in ,when he likened receiving his knighthood to City doing the recent "double" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 any chance on threads like this the title can include is still alive?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Remember him saying a few obscenities about the gas at one derby game . Always held him in high regard since then . Top man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 21 minutes ago, Super said: any chance on threads like this the title can include is still alive?! That sounds like a cunning plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 12, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Remember many years ago when I used to sit in the Atyeo, Tony was on the end of the same row - a TV crew were filming his reactions and those around him all game Never did see where the footage ended up???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 42 minutes ago, Super said: any chance on threads like this the title can include is still alive?! Current players and management excepted..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Red Army 75 said: Remember him saying a few obscenities about the gas at one derby game . Always held him in high regard since then . Top man A story that's gone down in history. He's never graced the pitch at HT with a microphone since. "CAN YOU HEAR THE ROVERS SING? WE CAN'T HEAR A F*****G THING!" Sir Baldrick. Love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Red Army 75 said: Remember him saying a few obscenities about the gas at one derby game . Always held him in high regard since then . Top man Same here. Very funny moment. Wasn't he dressed as Baldrick as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 He did a stint dressed as Baldrick, reciting Baldrick's poetry at Brian Tinnion's testimonial dinner. One classic was Pulis, Pulis, Pulis, You were truly ******* clueless. A cracking evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thank **** he's still alive. Was listening to a Richard Herring podcast with Tony a few weeks ago and Richard was joking about him reaching the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 37 minutes ago, Offside said: Same here. Very funny moment. Wasn't he dressed as Baldrick as well? He's always dressed as Baldrick . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Septic Peg said: A story that's gone down in history. He's never graced the pitch at HT with a microphone since. "CAN YOU HEAR THE ROVERS SING? WE CAN'T HEAR A F*****G THING!" Sir Baldrick. Love him. Wasn't he on the pitch during halftime of a televised game, trying to sing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I remember an old episode of Time Team from somewhere on the Somerset Levels in winter where he spent the whole programme wearing a `One Team In Bristol` beanie hat. Top man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 12, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Midlands Robin said: He did a stint dressed as Baldrick, reciting Baldrick's poetry at Brian Tinnion's testimonial dinner. One classic was Pulis, Pulis, Pulis, You were truly ******* clueless. A cracking evening. Blimey I had forgotten about that - yeah recall that now, he was hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 i remember at one game the fans singing Baldrick can't sing and he retorted with a little song that included Baldrick can ****ing sing. That was another magic moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Very good value on twitter if you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 15 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: i remember at one game the fans singing Baldrick can't sing and he retorted with a little song that included Baldrick can ****ing sing. That was another magic moment. Aye, in front of the Atyeo! As he was on the mic and the only one singing back it did cause a bit of an awkward moment as the whole of the Gate heard his repost. I remember Mike Lewis masterfully brushing it aside and carrying on with the half time activities without a twitch - top pro was MIke! Some years later Sir Tony was somehow given the mic again and recalled how embarrassed he was. Yes, another magic moment and one that ought to have been on a Chrimbo DVD somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 You can tell how embarrassed he is on the City Centenary video where he has to introduce footage of us versus the sags (the only derby footage on the whole video) and its of a bloody game we lost !!! The gigantic cockwomble responsible for that piece of editorial genius should have been taken out and shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, East End Old Boy said: Wasn't he on the pitch during halftime of a televised game, trying to sing? Dunno if it's the same one you mean fella. Tbf, it's Tony Robinson. If he got carried/thrown on the pitch by us lot, he'd probably start singing. If he'd had a few beers, I'd expect him to do some sort of pitch lap ala Baldrick-style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 3 hours ago, Septic Peg said: A story that's gone down in history. He's never graced the pitch at HT with a microphone since. "CAN YOU HEAR THE ROVERS SING? WE CAN'T HEAR A F*****G THING!" Sir Baldrick. Love him. If I remember correctly, he sang into the mic "CAN YOU HEAR THE ROVERS SING?" and immediately followed it up by mumbling into the microphone "no I ******* cant" Great bloke, met him a few times through work in the late 90's, loves the City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 To me Sir Tony embodied all the qualities one would expect from a supporter of Bristol City FC. He was diminutive, funny faced, left leaning and fond of children’s stories. Starting off on the course originally charted by Laurence Olivier and Harold Pinter Tony took a wrong turn in the 1970’s and ended up in Bristol which was no bad thing for the City. Who can forget those surging runs into the box office which more often than not ended up late at night on risky Channel 4 shows. And then, after 1982, the big break through came when he co-starred with Ron Atkinson in the hit comedy series Black Adder which brought him instant popularity but unfortunately, after complaints from reptile rights groups, led to Ron’s demise. Whilst Tony was presenting the archaeological series Time Team our paths crossed when I asked him to dig for skeletons under the Memorial Stadium. But, ever the true gentleman, he politely declined by explaining that he was still hoping to be invited to join the Society of Merchant Venturers and didn’t want to disturb them. In later years he broadened his career and waistline by taking on a number of new media assignment mainly related to narration. Although illegal in many developed countries narration continues to be accepted within Great Britain and Tony has excelled at it. It goes without saying that we shall all miss him. Particularly if he is out when we call around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just like watching brazil Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 You should check out his interview he did on iain lee talkradio show last Monday avail on iTunes etc,absolutely brilliant not your normal boring TV interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Midlands Robin said: You can tell how embarrassed he is on the City Centenary video where he has to introduce footage of us versus the sags (the only derby footage on the whole video) and its of a bloody game we lost !!! The gigantic cockwomble responsible for that piece of editorial genius should have been taken out and shot. Cockwomble,new one on me,but I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: If I remember correctly, he sang into the mic "CAN YOU HEAR THE ROVERS SING?" and immediately followed it up by mumbling into the microphone "no I ******* cant" Great bloke, met him a few times through work in the late 90's, loves the City. Might have been fella. I've imbibed a lot of alcohol since then... the grey cells I had aren't as plentiful nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Remembers seeing him in the Dolman and saying "alright Balders" , he just smiled, I felt a right cockwomble!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bristolcity Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Blackadder nothing ever as good, well maybe Fawlty Towers, or Porridge, but a masterpiece in 'cruel' comedy, that the BBC would probably never commission now. The last episode was sheer genius. As is Tony Robinson, Class Not Gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Saw him in (maybe) '97 at Wycombe. Big promotion game, absolute hordes of Cidereds there. As we walked to the game, everyone was going "hi Tony", like he was the just any well known fan. He was pretty nice, I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Septic Peg said: Might have been fella. I've imbibed a lot of alcohol since then... the grey cells I had aren't as plentiful nowadays. I could be wrong of course but I'm sure he mumbled something along those lines. Of course the fact it was into a mic meant that it was still audible to the whole stadium. I cant remember exactly which Derby match it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Remember going to see City at Brentford a few years ago in what was a Tuesday night game. Bought my ticket and sat down one of the sides, near the dug outs, among Brentford fans. The only trouble with this is you need to keep your head down and try not to give yourself away, as I'm sure we all know. Just before kick off, Tony Robinson arrives with wife/girlfriend/whatever and sits two seats away from me. Game starts and we're getting mullered. Eventually Brentford score - 1-0. By some freak and much against the run of play Tony Thorpe equalises - 1-1. I smile an unseen smile and cheer inside. Tony Robinson, on the other hand, jumps 5 feet out of his seat, punches the air and shouts 'yes!' I think 'OMG, this could be trouble'. Not him. Half time comes round and the local toughs come over and ask for his bleedin' autograph. Thinking it through, don't suppose anybody's going to beat up Baldrick - amazing what celebrity can protect you from. Incidentally, we were awful and deservedly lost 2-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, Calculus said: local toughs Really....you sure it was Brentford you were at ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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