Roger Red Hat Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Leveller said: Motson - nice bloke but rather overrated I think. A bit like David Coleman who the BBC treated like God because he covered a lot of sports but always irritated me; Private Eye didn't invent "Colemanballs" for no reason. Coleman was a nasty bit of work aswell. I know somebody who worked with him on occasions, his description of him was a re arrangement of the following letters.......n c t u. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 5 hours ago, Major Isewater said: Brian Moore will forever be the ' voice ' of football for me. Yeah has to be Brian Moore for me. Even preferred the Big Match theme tune to that of M.O.T.D!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Living legend he may be, but Motty always used to annoy me with his fake chuckle and blatant shoehorning into the commentary of whatever facts he had crammed beforehand. It's not an easy job however. I tried it once - and I was craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbespm Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 4 hours ago, john shaw number 1 said: There was only one great voice of football, the great Rodger Malone Never forget the game when the east end were singing"Roger Malone is a manual manipulator"he calmly said"abuse from the east end!" And carried on commentating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbespm Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Roger Malone is a manual manipulator.bloody predictive text! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 CURIOUSLY ENOUGH I had a feeling he was going to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 43 minutes ago, stephenkibby. said: Yeah has to be Brian Moore for me. Even preferred the Big Match theme tune to that of M.O.T.D!!!!!! Especially since his head looks uncannily like the London Planetarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Motson's commentaries irritated me constantly for years (decades in fact) I'm afraid, nice chap that he no doubt is, I grew to despise him on MOTD etc. On the Monday Night Club on R5 though he was a revelation, far more knowlegeable and interesting than the younger panellists, and away from the script and the excitement of the commentary box he came over as an extremely genuine football fan with surprisingly strong opinions but totally unassuming in character, and what he surely is: A thoroughly nice chap. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 14 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Motson's commentaries irritated me constantly for years (decades in fact) I'm afraid, nice chap that he no doubt is, I grew to despise him on MOTD etc. On the Monday Night Club on R5 though he was a revelation, far more knowlegeable and interesting than the younger panellists, and away from the script and the excitement of the commentary box he came over as an extremely genuine football fan with surprisingly strong opinions but totally unassuming in character, and what he surely is: A thoroughly nice chap. Good luck to him. Interesting. I felt the same as you about his commentaries - mainly because despite his research he seemed like an over excited and starstruck teenager. Barry Davies was better, or at least I felt on the same wavelength there, as with Brian Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, Leveller said: Interesting. I felt the same as you about his commentaries - mainly because despite his research he seemed like an over excited and starstruck teenager. Barry Davies was better, or at least I felt on the same wavelength there, as with Brian Moore. Maybe its because of it being a different sport and it possibly suited it better, but one of my favourite commentators away from football was Murray Walker on Motor Racing. He was exactly the "over excited and starstruck teenager" and made loads of (often funny) errors, but F1 without his commentary was immediately more dull for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Motty can concentrate on collecting more '50s Rock n Roll records. isn't that what they used to do away from football? Must've dreamt this. can find nothing online about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Footman's T shirt Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 10 hours ago, Midlands Robin said: My mum met him when she was working behind the bar in the Chairman's lounge at the Gate. She thought she'd recognised the voice and turned to her colleague and said 'that sounds like John Motson'. He overheard what she'd said and turned around saying 'that's because it is John Motson'. They proceeded to have a little chat and she reckoned he was an absolutely charming and lovely bloke. I'll miss his commentary. As has been posted above, almost all of the old guard across sport have retired or are retiring. It's a real shame as these are the voices that I always associate with sport and it sounds odd hearing other people do it. Never heard that before mate. Hope your mum is good. As for old guard retiring I'm not sure I miss old timers like Roger Malone or Colin "sizeable Rovers contigent" Howlett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 All good here mate. Who could ever forget rousing choruses of 'Roger Malone's a manual manipulator' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Alan Green and Jonathan Pearce . Both not everyone's cup of tea, Greeners a little too blunt for some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 53 minutes ago, shelts said: Alan Green and Jonathan Pearce . Both not everyone's cup of tea, Greeners a little too blunt for some AG is certainly one of my favourite radio commentators, although JP runs him close and is certainly extremely (and extremely loudly!) enthusiastic. As you say, however, AG is quite blunt. I well remember many a commentary on a rainy midweek evening game, when I was driving on some godforsaken motorway hoping to be cheered up by his commentary only to hear him talk of the game being as miserable as the weather or some similar despondent description. I never actually heard it, but I have heard it said that, when commentating on a Manchester City game he mentioned Sun, who was wearing shirt number 19 or 27 or similar, and saying 'Oh, that will be the chicken chow mein, then'. Obviously not PC, but amusing if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 9 hours ago, shelts said: Alan Green and Jonathan Pearce . Both not everyone's cup of tea, Greeners a little too blunt for some Alan Green is a tremendous and honest radio commentator - I listen to a lot games on radio five and they have a few good ones especially John Murray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 41 minutes ago, ScottishRed said: Alan Green is a tremendous and honest radio commentator - I listen to a lot games on radio five and they have a few good ones especially John Murray. I like Alan Green as well him and Mike Ingham were fantastic together back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 49 minutes ago, ScottishRed said: Alan Green is a tremendous and honest radio commentator - I listen to a lot games on radio five and they have a few good ones especially John Murray. I do think the radio boys are much better . Martin Tyler still the best for me on tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 21 hours ago, Roger Red Hat said: Tyldsley makes I cuss! The worst. 20 hours ago, GrahamC said: Certainly is up there with the very worst. When he is on during the major tournaments I play the "how long will it be until the gratuitous mention by him of Manchester United?" game. Even if Mexico are playing Iraq he can usually be relied upon in the first quarter of an hour to say they were linked (WTF does that mean?) with Mexico's left back about four years ago... ****. My wife laughs at me when England play because she knows that at least 3 times in each half, I will at some point start shouting at the screen. "There's a ******* game on Tyldesley, commentate on the ******* game!!" It used to be a problem for Motson as well but as time has gone on I think he has improved in that respect over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 10 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said: AG is certainly one of my favourite radio commentators, although JP runs him close and is certainly extremely (and extremely loudly!) enthusiastic. As you say, however, AG is quite blunt. I well remember many a commentary on a rainy midweek evening game, when I was driving on some godforsaken motorway hoping to be cheered up by his commentary only to hear him talk of the game being as miserable as the weather or some similar despondent description. I never actually heard it, but I have heard it said that, when commentating on a Manchester City game he mentioned Sun, who was wearing shirt number 19 or 27 or similar, and saying 'Oh, that will be the chicken chow mein, then'. Obviously not PC, but amusing if true. Wasn't it Alan Green who was commentating on a game when over the PA at the stadium they gave out the number plate of a car causing an obstruction outside the ground and he broke away from the commentary and said that that was his car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 If anyone wants to see Motsons greatest interview. Watch the interview with Brian Clough. Clough was gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789000 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 As you know, sheepskin coat wearing commentating legend John Motson is hanging up the microphone at the end of the season. We got plenty of Motty memories in our Sportsday Live special yesterday, and here's one from Aston Villa winger Albert Adomah. The former Bristol City player credits Motty with helping him make his name in the game. "I was sponsored by John Motson, the Match of the Day commentator," Adomah told the Birmingham Mail. "That's his local side, Barnet. When I used to play for them he sponsored me because he liked me and I think he wanted to contribute to his local side." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Iirc back in the early 1980s they ran a competition on the BBC for juveniles to find the next John Motson. I recall the winner being about 14 and was quite impressive. I would like to think this guy would now be given his chance now JM has retired, even though he'd be making his debut at the age of about 50. I'd imagine he has been living on the streets in the interim and when people make donations into his outstretched cap he says things like, 'He's not getting much change out of his marker this afternoon,' or if he noticed a pound coin being dropped into his cap he says, 'of course, we can always expect a decent contribution from one of the players synonymous with England's golden generation.' Failing that he could be working as a station announcer on British Rail. 'The next train arriving on Platform 4 is the Virgin Express to Edinburgh. It has ten carriages, four at the back, four in the middle and one on its own up front with a buffet car tucked just behind.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 43 minutes ago, handsofclay said: Wasn't it Alan Green who was commentating on a game when over the PA at the stadium they gave out the number plate of a car causing an obstruction outside the ground and he broke away from the commentary and said that that was his car? I remember the story, but have no idea who the commentator was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 On 06/09/2017 at 13:59, Roger Red Hat said: Coleman was a nasty bit of work aswell. I know somebody who worked with him on occasions, his description of him was a re arrangement of the following letters.......n c t u. Not surprised tbh. When the Beeb launched a midweek programme and called it "Sportsnight with Coleman" you just knew there was a massive ego involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Great start by Motson tonight, he said Norn Iron won in Czechoslovakia in midweek, a country that hasn't actually existed since 1992.. The game (v Czech Republic) was actually in Belfast anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glyn Rileys Mullet Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Am I right in thinking that Motson played for us in a celeb charity match before the Freight Rover final against Mansfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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