Never to the dark side Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/59231567 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerRed Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 He had a distinctive voice and spoke with a lot of authority. The iconic match not mentioned by the BBC here was his coverage of City's 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the old Second Division around 1974. I seem to remember him thanking Alan Dicks for daylight robbery! RIP Gerald. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 20 minutes ago, HomerRed said: He had a distinctive voice and spoke with a lot of authority. The iconic match not mentioned by the BBC here was his coverage of City's 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the old Second Division around 1974. I seem to remember him thanking Alan Dicks for daylight robbery! RIP Gerald. "Well Alan; how do you explain this day light robbery" to which AD replied he was not there to provide entertainment for Manchester United fans. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 25 minutes ago, HomerRed said: He had a distinctive voice and spoke with a lot of authority. The iconic match not mentioned by the BBC here was his coverage of City's 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the old Second Division around 1974. I seem to remember him thanking Alan Dicks for daylight robbery! RIP Gerald. I will never forget his post match assessment that we had time wasted and spoiled the entire match and got the benefit from it in injury time. :laugh:! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo1 Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, REDOXO said: I will never forget his post match assessment that we had time wasted and spoiled the entire match and got the benefit from it in injury time. :laugh:! If only........ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, 22A said: "Well Alan; how do you explain this day light robbery" to which AD replied he was not there to provide entertainment for Manchester United fans. Did the double over them that season. Sinstadt was an iconic commentator from an era when there were a lot of them, RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted November 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Did he also say something like They have done nothing for the entire match and scored with their only shot of the game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsHeadIs Red Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 31 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: Did he also say something like They have done nothing for the entire match and scored with their only shot of the game If any current players are reading this then we’ll settle for 1-0 wins like that at the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Sad news. One of the better commentators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 rip gerald....part of sunday afternoons the big match regional commentators along with the likes of hugh johns, peter brackley, john helm, gerry harrison and martin tyler 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 One of my favourite away games with hissyfit highlights on Sunday. How dare you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Excellent commentator. Unfortunately, like Frank Bough, his career ruined by what might now be considered a trivial indiscretion. Given I worked in the area and knew all the 'alternate' establishments at the time (restricted myself personally to illegal drinking clubs a la The Winchester,) I thought he was set up by the Old Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Sad news. RIP Gerald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 hours ago, REDOXO said: I will never forget his post match assessment that we had time wasted and spoiled the entire match and got the benefit from it in injury time. :laugh:! He was apoplectic, how dare you come to this great club and rob them of the points ! Never liked him after that, showed his true colours then. He also (allegedly ) a very dark side to him which came out in the papers in the 80's. Just putting the other side to him, is all. RIP anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: a very dark side to him Think 'dark side' is a tad harsh Slarti. Irony being I used to walk past the doorway every morning and evening to and from the office wearing a very expensive Aquascutum raincoat replete with false pockets (as all fine quality Macs have.) The occupants through Gerald's doorway were nowhere near as dark as most of the characters in the underground drinking den around the corner, but that's for the memoir.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BTRFTG said: Think 'dark side' is a tad harsh Slarti. Irony being I used to walk past the doorway every morning and evening to and from the office wearing a very expensive Aquascutum raincoat replete with false pockets (as all fine quality Macs have.) The occupants through Gerald's doorway were nowhere near as dark as most of the characters in the underground drinking den around the corner, but that's for the memoir.... I just had this feeling there was "more" to it than that....... there was a bit of innuendo flying about, but I may be misremembering ,I am 70 next month ! Edited November 10, 2021 by slartibartfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: I just had this feeling there was "more" to it than that....... there was a bit of innuendo flying about, but I may be misremembering ,I am 70 next month ! You've 10 years on me Slarti but our memories aren't that bad. The incident I recall that brought his career low was in 94 but that establishment (illegal at the time,) burnt out a year or so later (killing two blokes in the process.) It appears Gerald was involved in a 'replay' a dozen or more years later at a now licenced establishment, though charges were eventually dropped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 17 hours ago, HomerRed said: He had a distinctive voice and spoke with a lot of authority. The iconic match not mentioned by the BBC here was his coverage of City's 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the old Second Division around 1974. I seem to remember him thanking Alan Dicks for daylight robbery! RIP Gerald. Yes, I was there that day and the old man told me not to talk coming out of the ground ! RIP Gerald. A true sportsman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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