Originally Posted by
Zippity
Very sad to hear he's died.
Too young to have known him as anything other than a football summariser but he had one of those avuncular voices you could listen to for ages. I suppose this goes hand in hand with my 'modern footballers' thread in that he is one of the last of a dying breed (no pun intended-sadly it's all too literal). Always spoke in a measured, dignified way and clearly knew the game inside out-came across as a good old-fashioned gentleman.
Contrast that with the utter shite that comes out of Jermaine 'he was absolutely within his rights to go down Jenas' mouth, or the high-pitched whining of Steve Claridge or the arrogant self-aggrandising of Robbie savage.
Loved listening to him with Alan Green.
