Scotland 74 by Richard Gordon

[Ed_ScottishFitba]

Ive just been reading some of his articles and it has to be said reading them made me feel more intelligent than I am, his insight is so persuasive and that must be what makes a good journalist great.

I noticed it was said he is the only sports journalist in uk ever to win journalist of the year, I would presume that must be still the case.

The last really great sports article I read was espn on Messi which was superb, not sure who it was that wrote it, will see if I can find it now

Didn't the late Ian Wooldridge also win it?[/quote]


Another great writer but he did not win Journalist of the year.[/quote]

Thanks

[54FairAndSquare]

I dont mind Richard Gordon on the radio though he could be considered a tad bland he stands out above the dross he works with. Archer was a great writer but dont remember him being a great presenter on TV but that could just be the memory not remembering.

Mcilvanney was certainly a great sports writer, some of his stuff on boxing was as good sports journalism as you will ever get, he was a great presenter too

Archer's best work was when he was writing no in a tiered and emotional state, which wasn't usual for him [/quote]

Fixed

[braincapers]

Ive just been reading some of his articles and it has to be said reading them made me feel more intelligent than I am, his insight is so persuasive and that must be what makes a good journalist great.

I noticed it was said he is the only sports journalist in uk ever to win journalist of the year, I would presume that must be still the case.

The last really great sports article I read was espn on Messi which was superb, not sure who it was that wrote it, will see if I can find it now

Jimmy are you reading his articles online or from one of his anthologies?

[JimmyHaze]

Ive just been reading some of his articles and it has to be said reading them made me feel more intelligent than I am, his insight is so persuasive and that must be what makes a good journalist great.

I noticed it was said he is the only sports journalist in uk ever to win journalist of the year, I would presume that must be still the case.

The last really great sports article I read was espn on Messi which was superb, not sure who it was that wrote it, will see if I can find it now

Jimmy are you reading his articles online or from one of his anthologies?[/quote]

online, just googled a few searches with his and boxing,football or sports - view external link

[JimmyHaze]

This was a good one - view external link

[braincapers]

Some gems from the pen of the master


On boxer Joe Bugner:

the physique of a Greek statue but fewer moves


On Brian Clough:

His record as a manager has a whiff of alchemy about it

On Carlos Tevez:

Whatever it costs Manchester City to get rid of him is a tolerable outlay on disinfectant



On Maradona:

Surely there has not been such a pelvis since Elvis was in his prime



On Frank Bruno in the ring with Mike Tyson:

Bruno was no more competitive than a sheep in an abattoir


On Real Madrid historic 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park, reproduced from a running report

Fittingly, the great Glasgow stadium responded with the loudest and most sustained ovation it has given to non-Scottish athletes. The strange emotionalism that overcame the huge crowd as the triumphant Madrid team circled the field at the end, carrying the trophy they have held since its inception, showed they had not simply been entertained. They had been moved

[JimmyHaze]

[quote="braincapers"]Some gems from the pen of the master


On boxer Joe Bugner:

the physique of a Greek statue but fewer moves


On Brian Clough:

His record as a manager has a whiff of alchemy about it

On Carlos Tevez:

Whatever it costs Manchester City to get rid of him is a tolerable outlay on disinfectant



On Maradona:

Surely there has not been such a pelvis since Elvis was in his prime



On Frank Bruno in the ring with Mike Tyson:

Bruno was no more competitive than a sheep in an abattoir


On Real Madrid historic 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park, reproduced from a running report

Fittingly, the great Glasgow stadium responded with the loudest and most sustained ovation it has given to non-Scottish athletes. The strange emotionalism that overcame the huge crowd as the triumphant Madrid team circled the field at the end, carrying the trophy they have held since its inception, showed they had