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Post by potters11 on Oct 6, 2023 9:12:59 GMT
A local legend of the broadcasting industry.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 6, 2023 9:15:27 GMT
Wow that’s shocking news
RIP George
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Post by theonlooker on Oct 6, 2023 9:15:50 GMT
RIP George.
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Post by 19notbeaten72 on Oct 6, 2023 9:17:58 GMT
Sad news spoke to him a few months ago.
Anybody know how old he was.
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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 6, 2023 9:18:01 GMT
RIP George.
Great character.
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Post by potter25 on Oct 6, 2023 9:18:03 GMT
RIP George - proper commentator
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 6, 2023 9:18:20 GMT
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Post by wuzza on Oct 6, 2023 9:23:18 GMT
RIP.
No one could ever deny his enthusiasm for the job.
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Post by ange1 on Oct 6, 2023 9:23:30 GMT
Spent many an hour with George going to and from games. He had a heart of gold, would try and help anyone . He will be sadly missed. RIP George
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 6, 2023 9:26:08 GMT
RIP George x
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Post by Northy on Oct 6, 2023 9:26:59 GMT
RIP George
A very decent commentator, he was very enthusiastic at his job.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Oct 6, 2023 9:29:16 GMT
RIP George. "Low and hard, over the crossbar".
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Post by lagwafis on Oct 6, 2023 9:32:29 GMT
Very sad to hear.
He had his fair share of stick (being Vale commentator in the nineties) but he could give as good as he got, always in good humour (along with some one-liners you won't forget).
RIP
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Post by lymepotter on Oct 6, 2023 9:33:32 GMT
RIP George Android.
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Post by thornestein on Oct 6, 2023 9:38:14 GMT
RIP George A very decent commentator, he was very enthusiastic at his job. remember him saying about a vale shot “ he shoots hard and low , over the bar “ 😁🤣🤣 |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Oct 6, 2023 9:45:57 GMT
RIP George A very decent commentator, he was very enthusiastic at his job. remember him saying about a vale shot “ he shoots hard and low , over the bar “ 😁🤣🤣 His commentary on pompey v stoke many years ago is legendary. Beeston scored a worldy from 35 yards. Calm as you like, Andrew’s described it as “Beeston takes a shot. Goal” In added time, they get a corner, Pompey head it down and it bounces over bar. George is going nuts proclaiming Pompey have got a late equaliser before disgustingly claiming “oh it’s gone over the bar”. He was genuinely gutted that we’d won. RIP yer Vale Bastard! |
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Post by towraytek on Oct 6, 2023 9:57:02 GMT
Very sad news.RIP
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 6, 2023 9:59:41 GMT
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Oct 6, 2023 10:08:40 GMT
remember him saying about a vale shot “ he shoots hard and low , over the bar “ 😁🤣🤣 His commentary on pompey v stoke many years ago is legendary. Beeston scored a worldy from 35 yards. Calm as you like, Andrew’s described it as “Beeston takes a shot. Goal” In added time, they get a corner, Pompey head it down and it bounces over bar. George is going nuts proclaiming Pompey have got a late equaliser before disgustingly claiming “oh it’s gone over the bar”. He was genuinely gutted that we’d won. RIP yer Vale Bastard! I remember him having a stand up row with McGarry outside the hospitality tent in the queue at Newcastle Town pre season in front of us, was better than the game. I think he'd just left R Stoke and didn't have a pass to get in. A few lads were mocking him and he was giving the anti Stoke stuff to them, not in a joking way. He then had the nerve to ask us if we could get him in ...no , as you obviously hate Stoke so much. A few weeks later he was at it again with some lads in the Waddington suite...Stoke this and that. Wasn't he a Walsall fan anyway? |
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Post by Fenparkpotter on Oct 6, 2023 10:39:06 GMT
Great Lou quote here: ‘One of the journalists from Radio Stoke was called George Andrews. One game against Port Vale, a derby match, I said to Neil [Baldwin], “If that b*stard comes down, don’t let him in because he slagged the team off.” I was joking. I’m sitting in the dugout at 3pm and security comes down and says, “George Andrews has been locked up in the laundry for two hours, should we let him out?” ‘The game has kicked off and he’s meant to be doing commentary for Radio Stoke. We go to the laundry and Nello has got him bound and gagged, tied to the chair.’ RIP George, his call of the Bogie goal after 11 seconds was pretty iconic too (Moreso if you're a Vale fan!) |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 6, 2023 11:23:46 GMT
Great Lou quote here: ‘One of the journalists from Radio Stoke was called George Andrews. One game against Port Vale, a derby match, I said to Neil [Baldwin], “If that b*stard comes down, don’t let him in because he slagged the team off.” I was joking. I’m sitting in the dugout at 3pm and security comes down and says, “George Andrews has been locked up in the laundry for two hours, should we let him out?” ‘The game has kicked off and he’s meant to be doing commentary for Radio Stoke. We go to the laundry and Nello has got him bound and gagged, tied to the chair.’ RIP George, his call of the Bogie goal after 11 seconds was pretty iconic too (Moreso if you're a Vale fan!) |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Oct 6, 2023 11:23:50 GMT
Great Lou quote here: ‘One of the journalists from Radio Stoke was called George Andrews. One game against Port Vale, a derby match, I said to Neil [Baldwin], “If that b*stard comes down, don’t let him in because he slagged the team off.” I was joking. I’m sitting in the dugout at 3pm and security comes down and says, “George Andrews has been locked up in the laundry for two hours, should we let him out?” ‘The game has kicked off and he’s meant to be doing commentary for Radio Stoke. We go to the laundry and Nello has got him bound and gagged, tied to the chair.’ RIP George, his call of the Bogie goal after 11 seconds was pretty iconic too (Moreso if you're a Vale fan!) There is a picture of this incident in the "Marvellous" book, and also a picture of George at an event with myself, Nello, Micky Pejic and Neville Chamberlain, wearing an extraordinary black and white striped suit. I am deeply shocked and saddened to read this. George was a very likeable and caring guy, even if a tad eccentric at times. Like Nigel Johnson, he was one of the radio voices of the potteries for many years. He rang me only the other day to ask how Nello is. (Nello had a fall a few weeks ago and suffered a hairline fracture. He was in hospital for about a week but is now back home, but confined to barracks for a few weeks for healing and rehabilitation. Missing his Stoke games of course, but progressing well and in quite good spirits.) RIP George. |
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Post by lordb on Oct 6, 2023 11:24:42 GMT
RIP
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Post by bigvern on Oct 6, 2023 11:33:20 GMT
Really sad news.
Rest in peace George.
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Post by lagwafis on Oct 6, 2023 11:33:21 GMT
Great Lou quote here: ‘One of the journalists from Radio Stoke was called George Andrews. One game against Port Vale, a derby match, I said to Neil [Baldwin], “If that b*stard comes down, don’t let him in because he slagged the team off.” I was joking. I’m sitting in the dugout at 3pm and security comes down and says, “George Andrews has been locked up in the laundry for two hours, should we let him out?” ‘The game has kicked off and he’s meant to be doing commentary for Radio Stoke. We go to the laundry and Nello has got him bound and gagged, tied to the chair.’ RIP George, his call of the Bogie goal after 11 seconds was pretty iconic too (Moreso if you're a Vale fan!) |
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Post by greyface on Oct 6, 2023 11:37:22 GMT
Great Lou quote here: ‘One of the journalists from Radio Stoke was called George Andrews. One game against Port Vale, a derby match, I said to Neil [Baldwin], “If that b*stard comes down, don’t let him in because he slagged the team off.” I was joking. I’m sitting in the dugout at 3pm and security comes down and says, “George Andrews has been locked up in the laundry for two hours, should we let him out?” ‘The game has kicked off and he’s meant to be doing commentary for Radio Stoke. We go to the laundry and Nello has got him bound and gagged, tied to the chair.’ RIP George, his call of the Bogie goal after 11 seconds was pretty iconic too (Moreso if you're a Vale fan!) There is a picture of this incident in the "Marvellous" book, and also a picture of George at an event with myself, Nello, Micky Pejic and Neville Chamberlain, wearing an extraordinary black and white striped suit. I am deeply shocked and saddened to read this. George was a very likeable and caring guy, even if a tad eccentric at times. Like Nigel Johnson, he was one of the radio voices of the potteries for many years. He rang me only the other day to ask how Nello is. (Nello had a fall a few weeks ago and suffered a hairline fracture. He was in hospital for about a week but is now back home, but confined to barracks for a few weeks for healing and rehabilitation. Missing his Stoke games of course, but progressing well and in quite good spirits.) RIP George. Great story this about Nello, wishing him well in his recovery. RIP George |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 6, 2023 11:58:27 GMT
Very sad, used to listen to him commentate with my grandad as a kid
RIP George
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Post by OldStokie on Oct 6, 2023 12:22:54 GMT
Sad news. George was definitely a Failite but, nevertheless, he was a brilliant eccentric character. Sincere condolences to his family and close friends.
RIP George.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2023 12:30:40 GMT
Great Lou quote here: ‘One of the journalists from Radio Stoke was called George Andrews. One game against Port Vale, a derby match, I said to Neil [Baldwin], “If that b*stard comes down, don’t let him in because he slagged the team off.” I was joking. I’m sitting in the dugout at 3pm and security comes down and says, “George Andrews has been locked up in the laundry for two hours, should we let him out?” ‘The game has kicked off and he’s meant to be doing commentary for Radio Stoke. We go to the laundry and Nello has got him bound and gagged, tied to the chair.’ RIP George, his call of the Bogie goal after 11 seconds was pretty iconic too (Moreso if you're a Vale fan!) He told this story (a bit differently) on the under the cosh podcast at his shelter in Hanley. The whole podcast is entertaining and well worth a listen. Edit: someone above has posted the pod |
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Post by UNKLE on Oct 6, 2023 13:07:29 GMT
Has he not been in recent press conferences?
I’m sure I heard him in the last couple of weeks, or is that someone else?
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