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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 25, 2024 19:55:15 GMT
The commentator many of us grew up with,nice tribute here
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Post by xchpotter on Aug 25, 2024 20:01:35 GMT
Star Soccer…..Sunday afternoons, such fond memories.
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Post by samwidge on Aug 25, 2024 20:12:40 GMT
Really enjoyed that. Thank you
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Post by pretzel on Aug 25, 2024 20:25:07 GMT
What a great voice
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Post by wuzza on Aug 25, 2024 20:30:53 GMT
They all seemed to have genuine character back then - Gerald Sindstat here in the NW , Martin Tyler in the NE, Brian Moore in London , Gerry Harrison in E.Angla even Fred Dinenage (How) on the South Coast.
Sad to say I struggle to name even one commentator on MOD nowadays.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 25, 2024 20:32:01 GMT
They all seemed to have genuine character back then - Gerald Sindstat here in the NW , Martin Tyler in the NE, Brian Moore in London , Gerry Harrison in E.Angla even Fred Dinenage (How) on the South Coast. Sad to say I struggle to name even one commentator on MOD nowadays. Was Roger Tames the North East commentator? |
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Post by AlliG on Aug 25, 2024 20:36:38 GMT
The commentator many of us grew up with,nice tribute here Hugh Johns. The "other sides" commentator for the 1966 World Cup. Kenneth Wolstenholme "Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over..it is now" Hugh Johns "That's it" Wonder why no one remembers Hugh Johns commentary.  As a kid I wasn't allowed to stay up and watch MOTD, so my weekly TV football fix was Hugh Johns on Star Soccer so he was the voice of football to me. It didn't do any harm that he seemed to like the way that that Waddo's teams played or that he loved Jimmy and Huddy. |
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Post by wuzza on Aug 25, 2024 20:43:21 GMT
They all seemed to have genuine character back then - Gerald Sindstat here in the NW , Martin Tyler in the NE, Brian Moore in London , Gerry Harrison in E.Angla even Fred Dinenage (How) on the South Coast. Sad to say I struggle to name even one commentator on MOD nowadays. Was Roger Tames the North East commentator? Not a name that rings any bells with me but you are probably right. Im sure I remember Tyler ‘doing his apprenticeship ‘ up there. |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 25, 2024 20:44:58 GMT
Was Roger Tames the North East commentator? Not a name that rings any bells with me but you are probably right. Im sure I remember Tyler ‘doing his apprenticeship ‘ up there. Think Tyler did it for Yorkshire mate |
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 25, 2024 20:55:52 GMT
The power of nostalgia.
During his time commentating on the Midlands people thought he was an absolute knobhead. Now he's loved.
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Post by napperwainwright on Aug 25, 2024 21:13:02 GMT
"Corner ball right side".
"Stoke City's travelling fans".
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Post by J-Roar on Aug 25, 2024 21:19:50 GMT
Was Roger Tames the North East commentator? Not a name that rings any bells with me but you are probably right. Im sure I remember Tyler ‘doing his apprenticeship ‘ up there. Martin Tyler was definitely YTV. Followed by John Helm who must have been one of the inspirations for Alan Partridge. |
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Post by greystokie on Aug 25, 2024 21:35:23 GMT
Nice to see that he acknowledged how good Jimmy Greenhoff was.
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Post by stokienorthants on Aug 25, 2024 22:27:33 GMT
In the early 70s I was a young cashier at a local Bank when he called in on a Friday to cash a cheque. He told me that Port Vale were scheduled to be on Star Soccer that weekend. It never happened as the game had to be cancelled due to fog and I can’t ever remember them ever being on Star Soccer after that.
A true unassuming gentleman.
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Post by standbutler1 on Aug 25, 2024 23:17:26 GMT
proper football loved Sunday soccer
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Post by callas12 on Aug 25, 2024 23:44:17 GMT
"How About That" !! Classic Line
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Aug 26, 2024 4:49:01 GMT
Salmons....Greenhoff....YES....what a baeutiful goal
1975 The quagmire that was the Baseball Ground
Perfect
...and if the cameras had been at Meadow Lane in 79, then you can guarantee a Hugh Johns commentary would have legendary status easily
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Post by pb1863 on Aug 26, 2024 5:13:06 GMT
Smithy… get in!!!
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Post by werrington on Aug 26, 2024 5:36:17 GMT
Not a name that rings any bells with me but you are probably right. Im sure I remember Tyler ‘doing his apprenticeship ‘ up there. Think Tyler did it for Yorkshire mate That was Keith Macklin mate |
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Post by Orbs on Aug 26, 2024 7:39:48 GMT
My absolute favourite too.
One - nothing 😀
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Post by Linx on Aug 26, 2024 8:00:48 GMT
That scene showing him climbing the precarious gantry to commentate on an Endsleigh League game was a bit of an eye opener. The glamour of football.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 26, 2024 8:19:35 GMT
Think Tyler did it for Yorkshire mate That was Keith Macklin mate Yes I remember him now mate,did Tyler do some games as well? |
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Post by wuzza on Aug 26, 2024 8:28:19 GMT
I remember as a kid thinking it was a bit unfair that if you lived in Granadaland or ATV there were about a zillion clubs to be covered but if you lived in Angla or Tyne Tees your club was on every other week virtually !
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Post by Linx on Aug 26, 2024 9:14:13 GMT
I remember as a kid thinking it was a bit unfair that if you lived in Granadaland or ATV there were about a zillion clubs to be covered but if you lived in Angla or Tyne Tees your club was on every other week virtually ! The fewer clubs, plus the longer distances to away games, certainly underlines the reasons for the passionate rivalry in their derby games. The Geordies’ annual trip to Sunderland was probably the only away game that they would expect to get home before last orders. |
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 26, 2024 10:17:34 GMT
Hugh Johns seemed to love Stoke.
When Stoke scored the 3rd v Leeds in Cloughie's first game for them, his commentary went something like 'We wanted that 3rd goal...and we got it!' (see the youtube vid)
Can't imagine commentary like that today!
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 26, 2024 10:23:29 GMT
John's used to refer to players by their nickname. Chippy Brady. Dixie Deehan.
Often when a goal was scored he'd say 'There it is'. Brian Moore used to say 'Aaaaand it's in there'. David Coleman's 1-0 is the famousest
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 26, 2024 10:23:50 GMT
The power of nostalgia. During his time commentating on the Midlands people thought he was an absolute knobhead. Now he's loved. This is true from what I remember, which is odd because he was very warm towards Stoke. Seemed to love Greenhoff, Ritchie and Hudson But doesn't this tell us more about football fans than Hugh Johns? Never satisfied really and prone to OTT criticism. Loads of things that most of us moan about now will be looked back at more sympathetically I'm sure. Listening back I really like his commentary though, I'm not sure that is simply nostalgia, but more that he was full of character, quite descriptive and articulate at times. (cliches aside!) but yes, never write off nostalgia! |
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 26, 2024 10:25:40 GMT
The power of nostalgia. During his time commentating on the Midlands people thought he was an absolute knobhead. Now he's loved. This is true from what I remember, which is odd because he was very warm towards Stoke. Seemed to love Greenhoff, Ritchie and Hudson But doesn't this tell us more about football fans than Hugh Johns? Never satisfied really and prone to OTT criticism. Loads of things that most of us moan about now will be looked back at more sympathetically I'm sure. Listening back I really like his commentary though, I'm not sure that is simply nostalgia, but more that he was full of character, quite descriptive and articulate at times. (cliches aside!) but yes, never write off nostalgia! Agree. Feeling a need to hate everything and everybody has grown in recent years. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Aug 26, 2024 20:11:02 GMT
The power of nostalgia. During his time commentating on the Midlands people thought he was an absolute knobhead. Now he's loved. This is true from what I remember, which is odd because he was very warm towards Stoke. Seemed to love Greenhoff, Ritchie and Hudson But doesn't this tell us more about football fans than Hugh Johns? Never satisfied really and prone to OTT criticism. Loads of things that most of us moan about now will be looked back at more sympathetically I'm sure. Listening back I really like his commentary though, I'm not sure that is simply nostalgia, but more that he was full of character, quite descriptive and articulate at times. (cliches aside!) but yes, never write off nostalgia! He constantly got players names and nicknames wrong, one of his erm..quirks. He did seem to like us though, yep. If NJ got a player's name wrong or Sohail mentioned his ht soup there's a few pages on it. |
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Post by redstriper on Aug 26, 2024 20:52:00 GMT
I kept seeing Paul Whitehouse watching that... "Enduring image - jumpers for goalposts" etc... great memories though, especially being in the crowd with my dad (RIP) when Greenhoff scored that one and we were top of the league  |
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