Radio Commentary nostalgia

[Debaser]

Still love listening to football and cricket commentary on the radio, would always listen to the matches on GMR as a kid, Jimmy Waggs pre and post match phone ins were always great.

 

[jimharri]

Brian Clarke's commentary of the Trevor Morley equaliser at Bradford. My dad has it on tape somewhere, but I'm buggered if I can find it.

Probably best not to find it then, eh?

;-)

 

[jimharri]

Fantastic

 

[maccieblue]

James H Reeves was class, got to dread that "oh no, it's a goal. ...." Twat Tyler in a mausoleum, it was not!

Didn't he often say "oh no" part way through a song and you had to wait till it finished before telling who it was against?
Although you always knew it would be against City

 

[Kazzydeyna]

Best ever for me, only a minute but well worth a listen

I remember I had that on tape and used to listen to it on repeat.

”Absolute, sheer ecstasy at Wembley”

The goal that lead to everything that followed. Goosebumps.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Radio and football will always be picadilly261 to me

“Oh no…..”

“It’s a goal!”

 

[Snape]

My dad passed away 2 weeks ago. For his final year in a home I set up his radio so he could listen to City's commentaries. All the carers needed to do was turn the radio on at the correct time. I will miss chatting to him about City!

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

My Dad used to hate Alan Green as he used to go mad when United scored
Remember a commentator used to do half of a half each

 

[bitterblue78]

Is brian clarke still alive

 

[Zapcity]

I remember I had that on tape and used to listen to it on repeat.

”Absolute, sheer ecstasy at Wembley”

The goal that lead to everything that followed. Goosebumps.

Very true, arguably the most important moment in our history(not saying the best or most glamorous) but things may well have been very different had that not gone in. Great commentary, sheer relief as much as anything else from the commentators(and we still had extra time and pens to get through!).
Going back a bit before this, remember the commentaries on the away games in Europe used to sound quite' muffled'. Obviously technology has moved on ,but in those days the commentators sounded like they were speaking through a sock on the microphone!