Radio memories

A57 the snake said:
Bryon Buttler and Peter jones on radio 2 was something to behold no agenda no bias just sheer descriptive pleasure , Jimmy arnfield and Denis Law would do the summerising during the second half full commentary.
Sky and talksport and 5 live are not fit to carry the bags of equipment.
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Jimmy Armfield was incredibly brilliant as a commentator. As you say no agenda or bias. The best I've ever listened to ever .
Was often at Maine rd during the 70s when I had radio 2 2md half commentary / score flashes on a little transistor radio.....those were the days.
Fav memory, just sticks out, was fa cup 5th round day 1981 ...a late score flash..from Peterborough...my heart skipped a beat..cos it was late...into the 80th 0dd min iirc...
." And Tommy Booth has stuck Manchester City in front here "
..I was so happy, biggest smile ever on my face ,I just knew that would be enough and wed made it through a tricky fixture into the quarter finals ......
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
You must have read my mind as I was going to post the same about Butler & Jones. Brilliant commentary and they could make the dullest game sound exciting.

Then we got Alan fucking Green.
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Didn't Alan green have a good few years where he was very very good ?
Before his metamorphosis into an utterly obnoxious character full of bias,bitterness and condescending agenda driven drivel...
It was quite scary how bad he became in the end.
Toxic listening.
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Didn't Alan green have a good few years where he was very very good ?
Before his metamorphosis into an utterly obnoxious character full of bias,bitterness and condescending agenda driven drivel...
It was quite scary how bad he became in the end.
Toxic listening.
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“ I worry about what happens when the Sheik gets bored with his toy.”
Nope, Alan, you worried that he didn’t get bored and City knocked your beloved dippers out of the top four.
 
awest said:
Juventus away 1977ish Fogged off the day before. Listened to the whole match on radio Manchester at around 2.30 pm whilst at a school fucking play. I think it was a 2 all draw. The radio was the most reliable peice of news in the day.
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I did exactly the same although it was Milan away
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Jimmy Armfield was incredibly brilliant as a commentator. As you say no agenda or bias. The best I've ever listened to ever .
Was often at Maine rd during the 70s when I had radio 2 2md half commentary / score flashes on a little transistor radio.....those were the days.
Fav memory, just sticks out, was fa cup 5th round day 1981 ...a late score flash..from Peterborough...my heart skipped a beat..cos it was late...into the 80th 0dd min iirc...
." And Tommy Booth has stuck Manchester City in front here "
..I was so happy, biggest smile ever on my face ,I just knew that would be enough and wed made it through a tricky fixture into the quarter finals ......
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Tommy Booth scored in the first half mate.
 
TueartsCossackSpray said:
on derby day they played both jingles one after the other and there was a pause of about 5 seconds where you didn’t know what the fcuk was going on. I used to sit my rag mate in his mums house and the tension was tangible. He was a right smarmy twot as well which made it even worse.
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Yes the pauses both before the jingle, meaning you knew one was incoming, and then immediately after it keeping you waiting for the actual report were nerve shredding!

It was an incredibly effective yet simple technique for creating drama and "listener engagement"... whoever the producer was really knew what they were doing.
 
KS55 said:
Iirc we were the first English side to get a point away v Milan. I think we led until quite late on.
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2 nil up at one point. Listened to it in a double Geography class. Being a long haired rocker I was able to hide the earphone wire. To be honest I don't think the teacher gave a flying fck as long as we weren't making any noise.
 
KS55 said:
Iirc we were the first English side to get a point away v Milan. I think we led until quite late on.
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I thought the big news was we were the 1st English side to almost win away at Milan. Still remember ,I think , 10pm national news sports headline 'And Manchester city nearly became the 1st English side to win at Milan"
Paul Power scored his incredible Goal
When he ran 70 yards down the right wing on a counter attack then cut inside on his left foot , brilliant solo goal
Brian Kidd scored 2nd with a header, proper centre forwards goal to put us 2nil up...couldn't hold on to the win.
Beat them 3nil back at Maine rd 2nd leg .
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Jimmy Armfield was incredibly brilliant as a commentator. As you say no agenda or bias. The best I've ever listened to ever .
Was often at Maine rd during the 70s when I had radio 2 2md half commentary / score flashes on a little transistor radio.....those were the days.
Fav memory, just sticks out, was fa cup 5th round day 1981 ...a late score flash..from Peterborough...my heart skipped a beat..cos it was late...into the 80th 0dd min iirc...
." And Tommy Booth has stuck Manchester City in front here "
..I was so happy, biggest smile ever on my face ,I just knew that would be enough and wed made it through a tricky fixture into the quarter finals ......
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Armfield was a top man. An excellent player who might well have captained England in 1966 but for injury. As a manager took Leeds to the Euro Cup Final and was cheated out of it by a ref subsequently shown to be corrupt.
Finally as a commentator first class as you say.
 
KS55 said:
Armfield was a top man. An excellent player who might well have captained England in 1966 but for injury. As a manager took Leeds to the Euro Cup Final and was cheated out of it by a ref subsequently shown to be corrupt.
Finally as a commentator first class as you say.
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And so much more down to earth than the now disgraced Stuart Hall who often reported on City at Maine rd ,with his often dramatic style which sounded eccentric ,but he later admitted he " made most of it up" .... a startling admission which showed deceit to go with the sleazy sexual predator he turned out to be ,doing prison in later years for more BBC related offences...
 
KS55 said:
Armfield was a top man. An excellent player who might well have captained England in 1966 but for injury. As a manager took Leeds to the Euro Cup Final and was cheated out of it by a ref subsequently shown to be corrupt.
Finally as a commentator first class as you say.
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Think Jimmy Armfield was a Mancunian ?
Although he will always be remembered as a Blackpool legend.
He was indeed an accomplished radio reporter who seemed to love the game...
 
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