Motty on Desert Island Discs

[Basing Blade]

Worked at the Star covering Wendy and The Blades before going to BBC in London.

Just played Annies Song as one of his tunes!!

His wife is called Annie. But still, could Motty be a Blade?

 

[shorehamview]

Worked at the Star covering Wendy and The Blades before going to BBC in London.

Just played Annies Song as one of his tunes!!

His wife is called Annie. But still, could Motty be a Blade?

No. He supports Barnet.

 

[borg elite]

Yes he confirmed that in the recent BBC documentary. A decent watch. He's a bit of an oddball!

No. He supports Barnet.

 

[BushBlade]

No. He supports Barnet.

I always thought he was Spurs. Definitely has a leaning towards them.

 

[Davalon]

He once nominated Alan Woodward as the best Englishman not to get a cap for his country on the BBC.

All the usual suspects were touting the likes of Bruce.

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

No. He supports Barnet.

There's no conflict of interest there, we've never played Barnet.

Like, ever.

Factoid.

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

John Motson has always been nice to us. The video message he recorded for Tony Currie's birthday was a nice touch as well. Best commentator I'll ever know, that's for sure.

 

[Sean Thornton]

John Motson has always been nice to us. The video message he recorded for Tony Currie's birthday was a nice touch as well. Best commentator I'll ever know, that's for sure.

He's been poor for years. With his customary "oh, the referees changed his mind" claim. No he didn't, you called it totally wrong. That's why they. shipped him off to do more radio. Barry Davies at his peak was far better.

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

He's been poor for years. With his customary "oh, the referees changed his mind" claim. No he didn't, you called it totally wrong. That's why they. shipped him off to do more radio. Barry Davies at his peak was far better.

Be that as it may, he still blows twats like Clive Tyldsley, Martin Tyler and Johnathan Pearce out of the water.

 

[shorehamview]

Be that as it may, he still blows twats like Clive Tyldsley, Martin Tyler and Johnathan Pearce out of the water.

To be fair, a bucket of gravel thrown down a metal fire escape would be better than Tyldesley.

 

[Rodley]

To be fair, a bucket of gravel thrown down a metal fire escape would be better than Tyldesley.

Tyldesley must sleep in a Man Utd duvet and pillowcase. He absolutely loves them.

 

[Sean Thornton]

To be fair, a bucket of gravel thrown down a metal fire escape would be better than Tyldesley.

I thought that was that shrieky woman they have on these days.

 

[Guesty]

John Motson has always been nice to us. The video message he recorded for Tony Currie's birthday was a nice touch as well. Best commentator I'll ever know, that's for sure.

Yeah, he's always seemed to like us, which makes a refreshing change Probably due to his early beat in the area.

Got to agree that Barry Davies is the best tv commentator I've heard though. A little bit old fashioned and occasionally jingoistic but still absolutely top drawer.

 

[Champagneblade]

Along with Motty (and curiously enough, Trevor) we’ve lost some very good entertaining commentators in the past few years not necessarily through ill health but disappearing from our screens, ones who really were the voice of the sport growing up:

Golf - Peter Alice
Tennis - Dan Maskell
Snooker - “whispering” Ted Lowe
Motor Racing - Murray Walker (who can forget him pointing to Nigel Mansell’s bruised eye and accidentally poking it!)
Cricket - Ritchie Benaud (on David Gower, “majestic, casually majestic!”)

I enjoyed listening to them all growing up with the reassurance they’d be there for the next installment of their sport.

I’m not sure if we’ll get a new set of icons with such longevity.

 

[shorehamview]

Along with Motty (and curiously enough, Trevor) we’ve lost some very good entertaining commentators in the past few years not necessarily through ill health but disappearing from our screens, ones who really were the voice of the sport growing up:

Golf - Peter Alice
Tennis - Dan Maskell
Snooker - “whispering” Ted Lowe
Motor Racing - Murray Walker (who can forget him pointing to Nigel Mansell’s bruised eye and accidentally poking it!)
Cricket - Ritchie Benaud (on David Gower, “majestic, casually majestic!”)

I enjoyed listening to them all growing up with the reassurance they’d be there for the next installment of their sport.

I’m not sure if we’ll get a new set of icons with such longevity.

Peter Alliss is fantastic. He can talk for ages about what’s going on in the background, when the camera zooms in on something away from the action, like a bloke walking his dog on the beach, and he makes it interesting and entertaining. Like Richie Benaud, he could talk about the most mundane subject and have you hooked until he’d finished. Never patronising, never condescending, just calm genius at work. And when they actually talked about the sport itself, both totally unsurpassed.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

Yeah, he's always seemed to like us, which makes a refreshing change Probably due to his early beat in the area.

Got to agree that Barry Davies is the best tv commentator I've heard though. A little bit old fashioned and occasionally jingoistic but still absolutely top drawer.

Recent World Cups always remind me how much I miss Barry Davies.

“Germany bring the stormtroopers up from the back for another corner...”

“The Germans have launched an aerial blitzkreig since half time...”

“Ruthlessly, mercilessly efficient in midfield, the Germans ...”, etc etc.

Saint Bazzer. Much missed.

 

[bornablade]

Just to keep it Blades related......I parked near Barnet's ground when we played Huddesfield in the PO Final.

Then I got the overground and underground from underhill.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Peter Alliss is fantastic. He can talk for ages about what’s going on in the background, when the camera zooms in on something away from the action, like a bloke walking his dog on the beach, and he makes it interesting and entertaining. Like Richie Benaud, he could talk about the most mundane subject and have you hooked until he’d finished. Never patronising, never condescending, just calm genius at work. And when they actually talked about the sport itself, both totally unsurpassed.

The two women they have on TMS on R4 ruin it for me because they have no history. No gravitas or SOH. *

Oddly, the female presenters on Women's cricket on TMS tend to be very experienced test match cricketers and more importantly don't have high pitched voices. Particularly good during the last ODI.

While I think Michael Desso Vaughan is an excellent match summariser, he appears to take great delight in the failure of England players, particularly batsmen, during the game. The piggy twat.

 

[Steve Mackan]

The two women they have on TMS on R4 ruin it for me because they have no history. No gravitas or SOH. *

Oddly, the female presenters on Women's cricket on TMS tend to be very experienced test match cricketers and more importantly don't have high pitched voices. Particularly good during the last ODI.

While I think Michael Desso Vaughan is an excellent match summariser, he appears to take great delight in the failure of England players, particularly batsmen, during the game. The piggy twat.

I think Vaughan is really good, but you are right, he has a tendency to take far too much pleasure in the failure of some players. I think it often coincides with an opinion soon-to-come which he has for money in whatever paper he's writing for.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Recent World Cups always remind me how much I miss Barry Davies.

“Germany bring the stormtroopers up from the back for another corner...”

“The Germans have launched an aerial blitzkreig since half time...”

“Ruthlessly, mercilessly efficient in midfield, the Germans ...”, etc etc.

Saint Bazzer. Much missed.


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"Looks at his face! Just look at his face!"

 

[The Crab]

To be fair, a bucket of gravel thrown down a metal fire escape would be better than Tyldesley.

Tyldesley being thrown down a metal fire escape would sound, and indeed be, better.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

"Looks at his face! Just look at his face!"
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Achtung!

 

[Pinchy]

I opened this topic with dread.

I misread the title...

 

[Northyorksblade]

[QUOTE="Sean Thornton, post: 1707727, member: 15660"

Oddly, the female presenters on Women's cricket on TMS tend to be very experienced test match cricketers and more importantly don't have high pitched voices. Particularly good during the last ODI.
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I thought it was noticeable in the last test on Sky, that Bumble and Geoff Boycott virtually ignored the ex women's test captain, every time she attempted to speak. Old school misogynists..

 

[Jermyn]

Just to keep it Blades related......I parked near Barnet's ground when we played Huddesfield in the PO Final.

Then I got the overground and underground from underhill.

Took lad to wemberlee for England v Nigeria . Parked at stanmore and took tube there. Which goes past barnet's tidy little ground

 

[snootyfenooty]

I want to be the first to say it. Alex Scott is fucking gorgeous. Completely uninterested in her football punditry.

 

[WhiteHawk]

I want to be the first to say it. Alex Scott is fucking gorgeous. Completely uninterested in her football punditry.

Sorry, I already said this in the shoutbox earlier.

 

[Bill puntin]

[QUOTE="Sean Thornton, post: 1707727, member: 15660"

Oddly, the female presenters on Women's cricket on TMS tend to be very experienced test match cricketers and more importantly don't have high pitched voices. Particularly good during the last ODI.
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I thought it was noticeable in the last test on Sky, that Bumble and Geoff Boycott virtually ignored the ex women's test captain, every time she attempted to speak. Old school misogynists..[/QUOTE]
I must be a miswotsit because I thought she was terrible.

 

[bibbity bobbity boo]

Along with Motty (and curiously enough, Trevor) we’ve lost some very good entertaining commentators in the past few years not necessarily through ill health but disappearing from our screens, ones who really were the voice of the sport growing up:

Golf - Peter Alice
Tennis - Dan Maskell
Snooker - “whispering” Ted Lowe
Motor Racing - Murray Walker (who can forget him pointing to Nigel Mansell’s bruised eye and accidentally poking it!)
Cricket - Ritchie Benaud (on David Gower, “majestic, casually majestic!”)

I enjoyed listening to them all growing up with the reassurance they’d be there for the next installment of their sport.

I’m not sure if we’ll get a new set of icons with such longevity.

Boxing - I would add Harry Carpenter to that list. (totally unbiased commentating on Bruno v Tyson - "Get in there, Frank"

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Worked at the Star covering Wendy and The Blades before going to BBC in London.

Just played Annies Song as one of his tunes!!

His wife is called Annie. But still, could Motty be a Blade?

Conclusive evidence to me that mate. He could have chosen, "Annie I'm not your daddy" by Kid Creole and the Coconuts instead.