Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: charlie on April 06, 2012, 08:42:35 PM
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Reading elsewhere he has died, never saw him play, listened to his reports often enough. A tough reporter, and knowledgeable, may he rest in peace.
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Gosh, now there's a memory, didn't he always used to do reporting from the Villa when R5 used to be R2?
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Wow, long time since I'd heard that name. Remember him really well as what seemed to be the Midlands Sport reporter for BBC Radio as Richard said on radio 2. Did Pat Murphy take over from him?
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remember the name too from my youth
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RIP always gave me good news on the villa in the early 80s
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He actually played for us
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I remember him as a man with a really lovely voice who used to sometimes do post match reports on Grandstand from Villa Park in the 70s. Only later did I learn he had played for us.
RIP Larry sir.
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He actually played for us
41 games, in a career disrupted by the war. He also once wrote on being accused of an anti-Villa bias on radio "I'm harder on Villa players because I believe they have to prove themselves worthy of wearing claret and blue."
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He actually played for us
41 games, in a career disrupted by the war. He also once wrote on being accused of an anti-Villa bias on radio "I'm harder on Villa players because I believe they have to prove themselves worthy of wearing claret and blue."
what a great thing to say and I would love to know his thoughts now
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He actually played for us
41 games, in a career disrupted by the war. He also once wrote on being accused of an anti-Villa bias on radio "I'm harder on Villa players because I believe they have to prove themselves worthy of wearing claret and blue."
So what's Pat fucking Murphy's excuse?
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He actually played for us
41 games, in a career disrupted by the war. He also once wrote on being accused of an anti-Villa bias on radio "I'm harder on Villa players because I believe they have to prove themselves worthy of wearing claret and blue."
That explains it. He always did seem overly critical of Villa performances.
Before my time as a player, amazing that he only made 41 appearances. He was regarded as something of a Villa stalwart.
I'm sure I used to hear him on the Light Programme before it even became Radio 2, but that may be my memory.
RIP
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A name that will always conjure up memories of being young and following a successful team...
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Always enjoyed listening to his match report in the car on the way home from the game.
Also I remember my Dad telling me that he had seen him play for the Villa.
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He actually played for us
41 games, in a career disrupted by the war. He also once wrote on being accused of an anti-Villa bias on radio "I'm harder on Villa players because I believe they have to prove themselves worthy of wearing claret and blue."
i didnt know that, great quote as well
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He actually played for us
41 games, in a career disrupted by the war. He also once wrote on being accused of an anti-Villa bias on radio "I'm harder on Villa players because I believe they have to prove themselves worthy of wearing claret and blue."
A great statement and goes a long way to summing up how many of us feel.
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Yes on the light programme with Sports report, the music driving home from a match, Eamon Andrews?, and a Larry Canning report which was always very hard as he seemed to see every fault, but Dave's super quote explains all. When Villa won well though he could not disguise his pleasure. Those days when games everywhere began at 3pm, and reports were relied upon to tell the story until the Argus appeared. , folk like Larry were the sole source of opinion and what was taken as fact.
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One of his catchphrases was, "I'd like to say Villa played well today, but I can't..."
Always a voice worth hearing, critical but compassionate.
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Sorry to hear. Really nice bloke. Used to play golf with him years back when I lived in Sutton.
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Used to love listening to his witty comments in the late 70s on the old radio birmingham- a great broadcaster and one of those people who listening to was a pleasure- r.i.p larry.