Radio WM

[Lizz]

I left the WM catchment area years ago when I joined the RAF. What happened to Malcolm Boyden? He was stripey filth as I recall. I still say up and down like a merry man's backside thanks to him.

As I posted a little earlier on the thread, he's doing the full Black Country on a Sunday afternoon to the good people covered by BBC H&W.

Many years ago, 5 Live had him at an Albion game - maybe a League Cup night when presenters are spread thinly.  Alan Green presenting didn't know what had hit him.  He was never heard on the national airwaves again.

He also presents the breakfast show on Radio Oxford. Somehow, I suspect his Black Country accent isn't quite so pronounced.

[Damo70]

The one and only time I went to a pantomime about fifteen years ago the 'stars' were Jacko from Brush Strokes, Marilyn from Home And Away, Sooty and Malcolm Boyden.

[Dave Cooper please]

Wolves were playing a local derby tonight. WM's special guests were Stayvie Bull, Robert Plant and Suzi Perry. No bias there, oh no.

To be fair, they'd struggle to find a Walsall legend or famous fan.

Walsall fans will have a huge list of legends, it's very patronising of their local radio station not to invite at least one of them just because some listeners might not have heard of them.

[not3bad]

Wolves were playing a local derby tonight. WM's special guests were Stayvie Bull, Robert Plant and Suzi Perry. No bias there, oh no.

To be fair, they'd struggle to find a Walsall legend or famous fan.

Walsall fans will have a huge list of legends, it's very patronising of their local radio station not to invite at least one of them just because some listeners might not have heard of them.

Some of those Walsall legends were present during the pre season friendly with Villa so they had a ready list from which to invite.

[Clampy]

I presume a Wolves defeat at home in League 1 by a team that cost nothing will be glossed over in place of 'Will Benteke still be a Villa player in January'.

[adbo9]

what about One-time pop-chart wrecker, now trainspotter and Walsall celebrity  fan Pete Waterman

[Dave Clark Five]

Ed Doolan is a pensioners favourite. Some of them listen to him with religious reverence.

Is he still alive then?

Doolan has made a career out of having a list of tradesmens phone numbers which he gives out to old age pensioners who dont have the internet or have lost their yellow pages. In addition he has a list of phone numbers for various local council departments which he can palm people off with when they have problems. If he does want to talk to someone in a bit of authority to sort out a listeners problem, his reserachers do all the spade work then he comes in at the last second to take all the glory.
I'm not as young or as tolerant as I was but I still view him as a real grumpy old sod, someone who could blow his top at any second with a caller that upsets him if they say the wrong thing in the world according to Doolan.
Worst of all he appears to have no real interest in football. I have heard him with Doug on his show a couple of times, and it was Doolan coming out with all the crap !
Its like listening to Tony Butler in a world where football was never invented. 

Doolan made a career out of broadcasting, in his native Australia and here for pretty much all of his life. You may not like him or his style but he was very good. He made no secret of having researchers for his consumer show, he was the front man but would often tackle those in authority on air himself if need be. He interviewed some of the most famous people in the world in his time and also never claimed to be a sports broadcaster or sports journalist.

His consumer show ended at least five years ago and he is in semi-retirement now, probably ruminating on the fact that he got away with murder, after all, anyone could do what he did.

'Have a word to..' He used to advise callers. How do you have a word to?

[SoccerHQ]

Waterman doesn't go to Walsall anymore. He used to go regularly with one of his sons but I think he passed away and so he prefers to watch their good results from afar now.

On WM, I know Dave seemed to hint a while ago in a H&V interview that Paul Franks is supposedly a Villa fan but I really don't see it as he's incredibly biased towards Wolves.

Before every single home game this season he's been ranting on about teams turning up to the "league one equivilant of Wembley" even though both Sheffield clubs and Leeds have been in this division recently and all three have larger grounds than Wolves, possibly Forest aswell.

[danlanza]

Waterman doesn't go to Walsall anymore. He used to go regularly with one of his sons but I think he passed away and so he prefers to watch their good results from afar now.

On WM, I know Dave seemed to hint a while ago in a H&V interview that Paul Franks is supposedly a Villa fan but I really don't see it as he's incredibly biased towards Wolves.

Before every single home game this season he's been ranting on about teams turning up to the "league one equivilant of Wembley" even though both Sheffield clubs and Leeds have been in this division recently and all three have larger grounds than Wolves, possibly Forest aswell.

The dogheads ground is a very good ground imv.

[N'ZMAV]

I struggle to get WM now I've moved to Worcestershire, although, I'm only just outside Birmingham. Suppose I should think myself lucky?

[Villan For Life]

I struggle to get WM now I've moved to Worcestershire, although, I'm only just outside Birmingham. Suppose I should think myself lucky?

You could always listen on line......

[N'ZMAV]

I struggle to get WM now I've moved to Worcestershire, although, I'm only just outside Birmingham. Suppose I should think myself lucky?

You could always listen on line......

I'm too busy...

[dave.woodhall]

Waterman doesn't go to Walsall anymore. He used to go regularly with one of his sons but I think he passed away and so he prefers to watch their good results from afar now.

On WM, I know Dave seemed to hint a while ago in a H&V interview that Paul Franks is supposedly a Villa fan but I really don't see it as he's incredibly biased towards Wolves.

Before every single home game this season he's been ranting on about teams turning up to the "league one equivilant of Wembley" even though both Sheffield clubs and Leeds have been in this division recently and all three have larger grounds than Wolves, possibly Forest aswell.

Franks is definitely a Villa fan - someone on here used to go to school with him and I've seen him at matches. The "everybody's cup final" bit about Wolves is pathetic.

[tomd2103]

Not WM and it might just be me, but the football coverage on Free Radio / XTRA AM or whatever it is called now seems to be focused very much on Blues these days.  I don't know if there is some kind of issue with them covering Premier League games, but Tom Ross only really seems interested in what's happening with that shower.   

[Clampy]

Not WM and it might just be me, but the football coverage on Free Radio / XTRA AM or whatever it is called now seems to be focused very much on Blues these days.  I don't know if there is some kind of issue with them covering Premier League games, but Tom Ross only really seems interested in what's happening with that shower.   

I don't get that with Tom Ross to be honest, despite him being a blue nose. I'm not sure if they cover Villa away games or can afford to but I think he does his best to keep it as unbiased towards his own club as possible.