The Voice of Football

[Legion]

James Alexander Gordon has passed away.

[Toronto Villa]

Nobody will ever read the classifieds like he did. A legend in the game in some regards especially for those of us who heard him and associate him in our memories of Villa and football in general.

[saunders_heroes]

Very sad news.

[dave.woodhall]

Very sad; he suffered with polio as a child and was bedridden for a long while. I wonder how any people found out they'd become rich listening to him?

[Clampy]

That's such a shame. Listening to him read out the results whilst on the way back from away matches kind of rounded off a saturday afternoon.

[garyshawsknee]

Sad news, big part of our football culture. Didn't he only retire last year ?

[London Villan]

A real link with another world of football.

Very sad news. His family can be very proud of how many millions of football fans have such affection for him.

[The Left Side]

Sad news, big part of our football culture. Didn't he only retire last year ?

I believe so, RIP.

[bertlambshank]

He could make a nil - nil sound interesting.

[flybo]

RIP James

[brian green]

He was a paid up member of the small elite of sports broadcasters along with Murray Walker, John Arlott, Peter O'Sullevan (sp?) David Coleman and Henry Longhurst who actually defined the job they did.   He also wrote his own epitaph that long ago Saturday afternoon when he read perfectly "East Fife 4 Forfar 5".   Thank you JAG.

[Gregorys Boy]

An icon voice, and such a crucial part of Football on a Saturday.  RIP.

[Percy McCarthy]

He was a paid up member of the small elite of sports broadcasters along with Murray Walker, John Arlott, Peter O'Sullevan (sp?) David Coleman and Henry Longhurst who actually defined the job they did.   He also wrote his own epitaph that long ago Saturday afternoon when he read perfectly "East Fife 4 Forfar 5".   Thank you JAG.

I thought Ronnie Barker made that up. He certainly used it in a sketch.

[dcdavecollett]

A sad day for football fans with radios.

[PaulWinch again]

RIP.