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Author Topic: The Voice of Football  (Read 6339 times)

Offline Legion

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The Voice of Football
« on: August 18, 2014, 06:42:17 PM »
James Alexander Gordon has passed away.
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Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2014, 06:45:56 PM »
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.
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Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2014, 06:49:01 PM »
Very sad news.
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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2014, 06:51:23 PM »
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?
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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2014, 06:51:44 PM »
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.
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Offline garyshawsknee

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2014, 06:55:34 PM »
Sad news, big part of our football culture. Didn't he only retire last year ?
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Online London Villan

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2014, 07:02:42 PM »
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.
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Offline The Left Side

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2014, 07:08:08 PM »
Quote from: garyshawsknee on August 18, 2014, 06:55:34 PM
Sad news, big part of our football culture. Didn't he only retire last year ?

I believe so, RIP.
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Offline bertlambshank

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2014, 07:13:48 PM »
He could make a nil - nil sound interesting.
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Offline flybo

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2014, 07:57:35 PM »
RIP James
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Offline brian green

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2014, 08:13:01 PM »
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.
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Offline Gregorys Boy

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2014, 08:24:24 PM »
An icon voice, and such a crucial part of Football on a Saturday.  RIP.
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Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2014, 08:30:47 PM »
Quote from: brian green on August 18, 2014, 08:13:01 PM
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.
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Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2014, 08:34:26 PM »
A sad day for football fans with radios.
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Online PaulWinch again

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Re: The Voice of Football
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2014, 08:41:21 PM »
RIP.
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