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James Alexander Gordon

  • 18-08-2014 6:17pm
    #1
    blueser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,725 ✭✭✭✭


    The voice of saturday nights in the pre Sky days has passed away;

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28844131

    Sports report on BBC Radio 2, and later Radio 5/5 Live at 5 pm on saturday nights. Memories of my youth growing up in Manchester.


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  • #2
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    What a distinctive voice, would always be listening to him in car leaving the ground.

    RIP


  • #3
    blueser
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    Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »
    What a distinctive voice, would always be listening to him in car leaving the ground.

    RIP
    Yep; the radio always used to be tuned in to Sports report when we'd be coming back on the coach from a (usually fruitless) trip to an away game.


  • #4
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    His delivery was so smooth and authoritative, never hurried or distracted. RIP.




  • #5
    blueser
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    A golden age of sports coverage on the radio. Peter Jones and/or Bryon Butler doing the main commentary game. Then JAG reading out the ''full classified check'' and Dad checking his pools coupon before slinging it in the bin. Those were the days.


  • #6
    WilyCoyote
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    Used listen to him on the BBC World Service while working abroad. Distinctive voice and you often knew who won by his upward/downward inflection with the second team.

    East Fife 4 Forfar 5. :)

    RIP old boy!

    (Such a shame you're not around to see Scottish independence).


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    He really was the voice of football for decades.

    There is something a bit sad about the fact that his death will pass with little fanfare, whereas fellows on social media go into paroxysms over something as inane as Jim White on transfer day.


  • #8
    cournioni
    Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 12,739 Mod ✭✭✭✭cournioni


    The voice of Saturday afternoon/evening.

    RIP.


  • #9
    wandatowell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭wandatowell


    I'll always remember tuning in to get the results on one particular Saturday when Arsenal won 1-0 against Man Utd at Highbury. Bergkamp was the scorer. Christ on a bike I was delighted.


  • #10
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    5 Live had a nice tribute programme to JAG earlier today

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/5lspecials


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