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    #132870
    vincehillvinceHill
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      His voice reminds me of cold winters evenings of sleet and driving rain and coming home to hear that sports report theme tune followed by his reading out the football results in that distinctive voice.
      he will never be replaced
      RIP

      #132871
      bickymonbickymon
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        R.I.P

        #132872
        bronxbomberRON HUNT
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          I’m old enough to remember his predecessor, John Webster, reading the results. Another man with a unique voice.
          A woman reading the results just isn’t the same :(

          #132873
          The EggThe Egg
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            A woman reading the results just isn’t the same :(

            Sexist ;)

            #132874
            bronxbomberRON HUNT
            Player

              Egg, You can add to that, RACIST, HOMOPHOBIC, and GRUMPY OLD MAN ;)

              #132875

              He never realised his life long ambition either, just for his memory say it out loud:-

              East Fife five – Forfar four, or was it the other way round ?

              Classic memories of getting back to the car after away games to hear the Scores, made all the more iconic by the combination of his great voice and the up and down of the medium wave radio signal.

              #132876
              The EggThe Egg
              Chairman

                He did make listening to the scores entertaining as opposed to listening to a long list of drivel.

                Did he do this one do we know?

                “The FA Cup Final with Budweiser.

                Manchester City 0 Wigan Athletic 1”

                #132880
                bronxbomberRON HUNT
                Player

                  Just been reading up on the RESULTS READERS John Langham (I remember the name) who read the results on GRANDSTAND One Saturday they were waiting for him to come into the studio to read the results and he couldn’t be found A few minutes later a police officer came to the studio and asked if any of the crew were missing? They had found him outside. He had just jumped from a top floor window!!!! It appeared he had money problems.
                  I don’t think that he had seen that his favourite team had just been relegated that had tipped him over the edge.

                  #132916

                  I too remember his predecessor. 5pm on Saturday. Dad with his glasses on, pen in hand poised over the back page of Saturday’s paper ready to put the scores against the list of matches. No one dare speak in case he missed one of the results which may have given him 8 draws and win £75,000 – he never did! Happy days!

                  #132918

                  I remember once being given the job of checking the coupon.

                  I happily announced that we had 8 draws, causing mayhem.

                  How was I supposed to know they were all meant to be in the same line? :unsure:

                  #132920
                  bronxbomberRON HUNT
                  Player

                    Ha the good old PERMS…

                    #132921

                    Perm any 8 from 10, 45 lines at 1d per bet = 3/9d ….. :)

                    #132924
                    Perm any 8 from 10, 45 lines at 1d per bet = 3/9d ….. :)

                    You’ve just given me a flashback…

                    5. 9, 13, 17, 26, 35, 39, 44

                    … were the 8 numbers my mum and dad used to pick each week on Littelwoods and as soon as I read this thread they came back to me as if it was yesterday. It wasn’t yesterday – they stopped doing the 8 from 10s over 30 years ago.

                    Scary that I can remember those so readily but I have no idea what my wife’s mobile number is.

                    #132925

                    Perm any 8 from 10, 45 lines at 1d per bet = 3/9d ….. :)

                    You’ve just given me a flashback…

                    5. 9, 13, 17, 26, 35, 39, 44

                    … were the 8 numbers my mum and dad used to pick each week on Littelwoods and as soon as I read this thread they came back to me as if it was yesterday. It wasn’t yesterday – they stopped doing the 8 from 10s over 30 years ago.

                    Scary that I can remember those so readily but I have no idea what my wife’s mobile number is.[/quote]

                    Ah but can you remember whose birthdates and house numbers they corresponded to.

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