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Title: End Of An Era
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on October 30, 2021, 10:47:15 pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59104630
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: Donnywolf on October 31, 2021, 05:25:06 am
Wow - I for one will miss his contributions massively because in the times he isnt on - the stand ins never seem as good

Seems like a great bloke to have a Pint or 2 with - I would pay

Loved when he first came to notice and he ended almost every sentence with "indeed" - as in that was a very good cross "indeed". He must have been coached out of it

Looked everywhere for out takes when Celtic signed Pierre van Hooijdonk . Jeff did piece to camera trying to pronounce his name - and kept lousing up. In the end he was laughing before he even attempted next take

Love his obvious fan worship of Hartlepool which sends him into raptures or depression - the best I remember was them getting panned by Wrexham maybe 6-0 or 6-1. I think Juan Ugarte got 4 maybe all 6 for Wrexham. Every time JS tried to catch up results up would pop a goal for Wrexham which he tried to avoid but all the others were pointing out with glee
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: mugnapper on October 31, 2021, 08:45:31 am
Anyone who doubts Jeff's genius should watch the BBC's knock off equivalent show.
Having dumped Sky a year ago, I'm forced to watch the Beeb's effort and I can safely say, the only pleasure I get is watching Garth Crooks morph into Jabba the Hutt with each passing week.
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: Janso on October 31, 2021, 08:48:05 am
Anyone who doubts Jeff's genius should watch the BBC's knock off equivalent show.
Having dumped Sky a year ago, I'm forced to watch the Beeb's effort and I can safely say, the only pleasure I get is watching Garth Crooks morph into Jabba the Hutt with each passing week.

How could Final Score be a "knockoff" when it started in 1958 and Soccer Saturday didn't even exist until decades later?  :blink:
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: mugnapper on October 31, 2021, 09:02:50 am
Anyone who doubts Jeff's genius should watch the BBC's knock off equivalent show.
Having dumped Sky a year ago, I'm forced to watch the Beeb's effort and I can safely say, the only pleasure I get is watching Garth Crooks morph into Jabba the Hutt with each passing week.

How could Final Score be a "knockoff" when it started in 1958 and Soccer Saturday didn't even exist until decades later?  :blink:

David Coleman in a dinner jacket wasn't quite the same format though was it?
Mind you, I would take the old juddery teleprinter over the smooth running thing used today.
It used to print out half the result, then stop for a think before spluttering out the 2nd half. ie Barnsley 1 Doncas......... (And in those seconds waiting, I would offer my soul to God, Lucifer, Harold Krishna and any other deity I thought would guarantee a '2'. Rarely worked though)
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on October 31, 2021, 09:10:32 am
Anyone who doubts Jeff's genius should watch the BBC's knock off equivalent show.
Having dumped Sky a year ago, I'm forced to watch the Beeb's effort and I can safely say, the only pleasure I get is watching Garth Crooks morph into Jabba the Hutt with each passing week.

How could Final Score be a "knockoff" when it started in 1958 and Soccer Saturday didn't even exist until decades later?  :blink:

The name Final Score might be older, but the format they use now is pure Soccer Saturday.
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: ravenrover on October 31, 2021, 10:17:28 am
Wonder if it's anything to do with Sky sacking  his mates Tiss Thommo and Charlie, and replacing them with these 2nd rate pundits.
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: ColinDouglasHandshake on October 31, 2021, 10:50:11 am
Iconic legend that brightened up many an afternoon.

Sadly for me his reputation tarnished slightly by his relentless involvement in betting adverts.
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: Draytonian III on October 31, 2021, 03:10:30 pm
Wonder if it's anything to do with Sky sacking  his mates Tiss Thommo and Charlie, and replacing them with these 2nd rate pundits.






Agreed, I can’t stand Tim Sherwood, the Gangsta Clinton Morrison and Neil ( I scored against Arsenal at the Kop end ) Mellor
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: Prez on November 01, 2021, 03:55:28 pm
whats the odds on him being replaced by a female presenter?
Title: Re: End Of An Era
Post by: turnbull for england on November 01, 2021, 04:10:08 pm
whats the odds on him being replaced by a female presenter?

50 / 50 ?