Pre match Experience at the BVB

[Big lad up front]

anyone complaining about today's game should have expierenced the entertainment in the BVB
Just the way to start the day
Now personally I like to go in there prior to the game,have a pint or 2,have a chat about the upcoming match,watch whatever games on the box. Please can someone tell me who's great idea was it to have an xfactor reject serenade us.
He was so bad you could have been excused as to thinking he'd been coached by Paul Dickov
Come on Rovers we don't want this even the doorman were complaint probably because they had to stay & suffer...at least we could leave

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Agreed. I emailed Ryan Morant pleading for the torture to stop. It's mind blowingly awful. Nice try but not fitting prematch entertainment.

[bobjimwilly]

Agree. Not needed in the BVB.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

It riles me to think of all the time and suggestions we put in, and they go and do that. Music outside maybe.

The outside seating area is a big plus. At least we could escape.   

[The Dav]

Who was the Xfactor reject?

[The Red Baron]

His name was Tony Nicholson.

Now I remember a Tony Nicholson who played cricket for Yorkshire. A large, powerfully-built seam bowler who died quite young. I remember him coming along to a presentation evening for the Donny and District Cricket League and having everyone rolling in the aisles with his tales from the cricket field. I think the punters in the BVB would have enjoyed him a lot more than they seem to have with yesterday's  "turn."

[Bentley Bullet]

Well I liked him.....

It was the first time I'd ever managed to get a seat in the place! Besides, he played all the right chords, although not necessarily in the  right order.

[BobG]

That Tony Nic, TRB, was a damn fine left arm bowler. There's stiil quite a few players around who think he was an example of the MCC policy to overlook everyone from oop north that they could get away with.

BobG

[RobTheRover]

His playing was fine, it was the nasal whine that accompanied it.  Imagine Elvis Costello singing Simon and Garfunkel and you are very close.

IF he was outside you can kind of see it working, might drive a few people INTO the BVB!

[The Red Baron]

That Tony Nic, TRB, was a damn fine left arm bowler. There's stiil quite a few players around who think he was an example of the MCC policy to overlook everyone from oop north that they could get away with.

BobG

Bob- Tony Nicholson was a right arm seamer. You might be thinking of Rocker Robinson, who was a left armer of a similar build.

Nicholson was picked for a MCC tour to South Africa in 1964 but had to pull out due to injury. In fact, I think he had a lot of injuries during his career. He had health problems after he retired and died quite young.

But I dare say if Nicholson had played for Middlesex or Surrey he'd have won a few test caps. He was as good as say, John Price or Geoff Arnold, who won loads between them.

[Donnywolf]

That Tony Nic, TRB, was a damn fine left arm bowler. There's stiil quite a few players around who think he was an example of the MCC policy to overlook everyone from oop north that they could get away with.

BobG

Bob- Tony Nicholson was a right arm seamer. You might be thinking of Rocker Robinson, who was a left armer of a similar build.

Nicholson was picked for a MCC tour to South Africa in 1964 but had to pull out due to injury. In fact, I think he had a lot of injuries during his career. He had health problems after he retired and died quite young.

But I dare say if Nicholson had played for Middlesex or Surrey he'd have won a few test caps. He was as good as say, John Price or Geoff Arnold, who won loads between them.

They were both great (Yorkshire) Bowlers.

Tony Nic unfortunately got a Thrombosis in his leg and died to young for a Yorkshire legend

[NickDRFC]

At what point did the anti-Yorkshire bias get reversed? The ECB can't get enough of the white Rose these days!

[idler]

When they realised where the talent was.

[BobG]

Well daman me John. Thank you. I would have sworn on a stack of Bibles that Tony Nicholson was a lefty. I even remember seeing him play - on several occasions. I am, very clearly, going mad.

Thanks for putting me right. I'm really gobsmacked by that one.

Bob