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Motty retires. Last game is at Selhurst
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 ZahasMagic  08 May 18 8.56am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Motson’s Final Match' by Penge Eagle It’ll be John Motson’s final match commentating on Sunday when we play West Brom. Know the guy has no direct link to palace but thought it might be nice for us to do something to mark his awesome career of commentating? Whether it be there’s only one John motson or something like that at a certain minute of the game. Thoughts?
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aquickgame2  Beni = summer,Caribbean = winter 08 May 18 9.08am |
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Love him or hate him...he has been the voice everyone knows. Hope the club make some sort of presentation to him.
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| Fatherken 08 May 18 9.10am |
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better than the screechy women we get commentating now they put me off watching football/rugby on TV
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| Buckspalace Thornborough 08 May 18 9.19am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Motson’s Final Match' by Penge Eagle I would hope the club will do something also, several grounds, including Brighton, presented him with a shirt of the team in recognition of his footballing work, hope SP sorts something out for him before the game in front of the crowd on the pitch would be good.
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chateauferret  08 May 18 9.34am |
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This must be apocryphal but it made me laugh. In the sixties Celtic were playing some Russian side and the commentator didn't recognise one of the players. Someone else came into the room and he asked, "Who's the number nine?" And the newcomer replied: "F***ed if I know". From then on it was "And there's the through ball to Faktifaino. Now if he can just find Faktifaino... Faktifaino trying to meet the cross", and so on. Then again I remember the good old Serie A line "And he's coming out and looking for Totti". Kind of a Simon Groome "What a wonderful pair of knockers" moment. Can't remember who was responsible. Edited by chateauferret (08 May 2018 9.35am)
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ARGILE OLD GEEZER  PORTIMAO 08 May 18 10.00am |
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Originally posted by Dave58
Think he became a commentator after winning a competition. My favourite was always Brian Moore from the big match. Been some great ones down the years. Ken wolstenholme, one nil Coleman, Gerald sinstadt and others. Motto wasn't my favourite but he had a great career. Keneth Wolstenholme was GREAT, if you were a Man united fan, so biased towards them it was embarrassing.
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| ARGILE OLD GEEZER PORTIMAO 08 May 18 10.04am |
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Originally posted by YT
Blimey! I don't know if anyone has mentioned (for me) the daddy of them all...Peter Jones. On the radio, of course. As an aside, quite an early radio memory I have is of Des Lynham (have I spelt that right?) commentating on boxing. Competently so, as I recall. What about Johnathon Pearce a really good commentator and a Palace fan
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| bifffabazz Highworth, Wiltshire 08 May 18 10.59am |
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Originally posted by ARGILE OLD GEEZER
What about Johnathon Pearce a really good commentator and a Palace fan Oh my days, put your tin helmet on mate! And ftr, I am pretty certain that Pearce is a Bristol City fan.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 08 May 18 11.04am |
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Originally posted by bifffabazz
Oh my days, put your tin helmet on mate! And ftr, I am pretty certain that Pearce is a Bristol City fan. Indeed he is but his wife and her family are Palace supporters so perhaps he also has an allegiance towards our club. I recall some of his commentaries from yesteryear when, following a Palace goal he sometimes used to say "They will be celebrating in the XXX and the XXX" with XXX being the names of local pubs ! Edited by Willo (08 May 2018 11.06am)
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| Qwijibo Bournemouth 08 May 18 11.05am |
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I'm not a fan of Motson as a commentator, I find him a bit cliche, which I suppose is inevitable as he's been around so long and has done a lot to 'define' the image of a commentator. Also I'm not a fan of commentators who gibber pointless stats instead of offering any kind of proper introduction, which he is prone to. However, when he's a guest on football shows, he's brilliant. When he loses the 'neutrality' of being a commentator and expresses his own opinions he's a really insightful chap and incredibly knowledgable. I suspect he'll pop up for the occasional cameo here and there.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 08 May 18 11.10am |
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Originally posted by Qwijibo
I'm not a fan of Motson as a commentator, I find him a bit cliche, which I suppose is inevitable as he's been around so long and has done a lot to 'define' the image of a commentator. Also I'm not a fan of commentators who gibber pointless stats instead of offering any kind of proper introduction, which he is prone to. However, when he's a guest on football shows, he's brilliant. When he loses the 'neutrality' of being a commentator and expresses his own opinions he's a really insightful chap and incredibly knowledgable. I suspect he'll pop up for the occasional cameo here and there. I've always held Motson in high esteem.The doyen of commentators. I agree he is insightful and incredibly knowledgable about the game and I have always enjoyed the plethora of stats - I do like my stats ! I have met Motson at a corporate event and he was absolutely charming and good company.
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Crystal_Clear  Belfast 08 May 18 11.12am |
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Jonathan Pearce may be a Bristol City fan, but my god his commentary on Capital Gold sport was superb. I still have the final day summary from the year we survived at Stockport. "Dougie Freedman, still Dougie Freedman.....It's the boogie woogie kid from Selhurst Park". Edited by Crystal_Clear (08 May 2018 11.13am)
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