[Football] John Motson - RIP

[nicko31]

Most memorable line for me was in the 1988 Cup Final..

The crazy gang have beaten the culture club....

 

[nickbrighton]

As far as I am concerned he was the last of the proper comentators, there is simply no one that compares in the media today, the likes of all the current comentators are simply not even in the same league

The whole way matches are now "called" is not comentatry, its simply a couple of people waffling on about almost anuything other than the actual match. a lot of the time unless its the percieved big clubs, comentators barley know the players names

RIP to a true legend, I doubt his like will come again

 

[Mellotron]

RIP Motty.

Met him once at a corporate gig, we all picked his brains on his views on various topics, clear that he was just madly obsessed with football.

Seemed a lovely gent.

 

[timbha]

Very sad. Part of us gone.

RIP Motty

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

RIP Motty, hope you get buried in that Sheepskin Coat...

This

As others have said, many sports are/were owned by a specific commentators voice.
Motty was Mr Football
RIP

 

[LamieRobertson]

Gutted….a true legend of commentators…RIP Motty and thanks

One of the good guys

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Brighton presented Motty with a shirt to celebrate his 50 years as a commentator

 

[horshamite]

RIP Motty.

Like others have said, he was a large part of my football experience from my youth to old age. The image of him in his sheepskin coat, microphone in hand in the snow shower immediately came to mind. Great commentator. Thank you Motty.

 

[Icy Gull]

An example to all those commentators who show such obvious bias. He just commented on the games with knowledge, a quirky sense of humour and passion and I never noticed any bias towards one of the teams.

 

[Curious Orange]

I'm welling up a bit at this news... everyone has said it, he absolutely was the voice of football - a reassuring presence through the decades. He shall be missed.

 

[sparkie]

RIP.

A fantastic commentator,

 

[Farehamseagull]

Really sad, a great commentator and voice that has always been there through life. With Brian Moore, Barry Davies and Peter Brackley, the absolute voices of football to me and my childhood.

RIP Motty.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Everyone's favourite commentator. RIP Motty

 

[jakarta]

One would hope black armbands for every team this weekend?

 

[happypig]

Time marches inexorably on and takes the faces and voices of our youth with it.
RIP

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Oh no. So very sad. A voice of football through almost all my life.

 

[Is it PotG?]

RIP.

What a legend.

He and Barry D were THE voices of football for me as a kid

 

[Blue3]

Dickie Davis now John Motson two of the greats gone very sad

 

[jcdenton08]

RIP. Very sad; the voice of football for me.

 

[Wardy's twin]

One of those who truly earned the epithet of 'legend' . RIP