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Tony Gubba RIP









Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
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Oh. I grew up with him and his strange yellow hue. RIP.
 




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HAILSHAM SEAGULL

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Nov 9, 2009
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RIP Tony Gubba, grew up with him on match of the day.
Cant mention his name without thinking of this though.
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Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003
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The Nearly Man Of Grandstand. He never had the infectious enthusiasm of Coleman, the avuncular appeal of Bough, the suaveness of Lynam or the polish of Ryder.
 


W.C.

W.C.

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Pavilionaire said:
The Nearly Man Of Grandstand. He never had the infectious enthusiasm of Coleman, the avuncular appeal of Bough, the suaveness of Lynam or the polish of Ryder.
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yep, he was always your Norwich Vs Southampton kind of a commentator.

grew up with him though so am sad to see him go
 




Pavilionaire

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Can you imagine the number of interviews Head Of Sport would have had with Gubba over the anchorman job? Always the stand-in, never the big cheese, never fully appreciated. In many ways the Ashley Barnes of BBC Sport.
 








Man of Harveys

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Jul 9, 2003
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Very sad, that's no age - absolutely my favourite commentator from the golden pre-Sky era of TV coverage: never as nerdy as Motson and - thank god - never as conceited as Barry Davies, he always had bags of enthusiasm and enjoyed the goals as much as any real fan would.

Maybe one day, when Sky's puerile graphics dominate and every football match is covered mainly for the purpose of lambasting referees or close-ups of thuggish tackles, we'll wish back for more of his approach.
 




kevo

kevo

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Mar 8, 2008
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He was always the 'third choice' behind Motson and Davies and, more often than not, commentated on our games if we were ever on MoTD. Seemed like a lovely man. RIP Tony.
 




glasfryn

glasfryn

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Nov 29, 2005
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RIP Tony
 


PILTDOWN MAN

PILTDOWN MAN

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Pavilionaire said:
Can you imagine the number of interviews Head Of Sport would have had with Gubba over the anchorman job? Always the stand-in, never the big cheese, never fully appreciated. In many ways the Ashley Barnes of BBC Sport.
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A tad unfair comparing him with an idiot.


Mr Gubba RIP
 




Socialist Sid

Socialist Sid

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Oct 20, 2012
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The Kremlin
About 28 years ago I was a photographer on a holiday camp on the Isle of Wight.

One evening when I was at the bar I heard an instantly recognisable voice behind and turned round to find Tony Gubba.

He was staying the week with his family and I got to know him fairly well through chatting to him about our joint love of sport, with him buying me more beer than I did for him.

He was a thoroughly decent chap with two cracking daughters as I seem to recall.

So God bless you Tony, RIP.
 




Durlston

Durlston

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Jul 15, 2009
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Very sad to pass away at the relatively young age of 69.

One of the best commentators that the BBC has ever had and his enthusiasm for football always shone through with his distinctive voice.

RIP Tony.
 


Fef

Fef

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Feb 21, 2009
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That's a pity. One of the more likeable commentators.
 


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