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John Lees retires this Sat



Lenny Rider

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Sep 15, 2010
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Last ever sports bulletin shortly before 9am on Saturday, broadcasting legend, and the last surviving member of the Millard/Vinicombe/Lees media trinity.

Leesy you will be sadly missed, enjoyment your retirement with the Lovely Liz :clap:
 


HH Brighton

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Jul 25, 2003
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Last ever sports bulletin shortly before 9am on Saturday, broadcasting legend, and the last surviving member of the Millard/Vinicombe/Lees media trinity.

Leesy you will be sadly missed, enjoyment your retirement with the Lovely Liz :clap:

Still can't quite get over there last appearance on the Albion Roar. Horrible listening.
 


Horton's halftime iceberg

Blooming Marvellous
Jan 9, 2005
16,484
Brighton
Wow, he has spanned my local sporting life. Mixture of stories of Wally Hammond, rare bird sightings and the occasional burst of GOSBTS.

Wasn't he a champion athletics walker as well.

Good Luck Jon, hope its all football, cricket and bird watching from here in.
 


hans kraay fan club

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Mar 16, 2005
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Wow, he has spanned my local sporting life. Mixture of stories of Wally Hammond, rare bird sightings and the occasional burst of GOSBTS.

Wasn't he a champion athletics walker as well.

Good Luck Jon, hope its all football, cricket and bird watching from here in.


Didn't he once walk coast to coast across the entirety of the USA?

Amazing.

#ForestGump
 


hans kraay fan club

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PILTDOWN MAN

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Last ever sports bulletin shortly before 9am on Saturday, broadcasting legend, and the last surviving member of the Millard/Vinicombe/Lees media trinity.

Leesy you will be sadly missed, enjoyment your retirement with the Lovely Liz :clap:


And the only nice one.
 


portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
16,979
Love the Lees. Part of the clubs fabric and holy trinity as you say Harty.

Happy retirement John!
 


Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
61,674
Location Location
Still can't quite get over there last appearance on the Albion Roar. Horrible listening.

Indeed. His rather prickly contribution to the safe standing debate:

"If you want to stand up at a match, then go and stand outside" ???
Mmmkay John.

Anyway, he's been a familiar voice down the years. A well-earned retirement, probably the right time.
 




Giraffe

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Aug 8, 2005
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A radio legend. He will be missed.

Is he still with one of our more famous supporters or did that end?
 








Blue3

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Jan 27, 2014
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Lancing
I used to Race walk with John as part of the Brighton and Hove Race Walking squad shared many a trip in a car to races up and down the country happy times, anyway here's to a long and happy retirement John with Liz
 


Mr Banana

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Aug 8, 2005
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Standing in the way of control
Will always associate him with desperately listening in for news - any news at all - of new signings on weekday mornings when we so badly needed any glimpse of quality during the Gillingham years.

"Albion have been knocked back by Colchester reserve striker..." "Albion have been priced out of the running for Mansfield winger..." "Jeff Wood says there were signs of improvement during the club's fifth 5-0 home defeat in a row" etc etc. He must have been tempted to have a sneaky rum most mornings, it was like a spaced out funeral service for hope
 


Bwian

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Jul 14, 2003
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When the 'Buy a player fund Mark 2' happened (Rod Thomas) I spent a good part of the walk with Leesy. Loves The Albion and Sussex CCC. Enjoy your retirement JL.
 










rocker959

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Jan 22, 2011
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Plovdiv Bulgaria
Happy retirement .
 




jakarta

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May 25, 2007
15,616
Sullington
Can't be denied that his cricket commentaries had rather subsided in recent years e.g.

What a beautiful flick down the legside, must be 4 runs........ Oh he didn't hit it & it's taken the leg stump out :lolol:

Hope he enjoys his retirement! :wave:
 





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