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The following Bob 70-71 players have all been known to do some commentating at some time or other.

1999 - onwards

99 = 1999-2000 season, 00= 2000-2001 season, 01=2001-2002 season, etc...
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Obviously this is not a complete list, but covers CONFIRMED reports
since the pages began, please tell me if you know of more...

So far we have ...

Sam Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers) for ITV 05

Jimmy Armfield (Blackpool) for BBC Radio Five and World Service. 99,00,01,02,03,04,05,06

Ron Atkinson (Oxford United) for ITV - where he once had own football programme.99,00,01,02,03. Real Radio (Yorkshire) 06

Alan Ball (Everton) Radio Solent 02,03,04,05, 06. BBC1 05.

Dave Bassett (Walton and Hersham) UKG2 05

Tony Brown (West Bromwich Albion) Capital Gold 01

Trevor Brooking (West Ham United Squad) on Radio Five Live and BBC t.v.'s 'Match of the Day'.99,00,01,02.

Jack Charlton (Leeds United) for Channel Five.99,00

Pat Crerand (Manchester United) for MUTVand local radio 02

Kenny Dalglish (Celtic) Channel 5, 02, 03. ITV 06

Terry Dolan (Huddersfield Town) Radio Leeds 05

Barry Fry (Bedford Town) BBC Radio Five Live 03

Ricky George (Barnet) BBC Radio 06

Bobby Gould (Wolves) for Talk Radio and Radio Five Live.99

George Graham (Arsenal) for Sky Premiership Plus (pay- per-view) 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06

Eddie Gray Radio Aire 04, Radio Leeds 05,06, 07

Johnny Giles (Leeds United) Irish TV's 'Match of the Day' equivalent 01

Bryan Hamilton (Linfield) BBC Radio Five Live 02, 03 Eurosport 03, 05

Colin Harper (Ipswich) for the local station that covers the Ipswich Town games.99

John Hollins (Chelsea) Radio 5 Live, 03

Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool) Yorkshire Real Radio 03

Norman Hunter (Leeds United) for BBC Radio Leeds.99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04. Yorkshire Radio 06,07

Derek Johnstone (Rangers) Radio Clyde 03

Joe Jordan (Morton) for Channel Five. 99, Radio Leeds 01, Radio Five Live 02

Kevin Keegan (Scunthorpe) for Talk-Sports 99, 00

Joe Kinnear (Tottenham Hotspur squad) for RTE in Ireland. 99

Brian Little (Aston Villa) Sky 03

Peter Lorimer (Leeds United) for BBC Radio Leeds: 99, 00, 01, 02, 03 Channel 5: 00 and Radio 5 Live: 01. Yorkshire Radio 06, 07.

Malcolm MacDonald (Luton Town) for Century Radio in Newcastle, 00,01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 Tyne Tees Television 01. (There is an article about Malcolm in 'Shoot Monthly Magazine' for May 2003). See 100 - 102 Century FM

Lawrie McMenemy (DoncasterRovers manager) Talk Sport 01,02,03

Billy McNeill (Celtic) for Channel Five.99, Radio 5 Live 00,01,02,03

Gordon McQueen (St Mirren) Sky Sports News 02,03,04,05, 06

Lou Macari (Celtic squad) for Talk Sport 00, Radio Five Live 02, Sky Sports News 03.04

Rodney Marsh (Q.P.R.) for Sky One, 99,00,01 Sky Sports News 02,03,04. TalkSport 01, 05. See October 2006 News

Frank McLintock (Arsenal) Sky Sports News 02,03, 04

Dave Merrington (Burnley) BBC Radio Solent 02.03, 06

Bobby Moncur (Newcastle United) has his own phone in on Century Radio 99,00.

Ronnie Moore (Tranmere Rovers) Yorkshire Television 01

Alan Mullery (Tottenham Hotspur) Sky TV 01, Sky Sports News 03, 05,06

Phil Neal (Northampton Town) Talk Sport, Radio 5 Live 00

Martin O'Neill (Distillery FC) BBC1 05

Terry Paine (Southampton) South African television 01,02,03,04,05,06. Since 05 at least the channel has been Supersport)

Stuart Pearson (Hull City) MUTV 01

David Pleat (Peterborough) for ITV 99, 01, 05, 06; Radio 5 Live 02, 07; ITV2 03.

Harry Redknapp (West Ham United) for ITV 01,03

Bobby Robson (Ipswich Town manager) ITV 02

Joe Royle (Everton) Channel 5 - 01, 02, BBC1 02

Graeme Souness (Tottenham Hotspur squad) for Sky 99,03. RTÉ Television 05

Graham Taylor (Lincoln City) for Radio 5 Live 01, 03, 04, 06; ITV 01,02; BBC TV 05

Peter Taylor (Southend United) for Channel 5, 02

Phil Thompson (Liverpool) Sky Sports News 05

Terry Venables (QPR) had own phone in on Virgin Radio Saturdays at noon (99), television programme on Sky Sports 01, and is also on ITV 99, 00, 01, 03, 05

Neil Warnock (Rotherham United) Yorkshire Television (ITV region) 06

Bob Wilson (Arsenal) for ITV 99,00,01 Radio 5 Live 02, 03

Terry Yorath (Leeds United) for Radio Leeds 02

See Where are they now ? November 2002

For further related links on this site see the following ...

An article on ITV's coverage of the 1970 Mexico World Cup Finals is at 'Low-Down on ITV's Experts'

Brian Moore's Obituary

Brian Moore has a stand named after him at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium, see Statues

Kenneth Wolstenholme's Obituary

John Bromley's Obituary

Saturday Sport - an article by Kenneth Worstenholme on the BBC football programme that pre-dated 'Match of the Day'.

See Richard Stevens' email, at April 2002

BBC World Cup: Guidelines for commentary team - joke email does the rounds, see Summer 2006

Jimmy Hill has a plaque on the Sky Blue Wall of Fame at Coventry City's Ricoh Arena, see Statues

There's some great links to Football commentators at...

Anglia Gold Sport

50 Moments In Welsh Sport - Hugh Johns ITV Sport

And present day, ITV Football

BBC SPORT WORLD CUP TV-Radio Coverage

Guardian Unlimited Observer Sport The 10 greatest bits of commentary ever

Thanks to Peter McConnell for the first two links.

And thanks to Kåre B for the final link

 
 

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