John Motson ("Motty")

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Legendary commentator John Motson will call time on his BBC career, aged 72, at the end of this season after 50 years.

He's done 29 FA Cup finals, 10 World Cups, and 10 Euros in a long and illustrious career.

I grew up listening to some of Motty's brilliant match commentaries. He had a tremendous in-depth knowledge of the game of football.

Might be in a minority of one, but I really can't stand his commentary or the wee chuckles that are thrown in. I don't like "Lawro" either who is a whiner!!

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Might be in a minority of one, but I really can't stand his commentary or the wee chuckles that are thrown in. I don't like "Lawro" either who is a whiner!!

Nope. He's a dribbling idiot imo.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

The epitome of biased English commentators, far too up his own jacksie to see or hear it.

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McLeods cup final commentary was superb

It wasn't really. Crocker Superb McLeod jizzes over Hearts and Huns. He seems to enjoy our losses in comparison to the tone of his voice when we win.

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The epitome of biased English commentators, far too up his own jacksie to see or hear it.

Biased for who? Maybe playing to the audience he's commentating to? He's English, he commentates on England games and English games. Do you want him to go hysterical when a team scores against them? Scottish commentators in fact all do the same when the country the are largely commentating on scores etc. There's no impartial commentators in international football apart from the English dude they had on sky when we played Ireland and wales instead of Crocker.

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It wasn't really. Crocker Superb McLeod jizzes over Hearts and Huns. He seems to enjoy our losses in comparison to the tone of his voice when we win.

Crocker is the worst commentator out there in my opinion. Probably why Sky have punted him up here for years.

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Crocker is the worst commentator out there in my opinion. Probably why Sky have punted him up here for years.

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Each to their own I suppose. Crocker is the designated Scottish football commentator and the coverage he gives the cup final and the 6-2 match is iconic in my eyes. Henderson to deliver and it's latapy, twisting turning ohhhhh 6 of the new is amazing.

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Each to their own I suppose. Crocker is the designated Scottish football commentator and the coverage he gives the cup final and the 6-2 match is iconic in my eyes. Henderson to deliver and it's latapy, twisting turning ohhhhh 6 of the new is amazing.

I just feel Crocker and Walker went OTT with pitch invasion. It's put me right off them.

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I just feel Crocker and Walker went OTT with pitch invasion. It's put me right off them.

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Walker did. Forget the invasion, listen to the match commentary, sunshine on leith and the lifting the cup. Hair on neck every time.

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He's just leaving the BBC. Guy has retired before.

Why even announce it...just depart quietly.

Not when he has a book to promote (I'm guessing)

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The epitome of biased English commentators, far too up his own jacksie to see or hear it.

Yes didnt really have time for him and that fake wee laugh of his...

[Colr]

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Think it was 3 dodgy ones! So not even extra time needed!

And the fixtures fiddled so they played every game at Wembley.

Not that I'm bitter in any way, when I was a naive kid back then I was cheering them on - just as I was on Monday 👍

Ball didn't cross the line, game should have been stopped because of a pitch invasion and.....what was the third dodgy goal?

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With you on this !. The worst of the ultra-biased English commentators - the constant use of 'We', 'Us', 'The whole country' when referring to England-only was guaranteed to raise the blood-pressure - making it worse is that he was working for BBC who made no attempt to curb his behaviour or he might've realised sooner that not 'everyone at home is behind this team' !. Thank God he's gone but they have replacements (Lawrenson - Aaargh !! - could be Motson's son !!) who are equally as bad !

Yeah always thought for an Irishman he is a bit biased towards England

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Motty was pish. Bombastic, over excitable and entirely predictable. Or was tha Elton Wellsby? Dark era for commentating, lol.

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Yeah always thought for an Irishman he is a bit biased towards England

Ha ha ha. At least Andy Townsend tries when The Republic are playing. Used to quite like Jim Beglins commentary but Pat Never is the stand-out ex-player turned commentator / pundit.

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Motty is a legend in the world of football commentary, grew listening to his voice and loved his style.

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Motty is a legend in the world of football commentary, grew listening to his voice and loved his style.

Legend in English football I totally agree, maybe not world football though. I am guessing but I reckon more than 50% of football fans in Scotland would say the man is a bell-end before they would say legend. Whilst most people in Peru would say who?

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Legend in English football I totally agree, maybe not world football though. I am guessing but I reckon more than 50% of football fans in Scotland would say the man is a bell-end before they would say legend. Whilst most people in Peru would say who?

The bellends calling him a bellend are just bitter Scottish bellends ;-)

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The bellends calling him a bellend are just bitter Scottish bellends ;-)

What about the Peruvians

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Has anyone got any evidence of his "in-depth knowledge of the game of football" outside England? Just asking, like.

How about him covering 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships, and umpteen European club matches? His pre-match preparation for matches he covered was very thorough.

It's well known John Motson has an encyclopedic knowledge of the game, not just in England. He has researched and narrated over 30 football videos and written four books.

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What about the Peruvians

They just say who? ;-)

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He's just leaving the BBC. Guy has retired before.

Why even announce it...just depart quietly.

Don't worry mate, you're not going to be asked to chip in for his retirement present.

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They just say who? ;-)

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The epitome of biased English commentators, far too up his own jacksie to see or hear it.

Agreed. I'm happy I'll never have to listen to this old english clown ever again.

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Biased for who? Maybe playing to the audience he's commentating to? He's English, he commentates on England games and English games. Do you want him to go hysterical when a team scores against them? Scottish commentators in fact all do the same when the country the are largely commentating on scores etc. There's no impartial commentators in international football apart from the English dude they had on sky when we played Ireland and wales instead of Crocker.

I actually liked listening to motty. he comes out with some very English words, which I struggle to understand but for that, and his knowledge of the game I like him. he's the Arthur Montford o' ENGERLAND

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The bellends calling him a bellend are just bitter Scottish bellends ;-)

I was going to try to reason but this comment stopped me. Another reason I want your team to get stuffed.

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I was going to try to reason but this comment stopped me. Another reason I want your team to get stuffed.

I think you might be taking this internet message board thing a bit too seriously

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I was going to try to reason but this comment stopped me. Another reason I want your team to get stuffed.

No problem, always happy to oblige.

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Motty was pish. Bombastic, over excitable and entirely predictable. Or was tha Elton Wellsby? Dark era for commentating, lol.

I've never believed anyone would call their child Elton Wellsby. Was he real? How did he survive school? He should have been a character in 'Last of the Summer Wine' - the village mangold-wurzel impersonator, for example. "Ee, Elton, lad - how's tha carrot 'anging'? Hastha seen Motty, Elton? 'E's loose again with the night-soil sprayer an' 'appen 'e's 'eadin for Madge Sidebottom's washin-line."

Motson was a fan with a mike - which always gets right up the noses of fans of other teams. The 'how long till he mentions 1966' thing was incidental; THAT screaming Lanky voice yelling utter imbecilities in our ears for the whole 90 minutes - or 120 if we were really unlucky - was sheer rotten purgatory. Can anyone remember him ever passing a sensible or relevant observation on a game?

'Course the English love him - he's your lovable English bloke - first cousin, uncle and brother-in-law all at the same time to your lovable English village idiot. Or he IS the village idiot of idiots, the idiot who in his own person typifies the entire steaming manure heap of English village idiots ...

Actually, who the stuff cares? Never watch England anyway.