Dave Salmon wrote:Text: 07399 08 55 08
You may want to ask people to '
sign off' their text messages when they send them in, or you'll have no idea who is saying what!
Welcome along (
or welcome back?!?) It is obviously going to be different and a challenging act to follow. As my wife said when I told her, "
that's a shame, Freez's commentary is more like chatting to the person stood next to you at the game than listening to a match commentary." It will definitely have to change from that, Beyond Radio would have Ofcom investigating if they used some of the comments from Freez over the years... shouting... ..."
referee, you utter *****" after one particularly contentious decision springs to mind!
He quickly apologised, saying "
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. But he is". Which is why Elaine was correct, it was like being
at the game rather than listening
to the game. No doubt some will prefer a more polished, professional commentary, but those of us who have been listening for a long time now will miss it.
The other thing that we'll miss is Freez's ability to remember details & players from decades ago, off the top of his head. If on
Master Mind , his specialist subject could be '
Morecambe Football Club, 1972 to 1989'. While I struggle to remember what I had for tea last night, Freez will regale us with stories of meeting some bloke in a pub who played three times for the reserves in 1981 before being sold to Withenshaw Working Men's Club for a packet of wine-gums (
"a record transfer fee that season").
Thanks Freez & co. Enjoy being back on the stands. There are some superb season ticket deals this season!
And Mr Salmon, on your drive down to Ipswich, take a note of the road-kill... there will be a test!