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Post by jim on Jan 29, 2011 19:54:53 GMT 1
I think that you're right, Davie. If I remember correctly, folk were giving him some grief on the centre green and he said something like " You lot have to pay in and I don't. So who is the mug?". Something along those lines.
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Post by Muzza93 on Jan 29, 2011 20:19:42 GMT 1
the question is who would yous like to see presenting mm barrie or another Rab C Nesbitt, have him in the crowd getting their opinions and MM on the centre green, sorted. ;D
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Post by Dougie on Jan 29, 2011 21:20:42 GMT 1
MM Dicks love child
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 17:16:51 GMT 1
i thought bert turner was good too and ian henderson and its not an easy job
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Post by jim on Jan 30, 2011 18:33:15 GMT 1
Bert was good. Knew his stuff, good interview technique and had a nice relaxed, easy going style. It was a shame that he had to give up for health reasons. (That is my recollection) Does anyone know how Bert is doing these days? Ian was fantastic as The Tiger. The kids seemed to love his energetic antics. I remember that he used to take a run toward the fence and tumbled over it dramatically. One meeting he took his run up to new levels. He started fairly close to the fence and then seemed to think "No" and moved back and then again "No" and moved back and so it continued until he ended up starting his run from the terracing on the back straight.
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Post by djw on Jan 30, 2011 21:01:12 GMT 1
Remember Bert's tour of Shawfield when a Tiger was taking a lap of honour(as parodied in Growls), and on the third bend, the fourth bend, the Bully Wee bar, the home straight.... Dick B used to be good, especially in the 70s and 80s, Belle Vue used to use him .
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Post by mervjankefanclub on Feb 2, 2011 23:29:50 GMT 1
I think that you're right, Davie. If I remember correctly, folk were giving him some grief on the centre green and he said something like " You lot have to pay in and I don't. So who is the mug?". Something along those lines. Heard him say that on more than one occassion, Jim. When I was a wee boy in the 70s I used think he was OK at what he did, but as I got older I realised he was full of his own self importance and having come across him on a southern tour many years ago, only cemented my opinion. I will leave the last word to the Wimbledon fans who turned up at Craighead Park the year they dropped into the NL with a banner proclaiming..."DICK BARRIE OPENS HIS MOUTH WIDER THAN JOAN COLLINS' LEGS"...... ;D
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Post by bigchaross on Feb 3, 2011 22:20:32 GMT 1
Me I think he likes is own voice. Yes knows his stuff but going 2berwick 2a year 2 listen 2 him is long enough
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Post by herbie on Feb 3, 2011 23:12:29 GMT 1
Yup. I have a caravan in the Borders so I get to Berwick maybe a bit more often than most-still using the same patter as 40 years ago and it still ain't funny! Think presentations have moved on but he hasn't.
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Post by Graham on Feb 4, 2011 0:53:14 GMT 1
This thread has gone well off topic but what the hell.
I've mellowed towards Barrie in recent years. In fact I'm quite enjoying reading his little column which is appearing in the Star at the moment.
In saying that his most annoying trait by far is when there's a bad crash at Berwick. "That's one very second-hand helmet, but do you know what? It did it's job." This line invariably gets repeated about half-a-dozen times and it drives me round the bend.
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