Smoginexile
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Lesson learned from Mr Brownlee.
Just enjoy now.
Just enjoy now.
That’s true but not from me as always said I loved his optimism and his passion and as I always said that we all knew if he wasn’t being paid to cover the game he’d have still been there anyway.Was gonna post something similar. Some folk slagged him off relentlessly, they all kept quiet when he died mind.
I remember just prior to his passing i tweeted him when he was poorly and off air a bit saying how much of a difference he made to me when i was working Saturdays and couldn't get to the game and could hear his excitement and passion for the club in his poetic like description of what was happening on the pitch. He took time to reply and told me i was kind to say such a thing. Truly gutted and was knocked sideways when he passed, amazing for the fact i had never met him but could be moved so much on a person's passing. Legend.
You're lucky to have met him, i would have loved to have sat down and chatted Middlesbrough with him. Such an infectious tone/attitude and i would have been interested in hearing his opinion of the last 18 months.Agreed, I met him a few times when he ran Junior Reds back in the 80's / early 90's with Gordon Cox and I was a young kid, but his passing probably impacted me more than any other celebrity death simply because he was a constant on the radio, and Boro game on the radio equaled Ali Brownlee to me.
I remember going for a run the night BBC Tees ran a tribute show to him, and having it playing on my phone and I had to stop a couple of times to dry my eyes.
This infuriates meunlike the current incumbent, there was no mistaking who had scored.
When Ali's passing was announced on Radio Tees my wife and I both shed a tear for a man we never met but yet knew as a dear friend. RIP AliI remember just prior to his passing i tweeted him when he was poorly and off air a bit saying how much of a difference he made to me when i was working Saturdays and couldn't get to the game and could hear his excitement and passion for the club in his poetic like description of what was happening on the pitch. He took time to reply and told me i was kind to say such a thing. Truly gutted and was knocked sideways when he passed, amazing for the fact i had never met him but could be moved so much on a person's passing. Legend.
Yep totally agree. The thing with Brownlee was that he had those big memorable moments but his main asset was that he painted a picture of what was happening with such accuracy. Half the time nowadays you have no idea, there's a goal, and you still don't know who's scoredThis infuriates me
As many is the time I’ve been listening to the radio and the phone rings or some one is at the door and I come back in to room to hear drury cheering on the radio it’s a goal what a great goal etc
I punch the air shout get in
Yes it’s boro nil Stoke one after a great strike from the Stoke man
Eh wtf.
Posted this the other day but I was lucky enough to knock about with him a bit, good mates with some of his colleagues.You're lucky to have met him, i would have loved to have sat down and chatted Middlesbrough with him. Such an infectious tone/attitude and i would have been interested in hearing his opinion of the last 18 months.
Once again cheering loudly for the opposition attacks.Speaking of listening to his commentaries, unlike the current incumbent, there was no mistaking who had scored. Yet, he never fell into the trap of sounding like a fan he was always professional and told you what had happened, but the tone of his voice and the method of delivery was distinctly different.