Bernard Gent RIP

[Erimus74]

Had a look on YouTube to see if i could find anything featuring Bernard’s dulcet tones from radio Ayresome but couldn’t find anything. Would love to hear that unmistakable voice again. There must be something somewhere? Wonder if bbc Tees have anything

On youtube Funky my video I put together a good few years back "Demolition of Ayresome Park"

1.05 minutes, BG is there sat in his seat in the north stand, saying his famous quote to the AP faithful through his mic

 

[swordtrombonefish]

Another of the voices from the past lost - RIP Bernard

 

[Erimus74]

Mr Ayresome RIP Bernard

During his time at the club the older ones of us have the same thing in common Trug

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

Was part of the Ayresome experience when I started to go in 1970 ... luverly tone .... guess we will never know the whistley thing at the end ....

It was something to do with cars, and unless someone finds it, we'll never know.

 

[Slipperutb01]

Thanks for that Erimus

 

[norfolkngood]

I lived next door but one to him in Nunthorpe for 10 years before moving to Norfolk. He was as nice a man away from Ayresome as there.

 

[Zoophonic]

And the name of the tune he played at the end of matches will never ever be known.

 

[Abel Tasman]

That’s sad news to hear. His voice was synonymous with Ayresome in the 60s -80s.

 

[Rofesleg]

It was called The Shuffle also by Van McCoy. Got to No 4 in UK charts
It was the song I heard going down the steps of the Chicken Run and out into Clive Road.
Those were great days. Thanks Bernard

Different tune. The whistley one was from a car advert, Citroën or Renault I think.

I'm not sure if he played it after every match, but looking back I always associate it with defeats.

 

[Erimus74]

Thanks for that Erimus

My pleasure

 

[Dirtyderekbracken]

sad news indeed.
rip Bernard Gent , my favorite match day presenter.

 

[Canyoudigit]

Smooth as silk voice and forever associated with Ayresome Park and magnificent childhood memories,
Goodnight God bless Bernard
RIP

 

[BoroFur]

http://www.ayresomepark.co.uk/downloads/thepowergame.mp3

 

[TheBoroBuzzard]

Memories of the season of resurrection in 1986 come flooding back..and he was a massive part of those..RIP Bernard

 

[Decent_Left]

RIP Bernard. Impossible to think of the words Radio Ayresome without that voice.

 

[Abel Tasman]

It was something to do with cars, and unless someone finds it, we'll never know.

Ive tried putting this into a tune recognition app but obviously nothing came up. I wonder if writing to said car company historians and seek their help might reap something. I’d love to know what the tune was. That said as somebody else put it above he seemed to play it mostly after defeats.

 

[GazBoro]

Different tune. The whistley one was from a car advert, Citroën or Renault I think.

The last time this was brought up on here I spent some time looking for 1970s Citroën and Renault TV adverts on youtube, there's quite a few, but the whistley tune wasn't used in any of the ones I managed to dig out. Sadly that was the only clue Bernard gave us.

 

[Abel Tasman]

The last time this was brought up on here I spent some time looking for 1970s Citroën and Renault TV adverts on youtube, there's quite a few, but the whistley tune wasn't used in any of the ones I managed to dig out. Sadly that was the only clue Bernard gave us.

Yes but not all Tv ads would find their way on to YouTube though. Especially 70s ones.

 

[Zoophonic]

Rare footage of the Chicken run dancing to one of Bernard’s favourite tunes

 

[alanmoodysdog]

another fav, usually at the intro