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Poojah
February 23, 2023, 9:54am
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Dies aged 77. The voice of my childhood. Rest in peace John.


A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
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February 23, 2023, 10:13am

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Sad news . Some classic commentaries in his career.


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February 23, 2023, 10:15am

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Grew up with his commentary


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    Town have given me some of my highest highs and my lowest lows ........ God it is like a marriage
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Another part of our football history passes on . Rip
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February 23, 2023, 10:23am
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Ah that’s really sad news. I too grew up listening to his commentaries. Probably the best ever in his field. RIP Motty. Hope he gets a minute’s applause at games this coming weekend.


"You should do what you love while you can"
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64742833

So many iconic moments. His commentary on Gazza's goal against the Jocks in Euro 96 has to be my favourite, which surprisingly isn't included.
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February 23, 2023, 11:02am
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Always liked his punditry on the BBC.

RIP


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February 23, 2023, 11:03am

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RIP sheepskin man.
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February 23, 2023, 11:29am

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Very sad new. RIP Motty.  


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February 23, 2023, 11:31am
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Sad times. "Proper" football man and "only" 77. Had expected him to be much closer to 90 for some reason. Matterface and the like just don't compare
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February 23, 2023, 11:32am

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RIP John always enjoyed listening to you


                             Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.
                             68 Years following the Town

                              Life member of Trust

                               First game   April 1955
                               
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One of the greats


'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.  
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Very sad, absolute encyclopedic knowledge of the game, some great lines "the crazy gang versus the culture club" (or similar) to describe the 88 Cup Final.


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FA cup finals just aren’t the same without Motty.

RIP to the voice of football


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A football institution. RIP
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Very sad news of a commentator I grew up with. Dickie Davis passed away the other day and now Motty. RIP John another of the great commentator gone to the great commentators' gantry in the Sky.


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Rip Motty . Incredible commentator . Probably the best.
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He is amongst a select few commentators who you could tell truly loved the game and could deliver an unbiased commentary on it. Quite often when he used to do a weekend preview on Hawksbee and Jacobs he would be at a lower league game in north or north of London on the Saturday.

I seem to think I remember he said he used to wear a GTFC tie he was given or bought when he came up here for Cup Final day as the colours were neutral (I think he said it was grey and white stripes).
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February 23, 2023, 4:13pm
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The voice of football. Sad news. Condolences to his family.
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I had the pleasure of sitting next to him at a MKDons v GTFC game once, Really nice and pleasant chap to talk to and he pretty much comontatored the entire game to me, was like having the TV on lol
Very sad news



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February 23, 2023, 6:16pm

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Quoted from immariner
Sad times. "Proper" football man and "only" 77. Had expected him to be much closer to 90 for some reason. Matterface and the like just don't compare


Yes I would have said he was mid to late 80's and very surprised to hear he was just a young 'un really.
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Always remember him stood in the snow with his sheepskin coat on in january 1979 reeling off the postponed matches.
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I was thinking - he is the archetype. Think ‘football commentator’ and I picture him; large microphone, sheepskin coat, hat. That voice. No greater compliment than that really. The archetype. The commentator’s commentator.


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