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Silvio Dante

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Geoff is a genuinely great guy, and a top broadcaster. In lockdown, my under 9s team were lucky enough to be live on Radio Bristol and he was brilliant with them. My son then met him at Yate when he was broadcasting the Yeovil game - busy as hell but had time for everyone. Just one of the good guys.

Be a sad time when we hear the last “My guest, your guest…”

 

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Fair play for this everyone needs family time in there life at some point certainly deserves it,Radio Bristol/Somerset sound will lose a voice but thank you for some great interviews and great listening.

Seen you play a few times at twerton with the old man when I was a youngun but you didn't play well enough for me to choose the gas? (Thank god) Jokes! The city won me over ?.

Enjoy your free time Geoff and thanks again.

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Just a top man.

Met him once at Charlton Farm, introduced myself as “Fevs from Twitter” and it was as if he’d known me for ages.  Always a little shout out for my son too.

Biggest compliment is the universal acceptance from City fans.

He will be sorely missed, big boots to follow.  All the best “Pal” if you’re reading,

Did I read recently BBC cutting back on regional programmes?

 

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6 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

"But first, let's get the latest on those roads"

 

He may also be the top man for calling people Top Man.

He's the same character you hear on the air when he's not on the air, Geoff.  One thing that I really liked about the man was his total commitment to local radio serving local sports fans. He knew some big names in the game, but was as happy talking to guys managing clubs far down the league structure. 

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1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

 

Did I read recently BBC cutting back on regional programmes?

 

 

They are. Though the implications for local sports coverage haven't been made clear. Perhaps Geoff smelled which way the wind was blowing there....

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Northern Red

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They are. Though the implications for local sports coverage haven't been made clear. Perhaps Geoff smelled which way the wind was blowing there....

Yep. From what I've read, the expectation is that commentaries will continue, but it may well be the case that the other stuff like SOTC bites the dust.

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A sad day for local sport. The guy really did know his stuff about the area and became like an adopted Bristolian.

A genuine and lovely guy, gonna be missed by fans of all the clubs in the region.

Good luck, Geoff!

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Always very straightforward on the radio. Also seems very humble and down to earth - none of the “Big I am” as a former pro on local radio. The fact that so many of us can so easily look past his Gas past is a measure of the man in itself. Also good knowledge of the local non-league and grassroots game around Bristol that will be very hard to replace.

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They are. Though the implications for local sports coverage haven't been made clear. Perhaps Geoff smelled which way the wind was blowing there....

I am sure you’re right. Regional programmes only on “local” BBC stations after 6pm might spell the end for all those early evening sports shows.

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35 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Good riddance I say.  Bloody gas scum 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a joke.  Top bloke is Geoff.  Will be sorely missed and I would suspect replaced with someone not quite as good

Just liked your post , then seen the sentence at the bottom , I agree with half of your post I will let you guess which half ?

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Sad news. Always enjoyed listening to him and having a chat and bit of banter in the past when I called in to Radio Bristol. 

I wish him all the best for the future. As others have said, for a Gas head he was allright.

Geoffrey going, Paul O'Grady gone.......bugger!

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10 minutes ago, luke_bristol said:

His interview with Mark Ashton after Holden was appointed was absolutely stellar sports broadcasting, top drawer stuff. He’ll be sadly missed.

As was his interview with SL whilst on our record breaking losing run under LJ, and the famous “it’s my club” comment. Geoff had him (and Ashton to the point here) on toast and it was outstanding interviewing and radio.

For someone who was a Gas player to have gained nigh on universal appreciation and respect from City fans is pretty unique and demonstrable of the man. 

He will be missed for sure. 

@Shtanley surely ‘a Cider With’ candidate now by way of sign off?

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A great bloke; and an excellent broadcaster. A much better broadcaster than footballer ! ?

I remember shouting abuse at him from the enclosure when he was “playing” for the sags one derby game. He looked straight at me, winked and then laughed .

Sorry Geoff ??

(only about 35 years too late !)

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19 minutes ago, luke_bristol said:

His interview with Mark Ashton after Holden was appointed was absolutely stellar sports broadcasting, top drawer stuff. He’ll be sadly missed.

His encounters with Steve Lansdown were box office too. He always pressed Steve firmly but fairly. 

Given Steve never speaks to the fans directly anymore, Geoff was really our only gatekeeper to holding him to account.

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An excellent second career at the BBC, not an easy job, especially starting out at an older age.

Sports presenters seem to get more stick than anyone in the media, every tournament there’ll be people moaning about Adrian Childs, Gary Lineker, Mark Pougach, Laura Woods etc. So for Geoff to come from a Rovers stalwart to winning over the red half of the City tells you all you need to know.

The chances of us getting as good a quality coverage from next season must be slim. 

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A great sports presenter and articulate broadcaster who really knew his stuff due to his experience at the heart of the game and for that reason was always fascinating to listen to. 

As others have said, for him to be so well respected by City fans with his Gas background speaks volumes. Thank you Geoff.

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43 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

His encounters with Steve Lansdown were box office too. He always pressed Steve firmly but fairly. 

Given Steve never speaks to the fans directly anymore, Geoff was really our only gatekeeper to holding him to account.

"Really appreciate you giving up the time to talk to us today by the way, Steve"

Repeated about 4 times per interview ?

Certainly knew how to soften up his interviewees. 

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Geoff always asked very probing questions of whoever he had as a guest. I really enjoyed it when Nige was on - they had played against each other in previous lives and chatted like old friends. Lots of mutual respect between them. 

He also spoke at Senior Reds a number of times and was always asked about playing against City. He had one amusing tale about Robbie Turner and explained the photo of him grabbing Bob Taylor by shirt by the throat - it wasn’t how it looked.

He was telling Taylor to stop arguing with the referee otherwise he was looking at a sending off……top bloke is Geoff.

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I remember seeing his father playing for Liverpool when they were in Second Division. Geoff wasn't the greatest footballer to earn a living but he was a good, honest defender back in the days when defenders could dish it out and take it back.

He has been a superb sports reporter especially of football and he will be missed by supporters of all the West Country clubs. Wishing him a healthy and enjoyable retirement. He'll soon realise that he'll never have enough time to do everything he wants from retirement.

 

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13 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Geoff always asked very probing questions of whoever he had as a guest. I really enjoyed it when Nige was on - they had played against each other in previous lives and chatted like old friends. Lots of mutual respect between them. 

Definitely. It's well known that Nige doesn't have the easiest relationship with the media and can be awkward when he wants to be, but it's evident that he has a lot of respect for Geoff, mainly with him being an ex-pro of similar vintage, but also because he's a damn good journalist and broadcaster who knows his stuff and will ask the right questions.

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9 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

The s*gs have a similar thread saying the same things as we are and a couple of them have said that it says so much about the man that he could turn us lot into fans of him and his shows. Fair shout IMO.

Spot on.

To be honest loads of local journalism is amateur hour but GT was always a class above.

He combined the fact that he’d actually played the game to a decent level with the ability to ask probing, well researched questions. That takes real skill.

Virtually no chance that his replacement is going to be of the same calibre.

As someone who has absolutely no time for Rovers the fact that he is universally liked in Bristol is a testament to him.

Hope he has a great retirement but he’ll be very sadly missed.

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Played against him in a couple of football tournaments, back in the day when he was playing alongside Gerry Sweeney from memory.

Always found him well balanced in his analysis, despite his links to rovers, always seemed to think him and Ian Alexander were the epitome of that stubborn rovers side of late 80’s and early 90’s.

Seem to remember it was his dad that scouted Ian Rush and Alan Hansen for Liverpool probably amongst others?

happy retirement Geoff

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Incredible that someone from Liverpool, so closely associated with Rovers from his playing days, became the definitive voice of sport in Bristol and equally popular with both the red and blue halves of the city. A testament to his likeability and talent as a broadcaster. I love how he genuinely wants both City and Rovers to do well. The drive home from the game won’t be the same again.

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That's a real shame, such a nice guy, more importantly he was not, like many local sports journalists, a nodding dog to the powers that be, always polite, but never afraid to keep plugging away to get his questions answered. He was also not afraid to answer questions. His integrity is why he is respected by all sides in Bristol

Thanks Geoff, a man who recognised that Gary Stanley's main attribute was his hair and was happy to discuss live on air!

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38 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Incredible that someone from Liverpool, so closely associated with Rovers from his playing days, became the definitive voice of sport in Bristol and equally popular with both the red and blue halves of the city. A testament to his likeability and talent as a broadcaster. I love how he genuinely wants both City and Rovers to do well. The drive home from the game won’t be the same again.

No the only Gashead that spoke any sense.

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