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Port Said Red

Port Said Red

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I always felt that 20man's relationship with us improved around the time of his father's death. I remember him coming onto the forum and a posting on a thread we had created to pass on our thoughts to him, he seemed genuinely touched by the amount of sympathy expressed. 

Having spent years moaning about some of his phrases, I find myself thinking I will miss him saying "COYR is the shout out this Saaaaafternooon"

By the way, if the show is to continue, how about an early "shout out" for Chris Honor or another adopted Bristolian Gary Owners?

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Red Exile

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Geoff has done his job very well. I've come across him a few times through my work, an impressively professional broadcaster, a real asset to the BBC. We'll look back on listening to Geoff on Radio Bristol as we drive home from matches as we might look back on reading the Green 'Un, or Peter Godsiff or Richard Latham in the Post. Something else will come along but BBC local radio is on its knees and I can't see anyone having the time to build a loyal following in the way Geoff has.  I can completely understand that at his age and after such a fine career he'd want to move on and do other things but it'll be the end of an era. Good luck to him, would be good to see him on the pitch at Ashton Gate to get a round of applause.

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40 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said:

Is Jeff Stelling retiring at the end of this season, after postponing it before ?

If so; then Saturdays won’t be the same without Jeff or Geoff ?

Yeah I was wondering that. I’m sure at the time Jeff agreed to give it another year but as we approach the end of the season we’ve heard nothing.

 

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14 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

It's a completely different skillset to what he does now.

Exactly, I’m not sure people realise how difficult it is presenting a programme, interviewing, checking in on other games, speaking to Ian Gay on the phone……

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I’m actually really gutted about this. Radio Bristol’s sports coverage has improved out of sight in the last 30 years and that is largely down to Geoff. On top of this, he has a warmth and humility that very few can match and he seems genuine in wanting both City and R*vers to do well, which is a very rare  thing. He seems to be a properly lovely fella too. 

He’s one of my favourite broadcasters across any sport and I for one will really miss him. 

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2 minutes ago, Jacki said:

I’m actually really gutted about this. Radio Bristol’s sports coverage has improved out of sight in the last 30 years and that is largely down to Geoff. On top of this, he has a warmth and humility that very few can match and he seems genuine in wanting both City and R*vers to do well, which is a very rare  thing. He seems to be a properly lovely fella too. 

He’s one of my favourite broadcasters across any sport and I for one will really miss him. 

Nicely put Jacki. You’ve summed up many of our thoughts about Geoff perfectly.

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Port Said Red

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37 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

Exactly, I’m not sure people realise how difficult it is presenting a programme, interviewing, checking in on other games, speaking to Ian Gay on the phone……

And of course trying to interrupt as @Curr Avondoes his best to provide a verbal report of the game instead of just answering his question "good game Mark?". :)

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East End Old Boy

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13 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:Given Steve never speaks to the fans directly anymore, Geoff was really our only gatekeeper to holding him to account.

Steve Lansdown recently did a lengthy Q & A at the Senior Reds lunch and when asked, he agreed to provide the same at an away game as previous, with the stipulation that someone arranged it and provided him with date/s option.

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Lets get him on the pitch at one of our remaining home games to show our appreciation to a top class sports broadcaster.

One of the highlights of a home game is listening ti him and the people who phone in with their comments in the car on the

way home., especially earlier on this season when we had seen some abysmal games.

ON the pitch, ON the pitch.

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People will appreciate what a great job Geoff does, when the new person takes over. Very big boots to fill and I'm sure there will be a period of time (hopefully a short one) when the quality will nose dive. Sound of the City and Radio Bristol coverage on a match day are great, it will be really sad if the BBC have to scrap programmes like this due to the fact that Tories are trying their best to strangle the life out of the corporation.

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Quite simply the greatest gashed who ever lived....

 

Come to think of it, I'm not sure that's actually an accolade. This is all going wrong...

Love you Geoff!

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E.G.Red

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20 hours ago, OddBallJim said:

I’m really gutted about this. He’s a fantastic local broadcaster and I love both SOTC and the scrum. I remember sitting with my dad listening to the Friday night phone in many years ago too. Sad times, as whoever replaces him won’t be of the same caliber.

I liked him when he did his non sporting stint a few years ago. Showed his versitality and always willing to listen to the callers and letting them give their point of view and then quietly and subtly disagreeing.

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The Journalist

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Lots of speculation about who his replacement will be but I'm not sure there will be one. His role is exactly the type of job - sports presenting, but not commentating or producing - BBC England are looking to close. It wouldn't surprise if he's walking out on VR (not that it's anyone's business).

By some distance the best interviewer in the region and the job of effectively holding our sports clubs to account is now all on James Piercy. Nobody else even comes close to those two.

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The Exiled Robin

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On 11/04/2023 at 18:55, Davefevs said:

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?

 

Yep, national programming from lunchtime onwards. Exceptions mooted but suspected at the time that would only be live events, not magazine shows like SOTC

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2 hours ago, The Exiled Robin said:

Yep, national programming from lunchtime onwards. Exceptions mooted but suspected at the time that would only be live events, not magazine shows like SOTC

Did hear about a City pod, rather than SOTC???

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11 hours ago, The Journalist said:

Lots of speculation about who his replacement will be but I'm not sure there will be one. His role is exactly the type of job - sports presenting, but not commentating or producing - BBC England are looking to close. It wouldn't surprise if he's walking out on VR (not that it's anyone's business).

 

The disparity in funding by the BBC with over the bridge is stark.

Pretty much every game played by Swansea & Cardiff (home & away) has a BBC Wales reporter who writes the match report. 

The coverage that Wrexham, Newport & Glamorgan cricket all get from the BBC is off the scale when compared to similar English sides.

Still it’s not unique, unlike in England they get free prescriptions for all, free bus travel 7 years earlier than we do & capped tuition fees, all paid for of course from the same taxation system.

 

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Never to the dark side

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and BBC radio Cymru 2

and BBC radio Cymru

have radio commentarys of both Swansea and Cardiff for the very few that can listen in the Swansea and Cardiff areas.

There is also no over head wires on the rail corridor between cardiff and Swansea,because they are expecting the U.K. government to pay for it.

The route from Bristol Parkway to Chippenham via Bath and Bristol should come first,hopefully.

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10 hours ago, GrahamC said:

The disparity in funding by the BBC with over the bridge is stark.

Pretty much every game played by Swansea & Cardiff (home & away) has a BBC Wales reporter who writes the match report. 

The coverage that Wrexham, Newport & Glamorgan cricket all get from the BBC is off the scale when compared to similar English sides.

Still it’s not unique, unlike in England they get free prescriptions for all, free bus travel 7 years earlier than we do & capped tuition fees, all paid for of course from the same taxation system.

 

Couldn’t really comment.

(Completely agree)

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17 hours ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

What was Geoff better at - football or radio (bearing in mind Radio Bristol is the "Bristol Rovers" of media outlets)?

Probably very similar I would say. Excellent at Radio Bristol and at Rovers but was probably never going to snapped up by Liverpool or Match of the Day.

I guess the fact his media career was a second career he started in his 30’s means it was probably a better achievement. 

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Whilst I always sneer at him when I first tune in, deep down a huge amount of respect for him as a journo, very knowledgeable around  all of the local clubs, impartial, great interviewer and clearly knows his stuff. One of thr best.

Happy retirement, but mind that gap x

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On 11/04/2023 at 20:06, Flounder said:

I wonder if he was one of the Radio Bristol broadcasters that was told to apply for their own jobs recently due to the BBC’s local radio reorganisation?

I understand at least one other well known presenter has decided not to take part in this process and one other who has did not had a favourable outcome. 
Sounds like radio Bristol is being butchered.

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On 13/04/2023 at 00:36, Davefevs said:

Did hear about a City pod, rather than SOTC???

I don't know about 'in future', but the podcast (One for the Bristol City: The Podcast) has been running since 27/2/2023. At the moment it seems to be mainly the fan content from SOTC. and is of massively variable length.

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Port Said Red

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11 minutes ago, Rob said:

Give up the rights to who? I think the BBC is the last hope for local coverage. All the rest of the commercial channels have gone networked.

Gap in the market for an internet radio show following local sport? Maybe something that @Shtanley could research? :)

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Well ... I guess we are so used to him now that he's kind of one of the family - and I agree he is a far better interviewer of the top brass than any of the half wits who interview Nige every week - but I can't stand the way he reads out tweets in that slow, deliberate scouser voice ....  as if they were actually worth hearing.   "Come.. on .. you ... reds ...says  ...  Cider'ed Sid"    "F*** the Gas, says Gas'ed Gazzer."   

but we will miss him.

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Are we going to love bomb Geoff this evening? Are we going to make the effort to actually pick up the phone for once later and bombard Radio Local, inundate the switchboard, and demand to be put through to Geoff to tell him how much we remember him as a somewhat slow and cumbersome long-ball merchant who got a bit lucky playing as high as Division 2 have appreciated his measured coverage and Paxman-esque grilling of Sleepy Steve and Slimy Ashton? And how we will miss him?

Will we ****

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On 16/04/2023 at 10:42, Sleepy1968 said:

I don't know about 'in future', but the podcast (One for the Bristol City: The Podcast) has been running since 27/2/2023. At the moment it seems to be mainly the fan content from SOTC. and is of massively variable length.

RB seem to be pushing both the City and Gas podcasts in recent weeks, so perhaps that is the way it will be in the future.

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On 12/04/2023 at 18:36, Curr Avon said:

The greatest supporter of West Country sport in the last 30 years.

 

Almost certainly he will be at the Gate for the last home game of the season, so would hope that we would be able to show our appreciation.

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3 hours ago, Northern Red said:

 

I think the BBC learned their lesson from telling the public that they were axing 6 music and having to do and embarrassing u-turn under a barrage of protests. Now they swing the axe in private. I understand that a huge chunk of local broadcasting is being cancelled.

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Sad to see Yabbo go with the rest - totally unique character. And Geoff is an absolute master of his art.
Let me go and shadow him a couple of times as a young impressionable teenager and was always so generous with his time and expertise. Top man.

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1 hour ago, Dredd said:

I wonder if the club have any plans to present him with something at the final game? Would be pretty unprecedented for an Ex Rovers player!

They could repurpose one of the 'found' shirts they're disposing of on the rewards site.

They still might insist he has a rewards balance first ...

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12 hours ago, Flounder said:

Bristol 24/7 summery of what is happening at Radio Bristol.

https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/these-bbc-radio-bristol-presenters-leaving/

 

I know Stephanie, and she's not a bad person but what a ******* job title: "BBC senior head of content production, West and South West".

"Content production" - this is how the corporation undervalues journalism and entertainment presentation. It's "content". 

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11 hours ago, Ron W said:

Sad to see Yabbo go with the rest - totally unique character. And Geoff is an absolute master of his art.
Let me go and shadow him a couple of times as a young impressionable teenager and was always so generous with his time and expertise. Top man.

Are you the Ron Walker?

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4 hours ago, Sleepy1968 said:

They could repurpose one of the 'found' shirts they're disposing of on the rewards site.

They still might insist he has a rewards balance first ...

It would be great to present him with a signed shirt with Twentyman on the back.

Imagine the meltdown north of the river!

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20 hours ago, Ron W said:

Sad to see Yabbo go with the rest - totally unique character. And Geoff is an absolute master of his art.
Let me go and shadow him a couple of times as a young impressionable teenager and was always so generous with his time and expertise. Top man.

Did he introduce you to the rest of the BBC staff as ‘Ron Walker, my guest, your guest’?

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