Firstly, how did you get into Football Commentary? | |||||||||
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Who has been the best player you have seen ever play for Notts? | |||||||
Without any question, Don Masson, a peerless passer of the ball. |
What has been the best Notts County game you have ever commentated on? | |||||||
The year 1981 was both significant and exciting. On 2 May I commentated from Stamford Bridge on the match which took Notts back into the (old) First Division for the first time in 55 years: Chelsea 0 Notts 2. Three days later we were all back at Meadow Lane to celebrate this great achievement and another win: Notts 2 Cambridge 0. The next match was the debut at the top flight, 29 August, Aston Villa 0 Notts 1. That little sequence will take some beating - ever! |
In your opinion who is the best Notts County Manager Notts have ever had and why? | |||||||||
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What is the most daft thing you have ever said live on Radio? | |||||||
I deeply reget what I said after Notts lost 1-0 at Fulham on 11 May, 1985. The result, in the last match of the season, sealed the club's relegation to Division Three and I described it as "a tragedy". On a day when spectators lost their lives in a fire at Bradford City's ground the word was totally misplaced. What happened at Bradford was a tragedy. |
Where do you believe Notts can finish up next season? | |||||||
Unless the financial position eases very considerably, and I cannot see that happening - unless one or two new, really rich directors come forward -Notts are not going to have the resources of other clubs to compete for players in the transfer market, even those that are "free". They will not, I therefore believe, be able to compete for honours on the field and I see them finishing no higher than tenth. I hope I'm wrong! |
What was your opinion of Derek Pavis? | |||||||||
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Why do you think Notts went down from the top division to Division Three in a space of seven years? | |||||||
Three reasons: Lack of financial resources meant they were unable to compete properly. Some mismanagement. And a bit of bad luck with injuries. |