The They tend to charge 150+ for DVDs of such material. //-->. if (navigator.appName == "Netscape" && parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) >= 4.02) { I remember at Ayresome Park and in the first few seasons at the Cellnet, Roger Thames got some stick. It is a very different way of life. 1966 World Cup commentary, had been signed up as their new presenter. Therefore, the surreal environment Kerr now finds himself has rapidly become the real. We got a good panning ! Daniel Gray, This article first appeared in WSC 402, October 2020. In front of the disabled enclosure, an opera singer apparently dressed as a fire hazard sang Youll Never Walk Alone, finishing some 30 seconds after the crowd, distinctly alone. Between 1995 and 1997, she presented the Breakfast Show on the now-defunct Great North Radio. some exciting games that season but there were storm clouds on the horizon. . For the fan in those days, the weekend really seemed to start on Friday night, when George Taylor presented Sportstime at 10.30, a weekly show largely devoted to a goal-filled preview of the weekends football. see our cookie policy. She now runs White Hot Communications alongside PR specialist Nicky Harrison. Hartlepool. He was succeeded by David Taylor, a somewhat mysterious commentary choice, as Taylor was a straight journalist who later went on to report for World In Action. And the familiar face of that cosy coverage was Roger Tames, an old school sports reporter of Alan Partridge golf club casual appearance, all chrome dome, tash, smart slacks and blazer and a commentary dotted with factoids and puns. TV bosses were eyeing a new format, in which live games would largely TTT were looking to groom the young Roger de Courcy lookalike Roger Tames as their new commentator and he cut his teeth on a couple of games towards the end of the 1978-79 season, Newcastle's 5-3 home . feature any of the region's giants : instead lowly Hartlepool were shown Not as much as I couldn't stick Doug Wetherall. Former Tyne Tees star Kathy Secker dies aged 70 - ITV News We still have our home in Newcastle, though, and we will be back there after the World Cup. Football Commentators Thread (Part 13) - Page 68 Digital Spy have grown up on Sky Sports and endless live matches, in those innocent Sportstime was on Friday nights presented by George Taylor accompanied by Roger Tames, David Burton and an invitation to waste your money from Doug Moscrop. Kerr admits he cannot get enough, telling the Chronicle: I watched my first World Cup when I was seven. Was always accused og being biased towards either Newvastle or Sunderland by the other side IIRC. My favourite bit of Wolstenholme commentary came when the station screened a 4-2 away win for Jack Charltons effervescent young Middlesbrough side at Newcastle. see our cookie policy. . http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/84125/Roger-TAMES. Kerr said: I read all the bad press Qatar has had about the 2022 World Cup. end. Occasionally, where a match involving a EDITORS NOTE: This article is more than 20 years old. The idea that you could stream every Boro match on the dodgy box or a phone and get angry at a bit of buffering was science fiction. On This Day (18 Dec 1988): Sunderland win as Bob Murray's battle with Buy his books in the WSC shop, with free UK delivery and subscriber discount, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 - Stories, Copyright 1986 - 2023 When Saturday Comes LTD. It is something I always wanted to do and I do realise I am very lucky to be doing a job any football fan would love to do.. More information Sight & Sound magazine Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Farewell to Kathy Secker | Tyne Tees - ITV News He was a massive Arsenal fan, but he had a bias towards Newcastle and the Keegan . Arguably, supporters of Brentford and of York City and Boston United are lucky to have been spared their choreographed farewells. seasons with Roger Tames as commentator and George Taylor as studio This year I have presented Premier League coverage, La Liga, the Europa League and now the World Cup. Personally, we have settled in Doha really well. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Did you dislike Roger Tames? | FMTTM With only 3 main teams in the area, Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough, the choice of fixture to screen virtually selected itself. Now he is in the middle of his second World Cup, adding: I was in Johannesburg for the 2010 tournament. in football today, as head of Player Liaison at Newcastle United FC. When he turned up on match day there were groans and jibes and when he made the climb up the ladder to the gantry high in the South Stand it was to good-natured booing. The days of Darlington v Barnsley being the star attraction were clearly numbered. football coverage. As we enter the new millennium, football It was a great view from up on the gantry but it was a precarious climb, a bit rickety and there wasnt a lot of room for manoeuvre up there. In the late Sixties Shoot had moved to its more familiar Sunday afternoon slot. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. But they were uneasy years for the game, as crowds waned, hooliganism became more threatening and ratings declined. Everything now was about the Quakers bright new Reynolds Arena future, though supporters au fait with the career of roaring 20s dancer Isadora Duncan should have been wary of the lessons in her final words and fate. Before the game, a procession of ex-players walked around the pitch. It may not display this or other websites correctly. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Jackieemu Active member Mar 30, 2021 #2 Extra Time as well. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The catalogue is at http://www.bfi.org.uk/ but the clips are generally not available to the public. hyperbole, and so fitted in well with "Shoot! Around 1988, Spencer returned to Tyne Tees, again as a continuity announcer. ROGER Tames, the North-East's second most familiar Arsenal fan, has quietly been celebrating St Totteringham's Day - the annual occasion, for The broadcast journalist is in the thick of the World Cup coverage with the world watching as Qatar gears up for 2022. internationals. In the East Midlands there used to be Central TV studios in Nottingham, Lincoln and Leicester. For the fan in those days, the weekend "s slightly archaic At the beginning of the 1974-75 season, It would be amazing to see that games footage again. Roger Tames, PSM Indianapolis, IN. The programme was now presented from the City Road studio, initially by David Burton and subsequently by George Taylor. "Shoot" seemed a snappy and appropriate title for the programme. the ideal way to begin the weekend. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. With the Friday night horror film following it, this was the ideal way to begin the weekend! Explore a world of travel with Expedia. Occasionally, where a match involving a local side had been filmed by another ITV region, this would be shown as a second game, a very welcome bonus, especially if the main game was a drab one. I have a very, very vague memory of something called 'Cafe Sport' - or something like that. invariably tells us what we can see for ourselves. It resembled the timer in Marty McFlys DeLorean, making it appear as if Wenger and Ashley Cole were about to travel to some vast uninhabited time and place, such as the Emirates Stadium during a 2019 Europa League tie. Compared with the rancid crud that ITV pumps out nationally now Tyne Tees was quite entertaining sometimes. I dont care if its a sad goodbye or a bad goodbye, says Holden in The Catcher in the Rye, but when I leave a place I like to know Im leaving it. Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit Subscribers get free access to the complete WSC digital archive you can find out more here, Daniel Gray hosts the WSC podcast. Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. It was awful. It is sad that ITV has become just another national channel. See here for more details. There were occasional blunders - Newcastle midfielders TV A-Z. the commentating sub's bench, expected to travel up from London every Friday With the Friday night horror film following it, this was Outlook". [5] She has two children from her first marriage to former Tyne Tees Television presenter Roger Tames. A dynamite burst would instantly delete a ground, saving fans the heartbreak of watching it being slowly deconstructed, hollowed and emaciated over weeks, and giving them the chance to acquire the kind of memento that money cant buy: a piece of main stand shrapnel, encountered blitzing through the air and secreted neatly inside the cheek bone, just as ex-miners still carry coal dust in their lungs. unit, but "Shoot" never entirely shook off its shoestring image. The final edition came the following Saturday, featuring From the North-East to the Middle East for ex-Tyne Tees - ChronicleLive coverage into the modern era. well. Satellite, streaming, terrestrial or laptop, there is wall-to-wall action from Spain, the Bundesliga or the MLS. Kerr admits he has to pinch himself at time. Can't get the music out of my head now to The Match or whatever the deck it was called. You are using an out of date browser. The formatting may be strange, links broken and/or images missing. He said: I grew up in Hexham and went to Queen Elizabeth High School. The programme is called The Tyne Tees Match, about as unimaginative a title as you could come up with, and that sums up the presentation as a whole. It was the most fitting tribute to wonderful, sour Ayresome of the entire day. #programmes,#sport on television,#Tyne Tees, Wish we could go back to the 70s and early 80s.the big match and motd,two games on a Saturday night three on a Sunday afternoon.sportsnight and midweek sports special,live matches restricted to the fa cup final,england v Scotland and the European cup final.to much football on TV now.those were great days.