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19 Jan 10
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I read on here once that Thommo was married to the actress Pat Coombes, must have been married twice.
probably the best sports commentator ive heard in last 40 years.
'Beaumont and Uttley in the England boiler house'
'There's a bit of a [i]stramash going on in the front row'
'There'll be parties in the streets of Hawick tonight'[/i]
...and of course, his slightly more over the top than was strictly necessary commentary on a Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield (late 70's / early 80's?) when his son in law Alan Lawson scored a brace of tries
RIP Bill .....the referee's whistle has finally gone for no side.
'There's a bit of a [i]stramash going on in the front row'
'There'll be parties in the streets of Hawick tonight'[/i]
...and of course, his slightly more over the top than was strictly necessary commentary on a Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield (late 70's / early 80's?) when his son in law Alan Lawson scored a brace of tries
RIP Bill .....the referee's whistle has finally gone for no side.
Great shame. A voice I remember from when I was a kid watching the rugby on tv.
presumably this Lawson guy was his favourite son-in-law.
watching rugby was never quite the same without his commentary
RIP
RIP
a true master of his art; RIP
a lesson to broadcasters to use specialists instead of recently retired sportsmen who have no idea how to commentate
a lesson to broadcasters to use specialists instead of recently retired sportsmen who have no idea how to commentate
Not a patch on Eddie Waring. Eddie even had catchphrases like 'up and under'. Bill Mclaren didn't have a catch phrase.
wur 19 Jan 16:47
Not a patch on Eddie Waring. Eddie even had catchphrases like 'up and under'. Bill Mclaren didn't have a catch phrase.
Didnt he call then a Gary Owen - very distinctive voice - RIP
Not a patch on Eddie Waring. Eddie even had catchphrases like 'up and under'. Bill Mclaren didn't have a catch phrase.
Didnt he call then a Gary Owen - very distinctive voice - RIP
He was THE voice of Rugby for generations and for me. RIP big man
Just heard. Great commentator. Huge rugby knowledge. RIP
"And it's Gavin Hastings, 15 stones of prime Scottish beef..... on the hoof....."
Any former owners of 'Jonah Lomu Rugby' for the PS will know this man's voice very well.
"He's digging like a demented mole there"
"They're just like cattle trucks in a shunting yard"
RIP Bill
"He's digging like a demented mole there"
"They're just like cattle trucks in a shunting yard"
RIP Bill
"He's straight enough, he's long enough, She's come!!!!" Think thats how it went.
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