Radio 5 just now Archie McPherson on about Bobby Brown

[mdingwall]

ROnseal.

 

[Bo'ness Bear]

Cheers for the heads up mdingwall - will be a good listen.

 

[humie]

I was just young when Archie commentated and thought he was ok. Was he any good obviously better than mhutton and shite bag walker

 

[Bo'ness Bear]

I was just young when Archie commentated and thought he was ok. Was he any good obviously better than mhutton and shite bag walker

He was the soundtrack to some of my warmest Rangers memories growing up.

 

[Chapman billie]

Archie McPherson and Arthur Montford on the telly. David Francey on the wireless. Them were the days!

 

[Didgeridoo]

He was the soundtrack to some of my warmest Rangers memories growing up.

Amen to that. But was fair and knowledgeable, unlike those today

 

[Dingmeister]

Fondly remembered too. Still mind him rambling on about things and he would interrupt his wee story to tell you a goal had been scored! Very knowledgeable.

 

[honeycandyapples]

Amen to that. But was fair and knowledgeable, unlike those today

Could come over as a wee bit pompous, but knew his stuff, much better than the clowns nowadays.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Could come over as a wee bit pompous, but knew his stuff, much better than the clowns nowadays.

Archie was a Rangers man.

 

[justbrowsing]

Archie McPherson and Arthur Montford on the telly. David Francey on the wireless. Them were the days!

Bob Crampsey too

 

[Deleted member 125]

Archie was a Rangers man.

‘He clearly was but as a kid I always thought he favoured Aberdeen.

But with hindsight, 79-85 they were probably the best team in the country.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

I’m a bit too young to remember him in his younger days but through the late 80s and certainly 90s he was a great commentator. It’s was always he or The mentally challenged lawyer and from time to time McNee commentating on games.
Archie was the voice of my generation I would say.
He knew his stuff to be fair.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

‘He clearly was but as a kid I always thought he favoured Aberdeen.

But with hindsight, 79-85 they were probably the best team in the country.

In public he had to be professional but his sons went to the same school as me. One of them was in my brothers class. We’ve seen his younger boy at lots of games when we were younger too.

 

[Deleted member 125]

In public he had to be professional but his sons went to the same school as me. One of them was in my brothers class. We’ve seen his younger boy at lots of games when we were younger too.

A BBC journalist being professional and doing his best to sound impartial.

T’was a simpler more elegant age!

 

[dh1963]

Archie was brilliant during the independence referendum, for that I nearly forgive him for kissing Jock Stein's arse for years.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

A BBC journalist being professional and doing his best to sound impartial.

T’was a simpler more elegant age!

Exactly Steve. If we only had people like him nowadays

 

[honeycandyapples]

In public he had to be professional but his sons went to the same school as me. One of them was in my brothers class. We’ve seen his younger boy at lots of games when we were younger too.

Archies son , Stuart is a big Rangers man.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Archies son , Stuart is a big Rangers man.

So he’d be 53/54 now ?

 

[Sron Gorm]

Archie McPherson and Arthur Montford on the telly. David Francey on the wireless. Them were the days!

And walking about the house with the radio trying to get the signal back.
Fuzzy signal teuchter loyal.

 

[Sron Gorm]

So he’d be 53/54 now ?

Surely it's almost 55!

 

[Scarface]

ROnseal.

Are you multi tasking tonight? Radio/FF/newspapers and tv?

 

[Barca Bear]

Archie McPherson and Arthur Montford on the telly. David Francey on the wireless. Them were the days!

Add bob crampsey, Alex Cameron Alastair Alexander, back when they commentated on the actual game.
auld Bassa loyal.
even George Davidson and Peter Thompson,
think of the shit we listen to now.

 

[kai-Johansen59]

I used to have an Arthur Montford Jacket.

He was some commentator apart from numerous Stramashes (SP) he also gave us “ and in goes a low cross and up go the heads”

 

[ROCK]

Miss old Archie. A great commentator back in the day.

 

[sydneybear]

Archie was a class act. Used to much prefer him to Artur on the other channel

 

[Pigeon from Hell]

When Archie was a teacher my Dad drove the bus for his school team. Archie would ask to get dropped off at a convenient point for making it to Ibrox. A good bear!

 

[Pigeon from Hell]

I used to have an Arthur Montford Jacket.

He was some commentator apart from numerous Stramashes (SP) he also gave us “ and in goes a low cross and up go the heads”

I remember seeing Montford in the Hampden car park in a string vest, getting changed out the back of his car before a match. It was a bit of a shock tbh. And I never did see the point of string vests.

 

[stevie221]

Bobby Brown spoke well and eloquently about the Rangers on old videos and DVDs. I had no idea he was in his 80's when he did some of those. Was part of the team that won the first ever "treble" in world football. In our Hall of Fame. RIP legend.

 

[BigSteve]

Archie is still going?

 

[Pacman]

Read archies autobiography, he was a very intelligent fella

 

[justbrowsing]

Instead we have Dick Gordon, Tom Oirish and Crockpot and W4nker

 

[Staunch!]

Instead we have Dick Gordon, Tom Oirish and Crockpot and W4nker

Staggering difference! Archie was / is class

 

[Withambear]

Good unbiased commentators in their day. The current batch could learn a lot from them

 

[Suttonger]

I’m a bit too young to remember him in his younger days but through the late 80s and certainly 90s he was a great commentator. It’s was always he or The mentally challenged lawyer and from time to time McNee commentating on games.
Archie was the voice of my generation I would say.
He knew his stuff to be fair.

Jock Brown was not their lawyer,I am sure he was director of football or something like that

 

[TCWNS1872]

Archie was a Rangers man.

Who could describe, in intimate detail, the inside of Jock Stein's colon.

 

[grinandbearit]

David francey. A tremendous drive and a goooooaaal

 

[Deleted Account]

Jock Brown was not their lawyer,I am sure he was director of football or something like that

He was appointed General manager in July 1997

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Who could describe, in intimate detail, about the inside of Jock Stein's colon.

Seriously TC. He was. As others confirm his youngest son used to go everywhere to see the bears when we were younger.

I remember seeing him & his mates when we were away to Cowdenbeath

 

[TCWNS1872]

Seriously TC. He was. As others confirm his youngest son used to go everywhere to see the bears when we were younger.

I remember seeing him & his mates when we were away to Cowdenbeath

I don't disbelieve you Grigo. Archie always knew where his bread was buttered. From Stein to Ferguson to Souness. He was so far up Stein's arse it was unreal.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Jock Brown was not their lawyer,I am sure he was director of football or something like that

No, but he was a lawyer to trade. He was their ceo or something.

 

[Clicker]

Archie never uses six words when he can use twelve.

 

[steveski]

Archie McPherson and Arthur Montford on the telly. David Francey on the wireless. Them were the days!

Nobody has ever replaced Francey as a commentator. He also did his commentary on tv games in the early 60's.

 

[sheabo]

The commentary for Konterman’s goal was something special. Woooof

 

[Russ H]

Some seem to forget the dross we had in the 70's & 80's though like Ian Archer

 

[the_littlest_hobo]

Being in my late 30s Archie to me is the voice of Scottish football

 

[Russell RFC]

Miss his intelligent contributions to Scottish football.

 

[truebrit]

David Francey could make the most boring games sound exciting.

 

[Yoga Bear]

In public he had to be professional but his sons went to the same school as me. One of them was in my brothers class. We’ve seen his younger boy at lots of games when we were younger too.

The other son, dougie? Was a hibs fan, a genuine fan not like the current rangers haters.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

The other son, dougie? Was a hibs fan, a genuine fan not like the current rangers haters.

Yes Dougie was the older one. Stuart will be 2 years younger than Dougie ?

 

[isawthat]

Archie is still going?

Yes indeed, lives in Bothwell.