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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Tue 12 Aug 12:05
BBC had a big celebration at weekend marking 50 years of broadcasting Sportscene.
Marking they event they brough back previous presenters (Dougie Donnelly) and commentators such as Archie MacPherson (now 88)
Hearing the voice and some of the phrases used by Jock Brown on the Livi vs f@lk!rk commentary i was immediatley transported back to 1995/1996 and the extended highlights BBC showed with his commentary of the utd (2-2 draw at EEP), utd at Tannadice (1-0 Petrie) and Airdrie on Trophy day on VHS that I wore out watching over and over.
show can be viewed on iplayer (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002h6vh/sportscene-premiership-highlights-202526-09082025)
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Tue 12 Aug 12:16
I wonder how Rob McLean, who still does commentary, felt about being included in the 50th anniversary show!
Archie had a different, conversational style of commentary from what we tend to get now but he drew the short straw as far as the games covered were concerned.
It was a nice break from the likes of Jonathan Sutherland, Michael Stewart and Liam McLeod though.
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Tue 12 Aug 14:56
Cheers for pointing this out, I`ll have a swatch at that tonight. I always really liked Jock Brown as a commentator, impartial, and knowledgeable. Him and Ian Crocker are probably my favourite in Scottish football
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Topic Originator: 1985Par
Date: Tue 12 Aug 16:46
Many of these commentators have a wonderful way with words. My personal favourite is probably Roddy Forsyth, but back in the day I loved Jock Brown. One phrase that stuck with me was his description of some playmaker type, whose name I can’t remember, as having a “ roving commission”.
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Tue 12 Aug 17:03
Was there not a "stramash" in the goalmouth, Arthur Montford?
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Tue 12 Aug 17:30
Dougie Donnelly made the presenting look effortless and fair play particularly to Archie and Jock Brown who haven’t had a gig in many years.
They were professional and to be honest, did not look out of place in the modern game.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: dd23
Date: Tue 12 Aug 20:06
Quote:
LochgellyAlbert, Tue 12 Aug 17:03
Was there not a "stramash" in the goalmouth, Arthur Montford?
He was on STV with Scotsport
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Tue 12 Aug 21:09
It was an act of sheer folly.
I liked Jock Brown, and it was a shame when he left Sportscene to join Celtic as GM. Once he left that job presumably the higher ups at BBC Scotland thought he was incapable of being impartial as I`m not sure if he worked there again - the BBC continued with a past it Archie MacPherson then Rob MacLean who was a much better presenter than commentator. I`m sure Brown did the odd game on Eurosport so he must have been doing the World Feed off-tube for a while.
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Tue 12 Aug 22:40
The black bordered photos of Vipond and Irvine was quite funny.
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