Final Score man retires

[Stuka]

Tim Gudgin, the voice of BBC television's Saturday tea-time football results has hung up his microphone for the final time.

Very sad to see him go but didn't realise he'd been at it since the 60's. That's quite a career. A true icon, and they'll never be another like him. Hope he has a good retirement.

Now that the BBC has moved to Salford maybe they could get Mark E Smith to read the results again?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15792420

[Ian Royal]

They should just get him to all of the club's names and each number up to 11, "that's a latest", "postponed" & "pools panel says" "home win", "away win", "score draw", "draw". Then put it together each week from the recording.

His should be the voice for eternity.

[Jackson Corner]

For years I always thought he was a ding fan turns out he's Palace. Am I getting confused with the one who used to do the scores on sports report on radio?

[Stuka]

Oh yeah he is a Palace fan. That sounded familiar when you said it and a quick check on Wikipedia seems to confirm it.

[bobbybottler]

For years I always thought he was a ding fan turns out he's Palace. Am I getting confused with the one who used to do the scores on sports report on radio?

James Alexander Gordon? A quick wiki tells me that he's a Falkirk fan.

[Jackson Corner]

For years I always thought he was a ding fan turns out he's Palace. Am I getting confused with the one who used to do the scores on sports report on radio?

James Alexander Gordon? A quick wiki tells me that he's a Falkirk fan.

May be worth a bit more checking, my bro in law tells me James Alexander Gorden lives in Caversham and is a ding fan,although I can't find anything on the web to confirm it.

[Four Of Clubs]

May be worth a bit more checking, my bro in law tells me James Alexander Gorden lives in Caversham and is a ding fan,although I can't find anything on the web to confirm it.

... a bit of urban myth ongoing here p'raps - I'd heard he lived in Toilehurst?

... New Statesman article available via Wiki merely states he 'lives near Reading' - though I also knew he had some physical impairment (as a result of childhood Polio) - fortunately seems it isn't as bad now as I'd originally been told.

[AthleticoSpizz]

J A G has featured on BBC Berks several times over the years which suggests he is living local, he has never pledged his alliegiance to Reading FC tho'

[Terminal Boardom]

I heard that JAG lived in Calcot.