Mitre Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-36856082 Shocked he was only 74. He sounded about 70 in the 1980s. A throwback to a better time in football reporting. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Nae mair Dick's donkeys. A sad day. He was a very likeable man and always full of stories and general havers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 'It's a damp, dreich day at Dens in Dundee with Dick Donnelly'... Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Another voice of our youths gone, RIP Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Clyde Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 You're not confusing BlueGaz with Dick Donnelly by any chance, are you? Cos that would be minted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 rip.dick donnelly. agreat voice from the past . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 RIP Dick - Radio will never be the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHfaeGTA Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Makes me think of listening ( on the radio) to the great European nights of early eighties eg Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, Werder Bremen when there was no live footie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Definitely the first person I heard (and possibly the last) referring to a striker "billowing the onion bag!". His match reports were always the best read. Edited July 22, 2016 by Marky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 6 hours ago, Marky said: Definitely the first person I heard (and possibly the last) referring to a striker "billowing the onion bag!". His match reports were always the best read. My friends and I still use the term "bursting the onion bag". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 55 minutes ago, fringo said: My friends and I still use the term "bursting the onion bag". That's a term I use when blootering the Mrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 23 hours ago, GHfaeGTA said: Makes me think of listening ( on the radio) to the great European nights of early eighties eg Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, Werder Bremen when there was no live footie Those were the days 1978, 11 years old, in my bedroom with the lights off listening to Portugal v Scotland from Lisbon thinking it was a world away I also find that World Cups and European Championships became shittier when the commentary improved and didnt sound as if it was coming from down a crackly telephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 52 minutes ago, Ormond said: That's a term I use when blootering the Mrs. Is she an onion seller ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 1 minute ago, fringo said: Is she an onion seller ? She hates using johnnies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueGaz Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 On 7/21/2016 at 7:52 PM, Bonnie Clyde said: You're not confusing BlueGaz with Dick Donnelly by any chance, are you? Cos that would be minted Whats your problem fk face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin4 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Well done to those involved for dragging a decent memorial thread to a very decent Scottish football character into the gutter. We hope that you are all proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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