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Gerald Sinstadt RIP

clive
clive Posts: 19,443
in Other Football and Sports

Former television commentator Gerald Sinstadt has died at the age of 91.

Sinstadt's work for the BBC and ITV made him one of football broadcasting's most recognisable voices in the 1970s after starting at Granada Television.

From 1970 to 1982, he covered four World Cups for ITV and also worked on Olympics Games for the BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/59231567

Comments

  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 912
    Great commentator,

    RIP
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,556
    Very sad news. He had a gentle but very distinctive voice which I always enjoyed hearing.

    I remember his commentary on a game against Newcastle when we were at Selhurst Park, 1988/89 I think. He said Charlton "purloined" a point with a late equaliser - not a word you hear very often in commentary these days.

    RIP
  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,263
    An excellent commentator. 
    RIP
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    RIP
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    One of the great commentators

    RIP
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    I think he 'did' the Leeds play off game at Brum. RIP. 
  • stockportaddick
    stockportaddick Posts: 1,130
    edited November 2021
    He was the 'Brian Moore' of Sunday football highlights in Granada land when we moved north, kick Off I think it was called and did a great job.

    RIP 
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,342
    Covered End said:
    I think he 'did' the Leeds play off game at Brum. RIP. 
    No that was John Helm
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,240
    Great commentator 

    Rest in peace 
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,808
    RIP - another one from my youth gone.
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  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    Great commentator and a great innings of 91.
    RIP.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,598
    RIP
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Another sad loss. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,141
    RIP Gerry.
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,580
    RIP.
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    RIP
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,840
    He got properly tucked up by The Sun and the Old Bill back in the 80s and his career took a massive knock that it never really recovered from after that. A familiar story, unfortunately.

    RIP
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    RIP

    A great broadcaster
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,112
    A time when commentators knew that 'less is more'...
  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,665
    RIP
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  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    RIP
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,620
    I always have him synonymous with ITV. Like John Helm.

    RIP.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    a much appreciated old school commentator .. R I P 
  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,619
    Off_it said:
    He got properly tucked up by The Sun and the Old Bill back in the 80s and his career took a massive knock that it never really recovered from after that. A familiar story, unfortunately.

    RIP
    Pray tell - I don’t know about this incident ?
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,443
    Lordflashheart said:
    Off_it said:
    He got properly tucked up by The Sun and the Old Bill back in the 80s and his career took a massive knock that it never really recovered from after that. A familiar story, unfortunately.

    RIP
    Pray tell - I don’t know about this incident ?
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/charges-dropped-1434811.html
  • ColinTat
    ColinTat Posts: 2,794
    Didn't the red tops try and hint him into other sordid stories at the time?  My memory struggles with these things, but just remember something like when The Sun asked Wenger to 'respond' to rumours that he was a paedophile after a Tottenham taxi driver made up the story.  Scum The Sun.

    RIP Gerald
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,840
    edited November 2021
    Lordflashheart said:
    Off_it said:
    He got properly tucked up by The Sun and the Old Bill back in the 80s and his career took a massive knock that it never really recovered from after that. A familiar story, unfortunately.

    RIP
    Pray tell - I don’t know about this incident ?
    The charges were dropped. But only after The Sun printed a front page story about his arrest. 

    How did they even know he'd been arrested? Clearly someone had "sold" them the story. Knowing what we do now I wouldn't be surprised if it was the Old Bill that tipped them off. However, other agencies were present that day - including someone I later worked with who was there at the time and told me the Old Bill treated him, in particular, appallingly that day - but I wouldn't be surprised if it came from the OB as they had the "contacts" with the gutter press.

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