Question Football oratory

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Seeing that the old chestnut of 'Your first ever Southend match' has turned up again, I thought that I'd try a thread that I can't remember seeing before (though I'm sure I'll be corrected by someone).
Listening to the BP interviews with Martin,Timlin and Sampson, I'm sure that they will each bring footballing qualities to the side and that is indeed the reason they are here, however their oratorial skills wouldn't appear to be their strongest points. So, the question is, who in the present and past squads have been our most articulate players even if they may not have matched this with their footballing skills? Have there been players that have had both?

























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[BLUEBLOOD]

Chrissy Powell always spoke very well, as did Andy Harris

Tes Bramble was thicker than 2 short planks

 

[leeblue]

colin murphy was quite the wordsworth shame he was a dire manager (bringing stan in aside)

 

[thorpebayshrimper]

Only one man for the job (again)...Sir Stanley Collymore:smile:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Only one man for the job (again)...Sir Stanley Collymore:smile:

He certainly comes across very well now but was very quiet when he was with us

 

[canveyshrimper]

Chris Guthrie told me to **** off once, does that count?

 

[C C Csiders]

Chrissy Powell always spoke very well, as did Andy Harris

Tes Bramble was thicker than 2 short planks

I am pretty sure Tes had learning difficulties hence his less than perfect oratory abilities.

I would assume those players who have played for Southend recently who had degrees must have been able to string a sentence together. However, I never heard either interviewed: Phil Whelan and Julian Hails.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

The biggest learning difficulty Bramble had was to tell the difference between right and wrong

 

[thorpebayshrimper]

He certainly comes across very well now but was very quiet when he was with us

He was probably worried that us Essex folk wouldn't understand his Brummy talk! Or maybe just just a shy and retiring lad... actually I think that is part of Stan's personality. A complex character (meant as a compliment).

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

colin murphy thought hewas quite the wordsworth shame he was a dire manager (bringing stan in aside)

Corrected.

Adrian Clarke was (and still is) very articulate. Someone should dig out that thread where Slipper asked him all those questions on behalf of SZ. He gave some top answers.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

I don't know about interviews but Kevin Betsy was called the 'Oracle' by the other players wasn't he? and he had a love of poetry too I believe. :Naps:

Adrian Clarke is a journo now, records podcasts with Slipperduke and commentates on BBC Essex.

Craig Easton is on a journalism course I believe, and is now on twitter @craig8easton and also writes a blog.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Wasn't (Isn't) Dougie Freedman quite articulate?

 

[Firestorm]

Barry Fry and Karen Brady

oops sorry I thought you said orally



Garry Nelson PFA chair and published author

 

[fbm]

On the very few occasions I spoke to Alan Moody he came across well.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Wasn't (Isn't) Dougie Freedman quite articulate?

He Scottish, so he can't even speak English properly

 

[OldBlueLady]

He Scottish, so he can't even speak English properly

A perfect gentleman, as is Craig Easton. Not surprised at either of them being mentioned here.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Paul Clark comes over well on BBC Essex.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Paul Clark comes over well on BBC Essex.

Doesn't that make all the buttons and dials a bit sticky? :omg:

 

[sufc_tom]

The biggest learning difficulty Bramble had was to tell the difference between right and wrong

Or yes and no

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Having just listened to the 'Bisto' boy, Anto Flood (OK he's not officially one of ours yet). This leads me to pose the question, in players or managers, as to who, apart from Luggy (from time to time), has been the most unintelligible person to be involved with the club?