Nick Alliker stepping down from BBC Essex commentary

[geoffmundo]

Sad loss, although I don’t think Nick has been BBC Essex Southend commentator all that time, wasn’t it Robin Chipperfield before?

 

[Ramsdenblue]

To me he is the voice of Southend United.
Of the games I don’t go to, it is his voice I look to listers to on the radio.

I hope the next commentator we have will not have a high pitched voice.
To be politically correct.
I listened to a game with a person that had a higher pitched voice and when ehs got excited their voice went straight through me, had to turn the game over.

Actually I feel like an old git now.

 

[EastGreenNutter]

Great commentator, is the voice of Southend.
Please don't replace with a women commentator, they are on the whole terrible.
Shoot me down if you wish.

 

[Streaky]

I may have watched this video about 20000 times..

Enjoy Nick again

 

[Marksdadreturns!]

Sad news..... His 'Danger moments ' will be sorely missed!

 

[crangoner]

Calling Pigott's equaliser

 

[czabby]

Was always hoping for the Southend “go ahead goal”

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

The only commentators that have come even close to Nick and the BBC Essex team in the past few seasons of listening to the radio/stream were last weeks at Hartlepool.

Head and shoulders above anyone else! Will be difficult to replace.

 

[tommy tucker]

More opportunities for Victoria Polley possibly?

no thanks not a great football commentator .

 

[RHB]

no thanks not a great football commentator .

I didn't say I wanted her Tommy, but it wouldn't surprise me if BBC Essex used her more for commentaries.

 

[wiggy]

Shame, enthusiastic,knowledgeable, good voice and we were lucky to have him, Compared to all the other teams we had John Motson. Let’s hope the replacement is decent and not pretty Polley (does a good job in the studio) Stuart Smith or end of me listening, the recently demoted Ned (col u) Kelly

 

[David Icke]

Understandable, but still a real shame. A very good commentator. When my Dad couldn’t attend games anymore due to ill health the radio was his only way to ‘attend’ a match. Nick delivered so much more than audio. Thank you Nick from Father Icke.

 

[Farmer Fossett]

The BBC Essex commentators are all decent and far better than other local BBC commentators. Nick and Glen Speller are particularly good, however Victoria Polley and Neil Kelley are better than most others.
I have a feeling that we will get Neil Kelly next season which I would not be too disappointed with.

 

[MC BLUES]

A real shame and a big loss, he will be very difficult to replace. Hope we don’t get the dreadful Stuart Smith, or the even worse Mark Babbage, who both like to talk about anything other than the actual game!!

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

Jupp’s goal in 2005. A classic by Nick Alliker.

We were about 6 rows from the side of the pitch, out of our seats screaming at Juppy to keep going down that wing, then he collected that ball off Freddy and slotted it. That was it, back in L1 right there. When i saw the footage and Nick's commentary it was bang on.
Thanks for the memories Nick.

 

[CanveyCastle]

I always thought his name was Nikka Likka.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Duncan Jupp to wrap it up. Immortal.

 

[Fairport]

There was a reporter who covered the Chelmsford match last Saturday on BBC Essex who sounded pretty competent. I have never heard him before, I think his name was Peter something. Maybe he is a new recruit who could take over from Nick.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

I didn't say I wanted her Tommy, but it wouldn't surprise me if BBC Essex used her more for commentaries.

I spent the 21/22 and 22/23 season's in the press/radio boxes covering stats and for large parts of last season Nick was very much coaching Victoria when she was on comms, helping her with players squad numbers and certain stats of a particular player (just back from injury, x amount of goals etc)

So I wouldn't be surprised to see Victoria given more opportunities.

 

[Ailsa Road Shrimper]

It will be a shame to see him go, he was a good commentator over the years. I hope it was fully Nick’s decision as he indicated in his social media post and he wasn’t influenced into the decision in any way by the BBC, who I would not trust as an organisation. They seem to make a habit of removing older broadcasters to suit their own agenda.