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Our contribution to ITV Teletext... first appeared on Weds 30.01.02
SKY bosses must have been giving themselves huge pats on the back for picking our game at Peterborough. An FA Cup classic worth setting the VHS for.
At the same time knuckles were probably rapped for Barry Fry's colourful use of language, broadcast live to a nation.
His vocabulary wasn't a problem but his allowing SKY to intrude while the game was in progress was worrying. I wonder how close Claire was to running on the pitch for a pre-penalty chat with Al?
Of course, Keegan's return to St.James' for Round Five will get similar coverage. Let's hope the Beeb give Bob & Kev a bit more room to manoeuvre.
It will have the feel of a testimonial with the large contingent of ageing ex-Mags returning to Tyneside. Cox, Howey, Pearce, Huckerby & Charvet all come back to their former stamping ground.
It would be nice if any sentiment, like the TV interviews, was kept separate from the action on the pitch....
Niall Mackenzie