I used to play cricket with Scyld Berry

The Sunday telegraph cricket correspondence, he was not a good player. He was a proper village club level player that bloody loved cricket and knew more about it than more or less any former pro.

A top chap, as it happens.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on January 5th 2024 at 20:43:36

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everything completely normal here (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 5, 18:34:48
- I'm watching itv's coverage of spurs v burnley (General Chat) - Flying_canary, Jan 5, 19:44:07
  - You silly goose (n/m) (General Chat) - You Silly Goose, Jan 5, 22:41:27
  - 1 presenter 2 football related guests. 50/50 (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jan 5, 22:06:28
  - Wrighty is a complete cretin tbf (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 5, 21:15:23
  - You cant say things like that (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 5, 19:48:25
    - Because it a (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 19:59:57
      - ….because it’s completely stupid (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:03:20
        
        There is a lot of shit pundits I agree (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 5, 20:12:31
        
        I don't listen to any of them. I watch the football (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jan 5, 22:08:51
        
        There’s a fundamental difference (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:28:24
        
        The best pundits (General Chat) - Flying_canary, Jan 5, 20:32:16
        
        But football has moved on too (General Chat) - Jester, Jan 5, 22:19:59
        
        The PinkUn gets people off the street who cant talk (n/m) (General Chat) - KevinBond, Jan 5, 22:09:09
        
        Arlott, Cardus .... the very best pundits are clearly writers, with a love of the game (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 5, 21:23:43
        
        Why? That’s just perpetuating a stupid myth, in my opinion (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:36:46
        
        What about the analysts employed by clubs? (General Chat) - APB, Jan 5, 20:51:21
        
        Different skill set arguably (General Chat) - Flying_canary, Jan 5, 20:55:09
        
        As is talking about the game rather than playing it… (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 5, 21:02:01
        
        But the best insight comes from those who can do both (General Chat) - Flying_canary, Jan 5, 21:03:42
        
        VMT (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:52:27
        
        Take Michael Johnson, former 400 metre world champion (General Chat) - Flying_canary, Jan 5, 20:40:22
        
        Pundits need credibility (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:46:24
        
        Judge them on their credibility - correct (General Chat) - Flying_canary, Jan 5, 20:49:09
        
        Not an unreasonable point, but a totally emotional one (General Chat) - APB, Jan 5, 20:57:23
        
        I see (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:54:13
        
        Yep. They're not credible. Sorry. (n/m) (General Chat) - Flying_canary, Jan 5, 20:56:15
        
        So, for example, playing in a women’s World Cup final (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 5, 21:04:36
        
        Has a woman pundit ever criticised a woman player? (n/m) (General Chat) - KevinBond, Jan 5, 23:25:02
        
        Yep, there are some excellent journalists (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 5, 20:39:46
        
        I used to play cricket with Scyld Berry (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:43:36
        
        ditto john motson (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 5, 20:53:07
- At least we all know now that the odious little prick (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jan 5, 19:36:13
  - Could probably still work in Saudi for a million a day or something (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 5, 19:39:23
- Hes a dick. (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 5, 19:10:46
  - you aren't wrong, he's a narrow minded prick alright (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 5, 19:48:44
    - 👍👍👍👍👍👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 5, 20:31:49
    - POTD (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 5, 20:23:36
    - you are absolutely right (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 5, 20:23:02
- He’s tried being nice lol (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 5, 18:54:28
  - I can’t stand Aluko (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 5, 19:03:37
    - She looks like a rat (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 5, 19:11:08
- He’s under the illusion he’s important (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 5, 18:48:14
  - To be fair, Rose West was fairly decent at what she did. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 5, 19:35:52
  - More Tory MP levels (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 5, 19:04:26
  - To nonsey perhaps (n/m) (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 5, 19:03:17
- GBeebies still haven’t called then (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 5, 18:47:41

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