Talk:John Motson

message: Motson's reading of the names of the 'historic' English penalty missers as the final whistle approached in the England Portugal 2006 World Cup quarter final extra time was the creepiest touch in a long career. Shame on you,  Jock Motson. Should this fact be entered into the full article ?Pliny 21:12, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Creepy Moment

message: Are as much a part of an article on Motty as they are part of an article on Yogi Berra. No one reads wikiquote. What is it? Where is it? Not all articles should be made boring. 62.64.226.229 23:25, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Quotes

message: I was wondering if we should add a list of the football games he has added commentary too such as FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 ect? Govvy (talk) 14:08, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Voice commentry for footy games? 

message: I don't get this, about him being born in Salford. I met Motty in the mid-90s in a wine bar off Carnaby St., London. We struck up a conversation when I told him one of my relatives was Ronny Radford. He asked me where I lived, and he was amazed when I told him Hither Green, London, SE13. He said he was born in Slaithwaite Road, SE13, and later attended Ennersdale Road Primary school (now closed). He expressed some sadness that the school had not invited him to visit after he became famous, as other places had. Both SE13 locations are within a few minutes walk of where I now live. This kind of coincidence is not the sort of thing I'm likely to forget, but I've not seen these details confirmed anywhere else. Rikstar (talk) 06:33, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early years - in London? 

message: The article says he was born in 1802... which is clearly false. Anyone know the real date?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.135.88.184 (talk) 23:22, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not born in 1802 

message: I'm sure Motty wasn't born in Salford and Coventry. The article states both. Which one is it? Bazonka (talk) 20:57, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction - place of birth 

message: Sources/citations are linked to (mentioned on this 'talk' page also) that show Motson was born in Manchester, yet someone is insistent on changing it to 'Salford'- *with no citations*. 70.238.222.171 (talk) 10:18, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Vandalisim' in article! 

message: I have reverted the changes made today as they do not appear to be sourced and does remove info in the article without valid reasons given. I'm open to hearing why but without sourcing these changes probably shouldn't be made. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 16:30, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unexplained changes 

message: I am amazed that this article does not seem to mention the sheepskin coat. It must be as well-known as its wearer! 
There is also a reference to it: i.e. The Man Behind the Sheepskin near the end of the article                  and there are two pictures of Motson here, both showing him in said coat. 
I think it should be mentioned.
RASAM (talk) 19:26, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Issue now addressed in article. Helmardine (talk) 16:47, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: The coat

message: John Motson has passed away:. 2A00:23C6:4C04:1D01:8079:29A6:68B4:EF4C (talk) 09:54, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: . Wyliepedia @ 11:41, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2023