Big Ramy 1314 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DMGVZSvyD/ Was he the greatest Scottish football pundit ever? I want to get the book he wrote about Jock Stein !! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Quote
Andy C Posted January 2 Posted January 2 7 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: He ruined any legacy he might have had in 2014 ^^^ This Quote
Big Ramy 1314 Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 43 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: He ruined any legacy he might have had in 2014 What happened in 2014? The been in Canada thingy again..π€ Quote
Ally Bongo Posted January 2 Posted January 2 22 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: What happened in 2014? The been in Canada thingy again..π€ He campaigned for Better Together which in itself is one thing even with his argument that we are too poor, too stupid and wont surviveΒ However he then went door chapping and told pensioners that they would be losing their pensions if they voted Yes - which was one of Better Together's scare tactics and a downright lieΒ Β Quote
Yosemite Sam Posted January 2 Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Ally Bongo said: He ruined any legacy he might have had in 2014 To be fair, the op was commenting on his punditry abilities, not his political allegianceΒ Quote
Orraloon Posted January 2 Posted January 2 2 minutes ago, Yosemite Sam said: To be fair, the op was commenting on his punditry abilities, not his political allegianceΒ He was a really shyte commentator. So bad that he made Arthur Montford look good and he was shyte as well. Quote
Yosemite Sam Posted January 2 Posted January 2 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Orraloon said: He was a really shyte commentator. So bad that he made Arthur Montford look good and he was shyte as well. I don't care, just that nobody asked about whether or not he thought Scotland should be independent is all but fair enough, you did answer his question π Edited January 2 by Yosemite Sam Quote
Big Ramy 1314 Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 14 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: He campaigned for Better Together which in itself is one thing even with his argument that we are too poor, too stupid and wont surviveΒ However he then went door chapping and told pensioners that they would be losing their pensions if they voted Yes - which was one of Better Together's scare tactics and a downright lieΒ Β I'm that case, he can get to fuck !!! Quote
exile Posted January 3 Posted January 3 3 hours ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: I'm that case, he can get to fuck !!! Pity that thread titles can't be changed, eh? Quote
Big Ramy 1314 Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 1 hour ago, exile said: Pity that thread titles can't be changed, eh? Agreed !! Quote
Rich NATA Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) 6 hours ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: I'm that case, he can get to fuck !!! You being a Celtic man, you'll enjoy the book (it's predominantly about Celtic). I'm no Celtic fan, but I bought it. Bit disappointed there wasn't more on Scotland (my main reason for buying it) but it was a good read. Edited January 3 by Rich NATA Quote
Big Ramy 1314 Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 16 minutes ago, Rich NATA said: You being a Celtic man, you'll enjoy the book (it's predominantly about Celtic). I'm no Celtic fan, but I bought it. Bit disappointed there wasn't more on Scotland (my main reason for buying it) but it was a good read. Cheers pal, definitely going to order it. I like a good read, especially if it's football, Celtic..ππ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Quote
stocky Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I remember him saying there is only one national anthem.. Utter cretin,commentated on Scotland games while humming along to gstqΒ Phukk him. I booed very loudly over his wall in Crail once, in a pique of rage ... Quote
JECK Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I grew up in the jock brown/gerry Mcnee era of commentary and remember when Archie Macpherson returned to STV commentary around late 90s having not really been aware of him before and thought fairly quickly he was terrible. Became a joke figure amongst pals basically. Quote
Ally Bongo Posted January 3 Posted January 3 8 minutes ago, stocky said: I remember him saying there is only one national anthem.. Utter cretin,commentated on Scotland games while humming along to gstqΒ Phukk him. I booed very loudly over his wall in Crail once, in a pique of rage ... I'm sure he said something about the Scotland fans when he was doing commentary on Scotland v Sweden at Italia 90 It was something like both sets of fans were well behaved and partied together despite how pished the Scotland fans wereΒ Quote
er yir macaroon Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Archie was a good commentator. More gravitas than some of the diddies today.Β As much as I'm pro indie, look at what Trump did today. There is zero chance independence would be allowed on account of Nato/Trident and to a lesser extent oil. I thought Jock Brown was pretty decent, too. Quote
Toepoke Posted January 3 Posted January 3 On 1/2/2026 at 9:32 PM, Big Ramy 1314 said: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DMGVZSvyD/ Was he the greatest Scottish football pundit ever? I want to get the book he wrote about Jock Stein !! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Β 10 hours ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: I'm that case, he can get to fuck !!! π Quote
Toepoke Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I remember when Archie left the BBC after the 1990 World Cup, Radio Clyde thought they'd won a watch by hiring him, but his radio commentaries were insane, the listeners had nae clue what was happening! He didn't last long in that position. Β Quote
Barney Rubble Posted January 4 Posted January 4 He's a cunt. His deliberate mastication of the pronunciation of Jean-Claude Darcheville's surname (Darkeville according to the bald Unionist) should have seen him wiped off the airwaves on its own. Not to mention his utter blind hatred of Gordon Smith as a footballer. Which might have been passable if he hadn't been so constantly blatant about it. Quote
vanderark14 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 On 1/3/2026 at 7:39 PM, JECK said: I grew up in the jock brown/gerry Mcnee era of commentary and remember when Archie Macpherson returned to STV commentary around late 90s having not really been aware of him before and thought fairly quickly he was terrible. Became a joke figure amongst pals basically. Totally agree with this Quote
glasgow jock Posted January 8 Posted January 8 I always liked Ian Archer (Scotsport) 1970/1980'sΒ Although not a commentator he was a great pundit and had a great knowledge of our game, he sounded English but was a proud Scot. . . was very intelligent studied law at Oxford no lessΒ Β Quote
Toepoke Posted January 8 Posted January 8 2 hours ago, glasgow jock said: I always liked Ian Archer (Scotsport) 1970/1980'sΒ Although not a commentator he was a great pundit and had a great knowledge of our game, he sounded English but was a proud Scot. . . was very intelligent studied law at Oxford no lessΒ Β He was an interesting guy, died at only 59 sadly. Β Quote
Orraloon Posted January 8 Posted January 8 3 hours ago, glasgow jock said: I always liked Ian Archer (Scotsport) 1970/1980'sΒ Although not a commentator he was a great pundit and had a great knowledge of our game, he sounded English but was a proud Scot. . . was very intelligent studied law at Oxford no lessΒ Β One of the main guys behind the hype for the 1978 WC. His column was a "must read" every day for me, during the build up. Think it was the Express that he wrote for? Not sure? Quote
Ally Bongo Posted January 8 Posted January 8 22 minutes ago, Orraloon said: One of the main guys behind the hype for the 1978 WC. His column was a "must read" every day for me, during the build up. Think it was the Express that he wrote for? Not sure? I'm sure me and Toepoke discussed his bare faced fibbing that came out after the 78 debacle ! In a TV interview he says that he happened to write that Scotland "might not win it !" and he got all sorts of abuse and even death threatsΒ And then would you believe a newspaper article surfaces from before the finals basically saying how it was a foregone conclusion that we would win it - written by Ian ArcherΒ Quote
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