Brian Moore RIP

It saddens me that the poor man didn't even get to see England win. He must have died thinking: "Oh, well, we're going to lose to Germany again. Shame". At least Dixie Dean got 45 minutes of football.

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Brian Moore custom guitars. Don't they look shiny? The guitar is the Freudian banana in Rock.

A glowing obituary appeared in the Glasgow Herald today. He seemed to have that most valued asset in the business of football, that of being utterly passionate about the game while at the same time aware of the frivolity of it all. Yes, a sad loss. Even from a Scot's point of view.

I immediately thought of you, Pinefox, when I read the news.

Very sad, and a shame, too, that I could only bring to mind his gaffes and his misjudgements when really I'd like to be able to contribute to this thread with some small reminder of his talent. Even in his last game for ITV - the '98 World Cup final - BM was somehow out of step with the outrageously exciting scenario unfolding before him, namely FRANCE BECOMING WORLD CHAMPIONS IN FRANCE, dwelling instead on the flaccid Brazilian performance.

But that's not what I'll remember... I'll remember the near-growl of 'Danger now!' as the ball entered the final third and the defence was stretched. If, instead of the BBC's fluttering offside flag animation popping into frame during matches, we'd seen the inside of the Moore mind (much like the inside of London Planetarium) - a red triangle, old British Railways lettering, paint peeling from the base perhaps. DANGER. 'Sorry Ron, I interrupted you... *No* danger? That's not what I've got on the screen, Ron'.

That's the problem with the game now. No danger.

I remember a sketch on Standing Room Only (remember standing room only) about Brian Moore going in to buy his sunday papers. It ended with him asking for a packet of minstrels in the manner in which he used to commentate on Arsenal games, long pauses between the names followed by that excited growl "winterburngettingintothemiddlethere"

DANGER NOW!

Those two words bring it all back. That and the time when he obviously spilt his Bovril cos Ron Atkinson said some really, really stupid.

Ron "he's got acres of time" Atkinson saying something stupid? I remember Fantasy Football had a thing where Brian Moore belched on air and then said "why not master". Who knows what it means. I also remember him being embarassed by Big ROns quotes

Have just choked on my coke remembering 'Why not master?'.

Could Ron have had him in some kind of sick S&M scenario?

Steady Mike above = best-ever post in IL* history?

It was very good, but not quite as fine as your Joyce one.