[Albion] Des Lynam on radio 5 at 11.00 this morning

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Should be a good listen. With Colin Murray.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Sorry, I'll be catching up with last night's 606

 

[vegster]

Des must be so old now, bless him.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Sorry, I'll be catching up with last night's 606

Fantastic program….i’m sure the OP would love to listen to it

 

[GrossTurn]

Des must be so old now, bless him.

I did momentarily wonder whether I thought he’d already passed when I saw the thread title. Delighted to realise he obviously hasn’t!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Sorry, I'll be catching up with last night's 606

You'll enjoy it. It was surprisingly good. I suspect that Savage was txting on his phone for most of it, meaning he had insufficient time/focus to be a tit.

 

[clapham_gull]

Did he sing his UKIP song ?

 

[Springal]

I did momentarily wonder whether I thought he’d already passed when I saw the thread title. Delighted to realise he obviously hasn’t!

I met him at the Amex in the boardroom about 12 years ago and he looked very old then! Surprised he’s still going.

Bit of a miserable old sod by all accounts

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I did momentarily wonder whether I thought he’d already passed when I saw the thread title. Delighted to realise he obviously hasn’t!

That's why I was very careful how I wrote the thread title. I am not a WUM.

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

Bit of a miserable old sod by all accounts

I sold him a Barbour jacket in Harrods a month before the Grand National in 1997, a surreal moment talking Albion things with him. Not miserable that day, just oozed charisma. But that was 'a while ago' admittedly!

 

[Skaville]

Lovely to hear him. What a guy

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Sounded clear and sharp. Well done Des. Great interview.

 

[Flounce]

I met him at the Amex in the boardroom about 12 years ago and he looked very old then! Surprised he’s still going.

Bit of a miserable old sod by all accounts

Met him at a promotion party and occasionally when out walking the dog years ago. Always extremely pleasant.

I did see him being picked up by a taxi at the Amex a few years ago and he did look very frail

 

[amexer]

Does he still go to Albion

 

[Easy 10]

I sold him a Barbour jacket in Harrods a month before the Grand National in 1997, a surreal moment talking Albion things with him. Not miserable that day, just oozed charisma. But that was 'a while ago' admittedly!

Blimey, that must've been just a few weeks before our date with destiny at Hereford. We'd have still been adrift at the bottom of the League around then. Plenty to talk about!

 

[The Grockle]

I was fortunate enough to spend a matchday in thr directors box for our 1 nil win against Leicester back in the championship days. I felt a bit out of place and disconnected from most people in there but Des Lynam was there and very engaging he asked if we enjoyed our meal. I was a guest of the editor of nuts magazine who awkwardly explained to him what it was. He said something like "I'm not familiar with nuts magazine, perhaps it's for a different target audience"

With respect to him, he seemed quite elderly back then which must have been 10 years ago. Hopefully he is doing well. He was a great figure of support in our dark days and having someone of his stature banging the Albion drum must have helped a great deal.

 

[AmexRuislip]

What a lovely interview from a Brighton fan legend.
I quote:
"That young boy Tony Bloom"

 

[marlowe]

 

[robinsonsgrin]

Enjoyed the interview... adore CM too.. Des did a talk locally, Rustington last month, I had planned to go, but life got in the way.

 

[Rogero]

I didn’t realise he was born in Ireland and that he went to my old school Varndean .