[Football] Ian Wright on Desert Island Discs

[Lush]

Honesty. Tears. Great tracks. Well worth a listen.

Love Wrighty

 

[1066familyman]

Thanks for the heads up.

I'm a big Ian Wright fan too, and enjoy listening to desert island discs from time to time.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Ian Wright
He's Alright

 

[Lenny Rider]

Unfortunately got the late George Petchey to blame for him slipping through the net, Cattlin was keen but hadn’t seen him play so went on George’s say so ��

 

[schmunk]

Has he done any Serious Jockin' yet?

 

[kevo]

Unfortunately got the late George Petchey to blame for him slipping through the net, Cattlin was keen but hadn’t seen him play so went on George’s say so ��

Up there with Roy Keane in terms of ones that got away.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Unfortunately got the late George Petchey to blame for him slipping through the net, Cattlin was keen but hadn’t seen him play so went on George’s say so ��

A few months ago I heard him talk about the way he was treated when he came down, and how one of the senior players (Steve Foster I think it was) paid his travel and bollocked the staff who left him sitting around for hours. One of those rare 'ashamed of my club' moments. And yet Wrighty seems to bear us no grudge. Top man.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Listened to the show, and enjoyed it.

I have a lot of time for Ian Wright.
He comes across as a thoroughly decent human being and doesn't shy away from any of his failings.

Top bloke.

 

[Weststander]

A few months ago I heard him talk about the way he was treated when he came down, and how one of the senior players (Steve Foster I think it was) paid his travel and bollocked the staff who left him sitting around for hours. One of those rare 'ashamed of my club' moments. And yet Wrighty seems to bear us no grudge. Top man.

It helps that he’s clearly an adopted Gooner, by far and away his number one club.

The odd kind word about the Smellhurst atmosphere and Roy, that’s about it. It grates CP fans online.

Who could blame him?

 

[Icy Gull]

It helps that he’s clearly an adopted Gooner, by far and away his number one club.

The odd kind word about the Smellhurst atmosphere and Roy, that’s about it. It grates CP fans online.

Who could blame him?

He must be their Mark Lawrenson

 

[Weststander]

He must be their Mark Lawrenson

He loves Preston and LFC.

Callously relegating those amazing years for us from 1977, as just “some fond memories”. B*astard.

 

[Seasider78]

https://twitter.com/bbcradio4/status/1229016323709177857?s=21

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Brilliant. Love Ian Wright. A truly decent human being.

Lump in the throat link above...

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

https://twitter.com/bbcradio4/status/1229016323709177857?s=21

Thanks for posting. That's quite something.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Thanks for the heads up.

I'm a big Ian Wright fan too, and enjoy listening to desert island discs from time to time.

Listen every week....quite enjoy listening to peeps life story..(particularly those I’ve never heard of) and then the music that’s influenced them

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

https://twitter.com/bbcradio4/status/1229016323709177857?s=21

Lovely little video that shows that moment and Wright talking about his admiration of Mr Pigden.
https://youtu.be/e7B4HuJ04mk

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

That was great. I almost cried when he started with Sull'aria. To think he could have played for us. I love Ian Wright.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Thankfully BBC Sounds has a splendid and varied library of old editions in 'Revisited'.

Something for everyone, a part of the Beeb worth justifying some sort of licence fee.

 

[BNthree]

Link for anyone wanting to listen:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fdxw

 

[Simster]

Another admirer of Ian Wright here. I will make a point of listening to that tomorrow. Cheers for posting