[Football] Tim Vickery

[Official Old Man]

Can be heard on 5Live overnight Monday/Tuesday on the Dotun Adebayo show. A great listen and worth a replay on BBC Sounds. Over the years he has mentioned many players that Brighton have picked up, it was he who said Brighton had just purchased the best South American player at the time, Julio Enciso, ahead of us even knowing about it.
He is a Spurs fan although he lives and breathes Brazilian football and talks a lot of sense.
So as the show went on he got on to his favorite subject, Brighton and our players. Then came the bombshell.
He tips us to win the Europa League!

 

[Nobby]

I've always like Tim Vickery

Bit like I've always liked VAR

 

[Eeyore]

Vickery was orgasmic when we signed Caicedo and said that if he was Brazilian there would have been another 0 on the fee.

He was rather correct.

So I do look out for his stuff.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Can be heard on 5Live overnight Monday/Tuesday on the Dotun Adebayo show. A great listen and worth a replay on BBC Sounds. Over the years he has mentioned many players that Brighton have picked up, it was he who said Brighton had just purchased the best South American player at the time, Julio Enciso, ahead of us even knowing about it.
He is a Spurs fan although he lives and breathes Brazilian football and talks a lot of sense.
So as the show went on he got on to his favorite subject, Brighton and our players. Then came the bombshell.
He tips us to win the Europa League!

Interesting…if memory serves me correct he also had a few doubts over whether Enciso would cope with the physicality of the PL

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Vickery's knowledge of South American football and ability to articulate it is second to none. He is a long way from peak Shearer stating something like "We don't know much about Paraguay" five minutes before a World Cup game.

I'll give it a listen.

 

[Bozza]

Here's the show - not sure where it is within that.

Dotun Adebayo - With Johnny I'Anson - BBC Sounds

Johnny I'Anson sits in with your calls and discussion through the night.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[um bongo molongo]

Vickery's knowledge of South American football and ability to articulate it is second to none. He is a long way from peak Shearer stating something like "We don't know much about Paraguay" five minutes before a World Cup game.

I'll give it a listen.

Yes completely agree. Wish we had someone like him on English football.

 

[Weststander]

A mine of real information, such an interesting journalist. Plus he’s the rarity of a humble Spurs fan!

 

[Bakero]

Here's the show - not sure where it is within that.

Dotun Adebayo - With Johnny I'Anson - BBC Sounds

Johnny I'Anson sits in with your calls and discussion through the night.

www.bbc.co.uk

Tim's on from 5 minutes in.

 

[hampshirebrightonboy]

He was my mate at Uni.
Always talking about football and had lots of humourous stories about his time on the terraces. Can't believe he now gets paid for it now.

 

[Springal]

Someone made a good point when I highlighted his comments on Enciso before we signed him - has he ever not talked up a South American player coming to the PL ?

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Interesting…if memory serves me correct he also had a few doubts over whether Enciso would cope with the physicality of the PL

I seem to recall this too, I am sure he said he was surprised we went for him and like you say, wasn't sure if he would cope.
There was a reason we went back for him though as we all now know.

 

[Bozza]

Tim's on from 5 minutes in.

Well, yes - but not talking BHAFC at that point!

I skipped through the show a few minutes at a time and didn't manage to catch any obvious reference to us.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Yes completely agree. Wish we had someone like him on English football.

There’s a journalist called Garth Crooks who I’d say is pretty close. You should check out some of his articles

 

[Springal]

Someone made a good point when I highlighted his comments on Enciso before we signed him - has he ever not talked up a South American player coming to the PL ?

 

[Bakero]

Well, yes - but not talking BHAFC at that point!

I skipped through the show a few minutes at a time and didn't manage to catch any obvious reference to us.

I've skipped through to 1.29 now and still waiting. There was a brief reference to us when discussing Rangers-target Cifuentes.

 

[peterward]

A mine of real information, such an interesting journalist. Plus he’s the rarity of a humble Spurs fan!

You have to be humble, nothing much to be proud about!

 

[A1X]

He tips us to win the Europa League!

Imagine if the first proper trophy we ever win (I know about the Charity shield, you know what I mean) is one of the major European ones.

 

[warmleyseagull]

I've skipped through to 1.29 now and still waiting. There was a brief reference to us when discussing Rangers-target Cifuentes.

Let us know if you locate in next 2.5 hours

 

[Bakero]

I've skipped through to 1.29 now and still waiting. There was a brief reference to us when discussing Rangers-target Cifuentes.

2.45 is the magic number.