Ian Wright

[Pickman's model]

One of the best Desert Island Discs in recent years.

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Ian Wright, former footballer and broadcaster

Ian Wright, former footballer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

www.bbc.co.uk

I watched him play when he was at Palace once or twice, I was just old enough to go. Never knew why he left in 1991 after Palace had finished third in the old first division. Ron Noades what a cunt.

South London lad and as said above a decent and genuine guy. On DID he was also willing to own up to when he’d been wrong in the past - which takes class.

always been very disappointed george graham didn't sign mark bright at the same time

 

[Jay Park]

always been very disappointed george graham didn't sign mark bright at the same time

didn't he leave punditry to become a baptist/methodist pastor?

 

[GarveyLives]

Condolences to Ian Wright on the passing of his mother, Nesta, who has joined the ancestors at the age of 94.​

 

[MrSki]

Worth watching again.

 

[bromley]

I miss the days of ex players celebrating against their former sides. In this case it ended up relegating them!

 

[hash tag]

For balance

 

[Pickman's model]

here's a very enjoyable forty minutes

 

[Pickman's model]

here's three and a half minutes for palace fans

 

[GarveyLives]

I see that his status as an "ally" is being questioned:

Tory councillor quits after calling Ian Wright a ‘typical Black hypocrite’

(Source: as stated in image)

Alexis McEvoy: 'I find racism in any form abhorrent"​

 

[GarveyLives]

Ian Wright awarded Freedom of the City of London

(Source: Jordan Pettitt/PA)​

“I only ever wanted to be a professional footballer, so being recognised for anything else is really strange, even now, 23 years after I retired. I’m humbled to be getting the Freedom of the City of London award. London is a city I love and one that I’m proud to represent."

 

[MrSki]

Happy Birthday!

 

[GarveyLives]

Ian Wright: Match of the Day pundit to step down at end of season

"I feel very privileged to have had such an incredible run on the most iconic football show in the world."​

 

[hash tag]

There was a guy called Aaron who was called in as an expert for an fa cup game during the week who would make a great replacement for wrighty.

 

[May Kasahara]

Sad news though, I love Ian Wright on MOTD.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Proper national treasure. He's great on The Overlap.

 

[stavros]

It was a shame when he left the MOTD Top Ten shows, as his replacement, Micah Richards (35), can't always remember the early days of the Premiership. At least Wrighty and Shearer played in it from the start, and Lineker was punditing almost from the start, once he got back from Japan.

 

[two sheds]

They had fun on MoTD 2 with the Brentford Villa game, couple of sendings off few yellow cards, some outstanding pretend injuries and jostling.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

It was a shame when he left the MOTD Top Ten shows, as his replacement, Micah Richards (35), can't always remember the early days of the Premiership. At least Wrighty and Shearer played in it from the start, and Lineker was punditing almost from the start, once he got back from Japan.

Yep. Football started in 1992.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

They had fun on MoTD 2 with the Brentford Villa game, couple of sendings off few yellow cards, some outstanding pretend injuries and jostling.

do referees get paid overtime when the match report is going to run in to that many pages?

 

[GarveyLives]

He was one of the very first footballers to speak out against racism, as I remember, back at a time when nobody in football was speaking out and w@nkers like Ron Noades could be openly racist.

Jaw-dropping revisiting what Noades said back in 1991. A long way to go still, but we have come some way in the last 30 years.

I watched him play when he was at Palace once or twice, I was just old enough to go. Never knew why he left in 1991 after Palace had finished third in the old first division. Ron Noades what a c@nt.

Channel 4 broadcast a documentary in September 1991 during which the Late Ron Noades, who was then chairman of Crystal Palace FC, made the following comments:

“The problem with black players is they’ve great pace, great athletes, love to play with the ball in front of them ... When it’s behind them it’s chaos. I don’t think too many of them can read the game. When you’re getting into the mid-winter you need a few of the hard white men to carry the athletic black players through.”

Ian Wright left Crystal Palace FC for Arsenal FC before the end of the same month.

 

[purenarcotic]

Weighty seems like a genuinely decent guy. Not perfect, but brave enough to be open and honest about it, which so few are able to do and which just makes him all the more likeable. He’ll be a big loss to MOTD.

 

[hash tag]

Less said about nodes the better.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Good footballer and likeable guy.

 

[GarveyLives]

And now (although the author may not be aware that Crystal Palace FC's football ground is not in Crystal Palace, but near the next station on the same line, Norwood Junction):

The Ian Wright Line: why TfL need look no further for train route’s new name

 

[GarveyLives]

Ian Wright: Match of the Day pundit to step down at end of season

"I feel very privileged to have had such an incredible run on the most iconic football show in the world."​

20 May 2024: He did it "his way":

​

 

[two sheds]

saw that, a shame he's left them three can be very funny

 

[bromley]

A great man.

 

[skyscraper101]

Thread needs some 'Do The Right Thing'

 

[ska invita]

And now (although the author may not be aware that Crystal Palace FC's football ground is not in Crystal Palace, but near the next station on the same line, Norwood Junction):

The Ian Wright Line: why TfL need look no further for train route’s new name

as hes from Honor Oak its that line which should have it if anything

 

[tonysingh]

The Ian Wright Wright Wright Line surely?