DAVID OATES

[D John]

Mentioned on Five Live last night that yesterday was 8 years since the passing of David.
RIP Oatesy - very sadly missed.

 

[Wizaard]

Mentioned on Five Live last night that yesterday was 8 years since the passing of David.
RIP Oatesy - very sadly missed.

Yes. Good commentator and staunch Pool fan.

 

[hertfordseasider]

Top bloke, really missed, chatted to him several times in pubs before games. Where has 8 years gone?

 

[Wizzerboy]

8 years!!!

 

[straightatthewall]

Heard the same 'tribute' to him last night, with his 5Live colleagues giving their best to his family etc.

Met him a couple of times during the first Grayson era and he was a likable guy with good humour. Also remember him and Sir Jim getting to commentate on the home win v Newcastle in Ollie's first season. It's the one time, I'll acknowledge the BBC being biased...

 

[hampshire_exile]

I only met him the once, through a mutual mate, when he had done his journalism course down in Falmouth. Very nice bloke and no age to leave his family behind. I loved his commentary on the DVD of Blackpool's win at Preston the year of Wes's Panenka penalty..

 

[Seainsea]

RIP David, my thoughts are with his family

 

[basilrobbie]

I bumped into him on Preston station just a few weeks before he passed away. He was his usual self, always good to talk to. We lost a real good 'un there.

 

[Pussywhipped]

At the PNE Wes pen game he insisted on 5live giving him the game . When Wes scored the pen he was on his feet with an arm punching the air in delight yet he was describing the pen to 5 live in a correct balanced format for the listeners . Fact . I saw him as was in corporate that day .

 

[TangerinePeteFY8]

Mentioned on Five Live last night that yesterday was 8 years since the passing of David.
RIP Oatesy - very sadly missed.

Thanks all for kind remarks.
Do you know roughly what time the piece was on radio on Wed night, so I can play back for on iPlayer/sounds ?

 

[Martonmosser]

I bumped into him on Preston station just a few weeks before he passed away. He was his usual self, always good to talk to. We lost a real good 'un there.

Cracking lad, knew him very well through a mutual. Every time we walked in a pub in London and saw him we used to sing to our most famous fan..... he used to pretend he was embarrassed but I’m sure he enjoyed it really

 

[D John]

Thanks all for kind remarks.
Do you know roughly what time the piece was on radio on Wed night, so I can play back for mum & dad on iPlayer/sounds ?

Pretty sure it was during the first half of the Liverpool v Brighton game. Sorry I cant be any more precise than that.

 

[Blackpool_Rox]

Yep - good lad - RIP Dave

 

[straightatthewall]

Pretty sure it was during the first half of the Liverpool v Brighton game. Sorry I cant be any more precise than that.

Yeah, it might even have been just before kick off.