Uncle Alan's Freeman acceptance speech is available in REal Video on the BBC site. Not so boring

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2001

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Good god, is that the best he could do? His delivery is dreadful! I hope he's looking to go into management after his career and not broadcasting.....

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2001

`His delivery is just dreadful`, I knew it, just knew it , and there are some who whould play him in midfield,

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2001

I haven't heard it but I can guess that he sounds like he's reading off a cue card.

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2001

Off his cue sheets, actually. He couldn't look up from them and speak at the same time. He's clearly very uncomfortable being the center of attention, wearing a suit and having to speak with his mouth instead of his feet. I actually found it rather endearing. And no, he shouldnt' really think of a career in broadcasting. ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2001

The damage is done. He's already spent too much time with Dalglish!

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2001

I'd worry more about the guy who wrote it, cos the best public speaker in the world wouldn't have sounded much better. Hope it wasn't Uncle Al.

-- Anonymous, March 16, 2001