We met at the offices of the radio station talkSPORT in London Bridge.
They’d pounced for John Motson five years ago after he’d ended his 50-year stint at the BBC, tempting the then-72 year-old out of retirement. An aura surrounded him. Grown men, of which I was one, made no bones about their excitement at an audience with the commentator whose voice had been a soundtrack to our childhoods and adult years.
He didn’t move as freely as he used to but the fire of his enthusiasm was still there, as was the glint in his eye. No wonder talkSPORT had moved for him as quickly as they did.
