Sir Geoffrey Boycott the greatest English batsman since my great great uncle Sir Jack Hobbs

@dennispicone6801

10 ай бұрын

The best one is Freddy, Aggers and himself.😊

Principles. Ideas. Discipline. Hard work. Easy to give in to the masses who have none of these traits.

The greatest Batting Brain - Boycott and wit and honesty to match that. Best wishes from Kolkata.

Geoffrey is a man of gem. His Commentatory lifted cricket for sure. No one comes nearer to him.

Many of the great Yorkshire cricketers have been "difficult bastards". Fred Trueman, Brian Close, Ray Illingworth: to name a few. They didn't suffer fools and hated the "soft southern attitude" they perceived in of some of the ECB's higher echelons.

@anubratabhattacharya5367

2 жыл бұрын

Also Brian Clough.

@MrHistorian123

2 жыл бұрын

@@anubratabhattacharya5367 I wasn't aware that Brian Clough was a cricketer.

@robertcottam9000

Жыл бұрын

@@MrHistorian123 Mr. Clough played for the MCC. It's quite a prestigious club of which you will have heard. He may well have earned money as manager of a soccer team. But it would unfair to hold that against him.

@MrHistorian123

Жыл бұрын

@@robertcottam9000 He played for the MCC because he was a good friend of Geoff Boycott and he guested for them. But he wasn't a serious cricketer. I have played many MCC sides over the years and they tend to comprise a core of serious cricketers (one team I played included 6 former test players) and some guests, who are often not serious players.

@danieljamesmead

11 ай бұрын

Many people from Yorkshire have been "difficult bastards'

Good answer, not particularly a B fan but that sounded honest, not least because there are a lot of idiots and fools around and sadly they're often in positions of power or authority, you've only got to look at politicians to see that, and the bbc of course.

One of the great Englishmen with all the eccentricity that goes with that title 😁

Great question. love it.

I miss Geoffrey's TMS summaries......... he wasn't often wrong.

I miss his commentating and wish he would come back. But I can’t see it.

Boycott would walk to the bar with skis on🤣🤣😂.... Think about it

Well handled Boyks, you are a star

@garryleerob

5 жыл бұрын

What do you mean well-handled??? It's scripted. This is a tour, the question(s) gets chosen before the tour starts and asked at every venue! If that had come from the crowd (Q&A) ok, but he was obviously waiting for it.

@tooshlong

10 ай бұрын

​@@garryleerobit's probably not that deep, mate.

Boycott is a typical Yorkshireman. We don't suffer fools gladly and hate waffle. We can't be doing with the 'politics' that has ruined many sports. If that offends others, then so be it. It's their loss. Finally, he knows he was a brilliant batsman and so why should he pretend otherwise?

Boycott should have said 'I'm not difficult...'.

@eatthisvr6

6 жыл бұрын

ysgol3 he doesn't lie alot

Great answer.

He is what he is I guess, but I'd have him bat in my team that's for sure

Mr Boycott, I remember you playing with Beefy and Gower, against Chappell, Marsh and Lillie, at the SCG in the 70's. You are always remembered in Australia mate!

@vantheman1238

2 ай бұрын

That would have been 1979

@englishciderlover7347

Ай бұрын

Lillee, not 'Lillie'.

That's Boycott: realist. "Idiots or fools". The world needs its flawed heroes, no matter how obviously selfish they might be, otherwise why did India tolerate Tendulkar?

@hyena131

7 жыл бұрын

+tryarunm What a silly post. Tell me you're joking.

@njscan007

6 жыл бұрын

tryarunm : What's your problem with Tendulkar, mate ??

@chrisvoiceactingvoiceover1431

6 жыл бұрын

tryarunm Who said Boycott was selfish?

@Aman-nk5uq

6 жыл бұрын

Haha.. butthurt much.

@raghumandala37

5 жыл бұрын

Hey dude... It's Tendulkar who has taken the country's pride to next level. And it's him who tolerated everything around him...The pressure to perform was immense on Tendulkar. Ask any cricket lover he would say what was it being like Tendulkar...He has taken that responsibility on his shoulders for 20 years... Only an Indian can understand better than anybody else about being like Tendulkar...

I love his answer tbf. I wish i was less tolerable of morons, too.

Aggers knows the question 🤣

Well, no matter how much of an awkward bastard Boycott is or was when he was playing there is no doubt that he was a great batsman. Not only his record shows that but the fact he played in England teams that were good enough to win in Australia and the West Indies the two hardest places to go and win when he played. He won the county championship with Yorkshire too and was instrumental in a one day win at Lords. Was he awkward or difficult? Yes but that goes with his character as a committed batter. However, after saying all that, I think he has lost his appeal recently with his decline into latent right wing Toryism. He was born into a mining community yet doesn't seem to understand how the Tories plundered such communities and destroyed them both between the two world wars and after the 1984-85 great mining lock out or strike as the Tory press like to call it. He has turned his back on his roots because he has grown so selfish nothing matters to him but his own ego. A great shame.

Difficult Bastd appropriate yes true geoffrey boycott doesnt suffer fools gladly is a pro perfectionist TYPICAL B MINDED Proud YORKSHIREMAN boycs perfect gent whom i mingled chatted had cup of tea with at old trafford 1980s he geoffrey boycott speaks from the heart long be remembered as gr8 cricketer commentator outspoken yorkshire terrier controversial but geoffrey Boycott like derek pringle vintage old cricketers like so many others of 80s 90s botham and co Are my cuppatea simply the best great cricket watching memories days of long ago watching cricket on the box with my old departed dad no longer here anymore god bless him simone view

Leg end ??? Nope just one of the bbest

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This was a set up question... I remember in a post match analysis once Ian Chappel did say Geff Boycott a selfish bastard... So this was the response to that I guess!!! Lol....

Agnew should show more respect Boycott is a legend

Boycott? Word association? BORING!

@vantheman1238

2 ай бұрын

Great player though……scored Test Match hundreds against Australia and the West Indies across three decades. Scored hundreds in England and the West Indies over the age of 40! Boycott word association…….prolific scorer of runs!

Two w⚓️s

Can't stand Boycott.

@victorpearson1418

4 жыл бұрын

Who gives a shit .

@UPTHETOWN

3 жыл бұрын

That's OK, he's never heard of you so...

@duncanboyf4175

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Nasty geezer