Renton 22594 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 What's he done to get the sack from the Three Legends? He might have been the token mackem but he seemed canny enough and talked some sense. Don't think I'll bother listening to it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 What's he done to get the sack from the Three Legends? He might have been the token mackem but he seemed canny enough and talked some sense. Don't think I'll bother listening to it now. Thats a shame, he came across as decent bloke, and spoke more sense than those other twats on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Today's Chronicle The two legends? Mar 10 2007 By Gareth Deighan, The Evening Chronicle Legends Macdonald, Gates and Slavin Speculation is rife that Eric Gates may move on from the Century FM Legends team. Former Sunderland and England striker Gates has been left out of the Three Legends starting line-up, one of the most popular shows on North East radio. It is thought to have happened after the BBC allegedly moved in for a triple transfer that was turned down, and that Gates was dropped to the bench after the talks. The Chronicle has heard he has subsequently been put on "gardening leave" from the show. It is thought Gates, who was born in Durham City but who started his career at Ipswich when just 15, has been told he must turn up each night for the show, will keep getting paid, but will not be allowed on air. Toon legend Malcolm "Supermac" Macdonald, who appears alongside Boro's Bernie Slaven, said: "All I know is that Bernie and I are on air and will continue with the show to the best of our ability." A spokesman for Century FM maintained that Gates was still "very much part of the Legends team". He refused to comment on rumours of a bust-up being to blame. He said Gates was still in the station's plans and it was looking for extra "guest" speakers to fight the Black Cats' corner on the show. Century FM says it has already had e-mails from many Legends fans and programme controller Paul Smith provided this response: "The Three Legends is one of the most popular programmes on radio in the North East, and is important both to the station and to the tens of thousands of listeners who enjoy it. "The decision to continue in the short term with two regular presenters instead of three hasn't been taken lightly; after all, there is no sense whatsoever in deliberately spoiling a show enjoyed by so many. "We're keen that Sunderland is fairly represented on the show, and to that end we'll be having guest presenters on the show, and Eric Gates may return to the Three Legends from time to time too. "Ultimately, the show relies - as it always has done - on the views and opinions of the fans. Without them the show is nothing. I'd hope you and other fans passionate about football in the North East continue to contribute." John Myers, chief executive of Century's parent company GMG Radio, said earlier he was aware the BBC was interested in the show's presenters, but a deal was not about to take place. He said: "They're contracted to us under an exclusive contract until autumn 2008, and after that there is a three-month exclusion clause, which means they wouldn't be allowed to enter into a contract with another broadcaster until late in 2008. "I know the BBC has been after them for some time and has been talking to them, but they can't really go anywhere." Ex-Sunderland players John Byrne, Gordon Armstrong and Marco Gabbiadini are early favourites to appear on the show. A spokesman for the BBC declined to confirm that it is interested in the current Legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I like Gatesy, he always speaks his mind and has a laugh. It's pointless carrying on without the three of them, it simply wouldn't be the same. Rating are bound to suffer too, so lets hope common sense prevails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I'm sure I heard somewhere that they had an informal agreement between the 3 of them, that if one of them left then they wouldn't continue with the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22594 Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 I'm sure I heard somewhere that they had an informal agreement between the 3 of them, that if one of them left then they wouldn't continue with the show. A caller mentioned that to McDonald tonight. His response was "Times change". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 must admit I sort of liked Gatesy, he may be a mackem but at least he's a proper mackem and massively superior to the arsehole Bernie Slaven who is almost as big a twat as Jamie Redknapp, Graeme Souness and Garth Crooks combined. A sad loss. Wonder who will replace him. Spotty Steve Cram perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie 0 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It was Nick Pickering tonight for the mackems. Just not the same without Gatesy, he's the life and soul of the show and the only one who really talks any sense. I don't mind Slaven too much like, he's a WUM when it comes to Newcastle especially, but so what? Think he's a canny bloke. I can't stand MacDonald. Slaven sounds very uncomfortable talking about it when he's asked on air, talking about management decisions and that they've got no control over it. Malcolm just skips over the issue, much like he does on anything else of any importance, the monotonous dullard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I like Gatesy like. He's a hell of an ego on him when Safc do well and its hillarious to listen to, All 3 or none IMO and half the time its Macdonald spouting the shite tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 must admit I sort of liked Gatesy, he may be a mackem but at least he's a proper mackem and massively superior to the arsehole Bernie Slaven who is almost as big a twat as Jamie Redknapp, Graeme Souness and Garth Crooks combined. A sad loss. Wonder who will replace him. Spotty Steve Cram perhaps Why on earth is Jamie Redknapp a twat? seems a canny bloke to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 If Gates has gone for good the best thing that could happen for the show is that they replace MacDullard and Slaven too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 How bad is that article btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47361 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 The Legends is shite anyway, but the highlight of it was definitely Gates. If they've ditched him, they may as well pack in. By the way, re Slaven, that bloke's voice/accent does my fucking head in. Listen to him say Cattermole. Ca'uh'mo. Wee Ca'uh'mo. That, along with the Duke, the Yak, and all the rest of it makes him unlistenable. Bit of a tangent, but the number of times the commentator on Century at the weekend commented on the "ROCKING" atmosphere at the Riverside was hilarious. It was literally every two minutes he was going on about "fervour.....fever-pitch at the Riverside....the place is absolutely bouncing....these fans are really getting behind their team..". You could tell he was just in heaven to actually be at a game that didn't have banks and banks of empty seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 The Legends is shite anyway, but the highlight of it was definitely Gates. If they've ditched him, they may as well pack in. By the way, re Slaven, that bloke's voice/accent does my fucking head in. Listen to him say Cattermole. Ca'uh'mo. Wee Ca'uh'mo. That, along with the Duke, the Yak, and all the rest of it makes him unlistenable. Bit of a tangent, but the number of times the commentator on Century at the weekend commented on the "ROCKING" atmosphere at the Riverside was hilarious. It was literally every two minutes he was going on about "fervour.....fever-pitch at the Riverside....the place is absolutely bouncing....these fans are really getting behind their team..". You could tell he was just in heaven to actually be at a game that didn't have banks and banks of empty seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) Gates was the only one who was honest on there imo. The only one without loads of edge too. Edited March 13, 2007 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Not the first time in History their Gates has suffered.......boom, boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I too quite liked Gates. The strange thing is, if you look on the SMB, the general feeling is that Sunderland fans don't like him. Apparently he said in an interview in Shoot in the early 80s that he supported us. Don't know if it's bollocks or not. As an aside, someone else came on and mentioned to Slaven that they'd put in their book that if one left they'd all leave. Cue Slaven 'well, yeah...anyway..Ian from the Boro...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I too quite liked Gates. The strange thing is, if you look on the SMB, the general feeling is that Sunderland fans don't like him. Apparently he said in an interview in Shoot in the early 80s that he supported us. Don't know if it's bollocks or not. As an aside, someone else came on and mentioned to Slaven that they'd put in their book that if one left they'd all leave. Cue Slaven 'well, yeah...anyway..Ian from the Boro...' I think it's his honesty. He says they're shit when they are. Which has been often recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 So much bad football punnery there. OMG TRIPLE TRANSFER SWOOP. Had to laugh at the "tens of thousands of listeners" part as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1321 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Gatesy without doubt talks the most sense and is more in touch with North East football. Macdonald knows very little and gets into too many arguments. Slaven is just there as a WUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Anyone listen last night? Very interesting call from a mackem, he was talking about the game on Tuesday when he suddenly said 'Bernie, I saw Eric last night and he's in good spirits. But he says someone's stiched him up and he's not happy. Don't want to name names, think it's better for that person to just come out and admit it.' Ooooo...Slaven grassed Gatesy! Slaven grassed Gatesy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Posted on the SMB, da plot thickens... Will not be returning to Century Radio after he had a massive falling out with the Century management team. Apparently he has never spoken to Macdonald other than on the phone in for months. Slaven in the same boat as Gatesy in not speaking to the Mag other than on the show. Things have been simmering for a while and things came to a head last week where he had a meeting with Century and the decision was made to remove him from the station. The show has major problems and Slaven is keeping his nose clean due to the fact that he is paid a lot of money by Century for Boro commentary and the phone in. Century are currently looking at various people to replace Gatesy - nobody confirmed at the moment. This info came this morning from a very reliable source who works for the Evening Gazette - so dont shoot the messenger. As much as I used to despise the fella, Gatesy always had some decent non-football related banter with Slaven and at times was quite funny. Stopped listening to the station now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47361 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 They would be better off ditching McDonald and Slaven and getting replacements for them than replacing Gates. McDonald might have scored goals for Newcastle, but he's an exceedingly boring man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Aye, I have a lot of respect for Supermac, but he's tedious to listen to. Slaven has gone from harmless clown to paranoid anti-nufc arsehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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