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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 18 Aug 2014

    James Alexander Gordon, the voice of classified football results for 40 years on BBC radio, has died aged 78pic.twitter.com/ttKlnioQVt

    10:43 AM - 18 Aug 2014
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    202 replies 2,644 retweets 692 likes
      1. Ralph Davies‏ @RalphDavies1 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: James Alexander Gordon,the voice of classified football results for 40 years on BBC radio,has died aged 78 " Heaven 1 Earth 0

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      2. neil johnson‏ @neiljhk 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        . @BBCBreaking East Fife Four Forfar Five RIP

        1 reply 2 retweets 17 likes
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      1. The Exiled Robin‏ @TheExiledRobin 18 Aug 2014
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        Very sad. Voice of my childhood “@BBCBreaking: James Alexander Gordon, voice of classified football results for 40 years, has died aged 78”

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      1. Liverpool FC 4 Life‏ @RussellLiburd 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking #RIPJames, he & #LenMartin, class at reading football results. #TwoOfTheBest #BBC #Football

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      1. Neil Sherlock CBE‏ @NsNrs1 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking James Alexander Gordon for 40 years the voice of football scores for young & old #RIP

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      1. paul wyles‏ @paulwyles 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @MisterGreenwich That voice will remain with me forever #RIPJamesAlexanderGordon

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      1. kondwani seluwa‏ @kondwaniseluwa7 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Richard Leeming‏ @RM_Leeming 18 Aug 2014
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        MT @BBCBreaking: James Alexander Gordon, the voice of classified football results for 40 years on BBC radio, has died aged 78 <- very sad

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      1. ♚ #INTHE20NE ♚ #RF307 ♚‏ @TennisFangirl 18 Aug 2014
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        OMG D: "@BBCBreaking: James Alexander Gordon, the voice of football results for 40 years on BBC, has died aged 78 pic.twitter.com/IYBrSON108”

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      1. Fraser Elgin‏ @Fraser1874 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Sad news. One of the sounds of my childhood. R.I.P

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      1. Ben Eversden‏ @BenEversden 18 Aug 2014
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        @Joseph_Eaton @BBCBreaking along with Inverness Caledonian Thistle

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      2. j.o.‏ @nettydoor 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @oldheatonian No one will ever better this gentleman at reading out football results. #RIP

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. steve‏ @oldheatonian 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @nettydoor

        @nettydoor spot on. You knew by his tone whether you had won drawn or lost before he finished the sentence

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      2. Colin‏ @theabingdontaxi 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        worth listening to him read Sat arvo football results even if you don’t like football, mate @BBCBreaking @JamesClarke75 God rest his soul.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. James Clarke‏ @JamesClarke75 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @theabingdontaxi

        @theabingdontaxi Absolutely, he was great broadcaster.

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      1. Sen. Neale Richmond‏Verified account @nealerichmond 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @gerryoconnell So many Saturday evenings spent in front of the fire waiting on results from exotic spots like Ayr & Yeovil #rip

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      2. Kevin Davies‏ @KevinADavies 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Forfar 5 East Fife 4... MT @BBCBreaking James Alexander Gordon, voice of football results for 40 years on BBC radio, has died aged 78.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Graham Parry‏ @gmansf 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @KevinADavies

        @KevinADavies So far Forfar four?

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      4. Kevin Davies‏ @KevinADavies 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @gmansf

        @gmansf Watford One, Nottingham Forest Nothing!

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