iris123 20,969 Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/144660 can also be seen in action in Ipswich v Norwich meeting http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/212340 Edited January 9, 2020 by iris123 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celticman 21 Posted January 10, 2020 Ove certainly gave my Wimbledon Dons fits! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 10, 2020 Hi Iris 123, thanks for the links-great to hear the Ove interview-and there were more World titles yet to come. A thing that struck me was the voice of the interviewer-what we called posh-I guess regional accents hadn't come into the British TV (Except for Eddie Waring and rugby league). Here in Canada , except for Quebec everyone sounds the same -whether you are in B.C. or Nova Scotia, even though they are about 6,000 miles apart. I've been here so long I think I can just detect a Newfoundland accent . Amazing to me that in a small country like England there are so many regional accents-glad that folks aren't ashamed for the way they speak any more now and don't try try to adopt a BBC accent!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split 177 Posted January 11, 2020 12 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Hi Iris 123, thanks for the links-great to hear the Ove interview-and there were more World titles yet to come. A thing that struck me was the voice of the interviewer-what we called posh-I guess regional accents hadn't come into the British TV (Except for Eddie Waring and rugby league). Here in Canada , except for Quebec everyone sounds the same -whether you are in B.C. or Nova Scotia, even though they are about 6,000 miles apart. I've been here so long I think I can just detect a Newfoundland accent . Amazing to me that in a small country like England there are so many regional accents-glad that folks aren't ashamed for the way they speak any more now and don't try try to adopt a BBC accent!!!!!!!!!!! Ove on the other hand is speaking very good English in the interview. This is typical of someone from Scandinavia. I was in Sweden a couple of years ago and it was frankly embarrassing how well the locals spoke English even in the rural areas, compared to the half a dozen Swedish words that I picked up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Split said: Ove on the other hand is speaking very good English in the interview. This is typical of someone from Scandinavia. I was in Sweden a couple of years ago and it was frankly embarrassing how well the locals spoke English even in the rural areas, compared to the half a dozen Swedish words that I picked up. Good point Split, I agree. Looking back, the Speedway Star when quoting "foreigners" had them speaking in a sort of pidgin English. BTW when I look back at any British publication of that era-even kid's comics e.g. "The Rover- I am amazed at the quality and vocabulary of the writing compared to today-usage of the English language has really declined Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted January 11, 2020 Must say I met him once in Vojens and he was a very pleasant humble person. No superstar(which he certainly is) attitude etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,106 Posted January 12, 2020 5 hours ago, iris123 said: Must say I met him once in Vojens and he was a very pleasant humble person. No superstar(which he certainly is) attitude etc I know Ove quite well. We've met and chatted on numerous occasions. He is a real gentleman. The complete opposite of his on track persona! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
