Gerry McNee

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Gerald McNee is a Scottish football journalist, who made his name in the Scottish football press with the Scottish Daily Express and Daily Star in the 1970s. He was also a match commentator from 1974 to 2004. [1] [2] McNee also wrote several books about Celtic. [3] He was nicknamed 'The voice of football' by Scotsport, for whom he commentated.

McNee also wrote In the Footsteps of the Quiet Man: The Inside Story of the Cult Film, a book about the film The Quiet Man . The book is described as "a revealing and touching account of when Hollywood came to beautiful Connemara in the West of Ireland." [4]

While a sports writer with the Daily Star, McNee had a dispute with Celtic manager Billy McNeill. [3] [5]

McNee retired from broadcasting at the end of the 2003–04 season. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Gerry McNee to bow out after Old Firm game". The Herald. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "McNee covers his last football match". pressgazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 Douglas Lowe (15 September 1980). "Celtic manager faces club's fine after scuffle". The Herald. Glasgow.
  4. ↑ "Penguin Books' description of in the Footsteps of the Quiet Man".
  5. ↑ Allan Laing (15 October 1980). "Celtic board reprimands McNeill again". The Herald. Glasgow.


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