Simon Bates is to host ‘Our tune’ for beloved players who have left Brentford.
Similar in some ways to Nottingham Forest, Brentford is nothing more than a provincial feeder club; a holding facility for larger clubs to swoop in and take pickings of the best players.
Brentford fans under no illusion.
The Brentford fans are under no illusion about the position of the club.
Since 2021, under Thomas ‘The Frank’ Engine, Brentford has managed to prolong a Premier League existence and cement a position as a mediocre, mid-table side.
Despite this prolonged existence, Brentford are not yet at a stage where the club can attract quality, career players.
To help fans cope with the inevitable loss of players, former Radio 1 disc jockey and radio presenter, Simon Bates, has offered to dedicate an ‘Our Tune’ to each beloved player that leaves the club during the transfer window.
Simon Bates to read personal messages.
Aired daily at 8.40am, Bates will read out a personal story submitted by a Brentford supporter, accompanied by a song that is significant to the departing player.
Speaking to ‘Hello’ magazine, Bates, 84, said, “It will be a pleasure to host a warm, heartfelt slot on the radio for Brentford fans. Tunes that spring to mind immediately are Chicago’s ‘Wissa You Were Here’ and ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’ by 70s rock group, Rainbow.”
“When Ivan Toney left,” continued Bates, “to end his career in the Saudi graveyard, I considered playing songs by Barry Manilow, Morrissey, and Gloria Gaynor, as the fans were desperately sad to see ‘Bet365’ Toney leave. It hit them hard.
Simon Bates – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bates – is an English disc jockey and radio presenter who worked for BBC Radio 1 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_1 – between 1976 and 1993. It was a turbulent time at the BBC. They were protecting Jimmy Savile, Stuart Hall and other known paedophiles – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35658398 – and Bates presented the station’s weekday mid-morning show for most of this period, playing an ‘our tune’ song at 11.00am each morning.
Bates later became a regular presenter on Classic FM, and he hosted the breakfast show on Smooth Radio from January 2011.
He retired from radio for a while before starting a string of hotels in the Arizona area, named ‘The Bates Motel’.
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