Gerry McNee

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, and 'The Voice of a football' by many fans.

While a sports writer with the Daily Star, McNee had a dispute with Celtic manager Billy McNeill.[3][4]

McNee retired from broadcasting at the end of the 200304 season.[1]

References

  1. "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. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.


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