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Eddie Waring , Saturday afternoon Granstand on BBC 1 , Tuesday night BBC 2 Floodlight Rugby League . My first introduction to this great game and the Mighty Wigan RLFC.

Am I old and past it or what ?

Well, I'm outnumbered, so I bow to the views of the rest. Eddie Waring was clearly OK, so that's OK with me.
Just on a point of order however I was born and bred in Wigan and still sound like it after all these years. I never mentioned accents, and of course when I walk round Wigan - I haven't got one, just like everyone else in our great and ancient town (the oldest in Lancashire as a matter of fact).

Steve don't worry about being outnumbered I get it all the time. It doesn't mean you're wrong just that you have a different opinion. When you're a Wigan fan with a broad west yorkshire accent living in Hull you get used to it.

Went to Bournmouth about 30 years ago and talking to an engine driver on the station.He asked me where I came from and i said Wigan his reply to me was love watching Rugby League and listening to Eddie Waring .

Didn't mean to imply there was something wrong with having a Northen accent! Just the fact that Eddie Waring's accent became synonymous with RL i.e. The North. I didn't think it was that strong actually.
Josie, you summarised everything I think is wrong with Eddie and Stevo.
Trouble is, if you were at a match you could turn round and tell them to shut up - can't do that with the tele unfortunately. I don't like turning off the sound because I like to hear the crowd. Why doesn't Sky bring in the commentator mute button like they have in football?
Returning to Northern accents. I first went to Sunderland Poly, where a Malaysian girl with a perfect English accent asked me why I didn't speak English properly?
As she was very beautiful and I fancied her rotten I didn't take offence!! A long, long time ago!!

Brilliant I hope your willingness to forgive paid dividends