Dermot Reeve

[Second slip]

Interview with him on talksports cricket channel, although he’s been off tv for 20 years he is unrecognisable. Lost everything and living in a supported housing complex on £6 a day due to addictions. And he spits a few bars in his interview as a bonus.

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[Eggman]

He did a Sportsman’s Dinner at my club, back in the 90s.

Turned up late, was extremely arrogant and only interested in making as much cash as possible.

£5 for his testimonial brochure plus another fiver to sign it.

Withdrew a Shearer signed shirt because the bidding wouldn’t start at £200. Snide comment “I thought this was a hotbed of football”……. nah, just most of the attendees are Sunderland fans

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

If you’d presented me with a list of 200 names of who that was and 199 of them were Dermot Reeve I’d have gone for the other bloke.

Possibly even if it was Devon Malcolm

 

[Nasser Butt-Head]

Interview with him on talksports cricket channel, although he’s been off tv for 20 years he is unrecognisable. Lost everything and living in a supported housing complex on £6 a day due to addictions. And he spits a few bars in his interview as a bonus.

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Wow, very sad.

 

[The Breen Machine]

Completely unrecognisable and will give that a full watch later.

A marmite character in his prime. Read his book (Winning Ways) years ago, and certainly seemed a little full of his own self importance, but you can't knock his achievements as a county captain. Mind, having Lara in 1994 helped a bit!

Interesting to note that Paul Smith who was banned in the late 90's for testing positive for cocaine, more than implies other usage at Warwickshire at the time in his book (Wasted - great read) and details how Keith Piper avoided any meaningful bans despite at least 1 positive test (Smith was pretty much banned for life and ex-communicated from the sport). Certainly seems that there was a cultural issue within Warwickshire at the time with Piper, Smith and Graeme Wagg receiving bans at different times, then Reeve coming out about 10 years later with his addiction.

 

[MONTYMCPHAIL]

Don't do drugs folks....

Good side that Warks team of mid 90s mind

 

[Lawrenceslongthrowin]

I liked him on channel 4 coverage he was knowledgeable and worth listening too, was shocked to see him now and it shows what drugs can do, story about how hes estranged from his kids was sad

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

I met him while I was umpiring a benefit game for Paul Smith (Warwicks) at my club. He was non-striking batsman when Paul came to bat. Paul was a big Villa fan and the bowler was a Bluenose. First up was a perfect inswinger which did Paul all ends up and hit him bang in front. Of course, the silly sod of a bowler appealed. No way am I giving a beneficiary out first ball, but Reeve certainly wasn't helping by standing on my right saying "Go on, give it, give it".

The bowler got my full opinion on his behaviour and what's expected in benefit game ettiquette later.

 

[Ottery]

I'd missed this story, and now just watching the surrey/wark stream from yesterday, and Reeve is on pundit comms. Sounds a bit like Darth Vader, tbf. Pleased to see he's being given work.

 

[Iamme]

I'd missed this story, and now just watching the surrey/wark stream from yesterday, and Reeve is on pundit comms. Sounds a bit like Darth Vader, tbf. Pleased to see he's being given work.

He has been on there for years to be fair.