Gerry McNee explained

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] McNee also wrote several books about Celtic. He was nicknamed 'The voice of football' by Scotsport, for whom he commentated, and 'The Voice of a football' by many fans.

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."^[2]

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 2003 - 04 season.^[5]

Works

• And You'll Never Walk Alone 1972,
• A Million Miles for Celtic - An Autobiography Stanley Paul, 1982,
• In the Footsteps of the Quiet Man: The Inside Story of the Cult Film Mainstream Publishing, 2008,
• A Lifetime in Paradise: The Jimmy McGrory Story Irnwurks Media, 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: McNee covers his last football match . pressgazette.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030175036/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/25806 . 30 October 2014.
2. Web site: Penguin Books' description of in the Footsteps of the Quiet Man.
3. Web site: Celtic manager faces club's fine after scuffle. The Herald. Glasgow. Douglas Lowe. 15 September 1980.
4. Web site: Celtic board reprimands McNeill again. Allan Laing. The Herald. Glasgow. 15 October 1980.
5. News: Gerry McNee to bow out after Old Firm game . The Herald . 8 May 2004 . 6 March 2019.