Where Are They Now?

mickee321 · January 8, 2019, 3:59pm

Bandage:

What ever happened to ex SSN and Sky Sports man Andy Burton?

He was initially a chief reporter type on SSN and bought into the whole transfer window hype thing about 7/8 years ago. I recall Jim White and him being absolute pains in the hole and Burton had around 6 mobile phones on the desk in front of him in one broadcast. White was giving it…”You won’t believe this but Andy’s just taken a call on one of his phones from Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan and the deal to sign striker Glenn Murray is back on!”

Burton then got a promotion of sorts to sideline reporter on EPL games but he was reprimanded for his part in the Sian Massey affair that time. Before going on air he was chatting down the feed to Richard Keys and Andy Gray and was saying things like…”an absolute joke today gentlemen…we’ve got a bird running the line.” Keysie was seething…”that’s a fucking disgrace. Where does this end? Andy?”

It was the beginning of the end for Gray and Keysie at the time but I think Burton was around for another while before disappearing. He’s probably fronting EPL coverage on some channel in the Middle East or South Africa like the two boys.

cc @Sidney, @mickee321, @The_Runt, @Horsebox.

andy burton - gone to dundalk

mickee321 · January 8, 2019, 4:02pm

edit just saw your post
yeah dundalk and Bournemouth are both involved with Peak 6- a US based investment company
hence the bournemouth link

glenshane · January 8, 2019, 4:30pm

Wasn’t he in zz top?

Bandage · April 29, 2019, 8:50am

Tony Slattery.

Very funny on Whose Line Is It Anyway? back in the day.

mickee321 · April 29, 2019, 9:12am

What?