Got me thinking. Chelsea playing Bate tonight. A few years ago Everton played them and won. Headline next day in the paper was “Everton master Bate”. A classic missed by most people but journos having a laugh.
Any others?
Any others?
‘SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC, CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS’
After Inverness knocked them out of the cup at Parkhead about 2000ish
After Inverness knocked them out of the cup at Parkhead about 2000ish
“Jap sub sinks Forest.”
Nottingham Forest playing Bayern (I think) lost after a substitute of Japanese origin scored the winning goal.
Nottingham Forest playing Bayern (I think) lost after a substitute of Japanese origin scored the winning goal.
Cricket commentary
The bowler,s holding
The batsman,s willey
The bowler,s holding
The batsman,s willey
Can't let this go without Joe Mercers comment to Rodney Marsh before a preason friendly
Rodney I'm going to pull you off at half time
Thanks boss but at QPR we just used to get an orange
Rodney I'm going to pull you off at half time
Thanks boss but at QPR we just used to get an orange
Not a headline but classic commentary “oh my goodness! Nayim lobs Seaman from the half way line!”
I heard that when it happened the best ever from the late great commentator Brian Johnson. England v West Indies with Indies batsman Michael Holding facing England bowler Peter Willey Johnson innocently introduced us to the match by saying the batsman’s Holding the bowlers Willey absolute class.
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Given - The only Irishman who doesn't know where Dublin is.
Another classic was from Fulham manager Alec Stock’s answer to his goalkeeper can’t think of his name but in the cup-final v West Ham he let a goal in through his legs, he said sorry boss “I should of kept my legs closed” manager Stock replied “I wish your mother had” another classic
Whenever I hear Brian Johnson’s name, I think of the Botham tried to get his leg over moment!
(If you’re under 45 google it!)
Patrick Thistle manager, John Lambie upon being told by the trainer that his striker had been concussed in a game and didn't know who he was, came out with 'Great. Tell him he's Pele and get him back on!'
Ruud Gullit - 'We must have had 99% of the match. It was the other 3% that cost us the game.'
Howard Wilkinson -'I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.'
David Beckham - When asked by an interviewer if he was volatile he said 'Well I usually play in the centre or on the right, but I can play on the left as well.'
David Beckham - 'We're definitely going to get Brooklyn Christened, but we don't know into which religion.'
Ron Atkinson - 'Well, Clive, it's all about the two M's, movement and positioning.'
Ron Atkinson - 'I never comment on referees and I am not going to change the habit of a lifetime for that prat.'
Howard Wilkinson -'I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.'
David Beckham - When asked by an interviewer if he was volatile he said 'Well I usually play in the centre or on the right, but I can play on the left as well.'
David Beckham - 'We're definitely going to get Brooklyn Christened, but we don't know into which religion.'
Ron Atkinson - 'Well, Clive, it's all about the two M's, movement and positioning.'
Ron Atkinson - 'I never comment on referees and I am not going to change the habit of a lifetime for that prat.'
'Cowdrey...standing in the slips with his legs wide open...waiting for a tickle'...John Arlott.
There was a big newspaper in the US which went to its first edition announcing the result of the presidential election and announced the wrong candidate as the winner....1948.
Dewey Defeats Truman - Wikipedia
Another Joe Mercer comment about a Coventry performance "We started badly and fell away"
More of an advert than headline, But I still remember this appearing in our programme a few years back.
After England had lost to Croatia and a backpass had bobbled over Paul Robinson's foot straight into the back of his net the Sun went with....
"Here's to you misses Robinson"
"Here's to you misses Robinson"
Arr John Arlott, surely the best commentator voice of the lot.
