tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post7591171404258262176..comments2023-12-27T14:06:50.562+00:00Comments on (Contains Mild Peril): Confessions Of An Armchair Football Fan - Part TwoGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-21529172513533513682007-05-17T19:51:00.000+01:002007-05-17T19:51:00.000+01:00Welcome, Alan. I suppose being a Spurs fan in the ...Welcome, Alan. I suppose being a Spurs fan in the Midlands couldn't have been much fun but I always preferred The Big Match to MOTD as there was a good chance one of my favourite London teams would be on. Plus we got the excitable genius of Brian Moore.<BR/><BR/>Betty has an old joke for Star Soccer viewers in the Midlands:-<BR/><BR/>Who has the biggest hands in football?<BR/><BR/>Hugh Johns!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-75897512115916434522007-05-17T18:57:00.000+01:002007-05-17T18:57:00.000+01:00The trouble with The Big Match is that it was regi...The trouble with The Big Match is that it was regional, so you only got matches from your area. Our town was on the border between Midlands and HTV, which meant on our telly it was always Aston Villa, but if I walked to my auntie and uncle's house I could see Bristol City instead. Not much of a choice, was it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-60628912975906578462007-05-17T17:07:00.000+01:002007-05-17T17:07:00.000+01:00I could bolt on my hamster's suicide.I could bolt on my hamster's suicide.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-67680638795204689602007-05-17T14:30:00.000+01:002007-05-17T14:30:00.000+01:00Nice one Murph re. the nomination. I'm alright, b...Nice one Murph re. the nomination. I'm alright, but I've got writer's block. Don't you know, these days all we bloggers are Real Writers with creative personalities and moodswings?<BR/><BR/>Geoff - I dunno if it is serious enough for POW. Couldn't you have chucked a debilitating illness and a bereavement in there just for good measure?Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296810448779372875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-91450324610897318512007-05-17T14:12:00.000+01:002007-05-17T14:12:00.000+01:00Thank you, Murph. I think this one is serious enou...Thank you, Murph. I think this one is serious enough for POTW. It's got the breakup of my parents' marriage in it after all.<BR/><BR/>Betty is alright but I can't give you any evidence. You'll just have to take my word that she's "taking a break." It's not anything as pretentious as writer's block.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-74832252220096737752007-05-17T10:11:00.000+01:002007-05-17T10:11:00.000+01:00I'm banned from Football as I keep deflating the b...I'm banned from Football as I keep deflating the ball.<BR/><BR/>I have nominated this for Post of the week, though, so you can fail to get shortlisted.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.<BR/><BR/>PS We demand conclusive evidence that Betty is alright.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-38967039452035212692007-05-17T08:50:00.000+01:002007-05-17T08:50:00.000+01:00Istvanski - Televised football is biased towards t...Istvanski - Televised football is biased towards the top division. Why can't they show decent highlights of lower division matches? I hope Palace are back in the Play-Off Final next year: beating Sheffield United.<BR/><BR/>Kaz - I can imagine the conversation on the way home. "Well that was a very enjoyable afternoon, wasn't it? We must do it again some time."Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-24800231799527805022007-05-16T21:28:00.000+01:002007-05-16T21:28:00.000+01:00In the pre telly days my mum went to watch Rovers ...In the pre telly days my mum went to watch Rovers with her older brother who was a quiet, kind and gentle sort of chap.<BR/><BR/>At the match he turned into a vulgar, raucous, loud mouthed, screaming extrovert. <BR/><BR/>She never quite got over it.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-18177600900970189082007-05-16T20:53:00.000+01:002007-05-16T20:53:00.000+01:00I wish our lot were in the Premiership, it'll cost...I wish our lot were in the Premiership, it'll cost me a lot less to swear at them.Istvanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300986800641512516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-85335319914709375712007-05-16T20:50:00.000+01:002007-05-16T20:50:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Istvanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300986800641512516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-67016559321723920982007-05-16T19:48:00.000+01:002007-05-16T19:48:00.000+01:00MJ - But can you swear in Italian?Arabella - My da...MJ - But can you swear in Italian?<BR/><BR/>Arabella - My dad used to shout at the commentators. He was apoplectic with rage when they used to say "One one" instead of "One all".Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-84758968979915319312007-05-16T19:14:00.000+01:002007-05-16T19:14:00.000+01:00When I was little, my bedroom was above the living...When I was little, my bedroom was above the living room, so I would often be woken up by the sound of Dad watching the football. Boxing was worse, though.<BR/>I have been known to shout at the ice skating.Arabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976792737020577126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-32233104314577733692007-05-16T15:08:00.000+01:002007-05-16T15:08:00.000+01:00I subscribe to Fox's digital football channel in C...I subscribe to Fox's digital football channel in Canada so I can watch highlights of the English and Italian games. <BR/><BR/>It gives me an outlet besides my blog to shout obscenities.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.com