Match of the Day vs The Premiership

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that Greavsie's Gaff title song is beyond ~~classic~~ terror

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 08:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I still think it should be UKIP's campaign anthem.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 09:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Chiles 'Harold' last night invited us to write to the editor if we were sick of him doing introductory films to West Brom matches. This is very perceptive of him. If only more BBC presenters would invite people to ask for their air time to be reduced.

No Strachan - bad.

Moyes - diplomatic.

Le Saux or however you write it - what a pleasant young man.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 1 November 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Moyes' role was mainly to scare the kiddies for Halloween.

― Pete W (peterw), Monday, 1 November 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Everton managers have a tendency to be dour, guarded, uncharismatic - Catterick was the anti-Shankly in the 60s though just as successful. Bingham had a twinkle in his eye but we were frequently deeply negative under him, attempting to win the title in 74-75 entirely with draws; Lee tried to stifle the ebullience of the side Bingham assembled in his last, crazy days and by '79 had managed it - the 6-0s and 2-6s replaced with 1-0s and 0-0s until a deluge of transfer requests pulled us under. Colin Harvey and Walter Smith never smiled.

I do love David Moyes though.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 1 November 2004 10:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i believe it's spelt "le socks" PJ

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 1 November 2004 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

pronounced 'lezzo'

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 1 November 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

in his first spell at chelsea we called him bergerac. he's from the channel islands, you see. like bergerac.

on his return, he became soxy.

― Pete W (peterw), Monday, 1 November 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The commentator at the Arsenal match managed to point out that Demi Moore was in the crowd and then wondered what to say about her. 'err familiar face...'

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Monday, 1 November 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Did he speculate as to her thoughts on TWO-GOAL RORY DELAP?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 1 November 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i hear she's a big fan of Stoke

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 1 November 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Had she been at the Pompey game would she have said Blame it on Rio?

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Monday, 1 November 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Moyes. He was too diplomatic to be a good pundit, though.

Chiles was abysmal - abysmal. Most of what he said, he said twice - twice.

― the bluefox, Monday, 1 November 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve McMahon continues to give good Scouse on BBCi's Score Interactive (it's not all that interactive, I've found. No combination of button presses yielded an Everton winner on Saturday) - this week he was relating the Toffees' nickname for the new Liverpool boss: Rafael Beneathus.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 1 November 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

he'd also said it all beforehand on 606, which i listened to for the first time in ages. nobody's ever replaced danny baker on that, have they? not even duncan mackenzie.

― Pete W (peterw), Monday, 1 November 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

It's true, interactive TV is overhyped. When they say Push The Red Button, I find that the TV just switches off.

― the bluefox, Monday, 1 November 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The P F gives good joke today. I laughed out loud, (or at least , sort of snorted through my nose, in front of this PC in the Staff Common Room)

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 1 November 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, The Pinefox not handling modern technology well shock horror!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 1 November 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I repeated The Pinefox's joke to my wife. We do have fun.

Chiles seemed strangely liberated by the absence of Strachan and Hansen, for the worse.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 1 November 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

For the worse, yes.

Thanks, Mooro. You were in my dream last night.

― the bellefox, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

He (Chiles) seemed quite affected by the death of Lord Hansen (a different one) on Working Lunch.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

You mean he was happy about it?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Could the two (Hansens) be somehow connected, in Chiles' ... 'mind'?

― the bluefox, Tuesday, 2 November 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

He looked quite subdued, not his usual chirpy self. It could have been his brown shirt though. Perhaps just uttering the word 'Hansen' makes him uncomfortable.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Candy coloured clown!

― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I have been watching. The reason Chiles repeats himself and says everything twice is because the guests, the other people on his show, are so flummoxed, they are completley flabbergatsed, by his stupid questions and the daft things he asks, so there is an embarrassing silence during which the guests look at each other in bemusement before managing to make up some kind of answer.

Chiles is rubbish, I'm goping to stop sticking up for him and defending him from now on.

What would be nice, something that would be very good, is if they had Souness on as guest pundit. I enjoyed seeing him on full-on psycho stare mode last night. That's exactly how he looked at me, you know, when he was parked behind the chip shop while his lackey went and got him some chips.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 8 November 2004 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Chiles' questions taken in isolation aren't necessarily that daft but he seems to consistently misjudge how far out he can push the banter boat with the ex-pros before they start shiftly uncomfortably in their seats (case in point being last night's "politics of kissing" debacle). I still like the Top 5 feature though.

It's become part of my Sunday night routine now (I like to be in bed by the time the Saturday goals replay rolls round) and I think I'd miss it. The missus likes Chiles.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 8 November 2004 10:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I think we should all ask our wives if they like Chiles. My wife likes the theme tune, if that's any help.

The remarkable thing about the kissing debate was that two hoary old footballers made a highly-trained journalist look like a complete homophobe while they came out of it smelling of roses. In a way. Perhaps it is 'LAD CULTURE' gone doolally.

'Why do manangers celebrate more nowadays?'
'Blah blah'
'Yes, but why do managers celebrate more nowadays?'

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 8 November 2004 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Also:

On Saturday, my mother laughed at Linekar's reference to his eight year-old son and said that she liked Linekar because he's got a twinkle in his eye.

All three were rather fruity late on on Saturday night.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 8 November 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

There is some uncharacteristic spelling and writing at the business end of this thread. But, marvellous to see you both, of course.

So, Chiles had the temerity to start a debate about The Kissing Time?

― the bellefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I did not see it but I would have liked to see Manchester and Newcastle Uniteds in more detail than I did this morning, with Rob Bonnet (sp?). I don't know what Miller means about the chips but it is droll-looking as usual. I like Miller's sudden volte-face, on Chiles.

Lineker / Hansen / Lawro were so relaxed on Saturday that it was as though they were still waiting for the cameras to - 'roll'.

The former Liverpool duo delight in mocking the ex-Blue! don't they.?

― the bluefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

man, hansen still couldnt properly take back all the shit he heaped on palace...like he was "well, i wrote them off after 4 games", oh yeah thats a well thought out comment/prediction, cos like, after 4 games the table doesnt change at all.......

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, but we've all written off palace.

they will be relegated

― Porkpie (porkpie), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i wouldn't be so sure now actually - with Blackburn in the mire they are.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, that's two teams dude, add Norwich, and you've got three

― Porkpie (porkpie), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

You're forgetting us and the Brom.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

and Spurs (sorry)

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Norwich or west brom will stay up. I predicted Naaaaarch a the start of the season, I may stick with that.

I think the hampsters will stay up. I'd love to see Portsmouth relegated though, I'd be able to watch matches without wanting to find that berk with the bells and rectally insert them (in him, obv)

― Porkpie (porkpie), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Chiles to go down with Blackburn and Norwich

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Norwich, WBA, and ... *could* be Blackburn, yes.

I think Tottenham will stay up.

― the bellefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Which thread was it where all and sundry said Everton would go down? I think I even joined in.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

relegated or not, to state that palace are going down one month in is ridiculous. hansen seems to be more self importnant by the week. Im sure (but i may well be wrong) that he wasnt qiute so puffed up, delvering his proclamations on high, a few years ago. In fact hansen and the pointless lawrenson (pointless mainly cos he cant get a word in edgeways) are not really an attractive bill to me. although the alternatives are unbelievably bad (gary pallister is being a pundit somewhere isnt he?!?!! FFS)

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 8 November 2004 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, Sundry's always saying that - pay no attention.

― the bellefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

to state that palace are going down one month in is ridiculous

but they didn't look like Premiership material until March 2004, and entering the top flight as the play-off winners, they were always going to be favourites to go right back down again.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 8 November 2004 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I never said Everton would go down. They will though. You see, the thing is, they flatter to deceive. Like the Villa do. Sometimes.

I am sorry about my spelling. From now on, I will call him Gary L.

PF, I once saw Souness behind the chip shop on Great Western Road next to Kelvinbridge underground station in Glasgow. There's like a little alley behind it which cuts all of thirty seconds off your journey. He was sitting in his car with somebody else while someone (presumably) went in to get his chips. He looked at me in a very unpleasant way and I was a bit frightened. Of course, he was King of the Castle then, but now he's not. So his glowers are less powerful.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 8 November 2004 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I take back all that I said about everton and dutifully eat my hat.

― cºzen (Cozen), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I know nothing of football but believe that Chiles is a tosser. Last night I felt Mick McCarthy contributed little, no incisive analysis from him.

I liked the way that Strachan wore his shirt untucked.

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 8 November 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

McCarthy picked up on what makes it uncomfortable for me - when he said, 'what, are we running out of time or something?'. What he meant was, 'what, are you talking bollocks just to fill in the time until the programme finishes?', which reminded me of teaching. Whenever I see someone on telelvision struggling to fill up time with inconsequential crap (i.e. Graham Norton) it reminds me of teaching. Although I must concede that I became very good at it towards the end. If it was the end.

Strachan is so lovely and cute, I just want to tuck him up in bed with a hot water bottle and read him a story. Does anyone else feel the same?

I am sending Chiles to do a report on your workplace, Mooro. You can hang around in the background making wanker signs.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 8 November 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Chiles has a very low brow. he would not see me.

― Mooro (Mooro), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Last night I was 'surprised by joy' when Chiles, Curbs and Strachan had a pleasant, informative and entertaining conversation about the role of assistant managers. It was like when a teacher finally gets the class on his/her side after 'starting off on the wrong foot'.

Were you in bed in time, Mike?

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

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