Gaylord du Bois
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Is he the one on the drink driving advert?
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paddy crerand
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My favourite Crerrand story is one I read in Gary James' biography of Sir Joe Mercer.
Just after Joe and Big Mal had taken over at City, they were at some sort of ceremony (it may have been scum's end of season do.
Anyway, the bitter bastard and Mal got chatting and Crerrand bet Allison that City would never again have a 30 000 crowd. Within three matches, Malcolm had won the bet!
So he's always been a bitter, rag-loving tw@t!
Just after Joe and Big Mal had taken over at City, they were at some sort of ceremony (it may have been scum's end of season do.
Anyway, the bitter bastard and Mal got chatting and Crerrand bet Allison that City would never again have a 30 000 crowd. Within three matches, Malcolm had won the bet!
So he's always been a bitter, rag-loving tw@t!
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Fuck me.
Listened to 56 seconds of that and I was cringing, had to turn it off.
Listened to 56 seconds of that and I was cringing, had to turn it off.
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Just been on R5 (7.50 - 8.00).
Usual ranting and raving. Beligerently asking questions and then not allowing the female interviewer to respond.
Jonny Evans was innocent and the punishment was harsh. Ditto for Rio Ferdinand.
If only he was English, we could claim his as a national treasure.
Usual ranting and raving. Beligerently asking questions and then not allowing the female interviewer to respond.
Jonny Evans was innocent and the punishment was harsh. Ditto for Rio Ferdinand.
If only he was English, we could claim his as a national treasure.
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Crerand is something of an expert on the subject of spitting.
I've posted this before after the Bogbrush/Zab episode but time to dust it off again-
From a Referee's Forum.
The laws of football didn't bother with spitting until the nation was shocked in 1968, when on Match of the Day, Pat Crerand of Manchester United spat into the face of an opponent. At the end of that season, the International Football Association Board, who compile the laws of the game, hastily added an International Board Decision. This was not part of the law but an interpretation
which referees had to follow. It said 'The offence of spitting at opponents, officials or other persons shall be considered violent conduct'.
This meant that the player committing the offence would be sent off.
I've posted this before after the Bogbrush/Zab episode but time to dust it off again-
From a Referee's Forum.
The laws of football didn't bother with spitting until the nation was shocked in 1968, when on Match of the Day, Pat Crerand of Manchester United spat into the face of an opponent. At the end of that season, the International Football Association Board, who compile the laws of the game, hastily added an International Board Decision. This was not part of the law but an interpretation
which referees had to follow. It said 'The offence of spitting at opponents, officials or other persons shall be considered violent conduct'.
This meant that the player committing the offence would be sent off.
blue b4 the moon
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Malty said:Thought this thread was bumped because he popped a clog...
I also had raised hopes.....
Blue Punter said:Just been on R5 (7.50 - 8.00).
Usual ranting and raving. Beligerently asking questions and then not allowing the female interviewer to respond.
Jonny Evans was innocent and the punishment was harsh. Ditto for Rio Ferdinand.
If only he was English, we could claim his as a national treasure.
I particularly cringed when he had no respect for the woman presenter and proceeded to talk over her when he had asked if she had 'ever been to a game'!
And that the disciplinary panel was made of of ex players who had played for teams 'that no-one had ever heard of'! The horrible, arrogant, Rag mentality lives on and they wonder why everyone hates them!