Who was the commentator inmmortalized in the Private Eye magazine as a column of sporting Double entendres and verbal gaffes Bonus point for the name of the column.Has made a few books Uk Answerpoolers are excluded from this and dance Girl too (see more than like got a copy of the book?
Ps I have over 13.5K links waiting that you can Laugh at
such as
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"We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite"
F1 racing commentator
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"The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball" John Francombe - Jockey
And a question for you does the Us have a person connected with sporting gaffes like the term "Bushisms' reflects your
great
leaders command of English
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No, Bedstor surely isn't. Murray Walker's supreme talent was for inflicting the 'curse of the commentator' ( though he was capable of unfortunate phrasing). He would announce that a driver was going well and at that very second the poor man would crash
C'mon Bedstor: is a clue possible? Probably not easily.
Yogi Berra is our (in Britain) all time baseball legend. His quotes would be worthy of an Irishman because they had a meaning even if it was not obvious. Personally, I've tried to live by the immortal motto " When you come to a fork in the road, take it"
Clue eh? Presenter of BBC's Saturday Grandstand...Remarkable! <---Skit on Spitting Image
And also check these out for quotes Answer is not here All bar Motson are Soccer coaches John Motson Graham Taylor Brian Clough Ron Atkinson Bill Shankley
Posts: 13482 | Location: 6 miles west of Wigan UK | Registered: 06-05-02
There are two names forever associated with 'Grandstand'. one is the subject of bedstor's question, the other is Frank Bough. But, like Fred, I disqualify myself from answering, because bedstor decreed so in his question, and that must be respected. Anyone else?
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David Coleman I presume. He of the quite cute quote : "We estimate, and this isn't an estimation, that Greta Waitz is 80 seconds behind.".
And, as was said above, our U.S. equivalent is definitely the amazing Yogi Berra. In fact, a Google search of the term "Yogiisms" will lead to hundreds of sites listing his quotes.
and your prize is...... 5 X Colemanballs from the world of UK soccer
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"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose." Kevin Keegan
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"He has got his tactics wrong tactically." Mick Quinn
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"You can see the ball go past them, or the man, but you'll never see both man and ball go past at the same time. So if the ball goes past, the man won't, or if the man goes past, they'll take the ball." Ron Atkinson - and you will be tested on what he said later!
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"We’ll have more football later. Meanwhile, here are the highlights from the Scottish Cup final." Gary Newbon
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"I’d been ill and hadn’t trained for a week and I’d been out of the team for three weeks before that, so I wasn’t sharp. I got cramp before half-time as well. But I’m not one to make excuses." Clinton Morrison
" Linford Christie has a habit of pulling it out when it matters the most" is a genuine Coleman example.
And 'his' most famous one, which he himself long thought was his, proved to have been said by his colleague in the commentary box, Ron Pickering, commentating on the finish of a middle distance race:
Bonus point for the name of the column.Has made a few books
