http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBuDSEokz0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBuDSEokz0)
I had the honour of meeting the ledgend once. Complete gent.
Met him in a hotel the night before a Chelsea match a few years back. At the time one of our group had got leukemia and couldn't go, so I asked Jeff to say hello to him the next day during soccer Saturday...
....sure enough he did it, much to my surprise. The obnoxious, drunken irish men hadn't put him off.
It then transpired that the fella who the request was for hadn't hear it, so I emailed SKY to ask could they send a copy or whatever. Got an email from Stelling himself, saying that a tape was in the post, and to let him know if there was any more problems!
Fair play to him, there's not many who'd bother to remember that sort of request. On the subject of the programme, has there ever been a bigger PITA than Phil Thompson? Can't stand the man >:(
To listen on Sports Saturday is a joy to behold... the man is indeed a legend!
Heres a wee game for yous to play during soccer saturday with the lads round, great way to start of a session:
Jeff Stelling Soccer Saturday drinking game
Current Rules:
- Everytime a goal is scored:- 1 shot of beer
- Every sending off:- 1 shot of Jager (or substitute)
- Half time:- Absolutley no alcoholic beverages may be
imbibed during this period.
- Whenever Chris Kamara is talking:- You must be drinking
- Whenever Merson uses stupid rhyming slang (i.e."he's hit the beans on toast"!):- 1 shot of Jager
- In the second half, all teams can only be referred to by their nicknames:- Failure to do so results in a 3 beer shot penalty.
- Whenever Swindon Town appear on the vidiprinter: - Last person to shout out 'Mackerel' takes shot of Jager.
- Whenever Dundee appear on the vidiprinter:- Last person to shout out 'Football' takes shot of Jager.
- Everytime Phil Thompson says 'Stevie Gerrard':- 3 shots of beer.
- Everytime Jeff makes an 'A Trialist' joke:- 3 shots of beer.
- Everytime your team score:- 2 extra shots of beer
- Everytime Matty Taylor and 'Goal of the Season' are mentioned in the same sentence:- 1 shot of Jager
- Everytime Jeff calls Kenny Deucher 'The Good Doctor':- 1 shot of Whisky
- Any hint of racism (social or otherwise) from any of the pundits:- Quad bombs (4 jager+redbull) all round
- Everytime Hartlepool score a goal:- 3 shots of beer
- Everytime a pundit shouts off camera:- 2 shots of beer
- Everytime LeTiss is mentioned in connection with a takeaway: - 1 shot of Jager
- Whenever Chris Kamara says "its unbelievable Jeff", all drinks must be downed
- Everytime Jeff mentions "dancing in the streets of TNS: - 1 shot of jager
- Everytime Jeff says "its Doom and Gloom at..." - 1 shot of jager
- Everytime the team 'Keith' is referred to as just being one guy :- 1 shot of jager
- Everytime Brighton & Hove, or Daggers & Redbridge are jokingly referred to as two different teams playing the same oppo :- 1 shot of jager
- Everytime when Arbroath striker Kevin Webster scores and Stelling says "ohh, Sally will be pleased" :- 1 shot of Jager.
- Everytime anything bad happens to Craig Bellemy (injury, og, booked, arrested for assault etc.) :- 2 celebratory shots of the spirit of choice.
- Whenever Northampton Town appear on the vidiprinter, last person to shout out 'Cobblers' :- shot of Jager
i saw that on tv about 2-3 months ago, had stopped looking on youtube for it. thanks
absolute classic........the type of people who call mushy peas guacamole.
That game sounds like a cert for Crozierfest 08 stiffler
Stelling is the antidote to Gary Lineker, genuinely funny.
Great joke by Stelling today -:
"and now the Scottish Cup semi-final draw sponsored by either or"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7285473.stm
I suppose you had to see it to get it :P