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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (1059)	11/6/1998 5:46:00 AM
From: Anthony Graham Poyser	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5130

Some funnies... Nice to see you're talking about soccer/football over there. I'm in England, where football is a religion (as it is in most parts of the world). I support a little team from West London called Queens Park Rangers (or QPR for short), who are doing terribly this season. Actually, I work for a firm of US attorneys, and I've persuaded a few of them to come and watch games at "Rangers Stadium" and they've thoroughly enjoyed it. Anyway, someone gave me a list cock ups which English commentators made during France 98: >> "Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on >> who's facing him" - David Pleat >> >> "Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball" - Ian St John >> >> "The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in >> the game" - Kevin Keegan >> >> "Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give >> him one really hard" - Big Ron >> >> "Adams is stretching himself, looking for Seaman" - Brian Moore >> >> "I wouldn't be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish" - >> Ian St John >> >> "Apart from their goals, Norway haven't scored" - Terry Venables >> >> "The Croatians don't play well without the ball" - Barry Venison >> >> "It had to go in, but it didn't" - Peter Drury >> >> "That's lifted the crowd up into the air" - Barry Davies > >> "He never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss." - Bobby Robson >> >> "Batistuta is very good at pulling off defenders" - Kevin Keegan >> >> More Kevin Keegan (retired footballer/active TV audience annoyer) >> specials: >> >> "Only one team can win this game....and that team is England", followed >> by Brian Moore "But wait a minute, here's Dan >> Petrescu...................." >> >> "Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose" >> >> "That would have been a goal if the goalkeeper hadn't saved it" >> >> "I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except >> that it's completely different" >> >> "A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it >> nearly came off" >> >> Some Big Rons: >> >> "Zidane is not very happy, because he's suffering from the wind" >> >> "He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all >> over their faces" >> >> "They've picked their heads up off the ground and they now have a lot to >> carry on their shoulders" >> >> "Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw" >> >> "He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate" >> >> "I'm afraid they've left their legs at home" >