I am perpetually bemused and amused by the propensity for otherwise reasonably sane people, oneself included, to become helplessly trapped in a cycle of despair and adoration for a group of sportspeople. Currently, the football team which has been my deep love for more than thirty years – the “Pride of Hampshire”, Southampton FC, a.k.a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘soccer’
Who is/was the best Southampton player of all time? Take our poll!
Posted: March 22, 2012 in Popular Culture et al, SportTags: Alan Shearer, best Saints players of all time, football, Matt Le Tissier, Ricky Lambert, Saints, soccer, Southampton, Southampton FC, Ted Bates
OK, it’s a personal obsession … so if you’re not interested in football just ignore this post! But I’d love to know who people think are the greatest Saints players of all time. As some of us would find it impossible to separate some of these, you can choose up to five of your “best [...]
Well, you know what he meant
Posted: August 21, 2011 in Popular Culture et alTags: commentator, FIFA, soccer
Wonderful moment from commentator John Helm during this morning’s 3-2 win by Brazil v Portugal in the FIFA U-20 WOrld Cup Final. (Great game, by the way.) John Helm (born in 1942, in Baildon, Yorkshire, England) is a British sports commentator with over 25 years of network television experience, mainly with ITV. Now he is [...]
