Alexikokopops Posted 18 September 2009 Posted 18 September 2009 From this week's When Saturday Comes Weekly Howl Email: Touching the stars Playing with or against footballers, or indeed a celebrity of any kind I'm not sure if this really counts as "playing with or against footballers", but I thought I'd tell you about it anyway. In the mid to late 1990s, myself and a few mates would spend every Wednesday night at the Griffin pub in Swithland, just outside Leicester. The landlord at the time was Alan Birchenall, a bit of a Leicester City hero. There was always a quiz on a Wednesday. Usually one of the quiz teams consisted of Simon Grayson (then much-maligned Leicester City right-back), Steve Walsh (club captain) and a couple of hangers-on. Every now and again they would bring along their secret pub quiz weapons such as Ian Marshall and Julian Joachim. They always came last, no matter who they smuggled in with them. The only time they didn't win the booby prize was when they had Pontus Kaamark, who despite being Swedish spoke and understood English better than all of them combined. Even though they were not exactly blessed in the intelligence department, they were always very friendly, which is a shame as this story would be much better if they were arrogant obnoxious tosspots who stole everybody's girlfriends. We also sometimes used to go to a pub quiz on a Sunday night at the Coach and Horses in Markfield, where again we'd always win. This was a favoured haunt of Gerry Taggart and Neil Lennon, but they never entered the quiz as they were too busy drinking lots of Guinness and talking to young ladies. Neil Lennon did steal my girlfriend but that's another story. Perhaps the Howl could start a new theme entitled "Footballer stole my girlfriend"? Rob Fray
hairy Posted 18 September 2009 Posted 18 September 2009 Steve Walsh (club captain) ..... who stole everybody's girlfriends. He tried to steel my wife once! Fecker!
James. Posted 18 September 2009 Posted 18 September 2009 He tried to steel my wife once! Fecker! Elaborate!
hairy Posted 18 September 2009 Posted 18 September 2009 Elaborate! She went with 'the girls' for a meal at the Chinese he owned at the bottom of New Walk. Stevie obviously couldn't resist a table of fine fillies and was like a bee around the honeypot. He homed in on my wife. My wife phoned me from the loo saying the owner of the Chinese kept lurching over her and wouldn't leave her alone, what should she do. I asked if his name was Steve and if his face was stretched by botox. Indeed it was he. Fortunately his then girlfriend arrived and was furious he was paying so much attention to this particular table and lady, dragging him away allowing 'the girls' to make a swift exit.
Webbo Posted 18 September 2009 Posted 18 September 2009 She went with 'the girls' for a meal at the Chinese he owned at the bottom of New Walk. Stevie obviously couldn't resist a table of fine fillies and was like a bee around the honeypot. He homed in on my wife. My wife phoned me from the loo saying the owner of the Chinese kept lurching over her and wouldn't leave her alone, what should she do. I asked if his name was Steve and if his face was stretched by botox. Indeed it was he. Fortunately his then girlfriend arrived and was furious he was paying so much attention to this particular table and lady, dragging him away allowing 'the girls' to make a swift exit. I know a women who he asked for a phone number from while she was with her husband.
Ultra Posted 18 September 2009 Posted 18 September 2009 FoxesTalk Pub Quiz needs to be organised. Indeed it does. Bring it on!
Lillehamring Posted 19 September 2009 Posted 19 September 2009 let's not forget FT's pedigree in pubquizes
Sparky Posted 19 September 2009 Posted 19 September 2009 let's not forget FT's pedigree in pubquizes Bit more pedigree to go with that , i was part of the team that won the Football Manager 2006 UK football trivia quiz , winning our heat and pissing it in the final with Andy Townsend as quiz master Runners up in 2005 also
Sparky Posted 19 September 2009 Posted 19 September 2009 Tell you what maybe we should discuss the idea of hosting a footy trivia quiz , although id rather participate i would be prepared to write and host the quiz as ive done it several times. If we were to hold the quiz on a Thursday night then a lot of venues would be free of charge , maybe we could raise money to coincide with James run or the upkeep of Foxestalk. Thoughts ?
Unit Posted 19 September 2009 Posted 19 September 2009 Tell you what maybe we should discuss the idea of hosting a footy trivia quiz , although id rather participate i would be prepared to write and host the quiz as ive done it several times. If we were to hold the quiz on a Thursday night then a lot of venues would be free of charge , maybe we could raise money to coincide with James run or the upkeep of Foxestalk. Thoughts ? I'm skint... .......?
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