SoccerMom Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Eye 1241, page 18. Way to go, Strobes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Eye 1241, page 18. Way to go, Strobes! WTF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie saint Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Hmmm... for all his undoubted enthusiasm and hard work, he's NEVER been blessed especially with the ability to construct a cogent sentence... Why start picking on him now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Eye 1241, page 18. Way to go, Strobes!I have stared at this for ages and I can't fathom it out at all. Has the forum been hacked by a spammer or does this have some meaning that I am too dense to comprehend? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Private Eye, mebbe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 I have stared at this for ages and I can't fathom it out at all. Has the forum been hacked by a spammer or does this have some meaning that I am too dense to comprehend? :confused: I'd take a guess that on page 18 of Private Eye issue 1241, something Illingsworth said has been printed in their Colemanballs column. Named after the sports commentator David Coleman, who used to put his foot in his mouth on a regular basis. I'm guessing it's the comment about people saying Wotte is Dutch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isla Wight Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Bit of a pointless thread if nobody knows what the hell it says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch of Maycomb Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 i get Private Eye delivered so I will write what it says tonight when I read it. here is a link: http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=colemanballs& it is when sports commentators say silly things. I'll give you some examples of my own later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joensuu Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 SoccerMum - any chance of providing us a quote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Difficult to check since the online version is only on issue 1240. Why start a thread with the most cryptic content imagineable referring to something that nobody can read unless they go to the shop? From the "Mom" and "Way to go" bits I would hazard a guess at an American who likes to set puzzles for people :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerMom Posted 22 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Sorry, done from my phone, so couldn't be ****d to type the whole thing out. "Never has a football club in the size of Saints in recent history really had to stare into the precipice." Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 I have to say I find it embarassing when they wheel out the likes of Illingsworth and Clive Foley on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Richard of Woolston Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Sorry, done from my phone, so couldn't be ****d to type the whole thing out. "Never has a football club in the size of Saints in recent history really had to stare into the precipice." Quality. Bless him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 not too sure what this thread is about..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaroid Saint Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Come on guys. just because you didn't know what the message said, didn't make it nonsense or cryptic. I understood exactly what soccermom meant and went and picked up the magazinze in question and read the section refrenced. you should all be ASHAMED for not knowing what it meant. tch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Come on guys. just because you didn't know what the message said, didn't make it nonsense or cryptic. I understood exactly what soccermom meant and went and picked up the magazinze in question and read the section refrenced. you should all be ASHAMED for not knowing what it meant. tch!Smart arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 not too sure what this thread is about..? Lonely Housewife GSOH own teeth would love to meet Matelot.....especially into submariners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 not too sure what this thread is about..? It's about a quote attributed to Nick Illingsworth being used in the Colemanballs section of satirical periodical, Private Eye. Or were you asking if others weren't too sure..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Nelson Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 I have to say I find it embarassing when they wheel out the likes of Illingsworth and Clive Foley on TV. It's not very representative, but who should they wheel out? Over many years now, since the Branfoot days really, we've been divided and have felt the need to defend our independence from the club, which has lead to a few people being rather self-appointed as "spokespersons" without really speaking for anybody but themselves. Let's not necessarily blame them for that but rather plan for the future. Is it time to start thinking in terms of the official supporters club again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Is it time to start thinking in terms of the official supporters club again? Or just time to accept that every club probably feels the same about whichever unqualified but available talking head gets wheeled out to represent them on the telly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerMom Posted 22 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Lonely Housewife GSOH own teeth would love to meet Matelot.....especially into submariners. Surely having one's own teeth is a drawback when it comes to submariners - can't take them out when required. Get a grip. (and you can take that any way you like...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Or just time to accept that every club probably feels the same about whichever unqualified but available talking head gets wheeled out to represent them on the telly? And yes, talking heads are fitted with wheels as standard, before anyone reports me to the Eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 I'd take a guess that on page 18 of Private Eye issue 1241, something Illingsworth said has been printed in their Colemanballs column. Named after the sports commentator David Coleman, who used to put his foot in his mouth on a regular basis. I'm guessing it's the comment about people saying Wotte is Dutch? As in Grant Coleman Radio Solent? Used to love his commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Or just time to accept that every club probably feels the same about whichever unqualified but available talking head gets wheeled out to represent them on the telly? I vote Tina Weymouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 I vote Tina Weymouth. I've got her plectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineteen Canteen Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 I have to say I find it embarassing when they wheel out the likes of Illingsworth and Clive Foley on TV. Agree with you on Foley but what about his SISA buddy O'Callaghan for his insightful comment on the takeover by Mr Liebherr: 'Good to have an owner with a nice bit of wedge in his pocket' Classy. Bound to open doors to the boardroom that one. If we are going to have a spokesperson then Nick Illingsworth will do for me and at least he tries to make comment with consideration to all our views and not just his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 How have you got her plectrum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineteen Canteen Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 As in Grant Coleman Radio Solent? Used to love his commentary. Dave Merrington could fill Colemanballs on a weekly basis if Hislop and chums cared to listen. Never forget the 90 minutes of confusion he caused when we played Burley away and Burnley made some dodgy substitutions. Still the best summariser there is on Saints games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribbo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 'Good to have an owner with a nice bit of wedge in his pocket' Classy. Bound to open doors to the boardroom that one. incidently the same Wedge could be used to keep the boardroom door open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerMom Posted 22 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 22 July, 2009 And yes, talking heads are fitted with wheels as standard, before anyone reports me to the Eye. On a road to nowhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Way back when in 1977 or maybe 1978, Talking Heads came over on what I believe was their first tour to promote their new album Talking Heads '77. They played at Southampton University. At the time I worked in a record shop in Winchester and we had tickets for the gig. I was stood at the front looking up at her. She was very unsure and David Byrne kept coaching and encouraging her. She was using a large green plastic triangular plectrum and dropped it. It bounced off the stage and I picked it up. She had spares so I trousered it. By the way, the support band that night was Dire Straits!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Slippery people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 How have you got her plectrum? Way back when in 1977 or maybe 1978, Talking Heads came over on what I believe was their first tour to promote their new album Talking Heads '77. They played at Southampton University. At the time I worked in a record shop in Winchester and we had tickets for the gig. I was stood at the front looking up at her. She was very unsure and David Byrne kept coaching and encouraging her. She was using a large green plastic triangular plectrum and dropped it. It bounced off the stage and I picked it up. She had spares so I trousered it. By the way, the support band that night was Dire Straits!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Way back when in 1977 or maybe 1978, Talking Heads came over on what I believe was their first tour to promote their new album Talking Heads '77. They played at Southampton University. At the time I worked in a record shop in Winchester and we had tickets for the gig. I was stood at the front looking up at her. She was very unsure and David Byrne kept coaching and encouraging her. She was using a large green plastic triangular plectrum and dropped it. It bounced off the stage and I picked it up. She had spares so I trousered it. By the way, the support band that night was Dire Straits!!! **** me you must be old. Wish I'd seen them though, esp that early. Kudos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Way back when in 1977 or maybe 1978, Talking Heads came over on what I believe was their first tour to promote their new album Talking Heads '77. They played at Southampton University. At the time I worked in a record shop in Winchester and we had tickets for the gig. I was stood at the front looking up at her. She was very unsure and David Byrne kept coaching and encouraging her. She was using a large green plastic triangular plectrum and dropped it. It bounced off the stage and I picked it up. She had spares so I trousered it. By the way, the support band that night was Dire Straits!!! Way back when in 1977 or maybe 1978, Talking Heads came over on what I believe was their first tour to promote their new album Talking Heads '77. They played at Southampton University. At the time I worked in a record shop in Winchester and we had tickets for the gig. I was stood at the front looking up at her. She was very unsure and David Byrne kept coaching and encouraging her. She was using a large green plastic triangular plectrum and dropped it. It bounced off the stage and I picked it up. She had spares so I trousered it. By the way, the support band that night was Dire Straits!!! I'm sure I've heard this story before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 I'm sure I've heard this story before. Not sure what happened there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Reminds me of the time I saw Wham! in China and I caught one of Andrew Ridgeley's shuttle****s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Reminds me of the time I saw Wham! in China and I caught one of Andrew Ridgeley's shuttle****s. Didn't know Wham! played badminton at international level! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 This was way before Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Burning down the house.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Once in a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Qu'est que c'est? fa fa fa fa, fa fa fafafafa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Brilliant. This thread is horrifying, amusing and informative, all at the same time. Horrifying that people did not get/understand the Private Eye reference. Hang your heads in shame you heathens. You know who you are. Amusing with the Nick Illingsworth reference, but not surprising, as he does similar work on an almost daily basis. Informative, with Talking Heads revelations. Impressed. Respect. That's what makes coming on here while the youth are at school so rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 ... same as it ever was ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Brilliant. This thread is horrifying, amusing and informative, all at the same time. Horrifying that people did not get/understand the Private Eye reference. Hang your heads in shame you heathens. You know who you are. Amusing with the Nick Illingsworth reference, but not surprising, as he does similar work on an almost daily basis. Informative, with Talking Heads revelations. Impressed. Respect. That's what makes coming on here while the youth are at school so rewarding. It makes a change from the infighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 It makes a change from the infighting. No it doesn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 It bloody does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Saint Posted 22 July, 2009 Share Posted 22 July, 2009 Eye 1241, page 18. Way to go, Strobes! Understandable why this may confuse people wow as illustrated by TDD I'd take a guess that on page 18 of Private Eye issue 1241, something Illingsworth said has been printed in their Colemanballs column. Named after the sports commentator David Coleman, who used to put his foot in his mouth on a regular basis. I'm guessing it's the comment about people saying Wotte is Dutch? Scummer tries to reassure TDD and tell him what it's all about Sorry, done from my phone, so couldn't be ****d to type the whole thing out. "Never has a football club in the size of Saints in recent history really had to stare into the precipice." Quality. SoccerMom clears up any remaining confusion, confirms Scummer's thought process to be correct, though it seems he has identified the incorrect quote. not too sure what this thread is about..? And then we learn why it is best for some people to spend large amounts of time underwater surrounded by creatures with a similar intellect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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