Oh Chris, no, no, no

BEFORE Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross, there was another BBC broadcaster who got into trouble for saying something grossly offensive on the radio. His name was Chris Price.

Last on MOTD: Barton bridge

APOLOGIES for the lack of blogging lately. I’ve spent the last four days complaining to the BBC 27,000 times about Russell Brand’s radio show. Not sure if anything will come of it, though.

Vertigo inverted

IT happened with the England manager’s job. Now it’s happening with the Tottenham job. It’s the Vertigo inversion.

Last on MOTD: At least it couldn’t go to penalties

PAUL Ince and Gareth Southgate have both had their fair share of penalty misery down the years. Southgate ended up in a Pizza Hut advert after failing in a shoot-out against Germany at Euro 96. Ince escaped a similar fate after missing against Argentina at France 98, largely because a large part of the nation seemed to have decided that David Beckham was Satan.

Ooh, Peter Crouch, the cat’s done a whoopsie

NEVER heard of Darren Farley? You will soon. The guy’s only been famous a week, and he’s already proved he can do more impressions than Les Dennis.

Recovering nicely

RAFA Benitez has threatened to consult his doctor if Liverpool keep on scaring him witless. If they are going to win the title, they’re certainly doing it the hard way.

Last on MOTD: Down the devil’s road

“BOLTON’s always a hard place to go,” said Blackburn manager Paul Ince, presumably referring to the difficulties of playing Gary Megson’s Wanderers rather than the perils of walking down Bradshawgate on a Saturday night.

It’s the penalties, stupid

ENGLAND, I am now ready to predict, will qualify for the 2010 World Cup. When they get there, let’s hope they don’t make the mistakes of 2006. And I’m not referring to the WAGs.

Almost there, Alan

INSTEAD of carrying first-half commentary on England’s World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday, Radio Five Live might have been better off phoning Alan Green and asking him to describe his fraught attempts to get to Wembley.

Swear on ‘the bible’

OH, it’s just a little thing, but it really got on my nerves.