Latest update from Liz on who’s to blame for her disastrous Premiership: Office for Budget Responsibility, the World Bank, Rishi Sunak, Sting, the Thompson Twins (both the group & out of Tin Tin), Shirley Bassey, & both Brian Coxes
I always wait for Gary before I decide on any political issue. But situation so grave now, I need to know the thoughts of Kevin Sheedy, Ian Snodin, & other members of the 1985 Everton squad before making up my mind.
Not to disrespect achievement of the Lionesses, undoubtedly team of the year. But Ben Stokes is clearly
#SPOTY
, going from where he was to where he is. But the BBC wouldn’t dare.
Hey, here’s an idea. Let’s not boo the Italian anthem tomorrow. It achieves nothing. It doesn’t upset the opposition. It just makes us look shitty. Let’s be classy for once
Deputy PM Dominic Raab says the Government’s about to join the war on drugs. Given the incompetence with which they’ve handled everything else - the pandemic, levelling up etc - I’m backing drugs.
Some say England should boycott
#FIFAWorldCup
in Russia to protest spy poisoning. Compromise suggestion: we’ll go, but not stay any longer than quarter finals.
Apologies. I know many of you are expecting me to mark Ken Bruce's last day at Radio Two with a photo of me and Carlton Cole, but unfortunately I don't have one available at the moment. So sorry.
I'm sorry
@Channel4
but Celebrity Gogglebox can fuck right off. I think I speak for the nation when I say we're not interested in what Stanley Johnson, Little Mix, and Nick Bloody Grimshaw have to say about TV, we want to see Jenny & Lee in their static caravan in Hull.
Burt Bacharach was undoubtedly one of the greatest songwriters of all time, bridging the gap between the great American songbook & the golden era of pop music, a true genius. Sadly, I never met him so here’s a picture of me with West Ham legend Carlton Cole.
Interviewed Rodney Bewes when he was in a touring production of 3 Men In A Boat 10 yrs ago. Hilarious & a proper gent. As a tribute, I’m going to try & avoid the scores all day on Saturday
Betty Boothroyd came from Dewsbury & often used to be on my show when I did a politics programme on Radio Leeds. Unfortunately, that was before camera phones……so here’s a picture of me with West Ham legend Carlton Cole
This is a scandal. Lineker is one of the jewels in the BBC’s crown. A confected row. As Dazn, Viaplay, & Apple prepare to stream EFL, this is going to cost BBC more than Gary
Three weeks ago I went on a speed awareness course at the Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield. I had a swift half a Guinness at the bar, then joined a bunch of other speeders in a conference room where we talked for four hours about stopping distances. That now seems like a great day
I’ve never appeared on MOTD & there was never any chance I would. But just to be safe, and in solidarity with Gary I’m ruling myself out. I am still available for Say Yes To The Dress on Quest Red though
We all know Marcus Rashford was
#SPOTY2020
. BBC took him off list because it would have appeared to be criticism of Government if he’d got it & Beeb frightened of all the flak. Cowards
Message to British Transport Police: Train manager on 13.03 London - Leeds said get in touch if we see anything 'that doesn't look right'. Well, I'll tell you what doesn't look right - people who've paid 100-odd quid for a ticket, especially those with kids, standing for 2 hours
I’ve had it with John Oliver. ‘England is frustratingly white, depressing, & you want to get out of it as soon as possible,’ he says. What does ‘frustratingly white’ even mean? London btw is one of the most diverse cities in the world. Oliver once more frustratingly unfunny.
Norwich down, and we’re denied the obligatory shot of a little boy in the stand with his dad crying his eyes out. BT Sport should have hired a sweet little lad, sat him down, & told him something upsetting so we got the footage
Bleak. Walking past pubs. No football advertised on their chalk boards. They’ve gone back to plugging their food. I don’t want steak & ale pie. I want England to be in the World Cup final.
Queen Margrethe has abdicated as Denmark’s monarch. Her son will take over, though Neil Warnock has said he’s happy to stand in till the end of the season
Today’s most important news. I can barely comprehend it: Man who used to commentate on football matches will still commentate on football matches, but slightly less important ones.
#anationmourns
Liz Truss has to stop going on about coming from
#Leeds
. I can’t speak for the whole city but I get a strong feeling that the message from Leeds is f**k off Truss
Great heaving mass of humanity at Kings Cross station waiting for a rumour of a train running, and still we get the ‘no skateboarding’ announcements. If you can skateboard in here, sign up for the next fucking Olympics
Fact: When Sofology ad comes on, not one single person in Britain is thinking, ‘That’s a nice sofa.’ Everyone is thinking, ‘I wonder how much Owen Wilson got for doing that ad.’
As usual, I switch on
#spoty
, pencil sharpened, ready to take the piss mercilessly. Then along comes bloody
@DoddieWeir5
being brave, funny, inspirational & reduces you to tears. Bastard
Just seen Danny on Sky News. Interviewed wearing a fez. BBC have sacked him again for disrespecting some Turkish people & the memory of the late Tommy Cooper.
Really sad news about the great Andy Smart's death. Andy always hilarious with the Comedy Store players, and such a fine story teller whenever he came on my radio show.
A life well lived
Don't worry if you didn't get what you wanted in
#alevelresults2018
. Sam Cooke didn't know much about history or biology, or a science book, or even the French he took - but he did OK.
Hello Google maps! What’s the point of all this ‘walk South East on such & such a street’. Who knows what South East is unless you’re following the sun. I’m in Manchester. There is no bloody sun!
There are times for statesmanlike behaviour, and there are times for going in studs up. Today Keir, you need to invoke the spirit of Norman Hunter, Peter Storey, Vinny Jones etc etc
With every bloody comedian in the country doing allegedly “funny” stuff from home, who knew the funniest guy on the Internet would turn out to be golf commentator
@MrAndrewCotter
Decorum Vending Machines you absolute useless bastards. I put a two pound piece in your shitty vending machine at London Bridge station, cancelled the order when the machine didn’t work & the refund came out in 5p pieces.
If Boris Johnson is manager, and the whole of the UK the dressing room, Johnson has absolutely lost the dressing room. If this was football, he’d have gone weeks ago. Is there a single person in Britain who thinks in the current circs, this guy is the right man for the job?
Hello listeners, both of you. From July 4th, my overnight (prime time in Kuala Lumpur) show is moving to
@talkSPORT
, Fri & Sat nights, simulcast with
@talkRADIO
. Some of the ‘highly popular’ old features will be retained
Fuck me. £8.29 - Vue Cinema, West End. I’d just like to know the thinking behind that 9p. Could they not make a profit on £8.20?
#atleastDickTurpinworeamask
Sure, the West Yorkshire police were institutionally sexist, misogynistic etc. But worse, they were institutionally stupid. I went to several press conferences during that period, & there wasn’t a single guy at top of WYP you’d trust to run a fucking whelk stall
The chief constable of West Yorkshire Police has apologised to Peter Sutcliffe's victims for "the language, tone and terminology used by senior officers at the time"
For Covid restrictions to work, the key element is compliance. Back in March
@JohnRentoul
of the Indy said that by allowing Dominic Cummings to stay in his job, Johnson lost all hope of that. That’s why we are where we are
Sterling’s a great player but suffers from the syndrome scientists have identified as: ‘inability to hit a cow’s arse with a banjo when you put an England shirt on him.’
Well done, Kings Cross. Kept us waiting nearly an hour for information about our ultimately cancelled train. But lots of annos about how ‘for our safety & comfort’ it’s a no smoking station. Do you know what would help our safety & comfort more? A fucking train
Nice that Stalin's 'tache gets a mention in
@ITVSport
commentary, cause that's what he's most famous for.....that and the 20 million deaths. Looking forward to lots of chucklesome mentions of Hitler's funny 'tache when Germany play.
Sport shutdown has dire consequences for father-son bonding. Just had a conversation with my son about a free-standing full length mirror he’s bought from Habitat