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Title:	Soccer Football Conference
Notice:	Don't forget your season ticket.....
Moderator:	MOVIES::PLAYFORD

Created:	Thu Aug 08 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	608
Total number of notes:	85903

149.0. "The Danny Baker Show" by ARRODS::OHAGANB (Jesus, Mary, Mungo and Midge) Wed Jan 15 1992 15:13

    A note dedicated to God's own Cockney, Danny Baker, who as some
    of you will know hosts the rather excellent Radio 5 Football 
    phone-in show on a Saturday evenings. I've only been listening
    to the show for about month now but it's got me hooked. 
    
    As well as talking about the day's games our Dan holds court with 
    his usual rapier-like wit and invites callers to continue on themes 
    as absurd  as Football Clubs as Celebrities: Who would they be? 
    The remark about Millwall being like Ken Goodwin....in his current
    state was a killer. I forget who Tottenham were likened to but it 
    was'nt very flattering. 
    
    The footballer profiles is still going strong. The one about David
    Howells liking a "fish dinner" (or similar) under the favourite
    meal question was brilliant. Liar! Everybody knows that all 
    footballers eat steak and chips! And as for "the occasional lager,"
    that one sent me reeling.  :^)
    
    The show does'nt lend itself to over-reverance and sycophancy and 
    Baker certainly is no referee's friend as last week's "Saint n 
    Greavsie" testified to. To say that all refs are bent was taking things
    a bit too far, but at the same time it's encouraging to see someone
    bold enough to attack those football issues which really are'nt given
    any media coverage other than a half-commited stab at a ref by Jimmy
    Hill or Greaves, or in the restricted market of the fanzine for such 
    issues as the Bond schemes and the mostly useless Taylor Report.  
    
    Barry.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
149.1	A Baker witticism...	WELLIN::BULLARD	Charlie's retired 9-NOV-1989 !!	`Thu Jan 16 1992 12:35`	6
	A recent Danny Baker quote on the great George Best " Today's players aren't even good enough to lace his booze" regards Mark
149.2	Hello! Who's this?	ARRODS::OHAGANB	David Hunter. What a chap!	`Wed Feb 05 1992 15:03`	21
	Anyone who caught the Mirror's sports-pages yesterday will have read Millwall chairman Reg Burr's attack on Baker for his outbirsts against current manager Bruce Rioch. Must admit, although I agree with Baker's view that everyone is fair game in terms of criticism, he's definitely been taking this Rioch thing a bit far recently. Quote, "When Rioch came to Millwall we were depressed and miserable. He's done a marvellous job by turning it all round - now we are all miserable and depressed." Shades of Tommy Docherty there. Baker went on, "If he was a decent man he would have gone by now....His team are an embarrassment. They are a load of inept, gutless, journeymen - they are grey." Bruce Rioch is upset. Danny Baker unrepentent, Reg Burr is seeking legal advice and an apology from BBC Radio 5. Stay tuned. Barry.
149.3	Shut up Danny Baker.	WELCLU::BWALKER	Come on you Hatters.	`Thu Feb 06 1992 19:15`	21
	I also listen to the Danny Baker Show. I enjoy it a lot. The good thing is getting the opinions of people that have been to games that very afternoon. There have been occaisions recently where where people have rung in to pass a comment on the game I've been to Luton's. This has sometimes come as a great suprise as I thought I was the only one there. However it is quite apparent that the way a game is viewed is very much dependant upon which team the person supports. I'll be honest i go along to see Luton for the social angle I meet up with my old school mates and will be the first to say that Luton did early in the season play crap. But i sometimes wonder if these people only watch half a game, thats when their team have the ball. Also I wish Danny Baker would remember that he is after all only the presenter and the vehicle which supporters use to get their views over. I get annoyed with him sometimes if a caller is trying to make a point which he disagrees with, they've got no chance. Shut up Danny and let others put their views over. Barry.
149.4		ROKER::GEORDIE	Whizz through the wind.	`Thu Feb 13 1992 09:38`	5
	Danny also has a show on Radio 5 at 12:30 on a Saturday afternoon. He has quizzes and alsorts and generally takes the mick out of anyone who rings in. He has also started a breakfast show with John Inverdale on Rad 5, in the morning, don't know the times, but hes on around 6:30ish. Rich
149.5	Get your writs out for the lads!	ARRODS::OHAGANB	The filth and the furry	`Tue Sep 08 1992 14:33`	8
	Saturday's show was brilliant, especially Baker's rant aimed at a Tottenham director/official. I only hope some of the Spurs board were listening in along with officials at QPR and Leeds who also earned well deserved slabs of adverse publicity. Well done that man. barry.