tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post114277923155167837..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Shock: Bob Piper & Iain Dale Agree on SomethingIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1142875823513674592006-03-20T17:30:00.000+00:002006-03-20T17:30:00.000+00:00"Football on the other hand, is 22 men running up ..."Football on the other hand, is 22 men running up and down a pitch kicking a pig's bladder about..."<BR/><BR/>No no no, the right line is Jasper Carrott's (another one who's no friend of the Baggies, but also Villa): "Football began more than 100 years ago, when a group of men used to kick a pig's bladder about. To nowadays they kick the whole policeman..."<BR/>Well, it's that or his philosophy on being a Bluenose: "You lose some, you draw some..."aidanradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665290235440207671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1142808090787791622006-03-19T22:41:00.000+00:002006-03-19T22:41:00.000+00:00Iain, it's a toss of the coin between O'Leary and ...Iain, it's a toss of the coin between O'Leary and Blair. Can't say I'll be upset to see either of them depart. Now, don't get me started on the Chairman.....Bob Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792439016502695274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1142805866121678952006-03-19T22:04:00.000+00:002006-03-19T22:04:00.000+00:00Sorry Bob, I saw a disparaging reference to Aston ...Sorry Bob, I saw a disparaging reference to Aston Villa on your blog, knew you hated the Blues and therefore thought you must be a Baggies fan. I must stop drawing conclusions! What do you think about O'Leary's future then?Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1142790028085534852006-03-19T17:40:00.000+00:002006-03-19T17:40:00.000+00:00I actually find Formula One tremendously entertain...I actually find Formula One tremendously entertaining.<BR/><BR/>For all those who decry F1 as 'cars going round and round', I refer you to football as '22 overpaid men kicking a pig's bladder around on a patch of grass'.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me started on snooker, darts and golf...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1142785847675991012006-03-19T16:30:00.000+00:002006-03-19T16:30:00.000+00:00Hopefully you'll be able to throw one soon to mark...Hopefully you'll be able to throw one soon to mark their relegation again!Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002358087343062031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1142784160658587512006-03-19T16:02:00.000+00:002006-03-19T16:02:00.000+00:00You have obviously never been to watch synchronise...You have obviously never been to watch synchronised swimming. My dauhghter took it up a when she was younger and on compettitions days I thought that I would lose the will to live.<BR/><BR/>So a West Ham Fan and a West Brom fan agreeing on something - I personally do not find that too shocking, you clearly deserve each other. <BR/><BR/>Q: What's the difference between O J Simpson and West Ham?<BR/>A: OJ Simpson had some sort of a defence!<BR/><BR/>Q) What is the difference between West Brom and a lift ?<BR/>A) It doesn't take a lift nine months to go downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1142782569709527162006-03-19T15:36:00.000+00:002006-03-19T15:36:00.000+00:00Iain, sorry to reinforce this new found solidarity...Iain, sorry to reinforce this new found solidarity, but I agree with you on West Brom too! (you cannot have spootted the significance of my blog colours) I have had to attend two civic receptions for "the baggies" in the last three years to celebrate their promotion... and it's not easy eating volavonts through gritted teeth.Bob Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792439016502695274noreply@blogger.com