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A printout of the following transcript has been pinned up on my desk for nearly a year now... I really ought to share it with everyone.
The day after Scotland managed to scrape a 2-2 draw with the mighty Faroe Islands in a qualifier for the 2004 European Championships, a live radio phone-in on Talk Sport produced this gem. The presenter is former Scotland international Alan Brazil, and a man named Jim has just called in to talk about the game...
AB: We have Jim on the line who wants to discuss the Faroe Islands / Scotland game.
Jim: Thanks... er yeah. Just want to say it's an absolute disgrace. I mean, we're playing probably the weakest side in world football and we can't do better than a draw.
AB: It was a poor result.
Jim: Poor result! Poor result! It's absolutely scandalous. The manager has lost the plot completely, he's got to go. I know we've never set the world alight over the years on the international stage but I can't remember things being this bad. It's the end for us. Tha absolute end. I can't see us ever recovering from a setback like this. We're a complete laughing stock.
AB: Look Jim. I know it seems bad now but there is still a long way to go. I can't see us qualifying for Euro 2004 but hopefully things will improve.
Jim: I never expected for a moment we would qualify. I don't mind that so much. We're not good enough. But listen, to not qualify is one thing, but to fail to beat a team like Scotland is a different matter. It's a bitter blow for everyone here on the Islands.
(Uproar and laughter in the studio.)
I would hereby like to present the above transcript as an example of near-perfect comic timing.
The day after Scotland managed to scrape a 2-2 draw with the mighty Faroe Islands in a qualifier for the 2004 European Championships, a live radio phone-in on Talk Sport produced this gem. The presenter is former Scotland international Alan Brazil, and a man named Jim has just called in to talk about the game...
AB: We have Jim on the line who wants to discuss the Faroe Islands / Scotland game.
Jim: Thanks... er yeah. Just want to say it's an absolute disgrace. I mean, we're playing probably the weakest side in world football and we can't do better than a draw.
AB: It was a poor result.
Jim: Poor result! Poor result! It's absolutely scandalous. The manager has lost the plot completely, he's got to go. I know we've never set the world alight over the years on the international stage but I can't remember things being this bad. It's the end for us. Tha absolute end. I can't see us ever recovering from a setback like this. We're a complete laughing stock.
AB: Look Jim. I know it seems bad now but there is still a long way to go. I can't see us qualifying for Euro 2004 but hopefully things will improve.
Jim: I never expected for a moment we would qualify. I don't mind that so much. We're not good enough. But listen, to not qualify is one thing, but to fail to beat a team like Scotland is a different matter. It's a bitter blow for everyone here on the Islands.
(Uproar and laughter in the studio.)
I would hereby like to present the above transcript as an example of near-perfect comic timing.
