This appeared in Todays Sydney Morning Herald about
Scotlands draw with Faroe Island last week (I know this aint as funny as arthurs story but here goes)
This week the scottish soccer team could manage only a draw against the tiny Faroe Islands. It caused the following call to be made to the British talkSPORT radio program.
Alan Brazil "We have Jim on the line who wants to discuss the Faroe Islands / Scotland game."
Jim "Thanks .... er yeah. Just want to say its an absolute disgrace. I mean, we're playing probably the weakest side in world football and we can't do better than a draw."
Brazil "It was a poor result"
Jim "Poor result! Poor result! its 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. Its the end for us. The absolute end. I can't see us ever recovering from a setback like this. We're a complete laughing stock.
Mike Parry: "Look, Jim, I know it seems bad now but there's still a long way to go. I can't see you qualifying for Euro2004 but hopefully things will improve."
Jim "I never expected for a moment that we would qaulify. I dont 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. Its a bitter blow for everyone here on the islands".
(Uproar and laughter in the studio)
What can you remember as being the funniest soccer story ever?
Scotlands draw with Faroe Island last week (I know this aint as funny as arthurs story but here goes)
This week the scottish soccer team could manage only a draw against the tiny Faroe Islands. It caused the following call to be made to the British talkSPORT radio program.
Alan Brazil "We have Jim on the line who wants to discuss the Faroe Islands / Scotland game."
Jim "Thanks .... er yeah. Just want to say its an absolute disgrace. I mean, we're playing probably the weakest side in world football and we can't do better than a draw."
Brazil "It was a poor result"
Jim "Poor result! Poor result! its 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. Its the end for us. The absolute end. I can't see us ever recovering from a setback like this. We're a complete laughing stock.
Mike Parry: "Look, Jim, I know it seems bad now but there's still a long way to go. I can't see you qualifying for Euro2004 but hopefully things will improve."
Jim "I never expected for a moment that we would qaulify. I dont 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. Its a bitter blow for everyone here on the islands".
(Uproar and laughter in the studio)
What can you remember as being the funniest soccer story ever?
