That Old Black Magic
‘SOME words need no translation. Their meaning is as clear as day.
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| Ron will be backed by The Three Degrees – Cunningham, Regis and Baston |
But still the Guardian takes an entire page to add context to the phraseology of Ron Atkinson, the erstwhile football pundit, who until very recently wrote for its pages.
Rons comment on Chelsea football clubs black player Marcel Desailly He is what is known in some schools as a fucking lazy, thick nigger may have been taken out of context.
What the context they should have been made in is unclear. Perhaps Ron should have made his comments in a football match in the Seventies or in Richard Desmonds Germany and not on a live TV broadcast.
Rons thoughts might even be better suited to song. But if Ron is to be the new Chant Laureate, hell have to see off some stiff competition.
The Times casts an eye over some of the entries to date in the hunt for the person to tour the Premiership stadiums composing chants for fan on a £10,000 annual allowance.
Thirty chants have made it onto Poet Laureate Andrew Motions shortlist. And for your delectation, here are a few.
To the tune of The Weather Girls Its Raining Men, take it away, Emma Pursey: Its Wayne [Rooney] again/ With a hat-trick/ Its Wayne again/ Sayin Pick me Sven/ Short, scouse with light brown hair/ All the keeper does is stop and stare…
Over to you, Sean Kelly, who has quit his job to dedicate his energies to the competition. To the tune of Yankee Doodle: Darren Huckerby is great/ Hes always on the forage/ Hed really like to score some goals/ But that doesnt rhyme with Norwich.
When you learn that Kellys job earned him £40,000 a year, you may well shed a tear.
And lastly, lets hear from Mark Luff, who rewrote the Stranglers Golden Brown for Wes Brown. Wesley Brown, hes number one/ Centre-half, second to none/ Leeds/ Liverpool/ Well beat them all/ Well lift the crown/ With Wesley Brown.
And now to the tune of That Old Black Magic, take it away, Ron: He is what is known as a thick…’
Posted: 23rd, April 2004 | In: Broadsheets Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
