Not really a hero...
... seeing that me and the two mates I was with are all of the Scottish persuasion, despite having been brought up in London.

It's 1990, and Arsenal were playing in an FA Cup replay away to QPR.

Now, QPR's stadium is located very close to BBC TV Centre, so it was unsurprising when elongated chinned TV pundit Jimmy Hill got on the train on his way to present the highlights later that evening.

Now, we stopped short of greeting Jimmy with the old Tartan Army song about him (which I won't trouble you with).

The one thing you do need to know though, was that around this time, he was getting a lot of negative press about his involvement in possibly selling the ground of Fulham FC (of which he was chairman) to property developers.

"So Jimmy", my mate Craig pipes up as the train pulls into the stop for BBC TV Centre, "who do you think will win tonight - Arsenal or QPR?"

Jimmy, aware that the train is full of fans of both teams, but perhaps forgetful that football fans can actually read and were fully aware of what is going on at his own club, and the criticism he was getting from his own fans, diplomatically answers, "Er, Fulham".

To which, Craig said simply, "You cunt".

The whole carriage erupted with laughter, leaving a very red-faced Jimmy Hill waiting a seemingly interminable time for the doors to open...
(Capo, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 12:00, 2 replies)

we hate
Jimmy Hill...
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 13:01, closed)

"... he's a poof, he's a poof"
I remember just before we played Engerlund in Euro 96 they had his missus (who is a fair bit younger IIRC) on The Big Breakfast and she was talking about those nasty Scottish fans and how she could prove he wasn't what they claimed he was.

For a nasty minute, she had me - and The Big Breakfast production team no doubt - wondering whether she was going to whip out a home video.
(Capo, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 13:54, closed)