Lee Dixon
Reminded of this story by this.

Mate of mine is a huge Arsenal fan and also a GP (that's General Practitioner, not Gavin Peacock, before anyone gets too confused).

Back when Lee Dixon was still a mainstay of The Arsenal Back Four, my friend got invited to dinner by the couple over the road.

The male half of this couple was very good friends with Lee, and mentioned that he'd be there too, with his wife.

My mate's missus said in no uncertain terms that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES was he to talk to Lee about football, because that would be like Lee asking him questions about doctor stuff all night.

Guess what?

As soon as Lee found out my mate was a doctor, he asked him questions about medical matters and this went on all through dinner.

And all evening, as soon as the conversation looked like turning round to football, my mate got a kick on the shins from his missus that any self-respecting defender would have been proud of and a look that said "Just. Don't. Mention, Football".
(Capo, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 18:39, Reply)