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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Pete on April 13, 2011, 09:09:09 PM
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
"My mind's a-whirl. If Torres took a penalty against Gomez...there could be no resolution. The physical world would just implode."
Fantastic to have him back, even though it is temporarily only text-based.
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It's good to have him back,that gives me a reason to join up.
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How's he doing?
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I wish he'd stayed on 606, the show has gone down hill since he left.
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I wish he'd stayed on 606, the show has gone down hill since he left.
The largest understatement ever.
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http://www.internettreehouse.co.uk/audio/bowtie.mp3
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
I can never remember any time when Danny wasn't considered an all-round top man.
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
Baker has never been a cockernee wanka. The guy is just about the best broadcaster of his generation, genuinely talented and certainly with more to him than just being a football supporter. And yes the rest of the football media, The Fiver aside, is mediocre and banal.
Then again if you're up against the combined efforts of Darren Gough, Mike Parry and Robbie Savage then its not too hard to look like a genius.
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
I can never remember any time when Danny wasn't considered an all-round top man.
Fair enough and to be fair I've never had a problem with him, but for some reason I don't remember him being received quite as universally as he is now.
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Baker and Kelly's "University of Turmoil" was the funniest thing I've ever heard on radio. No reason why someone describing a newspaper picture should have been but that's the genius of the man.
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He is a genius and one of the few original football humourists of his generation.
As for his health my younger son worked with his bosom buddy Chris Evans and tells me that Danny's health regime is very demanding to put it mildly.
It makes all the more amazing the sheer joyfulness of the man. Top, top man.
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Some people were born to be on the radio and Baker is one of the few that are still broadcasting.
Radio is now full of TV stars, comedians and ex reality TV people who have no broadcasting skills whatsoever but are employed on name only.
A prime example is Zoe Ball who is covering for Ken Bruce on Radio 2 this week. her idea of entertaining radio is to talk about her husband and fucking famly all morning.
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Baker and Kelly Upfront on a Saturday lunchtime still remains the best radio I have ever heard.
Where's my bowtie....
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Baker and Kelly's "University of Turmoil" was the funniest thing I've ever heard on radio. No reason why someone describing a newspaper picture should have been but that's the genius of the man.
"I Fear Change!"
I've loved the guy ever since I first heard him on Radio 5's breakfast show about 20 years ago. I hope he enjoys a full recovery and returns to amuse us for many more years.
He's returning to his BBC London show next Monday - I must remember to try and listen on t'internet.
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Genius? No I don't think so. But, he has always been an excellent broadcaster. People like Baker just don't get on the radio anymore. Instead we have dullards like Ronnie Irani, Spurs/Liverpool/Barnsley fan Darren Gough and Mickey Quinn who must be on a commission for the number of times he says "eeeeeerrm" during a programme.
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
I can never remember any time when Danny wasn't considered an all-round top man.
Fair enough and to be fair I've never had a problem with him, but for some reason I don't remember him being received quite as universally as he is now.
He had a radio 1 show which didn't work too well with the listeners because he was more interested in talking than playing music, and the music he did play was pretty different to the playlist. The show failed and his stock dropped for a time, maybe that's the period you're thinking of.
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I remember the show he used to do after the game on a saturday, have you met a famous footballer or have you ever been to ones house to do repairs or have you ever repossesed anything from a footballer that type of thing. I used to love it especially after an away game.
He's great maybe we should use this thread to post his tweets so I don't have to sign up to the god awful thing
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
I can never remember any time when Danny wasn't considered an all-round top man.
Fair enough and to be fair I've never had a problem with him, but for some reason I don't remember him being received quite as universally as he is now.
He had a radio 1 show which didn't work too well with the listeners because he was more interested in talking than playing music, and the music he did play was pretty different to the playlist. The show failed and his stock dropped for a time, maybe that's the period you're thinking of.
It's a shame that its not happened with Chris Moyles all he does is talk shit and repeat himself
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
I like him because of his music pedigree (fanzines, NME in the punk era) and the original 606 all those years ago. I think what riled a lot of people a few years ago was that he seemed to fail to aknowledge that his beloved Millwall had a bigger nutcase problem than most clubs and how dodgy it was to go there. One programme I seem to remember had several Millwall fans moaning about getting a bit of a pasting at Small Heath with him being slightly put out that such a thing could happen.
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I like Danny Baker always makes me chuckle.
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Some people were born to be on the radio and Baker is one of the few that are still broadcasting.
Radio is now full of TV stars, comedians and ex reality TV people who have no broadcasting skills whatsoever but are employed on name only.
A prime example is Zoe Ball who is covering for Ken Bruce on Radio 2 this week. her idea of entertaining radio is to talk about her husband and fucking famly all morning.
She really gets on my nerves,shoe horning her shitty husband into every sentence,makes me wanna move out of Brighton.
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He used to go on about how Millwall fans invaded the PA box and took over the mic at Villa some time in the 70s, he's the only person I've heard make mention of this.
His friendship with new found football fan Chris Evans and the nights out with Gazza around Euro96 got on my nerves a bit, it was more Evans than Danny to be fair.
606 shouldn't be about offsides and sack the manager, it should be about the daft little stories Baker used to promote, I remember a Sheff Utd fan questioning why women were allowed priority over men when queing for a cup semi final ticket.
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Yeah,i think he had negative press when Gazza went on his bender around the time of the 98 world cup.
I've always thought he was a top man and broadcaster.
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
There was a shortish period in the early-mid 90s when he was everywhere - advertising Daz, Mars Bars and had his own late-night chatshow, which I remember as being pretty crap - I think he compared Hootie and The Blowfish to The Beatles. He was pretty much everywhere.
If he does have a reputation amongst some, it probably derives from there.
However, on the radio, he's as good a broadcaster as we have (or that I'm aware of). Whether it's about football, music or general ephemera, he's always engaging and entertaining. He makes it look easy - and you can tell it's not when you listen to Alan Davies or Christian O'Connell who have tried to replace him.
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Thank God for his return - any more Richard Bacon and I will die.
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He once claimed that the whole of a Fergal Sharkey LP was played at Villa Park during half time. Tricky in that half time in those days was only 10 minutes, so he used a huge amount of comic license, but then because he makes things funny you tend to let it pass.
In related news, Monday afternoon, Andy Goldstein in for Paul Hawksbee on Talksport?
Click.
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He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!
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Talksport?
Click.
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Danny Baker is clever and funny with an engaging personal charm as a broadcaster. His radio shows make the world a slightly better place, long may he continue.
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He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!
"mumble, mumble, cough dignity"
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This made me chuckle.
"Did the Spurs fans just shout "Handball" when the ball struck the Real keeper's arm? Man, they really haven't seen a save in a while."
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He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!
"mumble, mumble, cough dignity"
Pro fighting is whipped in the tea
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He once claimed that the whole of a Fergal Sharkey LP was played at Villa Park during half time. Tricky in that half time in those days was only 10 minutes, so he used a huge amount of comic license, but then because he makes things funny you tend to let it pass.
In related news, Monday afternoon, Andy Goldstein in for Paul Hawksbee on Talksport?
Click.
I think that's the same one as when he said some Millwall fans got in the PA office.
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He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!
"mumble, mumble, cough dignity"
Providing its with dignity...?
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He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!
"mumble, mumble, cough dignity"
Providing its with dignity...?
Ding .....is the correct answer. Remember a tomato is a fruit but a banana is a herb.
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Not heard much of him radio wise if i'm honest, but i'll give him a listen of one the days. He comes across as a decent enough chap on the tellybox.
Talking of radio presenters, i listened to Franksey's Friday Night phone in the other week for the first time in a couple of years. Truly abysmal, more traffic reports than phone calls and, well it was just terrible.
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He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!
"mumble, mumble, cough dignity"
Providing its with dignity...?
Ding .....is the correct answer. Remember a tomato is a fruit but a banana is a herb.
and an apple is a cherry. No, seriously.
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Welcome back Danny.I am hoping for a new series of Pets win prizes.
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I mean berry. F*cking cherry, you knob.
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I think it might have been his agent who once explained why Baker had worked for so many radio stations, often getting sacked. "He's like a cat. He'll live with them, but they can't own him"
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Can I ask what happened in the last decade? I'm sure at one point it was all the rage to consider Danny Baker a cockney wanka with a loud mouth. Now it seems people can't get enough of him - oh, and he's a genius.
Is it just that all the other football media today is so bad, or was he not such wanker after all?
There was a shortish period in the early-mid 90s when he was everywhere - advertising Daz, Mars Bars and had his own late-night chatshow, which I remember as being pretty crap - I think he compared Hootie and The Blowfish to The Beatles. He was pretty much everywhere.
If he does have a reputation amongst some, it probably derives from there.
There's probably a fair degree of truth to that.
As a TV presenter/travelling Daz sales rep/ C list celebrity? Meh.
As a radio broadcaster, particularly on football matters, he's without equal.
His mate Danny Kelly is vastly underrated too.
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Bring back Joanne !!
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He once claimed that the whole of a Fergal Sharkey LP was played at Villa Park during half time. Tricky in that half time in those days was only 10 minutes, so he used a huge amount of comic license, but then because he makes things funny you tend to let it pass.
In related news, Monday afternoon, Andy Goldstein in for Paul Hawksbee on Talksport?
Click.
I think that's the same one as when he said some Millwall fans got in the PA office.
Millwalls hooligan element broke into the PA's office and played a Fergal Sharkey album during half time at VP? The 70s were worse than I imagined.
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He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!
"mumble, mumble, cough dignity"
Providing its with dignity...?
Ding .....is the correct answer. Remember a tomato is a fruit but a banana is a herb.
And how come you always see Fred putting the cat out at the end of The Flinstones, when the Flintstones DON'T HAVE A CAT?
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Have been following Danny. Not hilarious but, as a fan of his broadcasting, quite joyous. Some recent posts:
Suddenly, tho not unusually, we have a house full. Even more predictable I corral all the men in my office and Youtube Santana at Woodstock.
carried away, I decide to see if I can drink a little beer yet. Disasterous idea. Now it feels like Santana are playing in my mouth.
Just told I'm a typical cancerian. The stright line ive been waiting for. "Well insofar as im being treated for cancer." Get in!
Forgot i'd given my toothbrush to the dogs. Making do with toothpaste smeared on emery board.
Brushing teeth with emery board when wife walks in asking if i'd seen her emery board anywhere. There followed a powerful stand-off.
Bit frosty in bed now. Wendy can't be angry with me (i'm technically still ill) but is turning pages of her book like a whip cracking.
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There's a bit of a Danny Baker mp3 treasure trove here - Clicky (https://www.dropbox.com/s/rntswyz8lyqnowt)
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
He might be a broadcasting genius, but obviously knows next to fuck all about the game.
Always loved listening to him though.
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There's a bit of a Danny Baker mp3 treasure trove here - Clicky (https://www.dropbox.com/s/rntswyz8lyqnowt)
That may well win the 2011 H&V "Link of the Year" award
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
He might be a broadcasting genius, but obviously knows next to fuck all about the game.
Always loved listening to him though.
You missed off your sarcastic or tongue in cheek icon.
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There's a bit of a Danny Baker mp3 treasure trove here - Clicky (https://www.dropbox.com/s/rntswyz8lyqnowt)
That may well win the 2011 H&V "Link of the Year" award
It's wanking material.
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
He might be a broadcasting genius, but obviously knows next to fuck all about the game.
Always loved listening to him though.
You missed off your sarcastic or tongue in cheek icon.
I wasn't being sarcastic.
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I haven't got a fucking clue who this bloke is.
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For those that care, Danny's return show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00g11rz
The intro is fantastic. His BBC London show is a different beast from his 5 Live stuff but still a joy to listen to.
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
He might be a broadcasting genius, but obviously knows next to fuck all about the game.
It's almost as if he was joking.
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
He might be a broadcasting genius, but obviously knows next to fuck all about the game.
It's almost as if he was joking.
Zonal marking is no laughing matter, ain't that right Percy?
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I wish he'd stayed on 606, the show has gone down hill since he left
What?
Are you forgetting David Mellor's "Red Hot Soccer Chat" on 606?
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BBC reports SPL are to propose an all Britain league cup. Hurray! Think ill contact McCartney and propose an album of duets.
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
He might be a broadcasting genius, but obviously knows next to fuck all about the game.
It's almost as if he was joking.
Of course, but it still sounds like a glib dismissal of something he doesn't quite get, like some old duffer behind me down the match who always used to ask "Why are they marking space? When did space score a goal"?
That's meant to be a joke too, but he's still making a stupid point based on ignorance, like Bernard Manning.
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For those that care, Danny's return show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00g11rz
The intro is fantastic. His BBC London show is a different beast from his 5 Live stuff but still a joy to listen to.
Complete technophobe here but can this get put on an ipod?
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The point Percy is that all humour whether Danny's, Manning's, Spike Milligan's or Bottom The Weaver's is based on ignorance.
We are all in the same queue for the graveyard so what is the point of laughing whether about a ministry of funny walks, blood donation, sticking a cucumber through the vicar's letter box and shouting the martians are coming or whatever?
Being funny and being sensible are mutually exclusive.
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The great Danny Baker joined Twitter this week (username prodnose), and has already made it twice as enjoyable. Sample posts:
"Zonal marking can only work if the other team have previously agreed to only Zonal attack."
He might be a broadcasting genius, but obviously knows next to fuck all about the game.
It's almost as if he was joking.
Of course, but it still sounds like a glib dismissal of something he doesn't quite get, like some old duffer behind me down the match who always used to ask "Why are they marking space? When did space score a goal"?
That's meant to be a joke too, but he's still making a stupid point based on ignorance, like Bernard Manning.
Not really, he's just a person who is paid to be witty and amusing on the subject of football (amongst others) being witty and amusing about it.
I think you're taking this zonal marking thing a bit too seriously, it seems to get your goat like no other subject on here.
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Rubbish. You should hear me go on about polo shirts.
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Rubbish. You should hear me go on about polo shirts.
You should never discuss them with my Mrs. She's got an irrational HATRED of them.
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Rubbish. You should hear me go on about polo shirts.
I was just about to say that!
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Rubbish. You should hear me go on about polo shirts.
You should never discuss them with my Mrs. She's got an irrational HATRED of them.
Mine, too.
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For those that care, Danny's return show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00g11rz
The intro is fantastic. His BBC London show is a different beast from his 5 Live stuff but still a joy to listen to.
Complete technophobe here but can this get put on an ipod?
download radio downloader
subscribe to Danny Baker and it will download each show in mp3 format
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Rubbish. You should hear me go on about polo shirts.
I was just about to say that!
I would have enjoyed that. Never mind.
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I have some very old 606 shows he did that someone 'taped' and then uploaded in mp3. Might have been on here that someone posted a link.
His All Day Breakfast Show (in colour) is well worth downloading. Shame he gave up on the podcasts when then broadcaster went bump.
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Hopefully you are all aware that he is BACK!!! Praise be....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/)
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Hopefully you are all aware that he is BACK!!! Praise be....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/)
Indeed.
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Fantastic news.
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Fifteen minutes in and it's as if Gough, Irani, Savage, Murray and Quinn do not exist, tremendous stuff.
Sum your season up in five words or less?
"A gallic shrug"
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Saturday mornings are once again as they should be.
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Highly intelligent and fantastically witty , so glad he's back.
He may be a cockney, but he proves they're not all wankers !
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I will be listening on iPlayer at work tonight.
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i was recently involved in an altercation with the constabulary about kids playing football in the street. Footballs had been striking very valuable P Reg Volvos and S Reg Mondeos it would seem. In an attempt to mollify the Plod I related the story told by Danny Baker in his book about when he played in goal on his estate road in Bermondsey. A car was the designated goal and a goal was scored when the ball hit it.
The owner of the goal car saw what was going on and threatened to murder Danny.
Danny shouted back that he was the goalie and the only one trying to stop the ball hitting the car. Shout at the others.
That defiant football happiness still burns as brightly as ever.
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i was recently involved in an altercation with the constabulary about kids playing football in the street. Footballs had been striking very valuable P Reg Volvos and S Reg Mondeos it would seem. In an attempt to mollify the Plod I related the story told by Danny Baker in his book about when he played in goal on his estate road in Bermondsey. A car was the designated goal and a goal was scored when the ball hit it.
The owner of the goal car saw what was going on and threatened to murder Danny.
Danny shouted back that he was the goalie and the only one trying to stop the ball hitting the car. Shout at the others.
That defiant football happiness still burns as brightly as ever.
Brilliant.
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It was quite moving to hear him describe matter of factly and without any sense of pity, some of the effects his illness has on him.
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It was quite moving to hear him describe matter of factly and without any sense of pity, some of the effects his illness has on him.
I didn't hear all of it, but he came across as so matter of fact it was brilliant. There was a discussion about horoscopes, and apparently his star sign is Cancer, his comment in relation to his health/horoscope was irony at its best. I also appreciated his comments about not having a mobile phone. He wasn't on some kind of look at me campaign, just a refreshing voice.
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On the subject of Twitter 'The Big Sam's' comments about being linked with the vacant West Ham job are the amongst the funniest thing I have seen in a long time.