0% Villa, 100% genius - Danny Baker now on Twitter

[Chris Smith]

He's got a large loyal cult following.
What is the 4th line to the top cat theme?!

"mumble, mumble, cough dignity"

[Olneythelonely]

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."

[UsualSuspect]

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

[Bosco81]

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?

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I think that's the same one as when he said some Millwall fans got in the PA office.

[garyshawsknee]

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...?

[lovejoy]

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.

[Clampy]

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.

[peter w]

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.

[bertlambshank]

Welcome back Danny.I am hoping for a new series of Pets win prizes.

[peter w]

I mean berry. F*cking cherry, you knob.

[Pete]

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"

[KevinGage]

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.

[UK Redsox]

Bring back Joanne !!

[PeterWithe]

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.

[Astral Weeks]

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?