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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Jun 25, 2015.

  1. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    Perhaps you could start a thread on the worst predictions ever, football elated and non-football. Some could even be personal as in your example.
     
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  2. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    One famous one is about Fred Astaire: Can't sing, can't act, can dance a bit.
     
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    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    Well we all know Alan Hansen wins that ... "You'll never win anything with kids"
     
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    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    One of the all time classic of predictions is this one:

    "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
    Decca, in 1962 when rejecting The Beatles
     
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  5. SaintMarv

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    'John Lennon when asked if Ringo Starr was the best drummer in the world?

    "Ringo's not the best drummer in The Beatles"

    Also I liked John Lennon's answer in a hard days night
    Reporter "How did you find America?"
    Lennon "Turned left at Greenland"
     
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    When The Rolling Stones landed in the USA for their first tour after Satisfaction was released, Jagger was asked if he was satisfied:

    "What do you mean? Sexually? Financially? Philosophically?"
    "How about all of them"
    "Sexually satisfied, financially dissatisfied and philosophically trying!"
     
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  7. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Mark Lawrenson: "Southampton will never sign Gaston Ramirez".

    If only he'd been right!
     
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    WGS
    "Am I the right man to take Southampton forward? No I think I'm absolutely useless. I told them to go for George Graham."

    or
     
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    Kevin Keegan
    "It will be along time before anyone put 5 past Manchester United again"
     
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  10. Clem Fandango

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    "this is what happens, Larry. This is what happens, when you **** a stranger in the ass!" Larry Sobcheck (The Big Lebowski)
     
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    "This management lark is simple. If I buy every player who's played well against Liverpool, then there will be no one left to play well against us, and we will win the League" Brendan Rogers (probabaly)
     
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    Dead right - I went to a gig by him. Brilliant music, but no engagement with the audience and buggered off before the end without saying goodbye. Love his music, not the man!!
     
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    When Shearer left Saints I said that he'd never make it as he tried hard but wasn't a good finisher!!

    To counter that, after beating Vill in the 3rd round I predicted us to win the cup in '76 (and I wasn't drunk and I put a bet on, only 50p but, hey, that was like £1m in those days!).
     
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    I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

    If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? - Vince Lombardi
     
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    Proper LOL at FLT's earlier effort.
     
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    Chips is not chips without mayonnaise - R.Koeman
     
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    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Ahem. Read my signature for the definitive version. I wrote it down listening to Ronald again and again just to get it dead right. :)
     
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