[Archived] Motd

[thenodrog]

Funny stuff on MoTD.

1. Lawrenson looked aghast that he might have committed an 'Atkinson' i.e. a career threatening faux pas by using the term 'Jesse', especially as Ray Stubbs kept bringing it up through the show and even asking Lawro to explain what a 'Jesse' was.

btw Does anyone know where the term 'Jesse' actually came from? Nearest I can rem is years ago elderly people usually referring to effeminate men as 'Jesse Getana's'.

2. Ray Stubbs revealed that Michael Chopra has been having problems with a gambling addiction and in the very next sentence Shearer dived in with both feet by saying that Cisse and A N Other simply 'weren't at the races today'!

[gumboots]

Funny stuff on MoTD.

1. Lawrenson looked aghast that he might have committed an 'Atkinson' i.e. a career threatening faux pas by using the term 'Jesse', especially as Ray Stubbs kept bringing it up through the show. Thing is does anyone know where the term 'Jesse' came from? Nearest I can rem is elderly people usually referring to effeminate men as 'Jesse Getana's'.

2. Ray Stubbs revealed that Michael Chopra has been having problems with a gambling addiction and in the very next sentence Shearer dived in with both feet by saying that Cisse and A N Other simply 'weren't at the races today'!

But the usual "oh, by the way some teams played at Ewood and we won't even bother discussing it". Some things don't change

[Majiball]

the "Jesse" comment had me laughing.

The lack of coverage did not, it would seem the media have no knowledge of whats going on at Ewood on talksport they said "hughes" had used all 3 of his subs (I could have sworn our manager was Ince).

On top of that the Telegraph has our headline as Friedel Heroices save the day, PROOF READING you muppets.

[only2garners]

Does anyone know where the term 'Jesse' actually came from? Nearest I can rem is years ago elderly people usually referring to effeminate men as 'Jesse Getana's'.

Does this sound believable: -

screaming great jessie

Australian slang, imported from Scotland, for a man who although straight behaves in a whiny, complaining and non-masculine manner.

e.g. what's wrong with you, you screaming great jessie? Get on that roof and clean out the gutters.

[thenodrog]

Possibly. I'd imagine Lawro's agent will now be the greatest living authority on that subject ...... he'll have been googling frantically all night!

[Wiggy]

Possibly. I'd imagine Lawro's agent will now be the greatest living authority on that subject ...... he'll have been googling frantically all night!

It's a little ironic that Lawro used the term.....he's the biggest Jesse on the telly!

[brfcshabba]

On top of that the Telegraph has our headline as Friedel Heroices save the day, PROOF READING you muppets.

If you read that on newsnow you should have read the report as it was infact the report from the Rovers Fulham match a few years ago

[Plastic Head]

From the OED:

Jesse

i) One who is backward at coming forward.

ii) A big girls blouse

iii) Cristiano Ronaldo

[trs]

But the usual "oh, by the way some teams played at Ewood and we won't even bother discussing it". Some things don't change

The fact is, 11,000 empty seats is not a good advertisment for football, whether it be bbc, sky or whatever.

In most media minds, we will always be down there with the likes of Fulham, Wigan Bolton etc

[rover6]

Surely, the most awesome moment on MOTD was Alan Shearer's mindbendingly interesting opinion on what should happen next at Newcastle.

He basically said nothing in about 500 hundred words.

[Ninjathunder]

The fact is, 11,000 empty seats is not a good advertisment for football, whether it be bbc, sky or whatever.

In most media minds, we will always be down there with the likes of Fulham, Wigan Bolton etc

Plus it wasn't exactly a game for the neutrals.

[Majiball]

If you read that on newsnow you should have read the report as it was infact the report from the Rovers Fulham match a few years ago

Must admit I only checked the date at the top of the article.

[boris bear]

This isn't really about MOTD but on the BBC today in the summing up bit I didn't hear mention of the fact that Man U had seven players booked this afternoon. I didn't see the game so I cannot comment on the incidents but if that was us I'm sure it would have been mentioned, or maybe I'm just paranoid.

[yoda]

It's a little ironic that Lawro used the term.....he's the biggest Jesse on the telly!

I thought he was A friend of Dorothy

[Ossydave]

I only realised last night, most of you have probably known for ages, that the running order for MOTD is on teletext. Needless to say, we were last last night.

[gumboots]

Plus it wasn't exactly a game for the neutrals.

No but it was a manager under pressure, leaky defence, Fulham with lots of newish players, no away win yet, and it did deserve a comment or two even if it didn't deserve to be higher up the running order.

[thenodrog]

Even I would find it hard to justify putting out 1-0 win over Fulham anywhere else but last on last nights MoTD.

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

Surely, the most awesome moment on MOTD was Alan Shearer's mindbendingly interesting opinion on what should happen next at Newcastle.

He basically said nothing in about 500 hundred words.

For me the funniest thing - was Ray Stubbs asking Shearer to concentrate on West Ham before talking about Newcastle. Shearer then spent 5 minutes explaining how Newcastle's poor defence led to their defeat - you couldn't make it up.

Even I would find it hard to justify putting out 1-0 win over Fulham anywhere else but last on last nights MoTD.

I agree - but some comment - no matter how poor - would have been nice.

[gumboots]

For me the funniest thing - was Ray Stubbs asking Shearer to concentrate on West Ham before talking about Newcastle. Shearer then spent 5 minutes explaining how Newcastle's poor defence led to their defeat - you couldn't make it up.

I agree - but some comment - no matter how poor - would have been nice.

Precisely. there were reasons why all the other games were shown before ours - Tees- Wear derby, Steven Gerrard's possible hundredth goal, WEst Ham new manager against Newcastle everbody's favourite joke and Arsenal Bolton plenty of goals and an Arsenal performance to get the pundits drooling. That bit I understood and accepted but it was the way they had absolutely nothing to say and never have even if we play stunningly well that annoyed me.

[92er]

the "Jesse" comment had me laughing.

The lack of coverage did not, it would seem the media have no knowledge of whats going on at Ewood on talksport they said "hughes" had used all 3 of his subs (I could have sworn our manager was Ince).

On top of that the Telegraph has our headline as Friedel Heroices save the day, PROOF READING you muppets.

If you are talking about the Sunday Telegraph, they must have changed their haedlines later as my paper has "Relieved Ince pays tribute to Robinson."

I have now read on and seen that other people have dealt with this!!

[bazza]

One person who likes us is radio 5 live's commentator Alan Green. He quite often says "I do like Blackburn."

I remember him commentating on Spurs v Rovers two or three seasons ago when Lucas Neill was playing for us. Sinama-Pongole and Bellamy scored for us but we lost 3-2.

Green was enthusing about "this excellent game of football". And it really was a good game even for the neutrals.

He still likes us.

[Amo]

Old Nicko disagrees with MOTD on the Kevin Davies challenge, calling it a "horror tackle" in The People.

[Hughesy]

Old Nicko disagrees with MOTD on the Kevin Davies challenge, calling it a "horror tackle" in The People.

I agree with Nicko. Dirty Kevin Davies!

[tonygreenbank]

The Sunday Times league table showed that we were next to bottom! They hadn`t realised that we had played yesterday even though the other teams who also played had their positions shown correctly. They did have a match report though and Andrews was MOM! Perhaps a neutral can see things that many Rovers fans cant.

[Fylde Coast Fan]

West Ham v Newcastle looked like an exciting game and between Zola's appointment and Ashley's woes, was the biggest news story of the day. Arsenal v Bolton had plenty of talking points and put the Gunners top of the league. Liverpool v Stoke had the major talking point of Gerrard's goal being chalked off. Sunderland v Boro is a local derby.

We were last because of the five games there was nothing to talk about. Every club's fans seem to obsess over things when they're on MOTD last - City used to have the biggest shoulder-chip about it. Don't let Rovers go the same way.