Sidenetting

GRAEME LE SAUX - An anagram of ‘Graeme Le Saux’ is ‘A Male Sex Urge.’ Poor old Sox is always quick to complain about being labelled homosexual. He clearly doesn’t like it. But Soxy’s also referred to as ‘intellectual’. Both tags are untrue. You win some, you lose some, eh, Gra?

Here’s some more from the maestro.

ON THE ENGLAND LEFT BACK POSITION - FOOTBALL FOCUS 04/03/06
Well with him (Robinson) sort of injuring err Bridge and obviously Michael Owen before that erm its I err its its not a concern if if if Ashley Cole is fit in the next sort of few weeks and I I think the main thing is that they get games. These, these players all need to sort of have have matches under their belts before they get to the the World Cup and and get some miles on the on the clock really and that’s that’s important.

ON MARTIN JOL – FOOTBALL FOCUS 04/03/06
(5 England players in the side against Uruguay)
Yeah, that’s an incredible advert for for Spurs and I think its it says everything about you know what the club have done over the past couple of seasons and since Martin Jol there been have been for particularly because I think he’s encouraged English players to be at at the club erm and he’s got eyup he’s got a way with his players technically and you know I think he creates the the right environment for them. I think that was always a problem at Spurs. Wasn’t quite the right environment.

ON ITALY’S CHANCES AT THE WORLD CUP - FOOTBALL FOCUS 04/03/06
No I mean I err Italy have have you know they’ve got great players err I’m surprised to see Del Piero back in. That shows you know the quality of that sort of player.

(Ed: Sidenetting is often confused by Graemes’s ‘analysis’ but we really have no idea what that one was about).

LE SOX IS PUT IN HIS PLACE - THRICE - MOTD2 05/03/06
When asked whether Arsenal would get that coveted Premiership 4th spot:

Le Sox: Well Arse Arsenal have a history of of sort of success don’t they so they they’ve got their sp ssights set on on that championship league spot so important for them for what has been a a relatively disappointing season.
Gavin Peacock: Yeah I mean, I’ll tell you why I think it will be Arsenal I think because they’ve got six of their last ten games at home and their home form is is excellent. I think that might be the key deciding factor.

On Sunderland Captain, Breen’s ridiculous handball against Man City

Le Sox: It’s it’s well it’s it’s just it’s just awful n’ he’s an experienced player
The Peacock: They haven’t helped themselves.

And on accusations of Chelsea cheating

Le Sox: Well I I sort of think that all the things that Chelsea are accused of at at the moment and rightly so in some instances have been going on for quite some time in that it comes with the territory of being the top team you know an’ an’ you you get (interrupted)
Adrian Chiles: It’s a bit worse than that

Ed: Nah, it don’t get much worse than that, Adrian…hold on, though

ON RONNIE WALLWORK’S FOUL ON MAKELELE
Well I mean you know it was it was a tough game it was a physical game and and that’s that’s fine you know I think it you know you get the situation Ronnie Wallwork goes for the ball, it’s a foul, the refs in control of the situation you know Makelele goes down, he’s OK but then what compounds it makes it difficult for the referee is all the Chelsea players crowd around him and that’s what I don’t think you know people dislike about you know what’s going on in football at the moment.

Ed: did he mean that - he certainly said it

MOTD2 19/03/06

ON BOUMSONG FOULING CROUCH
Well, yeah I mean the thing is he’s he’s you know completely taken his eye off the ball just rushed rushed his ummmmmmmmmmmm you know the pass to clear it an’ an’ you know Peter Crouch is in an’ a bit debateable if he should’ve been sent off. I think it was a bit harsh.

ON…NO IDEA!
Yeah I mean well ‘e gets the ball here umm it’s a good set off umm to his colleague, and you see it gets passed back an’ now he really should be looking to the next sort of picture an’ he’s he’s made a good run but he should be looking up there really an’ you can see Chewell on far post coming in an’ really he’s doing the right kind of thing going towards goal an’ then it’s a simple cut back and it’s one on one for Harry Kewell.

Ed: “his colleague”!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ON MEAT PIE
Adrian Chiles: I just know you’ve never eaten a pie
Le Sox: Apple pie. My Mum’s apple pie. River Café do a great apple pie.
Chiles: Oh dear me! Oh, I can’t believe you just said that.