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Post by Ivanhoe on Apr 3, 2011 13:30:16 GMT
Would 'Harold Bird' have to change his name to 'Harald Vogel', imagine him spouting these words, "Vor yoo Tommy zee innings is over".
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Post by Bladenz on Apr 3, 2011 21:39:49 GMT
Nice one, Ivanhoe. I think Dicky Bird is well named actually - he is a bit of a dick. He was the sort of umpire who believed that the crowds had come to see him. Rather like Arthur Ellis, the old Football League referee - he was a real showman. Dicky thinks he's a comedian. He would probably have sent the WW2 batsman to the concentration pavilion with "Gotterdammerung" ringing in his ears too!
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Post by fred emney on Apr 3, 2011 22:42:05 GMT
jovial recollections from umpire dickie vogel bird...
I remember Von Botham & Von lamby coming onto zee field vid a enigma code machine, they ver a right laugh and zee rain pistzened it down 240 mile away & zee members said i vos a right tvat for taking zem off in der sunshine .
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Post by Ivanhoe on Apr 4, 2011 17:31:59 GMT
Have they unveiled the statue of him yet in Baaarnsleee-Like, the pleasure them kestrels will have shittin on his ead...
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Post by Bladenz on Apr 7, 2011 21:17:29 GMT
Poor old Dickie! A legend in his own lunch-time, and now a target for crapping pigeons. There ain't no justice in this world. Sieg Heil, Dickie!
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