Summary
Overview
In this episode of Quickly Kevin Will He Score, hosts Chris Scull, Josh Widdicombe, and Michael Mard welcome Alex Brooker to discuss Arsenal's worst XI of the 1990s. The conversation weaves through Championship Manager memories, terrible player signings, and the fascinating subculture of reserve goalkeepers, while also covering correspondence about Uri Geller's Michael Jackson visit to Exeter City and the phenomenon of players swallowing their tongues. The episode is packed with nostalgia, banter about 90s footballers doing stand-up comedy, and Alex's personal journey becoming an Arsenal fan.
Live Show Announcements and Uri Geller Correspondence
The hosts kick off with exciting announcements about their upcoming live shows at Hackney Empire featuring Alan 'Smudger' Smith and Barry Fry. They then dive into correspondence about Uri Geller's infamous visit with Michael Jackson to Exeter City, reading excerpts from Geller's overwrought programme notes that include warnings about terrorist attacks on his wedding and name-dropping celebrities like David Blaine. The discussion captures the absurdity of Geller's self-importance and sets a humorous tone for the episode.
- Wednesday and Thursday live shows at Hackney Empire announced with Alan Smith and Barry Fry as guests
- Correspondence from James Mason who attended Uri Geller's Michael Jackson event at Exeter City
- Uri Geller's programme piece listed unnecessary celebrity guests at his wedding including David Blaine, Nigel Mansell, and Dave Stewart
- Geller claimed Israeli intelligence warned of terrorist attacks on his wedding, but Scotland Yard referred him to local police
" he called it, he said, Eddie McGoldrick, that C word, purely because he wanted to take every set piece even though he was shit "
Have You Been in a Footballer's House and Swallowing Tongues
The hosts tackle listener correspondence about visiting footballer homes, including a memorable story about Paul Goddard's Great Dane named Hovis that children would ride. This leads to a discussion about the 1990s epidemic of footballers allegedly swallowing their tongues during matches, with the hosts trying to determine if this was a real phenomenon or mass imagination.
- Paul Franklin recalls visiting Paul Goddard's home and riding his Great Dane named Hovis
- Correspondence asks if there was an epidemic of 90s footballers swallowing their tongues
- The hosts remember it being discussed frequently but can't recall specific incidents
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