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A special correspondence episode of Quickly Kevin where the hosts dive into listener emails about football, sharing stories about misunderstood rules, quirky stadiums, and bizarre football memories from the 90s. The episode is packed with hilarious childhood misconceptions about the game, featuring discussions about Peter Schmeichel, Roy Delap's throw-ins, and a fascinating theoretical debate about allowing goalkeepers to use their hands in the opposing penalty area.
Calendar Printing Mishap and Welsh Road Sign Chaos
The episode opens with Michael Marden explaining a hilarious printing error with the Quickly Kevin 1993 calendar. The printing company assumed the 1993 date was a typo and 'corrected' it to 2021, leading to confusion and a rush to fix 2,500 calendars. This sparks a discussion about a legendary Welsh road sign where an out-of-office auto-reply was mistakenly printed as the Welsh translation, creating a sign that read 'I'm not in the office at the moment' instead of the intended traffic restriction.
- Printing company assumed 1993 calendar date was a typo and changed it to 2021 without asking
- Welsh road sign mistakenly used an auto-reply message as the translation, resulting in 'I'm not in the office at the moment' being printed
- The actual English sign said 'no entry for heavy goods vehicles, residential site only'
" who in their right mind would want two and a half thousand 1993 calendars "
Phil Daniels on 90s Chelsea and Damon Albarn's Football Knowledge
The hosts discuss their Patreon content including an interview with Phil Daniels about Chelsea in the 90s, and share excerpts from a book about Damon Albarn's questionable football credentials. Albarn claimed Chelsea as his team and named Trevor Brooking as the greatest footballer of all time, despite Brooking being a West Ham legend and Albarn appearing to know very little about the sport.
- Damon Albarn started following Chelsea in the early 90s despite knowing little about football
- NME mocked Albarn with a spoof interview claiming his favorite players were Eric Cantona and Gazza
- Albarn told a magazine that Trevor Brooking was the greatest footballer of all time
- Phil Daniels used to play for Arsenal's celebrity team while wearing a Chelsea shirt underneath
" I've always been a fan of Chelsea and I love to see them score lots of goals. My favourite Chelsea players are Eric Cantona and Gazza. "
" It's no gimmick. When Ian Botham signed for Scunthorpe, that was a gimmick. Daly is an athlete. Botham wasn't. "
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