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This special episode of Quickly Kevin, Will He Score? features hosts Chris Scull, Josh Widdicombe, and Michael discussing listener emails, playing quiz games, and pitching three potential non-90s football documentary episodes for listeners to vote on. The episode includes the story of Faustino Asprilla's bizarre almost-transfer to Darlington, continuing segments like 'Do I Like That?' and 'Do I Remember This Right?', and three compelling pitches for special episodes covering Brian Clough vs Don Revie, the 1984 Milk Cup final documentary, and Euro 88.
Opening Banter and Asprilla's Failed Darlington Move
The hosts kick off with their trademark banter before diving into an incredible listener email about Faustino Asprilla's attempted transfer to Darlington FC. Safe-cracker-turned-businessman George Reynolds bought Darlington in 1999 and attempted to sign the somersaulting Colombian striker with an extravagant offer. When Asprilla failed to show for medicals and fled to the Middle East, Reynolds bizarrely conducted a fake Spanish-language radio interview, pretending to translate Asprilla's responses while speaking gibberish in a Spanish accent.
- George Reynolds, who had been jailed twice for safe-cracking, bought Darlington and built a £25 million stadium despite 4,000 average attendance
- Reynolds offered Asprilla £17,000 per week plus 20% of gate receipts, a free car, and rent-free flat
- After Asprilla was paraded in front of fans and on Sky Sports, he failed to show for two medicals and caught a 5am flight to the Middle East
- Reynolds proceeded with a scheduled radio interview, pretending to interview Asprilla in Spanish using made-up words and then translating them himself
- Reynolds was later arrested with £500,000 in his car boot and jailed for tax evasion and money laundering; now runs an e-cigarette shop
" I couldn't let the radio lad down, so I thought I would do it instead. "
Do I Remember This Right: Kevin Gallagher on City Central
A listener asks whether they correctly remember a City Central episode where presenter Sue swooned over Blackburn winger Kevin Gallagher. The hosts have no memory of this specific episode but acknowledge the specificity suggests it likely happened, calling out to listeners for confirmation.
- Listener Jamie Rose remembers a 1997-98 City Central episode featuring Kevin Gallagher where Sue allegedly really fancied the Scottish winger
- The listener specifically remembers Sue swooning and falling backwards over Kevin Gallagher
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