England's Steven Gerrard.
Suffolk/Audio: Listen to internet sensation’s England Euro 2012 rant: “They’ve got to up the tempo to allegro”
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
4:57 PM
FOOTBALL fan “Simon in Suffolk” has become an internet sensation after a live radio phone-in.
Royal Hospital School teacher Simon Warr was so incensed by Englands winning performance against Ukraine in last nights Euro 2012 match that he called in BBC Five Lives 606 football phone-in.
He said: I was listening to the commentary and they took the match very seriously as it was a sterling English performance and we were meant to be impressed by it.
I was so incensed I rang Five Live and didnt expect to get through but they put me live straight away and Alan Green was laughing.
The man dubbed the most hilarious football phone-in caller came up with classic phrases including Theyve got to up the tempo to allegro, Where were the players weaving the magic tapestry? and It wasnt a golden victory, it was a victory of fools gold, I think about Englands 1-0 victory.
Mr Warr added: It all just came off the top of my head. I was so het up and frustrated at having to watch England for 90 minutes and okay we won, but there was no quality in the performance.
Steven Gerrard was the artist leading a group of industrial artisans.
Although Mr Warr wants England to win the prestigious tournament, he said it will be a dark day for international football if England are victorious.
I want England to win very much but thats my heart talking. My head says if they do win playing this sort of football, it will be a dark day for international football, he added.
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4 comments
Mr. Warr it seems to me would be happier if England were on the plane home having played the group games in an open style and having probably lost all of their games. When you take over a team with weeks to prepare on the worlds largest stage (international football) and you have major injuries and your best player is suspended, then you set up shop the best you can and try to eek out results. Roy Hodgson has done an incredible job, and England has made the quarterfinals after a nervous game against the then unbeaten French (for 21 games in a row) and a thriller against Sweden, where we came from behind with a strikeforce of youngsters, and a tough final game against a home team that would crawl over broken glass to win. I guess some people you just can't please, for me and many like me this is a thrilling event where England, against all odds and with the lowest expectation of any major team in the tournament, are actually performing well and improving consistently. Onwards to the Italian Job and when it's done we can all whine or praise the performance, but either way, we've already exceeded expectations. Mr. Warr, get some new friends in Prague!
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Rich Lancaster
Friday, June 22, 2012
What a surprise - to switch on the radio the other night and there was Simon Warr ranting... whatever are the chances of that happening. I can't wait to see if this also features in his column 'The Warr Zone' in this weekend's paper....
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Arbri
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
A win is a win...no matter how you play! Look at how the Greeks won in 2004! I don't find this funny...its stupid and whimsical! Come on England! Play Ugly and Win Ugly! We don't care! Apart from Mr Warr!
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Mr DJ
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Is this the same internet sensation as the leaking pipes in flats on the Dock?
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david rowson
Wednesday, June 20, 2012