Top Ten Top Tens

June 2, 2008 3:41 AM

To celebrate its hundredth edition the Observer Sport Monthly publishes it's ten best Top Tens.

The 10 greatest bits of commentary ever
The 10 most bitter sporting feuds of all time
The 10 greatest chokes in the history of sport
The 10 sporting love matches
The 10 existential crises
The 10 dodgiest haircuts in history of football
The 10 worst sporting diplomats
The 10 worst penalty misses of all time
The 10 greatest sports uniforms
The 10 sporting myths

posted by fearfulsymmetry (9 comments total)

I love OSM's top tens. But not as much as I love this correction to the "greatest commentary" article:

We originally referred to Bjorge Lillelien as Bjorge Minge, which was subsequently corrected online.
posted by flashboy at 4:10 AM on June 2, 2008 [1 favorite]

"Put me back on my bike," heh. Yeah, he felt the need for speed. What about Phil Ligget, the greatest English language cycling commentator: "Armstrong is coming down the finishing straight like a grand prix motorcar!"
posted by fixedgear at 5:33 AM on June 2, 2008

Sid Waddell was robbed... "When Alexander of Macedonia was 33 he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer - Bristow is only 27!"
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 5:56 AM on June 2, 2008 [1 favorite]

Ahh, Sid Wadell. That is my favourite fearfullsymmetry, but this is a good second

Steve Beaton. He’s not A-donis, he’s THE Donis.
posted by fatfrank at 7:23 AM on June 2, 2008

What is the point of having the haircut and uniform ones without the photos?
posted by ninebelow at 8:59 AM on June 2, 2008

We originally referred to Bjorge Lillelien as Bjorge Minge, which was subsequently corrected online.

They still haven't corrected everything!

"In his over-the-top exaltations following Norway's 2-1 over England in 1981, Bjorn Minge almost impossibly managed to fulfil all of the above criteria in one go - so the mighty Norwegian had to be No 1."

Also, I'm enjoying these top 10s way more than I anticipated.
posted by Kattullus at 10:38 AM on June 2, 2008

[a few comments removed -- if I had a nickel for every time someone small-texted a lesson about how you're supposed to spell its, I would have a different job at this point. use the flag queue, resist your inner rainman. thank you.]
posted by jessamyn at 11:53 AM on June 2, 2008 [2 favorites]

Is this something I would have to be British to understand?
posted by jpdoane at 2:30 PM on June 3, 2008

Is this something I would have to be British to understand?

The Top Tens? Not really, there's plenty of international and American examples in them.

Sid Wadell? Yeah, probably...
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:44 PM on June 3, 2008