Comments on: Top Ten Top Tens

Top Ten Top Tens

fearfulsymmetry — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:41:34 -0800

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

By: flashboy

flashboy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:10:24 -0800

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.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:33:19 -0800

"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!"

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:56:46 -0800

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!"

By: fatfrank

fatfrank — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:23:30 -0800

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.

By: ninebelow

ninebelow — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:59:31 -0800

What is the point of having the haircut and uniform ones without the photos?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:38:57 -0800

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.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:53:50 -0800

[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.]

By: jpdoane

jpdoane — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:30:09 -0800

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

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:44:00 -0800

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...