Countdowners in the news

[Phil Collinge]

From a little known Scottish football blog by Pat Anderson.

"I see my favourite quiz, The £100k Drop, is back on, but they’ve fucking ruined it. It looks like they’ve weeded out all the thick cunts that made the show so entertaining. It’s boring as fuck now. It’s the opposite problem with Countdown. There seems to be a conveyor belt of sad fuckers these days, whose whole lives have been devoted to appearing on the programme. No Harry Potter or anything for these cunts; they’ve been reading nothing but the dictionary since they were children. The guy that’s on it just now is like a fucking machine with the words he comes up with. They should give the cunt a good slap and throw him out the studio by the scruff of the neck."

James Haughton is the damned recipient of this faint praise.

https://paddyontherailway.wordpress.com ... can-share/

[James S Roper]

Am I being stupid but surely what he's just described is the same problem, rather than the opposite problem? If he's saying that there's not enough 'thick people' on the 100k drop anymore, and then complains the standard on Countdown is too high.

[Mark Deeks]

I think his point is that both are problems. Countdown is rendered unplayable by the high standard, and the drop is unwatchable because of the low one.

[Martin Hurst]

Richard Brittain

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scot ... s-21012795

[Tom S]

Richard Brittain

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scot ... s-21012795

What a weird sicko he is.

[Ben Wilson]

Jesus... The article mentions he's in a psychiatric ward, and I really hope he gets all the help he needs, as judging by the article, he has a long, long way to go.

[Thomas Carey]

Can't believe nobody posted this. Stop the fucjing presses.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/m ... 152079.amp

[Johnny Canuck]

Slow news day I suppose!

[James Robinson]

Can't believe nobody posted this. Stop the fucjing presses.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/m ... 152079.amp

I did on my channels at the time, I think you’ll find...

[Matt Morrison]

I find it really strange - but maybe I shouldn't - that Robbo's tweet got covered by at least two news sources, with links, yet the tweet still has absolutely no likes or retweets, and just one comment (someone telling him it isn't funny). Mad disparity.

[Mark Deeks]

On Christmas Day, too.

[Ian Volante]

I find it really strange - but maybe I shouldn't - that Robbo's tweet got covered by at least two news sources, with links, yet the tweet still has absolutely no likes or retweets, and just one comment (someone telling him it isn't funny). Mad disparity.

Desperation for content trumps pretty much anything nowadays...

[Tom S]

https://twitter.com/mattletiss7/status/ ... 2738713601 Seems a bit like Matt Le Tissier has gone off his rocker.

[Noel Mc]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/53536189

You can discern who this mentions without even clicking the link.

[Martin Hurst]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/53536189

You can discern who this mentions without even clicking the link.

Was watching this live last night. Appalling behaviour by Van der Voort and apologising saying it was a misunderstanding is bllx also as Kirk clearly told him what the issue was at the time. Also credit to Kirk for standing there and just taking the gammon shouting and pointing at him after the match - I would have told him to bugger off.

Van der Voort comes out of this looking like a proper tool, while Kirk (as always) acted correctly and professionally throughout.

[Gavin Chipper]

There's a video here of the incident and another shorter one but with English commentary where you can hear Kirk more clearly.

[Tom S]

Not necessarily "news", but forgot to mention that Elliott Mellor came up as a potential candidate on this year's edition of The Masked Singer https://twitter.com/markgrimshaw16/stat ... 1869405184

[Mark James]

https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/04/countdow ... -13370774/

Just wanted to mention this article as we finally get to learn Susie's real name. Fabulous investigative journalism there from the Metro.

[Jon O'Neill]

https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/04/countdow ... -13370774/

Just wanted to mention this article as we finally get to learn Susie's real name. Fabulous investigative journalism there from the Metro.

Wow

[Mark Deeks]

I always thought it was short for Sushmita. Good to know.

[Gavin Chipper]

I always assumed it was Charlie, like as in Soosie Reams.

[Andy McGurn]

Her name is actually Susannah, she said it aloud during this episode: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_1812

[Rhys Benjamin]

Forgot to mention that Phil Makepeace has stood down as the scorer of Surrey County Cricket Club: he's also done 2 test matches in that time.

[Paul Anderson]

without the H Andy, according to her email