[TV] Saint and Greavsie

[Official Old Man]

Bringing back some memories or showing how it was done 30+ years ago.
"Best of" now on ITV4 so hopefully on catch-up later.

 

[theboybilly]

Nothing will top (for me at least) the episode where Peter Brackley stood in for a poorly Greavsie (as the man himself) Wonderful stuff

 

[Randy McNob]

Used to be my favourite show, before the premiership was formed. They used to have a right giggle which made it fun to watch, I don't really watch football focus, everyone on there is as dull as ditch water or a muff muncher

 

[Eeyore]

Used to be my favourite show, before the premiership was formed. They used to have a right giggle which made it fun to watch, I don't really watch football focus, everyone on there is as dull as ditch water or a muff muncher

 

[aolstudios]

It made me cringe then. Not gonna put myself through it again

 

[Bry Nylon]

Used to be my favourite show, before the premiership was formed. They used to have a right giggle which made it fun to watch, I don't really watch football focus, everyone on there is as dull as ditch water or a muff muncher

Just why?

Infraction issued.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Loved It. It was a ground breaking show because it moved football shows away from the smart suit stiff upper lip brigade who weren't allowed to laugh at anything. Greavsie loved to take the piss. He was a true legend. The show when Donald Trump appeared was pretty far out.

 

[LANGDON SEAGULL]

Loved It. It was a ground breaking show because it moved football shows away from the smart suit stiff upper lip brigade who weren't allowed to laugh at anything. Greavsie loved to take the piss. He was a true legend. The show when Donald Trump appeared was pretty far out.

Didn’t Donald Trump do the draw for the league cup? Or am I imagining it ?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Didn’t Donald Trump do the draw for the league cup? Or am I imagining it ?

I was just about to say you started early but, amazingly

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I enjoyed it at the time. But I won't want to watch the reruns. I have no hankering for the 'old school' world.

 

[Man of Harveys]

It’s excellent, I’m really enjoying these repeats, even if some of Greavsie’s jokes were a bit sub-Jim Davidson. But the whole thing is a timely reminder that football before Sky took it all over wasn’t all hooliganism and disasters but also a lot of great players and a rather fairer financial playing field too. As someone who finds the modern game a bit bloated and up itself I have no problem with that.

 

[Beach Hut]

The best episode was when Greavsie had flu so they used his Spitting Image puppet, comedy genius

 

[hart's shirt]

Used to be my favourite show, before the premiership was formed. They used to have a right giggle which made it fun to watch, I don't really watch football focus, everyone on there is as dull as ditch water...

Not ashamed to say that I loved it too.

The chemistry and rapport between them was outstanding with the English - Scottish dynamic adding to it.

As for Football Focus, it's lost its way completely IMHO with an emphasis on finding ex-players media work over presenting talent.

It's The One Show with a football theme. Banal and anodyne. This is the sort of thing being offered up.

"Watch as BBC Sport pundits Alex Scott and Fara Williams exchange funny Christmas gifts with one another."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/67755567

People want presenter presence, not presents.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Just watched S&G, in all honesty, was disappointed.

Started off with too much egg chasing.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Slightly haunted by the sight of Greavsie’s tight outfit when wrestling Kendo Nagasaki. I won’t go into detail but it’s put me right off pigs in blankets.

 

[Tony Le Mesmer]

The best episode was when Greavsie had flu so they used his Spitting Image puppet, comedy genius

Yep. The voice was done by our Peter Brackley. Hilarious and features in these best of episodes