I was there, the night Chris Basham did the Maradona turn....

[RealMcCoy]

AT SWINDON, I TURNED TO A FELLOW BLADE AND SAID THAT BASHAM LOOKED LIKE A MOON, ISOLATED AND IN A WORLD COMPLETELY OF HIS OWN.

He didn't know whether he was CB or midfield and was neither fish nor fowl.

He (The Blade) laughed loudly and accidentally spat some of his pie onto my new coat.. ( no longer Stone Island or my reaction may have been different!)

Last night, Basham was out of this world and if any pie had been spat, it would have landed in my seriously dropped jaw, such was the awesomeness of the excellently named Bashenbauer.

Going forward in that zone is clearly where he is best as an assured Centre back looking ahead at what he can build in an attack

So three thoughts;

One, Basham as CB and say bye to McCarthy
Two, attack from the back with Harris, Flynn and now Basham as we've got the skills as well as the mindset.
Three, watch out for flying pies and dropped jaws cause there will be a few shocks with Bashenbauer.

Did you really use those words?? In a football ground??
You must have known him well!
Love the idea

 

[Canterbury Blade]

I did use those words and I'd never met him or his rather feral looking son before ( the Blade not Basham, whose son I've not seen)

Mind you I'd been on the sauce a tad, firstly on the microbrews up in the old town at The Hop, secondly, on the Pussers rum infused Wadworths beer In the other decent pub up there and then that sports bar nearer the ground as you walk down the hill towards that magic roundabout thing.

We had wanted to drink their beer (our lass would object vigorously to the shagging of local women nowadays) but after a sample of Arkells in The Great Western decided it was abysmal and went everywhere that didn't sell it.

So, yes I did describe Basham as a moon, but possibly my inspiration came from trying to wash the taste of Arkells away by doing too much pop...

Still, bar the pie spitting, he did seem to enjoy the comment. His son, however, looked at me oddly through his narrow and close together eyes..

 

[Kenilworth]

On the silky skills and pirouette turn - from my point of view I'd like to see him Bash one out in every game


See what I did there?

 

[shorehamview]

See what I did there?

Nick a joke from the Little And Large book of comedy?

 

[Kenilworth]

Nick a joke from the Little And Large book of comedy?

Ah, get back to your montages and collating more cup run vids

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I did use those words and I'd never met him or his rather feral looking son before ( the Blade not Basham, whose son I've not seen)

Mind you I'd been on the sauce a tad, firstly on the microbrews up in the old town at The Hop, secondly, on the Pussers rum infused Wadworths beer In the other decent pub up there and then that sports bar nearer the ground as you walk down the hill towards that magic roundabout thing.

We had wanted to drink their beer (our lass would object vigorously to the shagging of local women nowadays) but after a sample of Arkells in The Great Western decided it was abysmal and went everywhere that didn't sell it.

So, yes I did describe Basham as a moon, but possibly my inspiration came from trying to wash the taste of Arkells away by doing too much pop...

Still, bar the pie spitting, he did seem to enjoy the comment. His son, however, looked at me oddly through his narrow and close together eyes..

You paint a lurid tale of excess, gluttony, avarice and general debauchery. Given your location, I think you are the exiled, clandestine Bishop of Bath and Wells.

 

[Kenilworth]

You paint a lurid tale of excess, gluttony, avarice and general debauchery. Given your location, I think you are the exiled, clandestine Bishop of Bath and Wells.

I am a colossal pervert, Blacakadder, nooo form of sexual depravity is too low for me. man, mineral or vegatable, I'll do anything to anything"

Fine words for a Bishop. It is nice to hear the Church speaking out on social issues.