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Famous Five: Funny Football TV clips

Thursday 5th January 2012 16:34

McClaren: A master at talking double Dutch!

McClaren: A master at talking double Dutch!

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Inspired by Steve McClaren's return to the FC Twente hotseat, TEAMtalk's James Marshment picks out his Famous Five funny football interviews.

5 - Nigel Reo-Coker & Anton Ferdinand doing the Soulja Boy Crank.

OK, it's not strictly a TV clip and more a home-made video but given TEAMtalk prides itself on being a family friendly website, picking out five clips which would not land us in trouble with either a) disgruntled parents, or worse still, b) with a costly lawsuit is easier said than done.

So with that in mind, picking out some football funnies was far trickier than expected.

There were a few examples which couldn't make the cut for the aforementioned reasons, with a decent Joe Kinnear interview, to name one, failing to make the grade.

So, coming in at Number 5, is the ridiculous Soulja Boy (should that be 'Boi'?!) dance routine as performed by Nigel Reo-Coker and Anton Ferdinand. Sorry lads, but ironic or otherwise, doing dance routines should be left to either 12-year-old wannabes or professional dancers - of which you two are neither!

4 - Graham Taylor - Do I not like that!

Back in 1993, England needed to beat Holland in their own back yard to maintain their slim hopes of qualifying for the following summer's World Cup finals.

Sadly, under the failed tutelage of Graham Taylor, we fell badly short. His time in charge of the national team will probably be best remembered for the Channel 4 Documentary which tracked the latter stages of his England reign. Oh that, and the infamous Sun headline 'Swedes 2 Turnips 1'.

3 - Kevin Keegan's 'Love It' rant.

It was during the race for the 1995/96 title that Keegan famously directed remarks at Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson during an interview on live television.

His outburst - "I will love it if we beat them! Love it!" - is frequently referred to when describing the relationship between the pair.

Said with such vitriol and passion, Keegan's quote was named Quote of the Decade in an April 2003 poll following 10 seasons of the Premier League. It also appears in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. Magnificent stuff - and one of the earliest signs at how Fergie was the old master when it came to title mind games.

2 - Harry Redknapp gets hit by a ball.

Beware, the below clip contains some bad language.

A clearly agitated 'Arry fails to see the funny side when one of his players 'accidentally mis-hits' a shot straight at his bonce during a training session. What amuses me the most is not the ball hitting his head, or the angry tirade that follows, but the way in which he tries (and fails) to regain his composure immediately afterwards. Comedy gold!

1 - Shteeve McClaren goes Dutch.

Quite possibly the funniest football interview ever given. What possessed McClaren to do a faux Dutch accent a day into his first spell at FC twente coach only he will know. We've never seen anything quite like it before, and certainly haven't done since, and this remains to this day an old favourite for all at TEAMtalk Towers. Oh dear, Shteeve, oh dear!

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