Jellyman's Thrown a Wobby
Saturday Afternoons in Front of the Telly
Jeff Stelling
Contents
Introduction - This is not a rant …
Part 1 - The Cult of Soccer Saturday
Chapter 1 - A Short History Of Nearly Everything: (To Do With Soccer Saturday)
Chapter 2 - Any Given Saturday
Chapter 4 - You Can Say That Again: The Catchphrases Of Soccer Saturday
Chapter 5 - The Jeff Stelling Drinking Game
Chapter 6 - What The Critics Said
Chapter 8 - Ranting, Raving and General Mania: Viewer Correspondence to the Soccer Saturday Studio
Chapter 9 - Don't Touch That Remote Control!
Chapter 10 - A Selection of Soccer Saturday's Greatest Gaffes, Bloopers and One-Liners
Part 2 - Introducing The Real Crazy Gang: The Soccer Saturday Panel
Chapter 11 - Welcome To The Muppet Show
Chapter 14 - Bigmouth Strikes Again: The People Versus Rodney Marsh
Chapter 16 - Cocoa, Pipe and Slippers (Né Champagne) Charlie
Chapter 17 - ‘Sit Down, Pinocchio!’
Chapter 19 - A Big Fish In A Small Studio
Chapter 21 - Introducing The Best (And Worst) Of The Rest
Chapter 23 - ‘I'm Not A Celebrity: … Get Me Out Of Here Anyway!’
Chapter 25 - Supporting Hartlepool
Chapter 26 - ‘One From The Bottom and Two From The Top.’: How I Got The Countdown Job
Chapter 27 - The Real Jeff Stelling: (In A 1980s-Style Football Interview)
Chapter 28 - Frequently Asked Questions: (At Cocktail Parties)
Introduction This is not a rant …
… But on the sixth day, God created Saturday.
Well, maybe, but during my more reflective moments, I'd like to think He designed it as a reward - something to look forward to during the working weekdays and those soulless evenings on the sofa in front of Corrie, Big Brother and Location, Location, Lo-bloody-cation. He stuffed it full of football, goals, drama, dodgy refereeing decisions and penalty appeals to cheer our souls and set
