Adrian Chiles

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Adrian Chiles

Amid the controversy around Gary Lineker’s exit from the BBC, a couple of points need making, entirely unrelated to the circumstances of his departure. First, how vanishingly unlikely it is we’ll ever again see an elite footballer become an elite presenter. Second, that when he started out on the road to being a consummate broadcaster, he was absolutely hopeless. I say this as someone whose broadcasting career covers roughly the same period.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Adrian Chiles

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3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Adrian Chiles

There was a time when I never left a pub before last orders. Whether or not I was enjoying myself – and on reflection I often wasn’t – I’d be in there until the bitter end. I think this is because, having spent most of my teenage years desperately seeking pubs prepared to serve me, once I was in there, even after I’d turned 18, I was going to make the most of it. A while ago, an old friend was back in the area. We met at our teenage haunt – the Station Inn, West Hagley, since you ask.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Adrian Chiles

THERE’S an old boy I often see in the park opposite my place. He moves slowly, as does his grumpy little dog, which in animal years is about as old as him. His dog growls at my dog while the two of us talk about football. He has a moan about his team, I moan about mine. You know the kind of thing. One time he had something other than football to complain about though. A vet had just taken £1,500 off him to treat his dog for something.

1 month ago | thetablet.co.uk | Adrian Chiles

As the Champions League final of 1999 went into injury time, Manchester United were about to lose 1-0 to Bayern Munich. Then, in the 91st minute, Teddy Sheringham scored an equaliser. This would surely take the match into extra time. But no! Two minutes later, to the considerable dismay of Bayern fans and many others, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored a winner for United.