17 accidentally funny quotes from the world of sport

u/BigBlueMountainStar reminded r/CasualUK of a classic British TV moment.

“For those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.” – Ted Lowe, BBC Commentator. What other misplaced quotes make you laugh?

Although Ted Lowe‘s comment was more helpful than people tend to appreciate, because the green was still on its spot, people understood the kind of gaffes BigBlueMountainStar wanted, and came up with some classics.

Those familiar with Private Eye’s Colemanballs column, which was dedicated to frequent flyer, David Coleman, will recognise quite a few of these suggestions.

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“They are the second best team in the world, there’s no higher praise than that.” – Kevin Keegan
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Peter Schmeichel will be like a father figure to Kasper Schmeichel – Jamie Redknapp
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“There’s nothing wrong with the car apart from the fact it’s on fire” – Murray Walker
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“Every time he opens his legs he reminds me of Ryan Giggs” – Phil Neville
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“There are 5 players in this attack. 6 if you include the other one” – John Motson
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“When you’ve got a mountain to climb you may as well throw everything into the kitchen sink” – David Pleat
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“He’s an emotional lad; he wears his shirt on his sleeve.” – Ron Atkinson
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“We’ve lost seven of our last eight matches; the only team that we’ve beaten is Western Samoa. Good job we didn’t play the whole of Samoa.” – Gareth Davies
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“I think they’ll win by at least one goal.” – Kenny Sansom
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“I don’t make predictions, and I never will” – Paul Gascoigne
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“He is an interesting player – short back legs” – David Pleat
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“Two laps to go and then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is.” – Murray Walker
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With half the race gone there is half the race to go.” – Murray Walker
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