Which fruit and vegetables have been hurled at footballers and managers?
Oct 10, 2018 21:18:12 GMT
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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 10, 2018 21:18:12 GMT
www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/10/which-fruit-and-vegetables-have-been-hurled-at-footballers-and-managers
“After Steve Bruce had a cabbage thrown at him, it got me wondering what other odd fruits or vegetables have been tossed in the direction of underperforming managers or players?” asks George Jones.
It wouldn’t take a genius to guess which vegetable was thrown at the late Graham Taylor back in the 1990s. Here’s an extract of Jeremy Alexander’s match report from Bolton Wanderers’ 5-1 defeat of Wolves in 1995. “As Graham Taylor settled on the bench three turnips winged past him on to the pitch. Compared to his goalkeeper he got off lightly. Three shots flew in from 30 yards like sticks of celery.” Three turnips! And not one hit the target. That’s a poor conversion rate.
Joe Cleverdon takes us to the south coast, where a supporter did hit the spot, which was poor old Ian Branfoot’s head. “In the 1993-94 season Ian Branfoot was the worst Saints manager ever,” he writes. “His theories involved dropping Matt Le Tissier. Many regulars in the Milton Road End at The Dell claimed responsibility for the tangerine that hit his head and marked the beginning of the end.”
Simon Hermansson takes us to Sweden for another fruit-based attack. In April 2013 the top-flight match between Mjällby and Djurgården was suspended after Mjällby’s Gbenga Arokoyo was walloped by a pear thrown from the stands. Not only did it lead to the game’s abandonment, but a 3-0 victory was awarded to Mjällby.
Sadly, numerous players over the years have had to contend with having bananas thrown at them by boneheaded racists. In 2012 Barcelona’s Dani Alves responded to this despicable act by taking a bite out of the fruit at El Madrigal.
Chelsea fans have been known to bring celery to matches for almost three decades. And on occasions some supporters have taken to tossing the tasteless sticks on to the pitch. In 2007, three fans were banned for pelting Spurs players in an FA Cup match, while Cesc Fàbregas was targeted in the 2007 League Cup final when he was an Arsenal player.
And for a reason we can’t fathom, Watford supporters tried to liven up trips in 2007 by smuggling random fruit and vegetables in. The campaign was called “Five-a-day awaydays” and was a source of embarrassment for some Hornets supporters. Items photographed inside stadiums included watermelons, butternut squash, ginger, carrots, lemons, broccoli and aubergines.
“After Steve Bruce had a cabbage thrown at him, it got me wondering what other odd fruits or vegetables have been tossed in the direction of underperforming managers or players?” asks George Jones.
It wouldn’t take a genius to guess which vegetable was thrown at the late Graham Taylor back in the 1990s. Here’s an extract of Jeremy Alexander’s match report from Bolton Wanderers’ 5-1 defeat of Wolves in 1995. “As Graham Taylor settled on the bench three turnips winged past him on to the pitch. Compared to his goalkeeper he got off lightly. Three shots flew in from 30 yards like sticks of celery.” Three turnips! And not one hit the target. That’s a poor conversion rate.
Joe Cleverdon takes us to the south coast, where a supporter did hit the spot, which was poor old Ian Branfoot’s head. “In the 1993-94 season Ian Branfoot was the worst Saints manager ever,” he writes. “His theories involved dropping Matt Le Tissier. Many regulars in the Milton Road End at The Dell claimed responsibility for the tangerine that hit his head and marked the beginning of the end.”
Simon Hermansson takes us to Sweden for another fruit-based attack. In April 2013 the top-flight match between Mjällby and Djurgården was suspended after Mjällby’s Gbenga Arokoyo was walloped by a pear thrown from the stands. Not only did it lead to the game’s abandonment, but a 3-0 victory was awarded to Mjällby.
Sadly, numerous players over the years have had to contend with having bananas thrown at them by boneheaded racists. In 2012 Barcelona’s Dani Alves responded to this despicable act by taking a bite out of the fruit at El Madrigal.
Chelsea fans have been known to bring celery to matches for almost three decades. And on occasions some supporters have taken to tossing the tasteless sticks on to the pitch. In 2007, three fans were banned for pelting Spurs players in an FA Cup match, while Cesc Fàbregas was targeted in the 2007 League Cup final when he was an Arsenal player.
And for a reason we can’t fathom, Watford supporters tried to liven up trips in 2007 by smuggling random fruit and vegetables in. The campaign was called “Five-a-day awaydays” and was a source of embarrassment for some Hornets supporters. Items photographed inside stadiums included watermelons, butternut squash, ginger, carrots, lemons, broccoli and aubergines.
