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Adrian 'Numpty' Durham (born 13 May 1969, Peterborough, England) is an English football journalist and broadcaster. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ...

Career

Durham currently hosts "Bowtime" Monday-Thursday between 4:00pm-7:00pm alongside ex footballer Ian Wright on the national radio station Talksport. His previous slot before the 2006 World Cup on the station was presenting "Kick-Off" with Alvin Martin, Ray Houghton, or Gary Stevens. For other persons named Ian Wright, see Ian Wright (disambiguation). ... talkSPORT is one of the United Kingdoms three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a commercial sports and talk radio service from London to the United Kingdom. ... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA... Alvin Martin is one of West Ham Uniteds all-time greats, a true pro respected by fans and players alike. ... Raymond James Houghton (born January 9, 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) was an industrious footballer best known for his spell with the last great Liverpool team of the 1980s and his goals in big international fixtures for the Republic of Ireland. ... Gary Andrew Stevens (born Hillingdon, Middlesex, 30 March 1962) is a former English footballer. ...

Durham is an avid Peterborough United fan. Durham has recently been presenting the Drivetime show on TalkSPORT in combination with Arsenal legend Ian Wright. Peterborough United Football Club are an English football team currently playing in League Two for the 2007-08 season. ...

Broadcasting style

Adrian often takes controversial positions in discussions, which are usually disagreed with by listeners and co-presenters, sometimes resulting in a heated argument. One of his more bizarre suggestions is that he could do a better job than the current England manager, since, in his view, the only attribute an England manager needs is passion. Furthermore, Durham has a habit of responding to those who have contradicting views to his own in a sarcastic and condescending response. He has recently gone on record calling Jamie Carragher "a bottler" and accused Thierry Henry of going missing in big games.^{[citation needed]} Look up argument in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The word bizarre may refer to the following people or things: (Bizarre) is a word which means strange, weird, or completely out of the usual or expected. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ... -1... Thierry Daniel Henry (pronounced , born 17 August 1977) is a French football player. ...

His opinions are also very fluid. This fluidity allows him to air apparently contradictory statements. He regularly reminds listeners he's first and foremost an England fan, secondly he's a fan of a team who plays proper football (i.e. a team that plays with flair) regardless of whether it's an English club playing in a European Cup^{[citation needed]}. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Soccer redirects here. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ...

Jamie Carragher incident

On 9 July 2007, Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher announced he was considering retiring from international football. For this, Durham labelled Carragher a "bottler".^[1] Durham was very surprised when Carragher actually called in to his programme. is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... -1...

Television

Durham claimed that he does not own a television because "there is nothing worth watching on TV" and that "it ruined conversation."^{[citation needed]} When asked by fellow presenter Rodney Marsh how he watched football on television, Durham said that he either went to his local pub or listened to the match on the radio.^{[citation needed]} Rodney William Marsh (born 11 October 1944 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is a retired English footballer. ...

In July 2006, Durham presented live coverage of Celtic F.C's tour of America on Irish satellite channel, Setanta Sports. Current season Celtic Football Club are a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... Setanta Sports (pronounced ) is an international sports broadcaster, operating 12 channels in 24 countries. ...

References

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External links

• Adrian's profile at talkSPORT