The Moon of Liberty

This morning, the first Saturday in September, brought the return of the hugely enjoyable Radio 5 live show fighting talk back to our radios. The idea is simple, the panel are asked questions and then have to talk an answer, and the jokes, cheap shots at others expense, ect they get in, the more points the are supposed to get. Sucking up to the host helps too hwoever, as he determines the points.

The host is normally found on Radio 1, DJ Colin Murray. He loves US sports, Liverpool FC and is from Northern Ireland, attacking either of these three things usually means points lost. Sucking up on any of these three things usually means points gained. The two with the highest score go into the final 'Defend the Inderfensible' round in which they are given a rediculous proposition and have to defend it as well and as humerously as they can for 15 seconds.

There are four panelists, today verbal sparring combatants include olympic badminton medalist from Athens Gail Emms, comedian and Leyton Orient fan Bob Mills, Footballer Pat Nevin and from Toronto, US sports show host Greg Brady, a show regular and friend of Colin Murray's.

Newcastle bashing seems to be the order of this week following Kevin Keegan's resignation. The Mike Ahsely bashing in particular came thick and fast. The panel were asked which football supporters could feel they had been mugged this season already. Brady stated he though it was Liverpool and they were in trouble, not suprisingly he did not get many points for that. Gail Emms, although a Tottenham supporter is someone who has been Nottingham based, seemed to reather enjoy digging the knife into Derby County's plight.

Into the second half of the show Gail Emms olympic experiences seemed to take over as she shot into the lead. First she told of how Andy Murray was comforting to her after she had lost her badminton match in Beijing, then followed up by telling us she was sat next to Tony Blair at the closing ceromany, and yet the Chinese wanted photos of her as they love their badminton. or as Murray paraphrased it 'More important then Tony Blair.'

Emms went into the final against Bob mills and won with her defense that badminton players should wear, tighter, skimpier clothin on court. A deliberate question on Murray's part to create as much inudendo as possible, and of course she got Murray's verdict as a result to win the show. If you have not heard it before, I highly reccommend giving it a listen, it airs 11.00 am on Radio 5 Live, and will be on every Saturday morning for the duration of the football season.