Michaelo wrote:He said that he would much rather watch The Pogues for 90 minutes every week than see Manchester City play, later adding that he saw The Pogues at Brixton every year. He then went on to say that when Shane MacGowan was off stage during one of the songs he had thought that the 7 man Pogues would beat 9 man Everton at just about anything except football (he gave a fight and Scrabble as examples).

Michaelo wrote:Yesterday's Guardian Football Weekly podcast, which is available free on i-tunes, contained numerous mentions of The Pogues. Irish journalist Barry Glendenning stated that he had stopped watching the Manchester City v Everton game at half time as he was going to see The Pogues at Brixton Academy. He said that he would much rather watch The Pogues for 90 minutes every week than see Manchester City play, later adding that he saw The Pogues at Brixton every year. He then went on to say that when Shane MacGowan was off stage during one of the songs he had thought that the 7 man Pogues would beat 9 man Everton at just about anything except football (he gave a fight and Scrabble as examples). There followed various comments about The Pogues, including discussion on whether The Pogues would beat various football teams in a fight. The Pogues then came up several more times during the pod, including a brief snippet of Fairytale. It's well worth a listen.