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Anyone else hear this on talksport?

Andy Townsend was recalling the day Norwich players were stuck in a lift for 20 minutes on their return to the hotel room.

Apparently they were joking around to start with, but after about 20 minutes it was not so funny... Then Andy Linighan breaks, full on panic... Rips the lift doors open and the lift is stuck between two floors... He''s panicking so much that he jumps up to the floor thats in view and squeezes through to escape... From what Townsend said the rest of the team were quite concerned as the lift could''ve started at any moment and ripped Linighan in half.

Interesting stuff.

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The most surprising aspect of this story for me is Andy Townsend admitting that he played for Norwich.  He always seems to play this down when he''s on telly.

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Oh so true with I suspect with Lambert in charge even Andy ‘Norwich who?’ Townsend will be forced to acknowledge our existence!

Can’t stand the ------ tool to be honest but an interesting anecdote note the less.

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[quote user="Skijumptoes"]Anyone else hear this on talksport? Andy Townsend was recalling the day Norwich players were stuck in a lift for 20 minutes on their return to the hotel room. Apparently they were joking around to start with, but after about 20 minutes it was not so funny... Then Andy Linighan breaks, full on panic... Rips the lift doors open and the lift is stuck between two floors... He''s panicking so much that he jumps up to the floor thats in view and squeezes through to escape... From what Townsend said the rest of the team were quite concerned as the lift could''ve started at any moment and ripped Linighan in half. Interesting stuff.[/quote]

Linighan was an absolute nutter. I remember reading that after a night out in Norwich he decided to run the full 10 miles home. When some of the players tried to pick him up in their cars he just told them to go forth and multiply*

 

 

*A stronger variant of this would have been used if this had been WACCOE

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It could have been worse. Sir Stirling Moss today called his lift and stepped in when the door opened, only to fall down the lift shaft three stories as the lift was not there. Two broken ankles, three vertabrae, ribs etc. Poor chap, I hope he recovers.

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[quote user="Skijumptoes"]Anyone else hear this on talksport? Andy Townsend was recalling the day Norwich players were stuck in a lift for 20 minutes on their return to the hotel room. Apparently they were joking around to start with, but after about 20 minutes it was not so funny... Then Andy Linighan breaks, full on panic... Rips the lift doors open and the lift is stuck between two floors... He''s panicking so much that he jumps up to the floor thats in view and squeezes through to escape... From what Townsend said the rest of the team were quite concerned as the lift could''ve started at any moment and ripped Linighan in half. Interesting stuff.[/quote]

New meaning to centre half!!

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