Football And Shakespeare

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Since (on the most open title race ever...thread) it appears that an Arsenal Chairman's son is going out with a Spurs Chairmans daughter parallels closely the storyline of Romeo and Juliet are there any other Shakey - Footie comparisons that can be made?

― Pete, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, I doubt if I'll ever play for the Danes.

― chris, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's not chairmen it's vice-chairmen. And they are engaged, not just going out. I think they have their parents blessing so it's not quite Montagues and Capulets time.

― N., Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Perhaps Berti Vogts will become a modern day Ophelia.

― Ally C, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Doug Ellis isn't a million miles away from Shylock out of "The Merchant of Venice".

Oh yeah and remember when it was on match of the day that Nigel Clough found out his uncle had poisoned his dad Brian and married his mum.

― Ronan, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well my cousin comes from a family of Arsenal fans and last year married a Spurs fan. I seem to recall that this was commented on in the speeches at great length. She is having their first baby in a couple of months, I wonder where the sprog's loyalties will lie?

― Emma, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Jamie Carragher as Coriolanus, railing against the mob. Heh.

― Tim, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Emma, the answer to your question is easy, Highbury hotspurs fc!

― chris, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If my kids like football and don't support Liverpool there will be a shakespearean bloodbath.

― Ronan, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Martin Keown IS Caliban.

― Jonnie, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my kingdom for an Oleg Luzhny doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

― chris, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Arsenal are full of Calibans. Where's the Ariel to redress the balance?

― N., Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ariel Ortega of Argentina. He doesn't play for Arsenal though.

― Jonnie, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Would Falstaff be Big Ron?

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"prey heaven, it be not full of light again"

"spotters badge son".

― Ronan, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

[insert suitably comical name here] = ate his son's head baked into a pie

― mark s, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Gascoigne is Mark Antony in Julius Caesar: "Poor soul! His eyes are red as fire with weeping!"

― MarkH, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Claudio Ranieri is Nero. Playing his harp as Rome burns.

― jel, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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