Ex-Hull City boss Phil Brown calls Andrea Pirlo 'homophobic' for staying in Italy
A clip of Phil Brown accidentally suggesting Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo is "homophobic" for never having played in the Premier League has become an internet sensation.
The former Hull City boss was being interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live when he mused about the reasons Pirlo, England's chief tormentor in Sunday's Euro 2012 quarter-final, had never left Italy.
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Gaffe: Phil Brown
"I think the Premier League is the best league in the world," he said when asked about England's Euro 2012 failure.
"I think that's why we're attracting the better foreign players. Why hasn't Pirlo played in England?
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"Is he just homophobic? Is he Italian through and through and doesn't want to leave them?"
Poor Phil may have meant to say "homesick" when he got his words mixed up in an apparent tongue-twister with "Anglophobic".
One of Brown's former players, Caleb Folan, tweeted of the gaffe: "Miss these Phil Brown moments! :)".
Brown managed the Tigers between 2006-2010, taking the club to the top flight for the first time in its history. He was briefly linked with a return to the KC last month before Steve Bruce's appointment.
Comments
by Bobsy666
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 1:28PM
“"Takes foot out o fmouth and looks up homophobic in dick-tionary....
Feels fuielish"
Theres only one Fuiel around here.”
by EuroTiger
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 1:16PM
“Takes foot out o fmouth and looks up homophobic in dick-tionary....
Feels fuielish”
by Britincal2010
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 11:18PM
“How about KRAP?”
by Britincal2010
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 11:18PM
“For **** read *******”
by Britincal2010
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 11:17PM
“Typical HDM ****! Why write pointless drivel like this Mr Johnson?”
by Elletiger
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 10:35PM
“I'm disappointed the hdm decided to run this silly story, PB made a mistake and probably already feels a bit embarrassed, why in Hull of all places would we try and add to that. Whatever you may think of PB he deserves more respect then that.
Seaside, love the pic! (check your mailbox)”
by HCAFCscarb
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 8:36PM
“Bronx has got a scooter ?
Great stuff if true...”
by HCAFCscarb
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 8:32PM
“Come on HDM let's have an interview with Steve Bruce there's many things city fans crave to know about..
Give us some good Hull City stuff like you use to do .
Can we have a sports mail back that use to be the highlight of the week second of course to the game.
People use to stand waiting for the green un to come out on a Saturday evening.”
by HCAFCscarb
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 8:25PM
“I really do wonder why when there's so much going on at the club with players on the way in , a new season getting ever close the Hull Daily Mail give us a non Hull City story about Phil Brown who has nothing to do with Hull City.
I believe the Club have stopped giving The local media any info .
Is it because how the fans got wound up over false story after false story about cheap options and cheap managers who where not even on the clubs radar .
How come the HDM are now last to know the latest news ?
I really couldn't care less about what error PB made.
Nothing against PB but I'm more interested in Josh king and are we trying to get him back or Brady or if SB is looking at strikers etc etc.
Doh ....”
by lofty73
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 7:42PM
“Phil Brown slipped up with his comment,like we all do from time to time, he only man,people ranting about him makes me sick,he took Hull City from the brink of div2 to PL in 3 seasons It was first time in its history to be in top Div not many can add that to there CV also he has great character”