Poster Profile 24: PerryGo

By The Prof
August 28 2003

Board Name: PerryGo
Age: 46
Location: Buckinghamshire
Occupation: Insurance
Why did you choose your board name?: Originated from a friendly argument with TMJ (former HSC Chairman and then-Editor of Another Message board) about the correct pronunciation of the name of the French team Périgueux against whom Quins were about to play); his insistence on ‘perry-go’ (as in ‘Bordeaux’) gave me the idea.
How long have you been supporting Quins?: Never followed any other team but seriously about 5-6 years
How did you start supporting Quins?: A friend invited me along with him; we stood where the East stand now is. When the stand was built, I bought debentures as it seemed a lot more civilised…
If you play(ed) rugby what position did/do you play?: Full back (but I always wanted to play fly half)
Best ever Quins game: European Shield Final
Favourite off pitch Quins experience: Caerphilly away
What is the most ridiculous rugby related thing you have done?: Had my tailor make a jacket (blazer) in Harlequins’ colours; the only place I’m not too embarrassed to wear it is at CAW functions…
Favourite Ground (after The Stoop): Northampton Saints
Favourite Quins Player: André Vos
Favourite Non-Quins Player: Jonny Wilkinson
Most likely to say?: Something about the fly half…
Least likely to say?: Anything about the front row…
What are your non-rugby pastimes?: Playing electric guitar; spending time in Provence; doing an MA in Christian Theology
Favourite Film(s): Zulu; Matrix
Favourite TV Programme(s): The Rugby Club; Inspector Morse; Kavanagh QC; Poirot; Vicar of Dibley; Fawlty Towers; Frost
Favourite Book(s): The Bible; Michelin Guide to France
Favourite Music: REM
Favourite Food(s): Fois Gras; Risotto aux Truffes; Spotted Dick and Custard
Favourite Drinks(s): Chateau Latour
Favourite Quotation(s): “Winning isn’t everything… but losing isn’t anything” Yogi Berra (former NY Yankees/Mets player and coach).
Other great Yogi-isms include…
It ain't over 'til it's over”
"Never answer an anonymous letter"
“It’s déja vu all over again"
“When you come to a fork in the road....take it”
“I didn't really say everything I said”
“You can observe a lot by watching”
On why NY lost the 1960 series to Pittsburgh:
“We made too many wrong mistakes"
“It gets late early out here"
Favourite Place(s) to visit: New York; Sydney
When you were young what did you want Jim to Fix for you?: To drive a Formula One racing car
Tell us THREE things about yourself that we wouldn't know.
BUT, TWO of these should be true,
but ONE should be totally made up: 		1. At one of the ‘Meet the Players’ evenings, to the amusement of everyone except me, I asked a Quins player what his favourite position was… naturally, I meant rugby position
2. The Queen told me that she nearly stopped supporting Quins when the club re-signed Will Carling
3. I detest soccer

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