[Baggievicar]

So we're all moping and moaning about the state of posting on the site. Here's your challenge. I'll give it 2 or 3 goes to see if anyone can be bothered, and if not then it doesn't matter.
You have to find a way, in 4 steps, to link 2 people whose names I'll give you. One will be football-related, just to justify it being on here. For instance - actress Michelle Dockery to Rickie Lambert (OK, vaguely football-related) in 4 steps.
That would be:
MD is in Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey has a butler
Lambert and Butler is a kind of cigarette
there we are - Rickie Lambert!

Just post your ideas on the thread. You can have more than one go if you want. The winner each time - if anyone comes up with the same steps as me, or just something that's either really funny or pure genius, I'll send you a very cheap and stupid prize if you entrust your address via PM when I ask (and I promise you won't end up with the local church visiting team on the doorstep). Judge's decision is final.
SO, this week - ideas need to be on the thread by kick-off against Citeh -
Gary Lineker to Taylor Swift, in 4 steps.

If anyone can be arsed, enjoy it.

[Dingle-Dingle]

Lineker hosts MOTD.
Bryant and Day make matches.
A perfect match would be.
Me and Taylor Swift.

DD

[Baggievicar]

Sooner you than me, to be honest, but well done for being the first to play!
C'mon guys - who can beat that?

[drewks]

Gary Linekar played for BARCELONA
Barcelona are the BEST in the world
George Best liked a SWIFT half or five
....Taylor Swift
(....who IS he anyway?)

[Beefy 1965]

Hey Vic when I saw the "lets lighten up" bit of you thead
I presumed you were going to tell us tips for weight loss

[Baggievicar]

Hey Vic when I saw the "lets lighten up" bit of you thead
I presumed you were going to tell us tips for weight loss  

You wish...
I did lose about a stone in a week a couple of years back but unless you're prepared to stay within ten feet of a toilet for a few days you're better not trying that particular technique. 'Nuff said.

[BaggieSteve]

1. Gary Lineker's nickname is Big Ears
2. Big Ears best friend is Noddy
3. Noddy is the first name (well, nearly) of the lead singer of Slade, Noddy Holder
4. Holder is what Dingle Dingle would like to do to Taylor Swift (censored, obviously)

[Baggievicar]

Well, this is going like an Exeter hotel on fire. Never mind - here, for all who are agog to know, are the crucial steps from Gary L to Taylor S:
Gary Lineker advertised crisps
Crisp was beaten on the line by Red Rum in the 1973 Grand National
National Velvet was a film about the Grand National, starring Elizabeth Taylor
ladies and gentleman...Taylor Swift

Glad you all enjoyed it.
And this week's prize? DD gets kudos for getting his answer in quickly, Steve made me chuckle, but...Drewks got the biggest grin out of me, so Drewks it is. PM me with your address and I have an extremely naff prize waiting to infest the royal mail.

Let's do one more and see if it can drag us out of the post-Citeh doldrums.
Cliff Richard to Charlie Adam. Easy peasy (actually this one is slightly tortuous even by my standards, but never mind).

Roll up, roll up... But you only have until midnight on Thursday, because I'm going on holiday on Friday morning.

[drewks]

Vic - I am truly amazed. I would like to thank everyone, but mostly my agent, my parents, my fans, but mostly Tony Pulis, for this award. I am humbled.
Please everybody - applaud my humility when I donate my prize to the charity of your choice