Standing Room Only (1991 TV programme)
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Standing Room Only was a television programme on association football shown on British
channel BBC2 1991. The host was Simon O'Brien
, but other people, including Shelley Webb
, presented small sections of the programme. It had an informal style with presenters usually standing near football grounds rather than sitting in a studio.
One feature was the Supporterloo (a pun on portaloo), a small trailer with little more than a camera and a seat shaped like a toilet, which was taken to different grounds around the UK. Members of the public were invited to sit inside and give their views on their favourite team. On one occasion the Blackburn Rovers reserve goalkeeper Bobby Mimms
sat inside and expressed his frustration on not playing regularly for Rovers' first team.
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channel BBC2 1991. The host was Simon O'Brien
Simon O'Brien
Simon O'Brien is a British television actor and radio presenter as well as a property developer.He came to prominence as the character Damon Grant in Brookside, a role he played from the soap's launch in 1982 until 1987, when his character was killed off in York at the end of the 'soap bubble'...
, but other people, including Shelley Webb
Shelley Webb
Shelley Webb is a TV presenter, writer, and sports journalist and author of the book "Footballer's Wives Tell Their Tales".She married former England footballer Neil Webb, and the couple had two children Luke and Josh, who today are both young professional footballers.When Neil moved back to...
, presented small sections of the programme. It had an informal style with presenters usually standing near football grounds rather than sitting in a studio.
One feature was the Supporterloo (a pun on portaloo), a small trailer with little more than a camera and a seat shaped like a toilet, which was taken to different grounds around the UK. Members of the public were invited to sit inside and give their views on their favourite team. On one occasion the Blackburn Rovers reserve goalkeeper Bobby Mimms
Bobby Mimms
Robert Andrew "Bobby" Mimms is an English former football goalkeeper.-Playing career:Born in York, Mimms began his footballing career as an apprentice at Halifax Town. However, he failed to break into the first team and joined Rotherham United in November 1981 for a fee of £15,000...
sat inside and expressed his frustration on not playing regularly for Rovers' first team.