Danny Baker

Danny Baker doesn’t have an insatiable appetite for Sky Sports, Ford sponsored, Andy Gray shouting, Super Sunday between Fulham and Wigan.

Instead he has a simple love of the game that embraces everything that happens on the pitch and is happily ignorant of corporate sponsors and money making opportunities.

As exciting and enthralling as a well crafted passage of play or an exquisitely taken goal can be, Baker has a mother’s love for football which cuddles everything, including the ugly bits.

The slips, the fall, the gaffs, the own goals, the amusing commentary, crowd reaction, refereeing decisions and many more incidents deemed too distasteful and not broad enough for a mainstream audience are embraced by Baker.

Wrap up all these little details in a well worded summary and you have the genius in action. Happy birthday and thank you.