Talk:Peter Crouch

message: shouldnt something be added about abigail clancy. as crouch has become the centre of media attention because of her antics. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Magnoliapaint (talk • contribs) 18:29, 21 July 2006.
:I do not think it should. Those matters are hardly encyclopaedic and Wikipedia does not pay a great deal of attention to the tabloid press. -- Alias Flood 17:46, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Abbey Clancy, a model (of what isn't clear), has been kept out of Crouch's infobox, as well she should be. She is only his bit of fluff, his arm candy. Far too many wives of famous people make it into Wikipedia simply by being their wives. Equality can go too far, and often does.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.155.120.14 (talk) 22:43, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  personal life 

message: Crouch's goal in the Trinidad match was clearly illegal.  Look at these videos ... 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJrHkMc5_J8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2WxxwYBvrk
... and this article ... 
http://wc2006.telegraph.co.uk/Document.aspx?id=462FE9E3-763E-406E-A4CF-CA8EA9EAC0BD
Only deluded people can see this goal as legal.
:: what did the officials at the game see it as? right or wrong, an encyclopedia like wikipedia should go with their decision. SnaX 14:23, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some people don't allow criticism 

message: I think Crouch needs a disambiguation page - there are too many articles of various 'Crouch's for Crouch to redirect here.Mdcollins1984 15:43, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Go on then :) Alii h 00:18, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fine. Done! Mdcollins1984 00:15, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crouch disambiguation? 

message: Page needs editing, somons grafittied his biography (the first bit)
:If you ever see vandalised pages you can revert them yourself by going to the History tab, then looking at the last unvandalised version go to "edit this page". Fill in an Edit summary and hit Save page :)  aLii 00:14, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: Not sure if a mention of Crouchy's robot dance celebration of his 2nd England goal is worthy of entry in the encyclopaedia (although if someone can work it in successfully that would be great), but the great moment needs immortalising, so I’ve made this edit to the discussion page. I actually thought his moves were quite good, and his straight face made the dance even better. Drumnbach 00:37, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nah, he didn't bother after the third. aLii 21:18, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Robot Dance

message: I just noticed that this catagory was removed for the reason "he never really lived there for very long". I don't believe this is a good reason. Would you count Ryan Giggs as a native of Wales? I would, but he never really lived there for very long... I suggest that the catagory is re-added however dubiously useful it is. aLii 22:42, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Category:English people by county says: English people categorised by the English county that they are native to or long-term residents of.
See #2 here. That's why I'm re-adding it.  SLUMGUM  yap  stalk  22:51, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough. Seems daft to me but I am prepared to go with the majority decision. :-) Angmering 23:17, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Native of Cheshire 

message: According to http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/Players/Player=48746/index.html Peter Crouch was on loan to IFK Hässleholm before signing for QPR. 81.179.93.219 10:01, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting indeed! I wonder how that came about? Shame that there's no IFK Hässleholm page. Google brings up the Swedish Wikipedia page, the third sentence of the page saying "Liverpool's forward Peter Crouch has been loaned to this team". It doesn't seem entirely clear though, some pages say it was a trial.. aLii 10:17, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

text: Indeed, that is not an IFK Hässleholm page, but merely being used as advertising space by a cybersquatter. What is your point? aLii 10:20, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

text: He meant to say "http://www.ifkhassleholm.se" (Its all in Swedish).
//A Smarter Swedish Guy
217.208.168.114 (talk) 15:18, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  IFK Hässleholm 

message: I noticed that Jimster 260 added this random fact into the article's trivia section. I've deleted mainly because I couldn't find any evidence to back it up - is there any? Is it true? aLii 20:00, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A joint Google search for their names together on any pages doesn't produce anything indicating it. Sounds like rubbish to me. Angmering 20:45, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have performed a similar search without any indication that Crouch is related to Geri Halliwell. I am now going to remove the information from the article and invite the poster to discuss the matter on this talk page. Alias Flood 20:02, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Related to Geri Halliwell? 

message: *I've reverted the edit saying that in Spain Peter Crouch is known as "La Girafa" as google shows a total of zero links.
*Also, would it be possible for all of the nicknames, other than Grouchy, to have sources? Thanks, TheJC TalkContributions 02:32, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nicknames 

message: I have reverted 2 edits for the following reasons:
# edit by 213.42.21.75 (talk • contribs) difference
#* I don't really see a "Sunday Newspaper" being a reliable source, even if it was referenced - and don't think it should actually be in an encyclopedia.
# edit by 82.42.123.102 (talk • contribs) difference
#* I don't believe this link has anything to add to the article.
I have also cleaned up the external links section removing the following two external links as I don't believe they meet WP:EL or WP:SPAM:
# Peter Crouch Robot T Shirt
#* Site trying to sell unofficial merchandise
# Peter Crouch Ringtones
#* Same site as previous link, but attempting to sell a ring-tone
TheJC TalkContributions 12:16, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sunday newspapers are probably among the most reliable sources, tabloids are the ones to look out for. Things like the sunday telegraph are perfectly reputable. However I think that was a joke edit reffering to Crouchs physique. Philc TECI 17:42, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits reverted by me at midday 20 June 2006 (UTC) 

message: The England team has never lost a game in which Crouch has played for them. This is still true despite their exit to Portugal after a 0-0 draw.   SLUMGUM  yap  stalk  18:39, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for the trigger-happy revert before looking at the discussion. However, I would like to doesn't FIFA define losing on penalties as losing a game? CarlosCoppola 18:54, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's always been a draw with an asterisk.  SLUMGUM  yap  stalk  19:13, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Is penalties considered part of the match, or a tiebreaker, after the match failed to seperate them? Philc TECI 19:33, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Has the toss of a coin decide the winner in a knockout phase match in a World Cup? I was under the impression that previously they replayed tied matches if extra time produced no result. I thought coin-tossing was only used for determining ties in group phases - not in knockouts. But in any case, your suggestion is certainly OK by me. CarlosCoppola 19:48, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Beated" (sic) 

message: I've just reverted a bit of trivia info that says Crouch was a ballboy at Chelsea as a boy and is a Chelsea fan and he said so in a piece in the Times, but it didn't include the reference. I just did the google search site:timesonline.co.uk crouch chelsea ballboy and came up with this 
The Big Interview: Peter Crouch. It says: 
:Crouch returns to an old haunt today. He was once a ball-boy at Stamford Bridge, and Bruce, his father, would take him to stand in the Shed. Posters of Gordon Durie and Kerry Dixon challenged for space on his wall with those of Les Ferdinand and Roy Wegerle. “My mates are either QPR or Chelsea, and I liked both. Everyone wants tickets for the game (today). I’ll get the QPR ones tickets and leave the Chelsea lads at home . . .
Not explicit, but implied perhaps. I had always heard that he was a QPR fan as a boy. Anyone got any further info before writing it into the article? aLii 08:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Never include who a player supported as a boy unless they say it themselves on a reputable source. SenorKristobbal 11:09, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chelsea fan 

message: I think that the International career section is rather too big at the moment. Large parts of it could be culled without losing much relevent information. Anyone agree? aLii 21:14, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article is unbalanced 

message: Why is there a section titled Euro 2008 qualifying? All it mentions is Crouch's performance in a friendly against Greece, it has absolutely nothing to do with Euro 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.78.64.106 (talk • contribs) 23:25, 28 August 2006
:I put it there, admittedly not a perfect positioning, but the game was a build-up friendly for the Euro 2008 qualifiers. aLii 11:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Euro 2008 Qualifying? 

message: "In May 2005, he was handed his first call-up to the senior England squad by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson for the team's tour of the United States, making his debut against Colombia."  Is there something missing here, or was Colombia playing England in the U.S. for some reason?  Wencer 22:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have a source (although I'm sure one can be found if you Google around), but I remember that the tour was in the US as Scott Carson had just been called up for the first time, and it was said he had a choice between flying out for the tour or going on Liverpool's open-top bus ride after winning the Champions League (in the end I think he did both). I also know that teams often tour the US and play other teams touring the US. As I say, I don't have a source off the top of my head, but I'm sure one can be found. The text from the article is accurate. KeithD 06:07, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah they were playing in the U.S., have a look at the BBC Sport match report. It should perhaps be added as a reference. aLii 11:11, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

text: For Crouch's England career see  and for his debut match (against Columbia) see . Crouch did not play in the USA game  but was an unused substitute. Daemonic Kangaroo 15:17, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Senior Team 

message: Where was he born ? This article quotes Crouch as born in Singapore and also at Macclesfield in Cheshire , they cant both be right, someone please help  :-) !86.144.245.32 18:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The article states that he was born in Macclesfield and later moved to Singapore briefly, and has done for a while now. Unless there was a piece of vandalism at some point earlier today that changed things, I think you've misread it. Angmering 18:33, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth ? 

message: As I looked over the diff I was thinking to myself, "yeah I guess most of that could have been cut out", but then noticed that it's just been moved to one huge robotic-dancing section at the bottom. The Trivia section is probably a better position, but the amount of prose for a few simple dances seems perhaps a bit OTT. aLii 23:03, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have condensed it down a bit. Any better? Angmering 17:09, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  restructuring 

message: What about the frankly ridiculous, yet amusing site with an alternative biography? makes me laugh - www.robocrouch.co.uk 
Rodanmk2 22:43, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesnt really give any proper information, good for a laugh, but not for a wikipedia article. Thanks anyway. JFBurton 12:36, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Possibly, if it can be properly cited, perhaps from a review of the game or such. Angmering 06:38, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  www.robocrouch.co.uk 

message: He is not the tallest player in the premiership he is joint 2nd with Zat Knight. The tallest is Issacson of Man City. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:20.133.0.14  15:58, 16 March 2007.
Per Zat Knight's article his height is  and per Andreas Isaksson's article his height is . Therefore at  Crouch is tallest.  Daemonic Kangaroo 16:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately, the Premier League site's statistics are not always reliable. The heights quoted are significantly different to those in the individual players' articles which are:  Zat Knight - , Andreas Isaksson - ; Crouch  - . On this basis, Crouch is tallest.   Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 05:32, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Isaksson's now at PSV anyway - so he's definitely the tallest in the Premier League (unless someone mega-tall is recruited before September by another club).  Daniel Craig David James (talk) 16:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Height 

message: Crouch said today he was a QPR fan as a kid, he just went to chelsea games with his dad. He then went on to say he's now a firm Liverpool fan.
Meanwhile Crouch is keen to put one particular erroneous story to rest that circulated from a story on television this week which claimed that Liverpool's top scorer is a Chelsea supporter. 
  
"I was stitched up a bit with that," Crouch admitted. 
  
"When I was younger my dad did take me to see Chelsea, but when I was with my mates I was more a QPR fan, so it's not like I was ever a big Chelsea supporter. 
  
"You've also got to remember the Chelsea back then was nothing like the Chelsea it is now. I remember going along there when they were in the old Second Division. 
  
"Put it this way, there's no question where my allegiance is now. I'm firmly in the red camp. The same applies to my dad.
 
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N155602070413-1422.htm —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.30.109.224 (talk) 16:46, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added to the article — thanks for the link! Angmering 18:20, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chelsea fan as a kid 

message: Who is in that second picture.  It does not look like him.  I think the picture should be removed. --Blue Tie (talk) 03:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Second Picture does not look like him 

message: the source says his height is 198 not 201. blap blap bs5 for lyf blud.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.217.81 (talk) 18:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  height 

message: Not long ago someone asked him what he's be if he wasn't a footballer after David Beckham said he'd join the army, he quipped that he (Peter)would be a virgin :) Someone should add something about his famed sense of humour!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.26.21.146 (talk) 15:23, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  As a person 

message: Why does it say he was born in Frankfurt, Germany?--92.6.229.57 (talk) 00:14, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Vandalism - now corrected.    Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 04:36, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth? 

message: I believe that the link to Soccerbase should be removed. Soccerbase is simply a conduit for gambling. The link just gives them free publicity that they don't deserve. Michael Glass (talk) 02:39, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: This should be discussed on a wider forum - see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Football#Soccerbase.  --  Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 05:01, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Soccerbase  

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message: Change club from stoke to Chelsea! Deeded44 (talk) 21:42, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Declined. CLCStudent (talk) 21:43, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2018 

message: I have added a section for his BBC1 TV Programme, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer, as it is high-profile and an eight-week prime-time show. There wasn't an obvious place to slot it in, so it could perhaps in due course be moved to a separate section-heading, if someone has any other TV work to list with it. The top of the article calls him a television personality and former footballer, so we should surely start to include that aspect now! (I'm only here because I wrote the SOS wiki, because I edit the Horne Section wiki!) CursoryBethany (talk) 23:36, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding TV work