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Ben Haslam


Just the one today as I will not be sober enough to post another later...


Today's quickfire is Ben


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1- If you could only have three individual toppings on pizza for the rest of your life, what would they be?

Sauce, cheese, pepperoni.

2- First Jersey? If you don't have one, what will it be

Amos Zeroue #21

3- Favourite all time non Steelers player?

Tough choice but if it comes to it I'm going for Jim Kelly.

4- You're in a bar. What's your poison?

Single malt scotch.

5- Favourite Steelers play?

"The Tackle" vs. Indianapolis, 2005.

6- A song that makes you sing loudly?

It's not Renegade as you don't sing. You bellow. So in this case Born to Run by Springsteen.

7- Player you hated seeing leave the Steelers?

I never wanted Jerome Bettis to retire and I stand by that to this day.

8- Best TV show ever?

Blackadder.

9- Favourite Steelers game from the past five years?

The win vs NE in Wk 15 2018.

10- What items do you have in a fry up?

Scottish fry up for me!

11- Noll, Cowher or Tomlin?

All in or going to the HOF. I have actually met Tomlin. So I'll go with him. But we're splitting hairs here.

12- Apart from NFL, do you follow others sports and if so, what teams?

Blackburn Rovers, Pittsburgh Penguins, West Virginia University (NCAA), Pittsburgh Pirates, Sussex Cricket, Guildford Flames (Ice Hockey)

13- Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

No. It's a movie set at Christmas. Don't @ me.

14- Favourite Steelers uniform and favourite non Steelers?

1970s Steel Curtain era and WVU alternate football Jersey (gold with blue numbering)

15- Tea or Coffee

Tea, hot with milk.

16- Show me how old you are. What was your favourite cartoon as a kid

Dangermouse

17- Favourite Steelers player, current and former?

Current Cam Heyward, former Jerome Bettis

18- Which is your favourite, defense or offense?

I'll take a Dick Lebeau 3-4 front every day of the week.

19- If someone narrated your life who would it be?

Gilbert Gottfried (sadly no longer possible)

20. Favourite draft pick for the steelers this year?

I do think Austin is the real deal.

21- Current non steelers player you want on the team

Nick Bosa would be nice.

22- You order a kebab. Pitta or Naan?

I'll get a pitta around here, but I'd love a naan.

23- What do you do for a living?

I work in the rail industry as a middle manager

24- You've been out for a meal, do you have cake or the cheese board?

Cheese board. I'm not a sweet toothed person.

25- On a scale of 1-10 what consistency do you have your gravy?

If 1 is the Exxon Valdez and 10 is rainwater, 3.

26- Why did you pick the Steelers?

Family ties.

27- Does chocolate belong in the fridge?

Depends how cool your larder is. I'm not against it.

28- If you could go back in time and watch one live band that you never got chance to see who would it be?

Rolling Stones.

29- Favourite Head Coach in the NFL who isn't Tomlin?

I do have a lot of time for Robert Saleh. I think he talks very passionately and is a good leader.

30- Desert Island discs. You can only take one album, one book and one film with you. What are they?

Now 5, Chuck Noll autobiography and Blues Brothers (1980)

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