February 2007 Interview - andrew_nixon

[evertonfan]

Here is the inaugural Planet Cricket interview from andrew_nixon. His responses to your questions will be posted in here whenever he decides to answer them from my PM.

Thanks to all who have nominated and/or questioned throughout this month of the interview process.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Here we go:

Originally Posted by Simbazz
Why is it important, you feel, to make sure PC has some sort of insight into those less publicised matches, such as the minor teams like Holland and Kenya?

Because we're all cricket fans. Why wouldn't cricket fans want to be aware of what was going on in cricket? It's a shame that people ignore it. For example, we've got one of the most interesting and exciting ODI tournaments in years going on right now in Kenya, with some big individual scores, some tight bowling, last over thrillers, and teams chasing down scores of around 300, yet as I write this, a thread on a series that hasn't even started yet has attracted more posts than the thread for this tournament.

Originally Posted by evertonfan
What is your favourite Pizza topping?

Pretty much any type of meat. I never bother with onions, chillies or any fruit or veg on pizza, it just doesn't belong.

Originally Posted by plympilgrim
What/Who made you decide to join PC?

I was "recruited". I was an admin at Cricket2004.co.uk when we merged with PlanetCricket. I liked it so much I stayed, for some reason.

Originally Posted by Culli
If you could hit anyone in the face who would it be and why?

Several members of this forum may be on that list... also various religous figures who I will refrain from mentioning so as not to cause offence. If I had to pick one celebrity, it would be Russell Brand. Why? Just watch him for five minutes and tell me you don't want to punch him in the face.

Originally Posted by Sureshot
Who should be the next Prime Minister of the UK after the 2009 General Elections?

The three main parties don't seem up to much at the moment. I wouldn't trust Gordon Brown as far as I could throw him. David Cameron is a front man, and if he gets in power it will be the same old bunch of racists, homophobes and xenophobes who have always run the Tory party running the country. Ming Campbell just doesn't seem to have what it takes. So I'll wait and see.

Originally Posted by Pak_Cricketer
In your mind who is going to win the World Cup in March?

No one will win the World Cup in March, it finishes in April.

I think I successfully ducked that one...

Originally Posted by IloveGilly
What is your impression on Men's Cricket compared to Women's Cricket?

It's an unfair comparison really as they're very different games. Because strength doesn't play as much a part in women's cricket as it does in the men's game, you see a lot more clever swing bowling, spin bowling and more nurdling the ball around trying to find the gaps. The game can often be more exciting as a result. I like them both equally, but for different reasons.

Originally Posted by Almost Austwick
Will you donate 25% of all your future earnings to me?

Yes. I'll donate 25% of whatever I earn over a million quid a year.

Originally Posted by duffarama
How do you keep a slim and trim figure?

I don't.

Originally Posted by RoboRocks
If you go the chance to marry any girl in the world who would it be?

Well I'm already married so I have to choose my wife don't I?

Originally Posted by ZoraxDoom/Adarsh
What do you do for a living?

Whatever I can. I'm currently filling in in various departments in a local college.

Originally Posted by Kev
Who was your childhood hero?

I've never really had any heros, I've always tried to be my own person.

Originally Posted by langerrox
What legacy do you want to leave behind at planetcricket.org?

An improved forum. One where all are welcome that has a reasonably intelligent level of debate. Many internet forums have way too much spam, incredibly frequent use of "txt spk", and way too much debate along the lines of "My teams better than your team because I say it is". I want a forum that is different than that.

I'd also like to get rid of the superthread, the biggest waste of space on the entire internet.

Originally Posted by Griffo
what would your all time XI be?

This changes often, but at the moment it is:

1. WG Grace
2. Jack Hobbs
3. Don Bradman
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Garfield Sobers
6. Ian Botham
7. Alan Knott
8. Bart King
9. Wasim Akram
10. Shane Warne
11. Muttiah Muralitharan/Malcolm Marshall depending on conditions.

A team that bats down to 10, and contains seven world-class bowlers.

 

[evertonfan]

I want to punch Russell Brand in the face as well...

 

[manee]

All those answers paint you as a very nice regular, slightly dry humourous person. A good feature and it was a good insight into you. I find Russell Brand quite funny, but he seems to try too hard to be outrageous.

Small note, you missed out my question.

"What specifically is your number 1 passion in life"

 

[evertonfan]

That's my fault Manee as I must have overlooked that one. My sincerest apologies and i'm sure Andrew will answer it when he sees it.

 

[andrew_nixon]

"What specifically is your number 1 passion in life"

As there are children present, I shall tell you my number 2 passion, which is cricket.

 

[manee]

Lol, good one.

You really also appear a cricket purist, which is interesting.

 

[evertonfan]

Lol! Did Andrew just crack a joke or is that just my dirt adolescent mind?

 

[manee]

A bit of both.

 

[barmyarmy]

I'd also like to get rid of the superthread, the biggest waste of space on the entire internet.

You need to go check out some other forums!!!

 

[andrew_nixon]

You need to go check out some other forums!!!

Maybe I was a little over the top.... certainly the biggest waste of space on this forum though.

 

[JamesyJames3]

You will never get rid of the superthread as long as I am here. And that's a promise! :

Misserable git! :

 

[puddleduck]

It only exists because any attempts at banter in any other part of the forum is locked or deleted almost on sight. It helps build a community spirit in the forums, and keeps all those posts you can't stand in one place... think of it like a concentration camp for spam... metaphorically of course.

 

[evertonfan]

Superthread is sort of a lounge for people. Think of PC as a college; Cricket Chat is the French classroom where you work hard and put your thought into etc and Superthread is the courtyard were you expel all of your energy and socialise.

 

[Deleted member 13648]

Superthread is sort of a lounge for people. Think of PC as a college; Cricket Chat is the French classroom where you work hard and put your thought into etc and Superthread is the courtyard were you expel all of your energy and socialise.

And have a bloody good laugh