Poster Profile 40: Scamble

By The Prof
November 18 2003

Board Name: Scamble
Age: 29
Location: Thames Ditton
Occupation: Retired Political Advisor to the Shadow Cabinet
Why did you choose your board name?: Some moron that I used to work with couldn’t pronounce my real name (Chris Campbell) and it kind of stuck etc. etc.
How long have you been supporting Quins?: On and off about 8 years, STH for 2 years
How did you start supporting Quins?: I lived just down the road from the Stoop so it seemed sensible and besides, I own a Barbour
If you play(ed) rugby what position did/do you play?: Flanker (Still do)
Best ever Quins game: Shield final or away at Wasps last season
Favourite off pitch Quins experience: Players Awards Dinner this year – thanks for the invite chaps/chapesses
What is the most ridiculous rugby related thing you have done?: A yard of Cider / Urine or a pint of sick – nuff said
Favourite Ground (after The Stoop): Why HQ of course!
Favourite Quins Player: Shaggy or Tani Fuga
Favourite Non-Quins Player: BOD
Most likely to say?: Chin chin
Least likely to say?: “That Tony Blair, what a nice man!”
What are your non-rugby pastimes?: Hunting, Shooting and Fishing (well shooting anyway) and the Pub Quiz at the Victoria in Surbiton
Favourite Film(s): Withnail and I, Trainspotting
Favourite TV Programme(s): Men Behaving Badly, anything on the BBC Parliament Channel (sad bugger)
Favourite Book(s): Anything by Michael Lewis (Liars, Poker etc.) or any political autobiography
Favourite Music: Mourning Widows, Foo Fighters and that song with the girls with power tools in the video
Favourite Food(s): Curry and Chilli con Carne
Favourite Drinks(s): Brakspears
Favourite Quotation(s): “When a finger points to the moon, one should look to the moon to draw their own conclusions rather than take a dogmatic interest in the finger” (Buddha) (or something like that anyway)
Favourite Place(s) to visit: The Warrington in Maida Vale and Tanzania
When you were young what did you want Jim to Fix for you?: For me to play my guitar with Brian May
Tell us THREE things about yourself that we wouldn't know.
BUT, TWO of these should be true,
but ONE should be totally made up: 		1) I have 2 cats called Thatcher and Churchill
2) I used to row for Great Britain
3) I am the 7th Earl of Aberavon

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