Dutch ex footballer and manager, Ruud Gullit (pronounced Rude Hullit) has admitted for the first time that ex Match Of The Day summariser Jimmy Hill used to pronounce his name correctly despite people thinking he was insane or stupid!.
The heavily chinned Hill, used to pronounce Ruud Gullit as Rod Gullet amidst constant criticism from viewers and colleagues alike. Des Lynam once famously said of Hill ''The guys an idiot, how can he think Ruud is said as Rod?.......dick!'', but Gullit speaking with Dutch TV said yesterday ''For sure.....yesh, it is true. Jimmy useshed to say my name correctly....its not a well known thing, but Ruud is the Dutch equivalent of Rodney, and G's should not sound like H's in the Dutch language......what can I shay...Jimmy was right for sure!''.
Experts are revisiting other things Hill used to say, which many also presumed to be wrong, such as Eric Cantona which he said as Can-Toner, Gary Lineker which he said as Line-Acre and David James who he described as a ''Good goalkeeper!?!''.
The heavily chinned Hill, used to pronounce Ruud Gullit as Rod Gullet amidst constant criticism from viewers and colleagues alike. Des Lynam once famously said of Hill ''The guys an idiot, how can he think Ruud is said as Rod?.......dick!'', but Gullit speaking with Dutch TV said yesterday ''For sure.....yesh, it is true. Jimmy useshed to say my name correctly....its not a well known thing, but Ruud is the Dutch equivalent of Rodney, and G's should not sound like H's in the Dutch language......what can I shay...Jimmy was right for sure!''.
Experts are revisiting other things Hill used to say, which many also presumed to be wrong, such as Eric Cantona which he said as Can-Toner, Gary Lineker which he said as Line-Acre and David James who he described as a ''Good goalkeeper!?!''.
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