The Hall of Fame Godfather in Channel 5 shocker
Mortgage in- dustry god- father John Malone had a starring role in Channel 5’s “Emergency Bikers” last month. Don’t let the title fool you, Malone’s TV de- but didn’t have him blazing a trail, leather-clad and doing 90 miles an hour astride a Harley Davidson. Rather the opposite. The programme followed motorbike paramedics
to emergency call outs, one of which saw Malone suffer a severe bump to the head. The blood was running, the snow was falling but Malone stayed brave. Having tripped and blacked out, he was tem- porarily patched up and had to wait for an ambu- lance to take him to A&E for stitches. Throughout the ordeal he kept his wits about
him however, reciting his full name, sneaking a peak straight into the camera lens and then remember- ing to tell paramedics about his medical history. Never one to forget the important things in life,
Malone worried aloud about the inconvenience of it all. “I’ve got to get to Glasgow,” was swiftly followed
by “My wife won’t be pleased, it’s our wedding an- niversary tomorrow.” Not to mention the big one: “It’s my daughter’s
wedding – I’ll really look the part for that!” He also lived up to his reputation as the Godfa-
ther, not letting an opportunity to take command of the situation pass him by. Having oh-so-conve- niently fallen in the doorway of an optician, Malone (more concerned about the bump to his glasses than the gash in his forehead) sent the unsuspect- ing paramedic into the shop to get them fixed. The sardonic voiceover commented: “This morn-
ing, paramedic Steve’s not only a lifesaver, he’s a Specsaver too.” At the close of the programme and de-
spite the drama, Malone was stoic. “At least I can still smile,” he said. And remember what you’re doing for the next month. And or- der people about, we were tempted to add.
Whatever the weather The HoF was tickled by the British Weather Ser- vices last month. Senior risk meteorologist Jim Dale was not happy at George Osborne blaming the weather for the UK’s stalling GDP. “George Osborne is guessing,” said Dale. “He doesn’t really know and he’s using the poor weather as a shield. He should know better but sadly doesn’t.”
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The power of love Unlike those of you entering our football competition below, our editor Nia is not always on the ball. Attending a recent Leicester Tigers rugby dinner at Timo’s Restaurant in Market Harborough (owned by Geordan Murphy and Martin Castrogiovanni) courtesy of Shepherd Direct, she was too busy gazing at the beauty that is Leicester flanker Tom Croft that she missed the rugby scoop of the year. It was announced on the night that Castro would be signing a new contract with the Tigers. It wasn’t announced officially for a further 10 days. The power of love indeed.
Adrian Coles OBE
Adrian Coles, director general of the Building Societies’ Association, makes a gallant entry into the Hall of Fame this month after receiving the Order of the British Empire award in the Queen’s New Years Honours list.
Coles, who completed and MA in economics and finance in 1977, was said to be ecstatic after keeping the news under wraps for a matter of months. He picked up the gong for services to the financial services industry, HoF was thinking he must have done something to keep Queen and country happy as awards of this nature don’t come cheap. But then Coles, who lives in Surbiton, South London, has been knocking around the corridors of the BSA for some time. He joined the Building Society Association as an accountant in 1979, becoming director general in 1993.
“I’ve known Adrian for many years and know he was terribly excited about the news,” my source close to the BSA ‘fessed up. “Alas, he was a tad disappointed it wasn’t the big one. But time will surely tell.”
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