Author Topic: David Squires - Football cartoonist (Read 326821 times)

Lfsea · « **on:** March 21, 2017, 05:11:59 pm »

The man's a genius and thus needs a thread. Leave your favourites in here.

cdav · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2017, 05:24:51 pm »

Absolutely love Squires, always brilliant every Tuesday.

I like the poppy ones every year (don't know how to post images):

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2016/nov/08/david-squires-football-poppy-fury-season

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2015/nov/10/david-squires-on-football-and-remembrance-day

Lfsea · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2017, 05:26:15 pm »

Quote from: cdav on March 21, 2017, 05:24:51 pm

Absolutely love Squires, always brilliant every Tuesday.

I like the poppy ones every year (don't know how to post images):

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2016/nov/08/david-squires-football-poppy-fury-season

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2015/nov/10/david-squires-on-football-and-remembrance-day

cdav · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2017, 05:27:44 pm »

Quote from: Lfsea on March 21, 2017, 05:26:15 pm

Thanks! The link wasn't working on my phone

Lfsea · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2017, 05:29:36 pm »

Quote from: cdav on March 21, 2017, 05:27:44 pm

Thanks! The link wasn't working on my phone

No worries

Xabi Gerrard · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2017, 05:31:00 pm »

Lfsea · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2017, 05:37:17 pm »

Quote from: Xabi Gerrard on March 21, 2017, 05:31:00 pm

I was looking for that one on the Guardian and couldn't find it. That might be his best one.

Xabi Gerrard · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2017, 05:55:57 pm »

Quote from: Lfsea on March 21, 2017, 05:37:17 pm

I was looking for that one on the Guardian and couldn't find it. That might be his best one.

Embarrasingly I found it by doing a Google Image search for 'David Squires dildo'. Just hope the missus doesn't go through my search history

Garrus · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2017, 06:32:44 pm »

One of the best parts of a Tuesday for me.

His recent one on technology in football was brilliant too:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2017/mar/07/david-squires-on-video-referees-football

Iska · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2017, 08:35:37 pm »

I think he's great, he always stays the right side of the line between cynicism and enthusiasm. It puzzles me how he's so good actually - I've heard him speak and he didn't come across as anything other than an ordinary guy who draws a bit; he said he doesn't even watch that many games, but his stuff's always stuffed full of the latest references, and very specific to Britain too. How he gets it all so nailed-on from his desk in Australia is beyond me.

Lfsea · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2017, 08:48:37 pm »

Quote from: Iska on March 21, 2017, 08:35:37 pm

I think he's great, he always stays the right side of the line between cynicism and enthusiasm. It puzzles me how he's so good actually - I've heard him speak and he didn't come across as anything other than an ordinary guy who draws a bit; he said he doesn't even watch that many games, but his stuff's always stuffed full of the latest references, and very specific to Britain too. How he gets it all so nailed-on from his desk in Australia is beyond me.

I wonder if he was a teen obsessed like a lot of us were in the nineties and then it fell away as life happened, like has happened to a lot of us.

Some of his stuff is too clever and nuanced not to have been a big watcher of footie at some point in his life.

John_P · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2017, 09:08:24 pm »

I'd highly recommend his recent book 'The Illustrated History Of Football' came out last year and it's as hilarious as his weekly offerings.

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2017, 09:47:11 pm »

@ the Rodgers' meme

Hazell · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2017, 09:48:49 pm »

Quote from: rafathegaffa83 on March 21, 2017, 09:47:11 pm

@ the Rodgers' meme

'How am I doing boss?' did he get that from RAWK or was it somewhere else initially?

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2017, 10:00:56 pm »

Quote from: Hazell on March 21, 2017, 09:48:49 pm

'How am I doing boss?' did he get that from RAWK or was it somewhere else initially?

Not sure. I recall it being all over Twiiter more than here.

Hazell · « **Reply #15 on:** March 21, 2017, 10:44:34 pm »

Quote from: rafathegaffa83 on March 21, 2017, 10:00:56 pm

Not sure. I recall it being all over Twiiter more than here.

Ah right, not on twitter so I have no idea about these things!

The parodies on here were funny though

Filler. · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2017, 11:16:09 pm »

Love David Squires. Didn't know they came out every Tuesday... they would just be a must read whenever I saw a new one. Much like Said & Done on that paper. Some big laughs reading these

Great idea for a thread... hadn't seen the Chelsea one

Butcher Knife Roberto · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2017, 11:29:12 pm »

Quite brilliant thread, Squires is a genius sometimes. The blue dildo one absolutely cracked me up, giggling like a 13 year old schoolboy when I should know better. But it sums that whole thing up perfectly.

Lfsea · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2017, 11:43:22 pm »

Zeb · « **Reply #19 on:** March 22, 2017, 02:12:10 am »

One of my favorites.

S · « **Reply #20 on:** March 22, 2017, 02:40:25 am »

Squires is great. I've never really been into cartoons but his are consistently funny. Eddie Howe's tiny face is my favourite recurring feature.

scalatore · « **Reply #21 on:** March 22, 2017, 02:49:08 am »

He's very, very good. I'll admit that there have been a couple where the humour has been a little bit too "pop culture references but with football men" for my tastes, but I genuinely look forward to his cartoons every Tuesday. His artwork is getting better and better too.

I'm thinking about ordering his book. I had been leaving subtle hints about wanting it in the run-up to Christmas, but my wife bought me a Swiss army knife instead. Hopefully I'll understand all the references without a comment section to point out all the things I missed.

elbow · « **Reply #22 on:** March 22, 2017, 04:26:57 am »

There was one at last years Euro's. Had Hodgson and his unfeasibly large bollocks. Was great!

Iska · « **Reply #23 on:** March 22, 2017, 07:49:28 am »

Quote from: scalatore on March 22, 2017, 02:49:08 am

I had been leaving subtle hints about wanting it in the run-up to Christmas, but my wife bought me a Swiss army knife instead.

This cracked me up for some reason. It's practically a Squires cartoon on its own.

Yiannis · « **Reply #24 on:** March 22, 2017, 10:10:29 am »

The dildo one he named it 'The evolution of a journalist' IIRC

Quote from: Garrus on March 21, 2017, 06:32:44 pm

One of the best parts of a Tuesday for me.

His recent one on technology in football was brilliant too:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2017/mar/07/david-squires-on-video-referees-football

Good God. The Westworld one with Mike Dean

John_P · « **Reply #25 on:** March 22, 2017, 02:39:34 pm »

Quote from: scalatore on March 22, 2017, 02:49:08 am

He's very, very good. I'll admit that there have been a couple where the humour has been a little bit too "pop culture references but with football men" for my tastes, but I genuinely look forward to his cartoons every Tuesday. His artwork is getting better and better too.

I'm thinking about ordering his book. I had been leaving subtle hints about wanting it in the run-up to Christmas, but my wife bought me a Swiss army knife instead. Hopefully I'll understand all the references without a comment section to point out all the things I missed.

Each cartoon has a few paragraphs about what part of football history he's showing.

Xabi Gerrard · « **Reply #26 on:** March 22, 2017, 02:51:33 pm »

Quote from: scalatore on March 22, 2017, 02:49:08 am

He's very, very good. I'll admit that there have been a couple where the humour has been a little bit too "pop culture references but with football men" for my tastes, but I genuinely look forward to his cartoons every Tuesday. His artwork is getting better and better too.

I'm thinking about ordering his book. I had been leaving subtle hints about wanting it in the run-up to Christmas, but my wife bought me a Swiss army knife instead. Hopefully I'll understand all the references without a comment section to point out all the things I missed.

There was a good interview with him on the Second Captain podcast a couple of months ago. He mentioned that being based in Australia it's quite hard for him to know from afar which references are known by a large portion of British readers and which are just obscure references that are popular amongst his social media bubble. He nails it most of the time but, even as someone who wastes far too much of my life online, I don't get a few.

Zee_26 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 22, 2017, 03:20:38 pm »

Mentioned in another thread that the dildo one is an all time great.

Always loved this one, just for the blade runner reference in the last panel

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scalatore · « **Reply #28 on:** March 27, 2017, 08:54:48 pm »

Bought the book, absolutely do not regret it. I've been laughing out loud at some of his writing, which is brilliantly tongue-in-cheek. The tone feels a little different (perhaps a bit more timeless rather than reliant on current footballing and popular culture references) to the Guardian comics, but the humour is still there. Great stuff.

I skimmed ahead to our Champion's League victory and spotted Rafa's bell end on the page, so that's going to be quite the treat when I get to it.

mallin9 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 27, 2017, 10:57:04 pm »

I've got to treat myself. The man is a comedic genius.

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 27, 2017, 11:08:25 pm »

The recent one that has a meeting between Merkel and Southgate a la Merkel and Trump is good.

Hij · « **Reply #31 on:** March 28, 2017, 11:42:28 am »

Posting to remind myself to get the book.

ToneLa · « **Reply #32 on:** March 28, 2017, 12:15:17 pm »

That one quoting Godspeed you! Black Emperor is ace

Ray K · « **Reply #33 on:** March 28, 2017, 12:17:23 pm »

Today, in honour of Article 50, it's Greatest Own Goals.

Jeremy Corbyn's sandals and socks combo is a nice touch

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 28, 2017, 10:05:28 pm »

The Article 50 one might be one of his best

Dougle · « **Reply #35 on:** March 28, 2017, 10:09:19 pm »

Quote from: rafathegaffa83 on March 28, 2017, 10:05:28 pm

The Article 50 one might be one of his best

Not messing around there. Brilliant.

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #36 on:** March 29, 2017, 12:44:28 am »

Loved this one too from earlier in the season

Gifted Right Foot · « **Reply #37 on:** March 29, 2017, 03:38:45 am »

Brilliant

Garrus · « **Reply #38 on:** April 4, 2017, 12:36:33 pm »

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #39 on:** April 4, 2017, 12:51:38 pm »

Brilliant. Fat Sam as the Joker is particularly disturbing.

Love the Brent style look to camera from Mourinho when he says producing accurate portraits is easy.