I used to remember ringing up and hearing about exciting exclusive news from Oakwell, accompanied by a fanfare of music and a drum roll. I was expecting to hear that we'd signed Paul Gascoigne or Peter Shilton. The excitement went on and reached fever pitch, to increase the amount added to my phone bill, before I eventually found out that the groundsman had bought a new lawn mower.
Summer of 97, my parents phone took a right hammering after promotion to the prem. Was always on for a good 15 minutes at a time http://otttv.tech/acc/aff.php?aff=107
0898121152 - I ran up about an eighty quid bill one month. Headlines were always "Reds linked with Premier League striker" or some other barely believable crap.