I am conducting research for a forthcoming book on comments from the crowd at various sporting events.

I am particularly keen to cover the entire country, so I would be pleased if any of your readers could recall any particularly amusing examples? Or is the art of the spectator put-down dead?

One of my favourites came at a boxing match refereed by a particularly tall, gaunt-looking character, with a dead-pan expression on his pasty face.

During one dull bout a wag in the crowd shouted: "Hey, ref, how much do you charge to haunt a house?"

Quick as a flash, and in a very loud voice, the ref replied: "How many rooms?"

I will acknowledge all contributions used.

-Mick Appleby, 134 Swarkestone Road, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 5UD, Mickap@tiscali.co.u