Talk:Corridor of uncertainty

Citation of references
the subject discussed here is considered common enough in cricket that a citation is not required. the creator (boycott) regularly uses it 20 years on, and many others, in jest and seriously, have taken on the phrase. the subject is not controversial, it is more of a figure of speech/cliche than a quote as such - the sentiment had been expressed before, just not with those precise words. there is no dispute as to the originator of the phrase Inzy 13:23, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Inzy, there are two questions here and there isn't a convincing proof for either - (a) that it was never used before Boycs/1989 (b) that it was Boycs who coined it. That he uses it frequently does not mean that he used it first. Tintin 13:46, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * One reference that might perhaps be used as a citation (not proof) is on this page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6910521.stm

Blibbka 11:25, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I believe I've solved the citation issue, and I've edited the main article with the reference. Also, removing the specific commentator from the football section solves the citation issue there as well. It's clearly "often used" as any web search for the phrase will show -- including quotes by other commentators both using and misusing the phrase. I hope that my general edits also add clarity. --Shannonr 19:23, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Advertising
I have removed Andy Clark's self-advertising edits. If "The Corridor of Uncertainty" -- Mr. Clark's fanzine -- can jump the notability bar, then it surely deserves an entry of its own (preferably not written by Mr. Clark!). This entry is about "corridor of uncertainty" -- the cricket (and now more generally sporting) metaphor. --Shannonr (talk) 12:19, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Merv Hughes' hat-trick
Hughes is talking about the match played in 1988/89. Listen to the talk from around 1:24 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D21anTJi8ck Tintin 08:20, 21 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I've made a corresponding change to the article. Thoughts? --shannonr (talk) 23:36, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

For reference
" Other claimants include Australia's ABC Local Radio cricket commentator and former swing bowler Bob Massie, who in broadcasts has credited the origin of the phrase to former Western Australia and South Australia captain John Inverarity whom he played under" - This was a line that deleted from the article, possibly because there is no citation available. Tintin 09:38, 19 August 2013 (UTC)