Question or nominate?

Last winter I had an acute moment of madness.

I decided to go on a TV game show.

Deal or No Deal was out. It takes, so I'm told, three weeks to film and they weren't looking anyway.

Who Wants to Be a Millionnaire was a waste of my phone call. I never heard back.

3-2-1 apparently ended in 1987. And, besides, I don't particularly need a Betamax video. Or a Mini Metro.

Countdown is great. But I struggle on Conundrums and there's always the risk of bumping into Gyles Brandreth (and pull-over) popping up on Dictionary Corner. The fact he hasn't appeared on it for 20 years is irrelevant. It's still one risk too many

So I went for the less lucrative but - some may say - more enjoyable Weakest Link.

To cut a long story short you'll see me on Wednesday. Unless the Prime Minister quits, the Queen drops dead or Auntie's finest head for the picket line. In which case my agony will be delayed.

And Yes, she gave me loads.

What has this to do with Albion? Nothing. But if I didn't mention it my editor may wonder why.

And besides, I met a charming Glaswegian called Bruce during the filming of the show.

Bruce, a fellow contestant, is a big Celtic fan, who knows Craig Beattie and Peter Grant.

Beats had apparently asked Bruce's daughter out for a date when he was at school with her - Craig claimed to not remember this when I dragged him over the coals about it - and my new pal is also on good terms with the man who has played in more Old Firm derbies than any other Celtic or Rangers man. Peter Grant, a man who recently conducted a four (yes, FOUR) hour interview with a journalist, is one of football's nice guys and would talk Anne Robinson under the table.

Anyway, I digress. That bit you see at the beginning of the show when people are sat in the Green Room talking to each other - Bruce and I were, in fact, debating the merits of Craig Beattie. Two days later Albion's Scottish striker joined Palace on loan.

Bruce will be holding a 'guess how many questions I answered correctly?' quiz in his local pub on Wednesday, with all proceeds going to charity. The programme will be screened on their big screens.

Me? I shall be squirming.

What I do know is that, last Saturday, Marc-Antoine Fortune became the first player since Imre Varadi to score on his top flight debut for Albion.

If only she'd asked me that...