The secret of Kammy’s success? Warmth, charm and simply enjoying himself

Anthony Vanden Borre isn’t a player many remember. He played 28 times for Belgium. He played for some decent European sides: Fiorentina, Genoa, Anderlecht, Montpellier. You might not recall his 19 appearances for Avram Grant’s Portsmouth in the Premier League 13 years ago.

And you would be forgiven for not instantly recollecting the moment in the 60th minute of a goalless draw with Blackburn on 3 April 2010 where he was given a second yellow card for a deliberate handball by Steve Bennett. Morton Gamst Pedersen knocks it down the line for Martin Olsson and Vanden Borre sticks out an arm – it rules him out of an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

In your defence there’s been a lot of football, and a lot of life, since then. The thing is though, you all know this moment.

“We’re off to Fratton Park where there’s been a red card, but for who Chris Kamara?”

“I don’t know Jeff, has there? I must have missed that.”

Cue off screen laughs from Paul Merson and the rest of the Sky Sports Soccer Saturday studio. “Chris, have you not been watching? I haven’t,” asks an already grinning Jeff Stelling. “I don’t know where that’s come from Chris. I’ve no idea what has happened there. What has happened Chris?”

“I don’t know Jeff!” Kammy replies, bending double in hysterics.

It is quite simply a brilliant bit of television. The best bits are always when it doesn’t go to plan. Stelling advises Kammy to count the players. By now Kammy is full falsetto. “No you’re right, I saw him go off, but I thought they were bringing a sub on Jeff.”

The highlights of the match have under 600 views on YouTube. The Soccer Saturday clip has millions. It’s so good not just because of the timing – obviously Stelling is a master – but of the wonderful pure honesty.