Angus Loughran

Angus Loughran

Angus Loughran (born 24 November 1966fact|date=December 2007) is a British sports commentator and pundit. He appears regularly on television, newspapers and websites, usually concentrating on horse racing and football, such as the Daily Telegraph and online bookmaker Easyodds, writing tipping sections every day. He has also provided English language football commentary for Eurosport and ESPN.

He first worked for Ladbrokes, providing racing commentary into their betting shops, but rose to fame as "Statto", the resident statistician on the BBC Two television show "Fantasy Football League". Clad in a dressing gown and pyjamas, he would stand in the corner of the set and provide facts and figures on each of the guests' fantasy football teams, while being made fun of by hosts Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. He also appeared in the Rowan Atkinson comedy film "Bean" in 1997 and the Mel Smith directed "Blackball" in 2003.

He is the son of conductor James Loughran and was educated at Ampleforth College. He is a fan of Manchester United F.C..

During an episode of Fantasy Football League archive footage from News at Ten was shown of Loughran offering a chair during a Test match at The Oval to notorious blocker Chris Tavaré. The implication was that Tavaré must be tired, hence his lack of scoring.

He was declared insolvent at a hearing at Manchester County Court on February 4 2008 due to large debts owed to un-named creditors. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7243608.stm TV betting expert made bankrupt] , BBC News]

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* [http://www.easyodds.com/ easyodds.com]
* [http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/26052006/8/photo/angus-loughran-espn-commentator.html Loughran commentating for ESPN]
* [http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB4CEE8FA%2D9A47%2D47BC%2DB069%2D3F7A2F35DB70%7D&newsid=470710 My United Interview]


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