"Unless you're Paul McCartney, there wasn't anybody at the awards ceremony who's not a chancer, " he told Front Row.

BBC: Robbie Williams

If the markets turn on Belgium, will the Flemish bourgeoisie see Mr De Wever as a man of principle or a chancer?

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

In one lyric, he describes himself as a "showbiz chancer".

BBC: Robbie Williams

Or the chancer who fails to think through the details?

ECONOMIST: Flying blind?

Mr Aitken has always had a reputation as a chancer.

ECONOMIST: Jonathan Aitken

But Kuyt is known for his persistence in the final third and that paid dividends when Gerrard magical turn on the far right finished with the ball arriving at the feet of the Dutch chancer who tapped in.

BBC: Liverpool 4-0 Stoke