Ray Hudson commentates as Real Madrid win La Liga.
(Sorry, I can’t seem to embed the video here)

West Ham’s Julien Faubert is ruled out for six months.
Budge up, Matty Upson, Lucas Neill, etc. etc. This bloke signs on 1st July and is knacked on the 17th.
Divine retribution? Justice? Tough shit? Whatever it is, I’ll wager Neil Warnock and Paul Jewell aren’t too bothered.

…that West Ham are about to be fucked.
This whole scenario gets more and more sordid by the minute.

All around you the blogs are going mental. Football clubs raided! Awesome. But nobody’s saying who it is. We know. And we’re not afraid to tell.
Arsenal FC - Anti-corruption agents found Arsene Wenger sitting at a big oak table counting dozens of gold coins, saying ‘Money. Beautiful money. I’ll never spend you’ while the rest [...]

No more to say really. Check this out. Classic. From the U20 World Cup.

The signing of David “Ted” Nugent from Preston for the reported sum of £6m will buoy Pompey fans no doubt; the addition of an English international striker (and goalscorer, sort of) to bolster an occasionally misfiring front line. It will probably signal the end for Kanu, with Todorov leaving already and Utaka joining. What [...]

…in a photo taken in 2001. Ouch.

Ramon Calderon - July 2007:
His teams play good, entertaining football. He knows the club and will handle a dressing room full of stars.
Ramon Calderon - July 2008:
Despite winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Spanish supercup, the Champions League (with an 8-0 win over Barcelona in the final), the World Club Championships and the [...]

If there’s one thing you can rely on it’s the BBC paying strict attention to spelling, grammar, syntax and making Peter Kenyon sound like Ali G.

…if it were ever needed, that Chelsea have more money than sense.
I can’t be the only one who thinks he’s one of the most overrated players of all time, can I?

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