Nov

30

Go Go, Physio!

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Nov

28

Comedic potential

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How funny would it be if thousands of Liverpool fans marched to Anfield tonight to support flat-broke manager Rafa Benitez and then they got beaten by Porto?
I wonder how long they’d be singing his name then.

Nov

26

Attempted rape, mutilation and witchcraft

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Not exactly your run of the mill Championship footballer.
Watford’s Alhassan Bangura on his struggles to stay in England and avoid deportation to Sierra Leone.  Can you imagine how far Ashley Cole would have swerved off the road if this sort of thing was happening to him?

Nov

25

Thank god the internationals are over

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A few thoughts from watching MotD tonight:
I’d forgotten John Carew played in England now. What’s his problem? A goal per game at Rosenborg, 1 in 4 at Valencia, 1 in 3 at Roma, 1 in 2 at Besiktas, 1 in 3 at Lyon and he can’t get 90 minutes at Villa?
I’d forgotten about Jonathan Woodgate, [...]

Nov

24

A nation sighs, and wonders if there’s anything else on worth watching…

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As conversation topic starters go, ‘Who do you reckon should get the England job then?’ scores impressively highly on the soon- to- be- in- a- coma- due- to- mind numbing- boredom factor, competing doggedly for Champions League placings with ‘Who’s on Jonathon Ross tonight?’, ‘Guess what Joan at work said about me today’, ‘Did you [...]

Nov

23

Rafa channels Vicomte de Valmont

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In a scene that is highly reminiscent of the one in Dangerous Liaisons when John Malcovich reminds Michelle Pfeiffer that what has happened is ‘Beyond my control’, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez faced the press yesterday. Check out the question and answer session with the journalist.

How much will you have to spend in January?
“As [...]

Nov

20

Some random thoughts

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Bored out of my wits by internationals, hence it’s so quiet around here.
Steve Bruce now in charge of Wigan. I suppose he was unsettled by the proposed takeover and the likelihood that the new owner would want to bring in his own man but it’s hardly a step up is it? Very much a case [...]

Nov

16

Best celebration ever

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Watch the keeper

Nov

15

More on those Rangers fans in Barcelona

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This is an editorial from El Mundo Deportivo.
“Dear Rangers supporters, never come back to Barcelona again. And not because your players themselves aren’t a legitimate team. No, it’s not because of that - the Nou Camp frequently hosts teams who are lazy, boring, who only defend, who run and kick their opponents, and who shouldn’t [...]

Nov

15

There Is Some Corner Of A Foreign Field That Is Forever Engerland

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This debate about foreign players seems to brought out the xenophobia in many. The FIFA proposal seems straightforward enough, where each club must name eight players who have been “locally trained” and limit the number of “foreigners” to five; apparently, this would allow homegrown talent to flourish, apparently.
While this appears to be a good [...]

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