Struggling for postaweek2011 inspiration, I considered finally turning to the WordPress Post A Week blog to get the creative juices flowing. Unfortunately, I picked a day when they suggested I write about my least favourite school teacher. Don't get me wrong - there's plenty to go on - but I could only recall one teacher worth writing … Continue reading Thanks for the inspiration, Blatter
Category: Football
You can swear, Wayne… just be a bit nicer about it
Alex Ferguson has today blasted the FA for pressuring referee Lee Mason into reporting Wayne Rooney for his foul-mouthed rant at a Sky TV camera. According to the eternally obnoxious Scot, they 'bullied' Mason into doing it so that they could fine the player. Quite an ironic surmise coming from one of the biggest bullies … Continue reading You can swear, Wayne… just be a bit nicer about it
Torres and Carroll
Just realised I've neglected to post an opinion on the big transfer deadline news this week. To have a blog is to offer an opinion and I have one on this subject. It would therefore be neglectful of me not to post it. It'll be brief though. Partly because few people give a toss what … Continue reading Torres and Carroll
Any excuse would have done, Sky
Eventually, it took a bit of male chauvinist banter. An off-guard comment. Pub talk between two members of a generation which isn't quite as forgotten as people clearly believe it is. Whatever. Andy Gray will no longer be presenting football on Sky Sports and that can only be a good thing. Yes, it was a … Continue reading Any excuse would have done, Sky
Fancy a Game of 5-a-Side, Wayne?
More than most of us would earn in a year… Some, in a lifetime… Obscene... Unfathomable... Other worldly... Ridiculous… The figures bandied about last week justified the resulting headlines, aggravated coffee-table discussions and lengthened trips to the water cooler. Depending on which newspaper pops through your letterbox, Rooney’s estimated earning potential if he moved to … Continue reading Fancy a Game of 5-a-Side, Wayne?
Time to Lower Expectations and Ditch the Divine Right
As Ashley Cole stepped off the team coach on Sunday having earlier participated in England's worst ever World Cup defeat, he laughed and joked casually with other members of the squad. This confirmed two things: 1. He really is thick as two short planks. And 2. Our beloved England team have reached the end of … Continue reading Time to Lower Expectations and Ditch the Divine Right
Where do we go from here, Fabio?
Fabio's right. These lads get too rich far too young and aside from the side effects we've seen splashed across the tabloids over recent weeks, there is one that remains forgotten - they've lost the passion and pride which should come naturally when selected to play for your country.
Capello Misses a Trick
If anything, Capello should be assessing whether or not Ferdinand is fit for a place in the World Cup squad at all, let alone lead it.
John Terry: Sensationalism Gone Mad.
Whenever we approach a big tournament like the World Cup, the press in this country reach for their knives and start their level best to completely screw up any chance England have of doing well.
Sticks and Stones, Mr Savage
In this age of over-nannying there is very little chance of a tattooed, topless oik making it onto the pitch and successfully landing a punch square in Ryan Giggs' face.
