Monday, August 23, 2010

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• Top 10 worst Liverpool players
• Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football madness
• Jerome Boateng out for a month with aeroplane drinks trolley injury
• Not even referees want to see Blackpool embarrassed
• Top 10 conclusions Premier League weekend 21-22 August
• Video: Joey Barton celebrates goal with Hitler salute

Top 10 worst Liverpool players Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:09 AM PDT The poorest Reds of the modern era, in no particular order 1. Jimmy Carter A total non-starter. 2. Sean Dundee Crocodile Dundee would have instilled more fear in opposition defences. 3. Djimi Traore The luckiest man ever to win a European Cup winners medal. Had all the poise of a young Bambi. 4. Bruno Cheyrou The new Zidane… or maybe not. 5. Itsvan [...]

Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football madness Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:44 AM PDT Sky's Richard and Andy set phasers to stunned … Sky Sports recently revived Monday Night Football coverage was possibly one of the most compelling experiences for armchair fans in a long time. Football on TV can be a divisive issue. There are those that would rather be Raymond Domenech than live life without having access to every [...]

Jerome Boateng out for a month with aeroplane drinks trolley injury Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:00 AM PDT Man City signing joins the mile high injury club New Manchester City signing Jerome Boateng will have to wait a month for his debut after a collision with an aeroplane drinks trolley. The Germany international tore a tendon in his left knee playing for his country. The injury was aggravated when a drinks trolley smacked into it [...]

Not even referees want to see Blackpool embarrassed Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:26 AM PDT Refs angling for trips to seaside? Here’s the photographic evidence that proves even match officials cannot bear to see Premier League minnows Blackpool subjected to top-flight humiliation. With Arsenal coasting to victory and Blackpool’s defenders unable to get close to the Gunners’ speedy attacks, referee Mike Jones took it upon himself to tackle Jack Wilshere. The England [...]

Top 10 conclusions Premier League weekend 21-22 August Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:00 AM PDT 1. It’s just as well Blackpool got a head start with their goal difference last week. 2. We will stand by last week’s conclusion that the Wigan-Blackpool result told us more about the state of the Latics than anything else. They were really poor again. 3. The headline writers will have to come up with something more [...]

Video: Joey Barton celebrates goal with Hitler salute Posted: 23 Aug 2010 12:52 AM PDT The moustache has gone to his head Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton is never far from controversy, even when he is making headlines for the right reasons. So it should not come as a surprise that he seemingly celebrated his excellent goal in the 6-0 drubbing of Aston Villa with what appeared to be a Nazi salute. If, [...]

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