Friday, September 3, 2010

Off The Post

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• Croydon Athletic at the mercy of the police and ICC
• Lack of competition threatens to stagnate La Liga
• Video: Luton manager Richard Money goes mental at fans
• Video: Rafa Benitez is forced to slag off Jose Mourinho
• Alan Pardew sacking removes stability from south coast
• Tony Blair consulted Sir Alex Ferguson over sacking Gordon Brown

Croydon Athletic at the mercy of the police and ICC Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:50 AM PDT Money-laundering and fraud hits the Ryman Premier League Peter Risdale, Eggert Magnusson, Malcolm Glazer, you are old news. We have a new most-hated club owner. On Sunday the News of the World newspaper revealed that it had unearthed a betting scandal that may shake the very foundations of cricket. The ripples may be felt within non-league football [...]

Lack of competition threatens to stagnate La Liga Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:05 AM PDT Viva Espana… if it’s a procession that you want Flicking onto Sky Sports 2 on a Saturday night, you would be forgiven for thinking that there are only three teams in the Spanish league: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and whoever else happens to be playing them. The bias and focus is appalling, but understandable. The coverage of [...]

Video: Luton manager Richard Money goes mental at fans Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:01 AM PDT Money can’t buy me love Luton manager Richard Money lost the plot after hearing fans abusing his players during the recent defeat to Tamworth. Money clashed with supporters at the end of the match, ranting in their faces and being dragged away by his backroom staff. In what appears to be a successful attempt to save [...]

Video: Rafa Benitez is forced to slag off Jose Mourinho Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:52 AM PDT Great work from the talkSPORT gang In this fun-filled subtitle extravaganza, Rafa Benitez attempts to avoid getting into mind games with Jose Mourinho. But it turns out the Italian media have ways of making him talk. And it is not long before that talk becomes Mourinho trash talk. Spotted on 101GG

Alan Pardew sacking removes stability from south coast Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:31 AM PDT Chairman goes from saint to sinner overnight On Tuesday, Southampton lost 3-0 at home in the Johnstone Paints Trophy. On Saturday they won 4-0 away at Bristol Rovers. Unless you have buried your head in lower league sand, you will be aware that in between these two matches, Alan Pardew has lost his job as manager, along [...]

Tony Blair consulted Sir Alex Ferguson over sacking Gordon Brown Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:55 AM PDT The politics of football Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed in his memoirs that he sought the advice of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson on getting rid of Gordon Brown. Blair was eager to ditch his Chancellor, but was concerned about destablising his government. So he consulted Labour supporter Fergie, who he knew was no [...]

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