Thursday, October 7, 2010

Off The Post

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• Sir Alex Ferguson gets his Chelsea maths all wrong
• Vito Mannone wades in on the Arsenal goalkeeping crisis
• ‘Wayne Rooney is a bit of a chav,’ says Man Utd team-mate Federico Macheda
• Hard Tackle: Anthony Annan commits a few sexual touching offences on opponent
• Video: Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton reveals new owners are a bit kinky
• Manager sacked by telephone… during match!
• Peter Shilton begins campaigning to defend his England caps record
• Exiled journeyman striker Leon Knight blows his top on Twitter over blocked transfer
• Alexander Skarsgard gees up Hammarby crowd

Sir Alex Ferguson gets his Chelsea maths all wrong Posted: 07 Oct 2010 07:22 AM PDT Self-reassurance statistics simply do not add up Chelsea’s start to this season has been accompanied by the mantra: “Ah, but they have had an easy start”. It has been the default mechanism of Alex Ferguson, who has made more statements today to explain how his side find themselves five points behind Chelsea. He said: “If [...]

Vito Mannone wades in on the Arsenal goalkeeping crisis Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:16 AM PDT Young Italian footballer gives embarrassing quotes to newspaper, part two Arsenal’s third-choice goalkeeper Vito Mannone has taken a pop at his rivals for a place between the Gunners’ sticks. The young Italian decided he would give the confidence of Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski a much needed boost in an interview with Gazzetto dello Sport. [...]

‘Wayne Rooney is a bit of a chav,’ says Man Utd team-mate Federico Macheda Posted: 07 Oct 2010 05:21 AM PDT Italian striker states the obvious Federico Macheda has decided to test how Wayne Rooney’s temper is holding up in the wake of the tabloid revelations about his private life by calling him “a bit of a chav” in an Italian newspaper. The Italy under 21 star told Gazzetto dello Sport: “Rooney is a really great [...]

Hard Tackle: Anthony Annan commits a few sexual touching offences on opponent Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:53 AM PDT Ghana midfielder adds another aspect to his dirty reputation Rosenborg’s Anthony Annan is never normally too far from trouble. This time he is causing a stir after being caught on video groping Andre Muri of Valarenga. Annan was spotted – not that he was being very discreet about it – squeezing Muri’s testicles and shoving [...]

Video: Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton reveals new owners are a bit kinky Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:26 AM PDT An unfortunate spoonerism Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton was understandably very excited after securing a takeover deal for the club. But overseeing the sale was not the only exciting thing on his mind as he gave an interview to club television channel LFC TV. He successfully negotiates the name of the new owners’ baseball team at [...]

Manager sacked by telephone… during match! Posted: 07 Oct 2010 01:22 AM PDT Although perhaps answering your phone during match is a sackable offence An amateur club from Sussex has achieved the unenviable record of becoming the first team to sack their manager by telephone during a match. Chichester City gave manager Mark Poulton the boot as he sat in the dugout watching his side leading rivals Redhill [...]

Peter Shilton begins campaigning to defend his England caps record Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:59 AM PDT Shilts thinks Fabio needs to look to the future. Hmm, wonder why? England’s most-capped player Peter Shilton has revealed that he doesn’t think David Beckham should play for England again. The legendary keeper has 125 caps, and Beckham is currently 10 short of the record. Perhaps that’s why Shilton has chosen to speak up against [...]

Exiled journeyman striker Leon Knight blows his top on Twitter over blocked transfer Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:33 AM PDT Watch your backs, Rushden and Diamonds! Ex-Chelsea striker Leon Knight has unleashed a crazed Twitter rant against Blue Square Premier outfit Rushden and Diamonds after they blocked a possible move to Darlington. Rushden & Diamonds sacked Knight in 2008 for “continuous breaches” of the club’s code of conduct. They kept his registration and made it [...]

Alexander Skarsgard gees up Hammarby crowd Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:35 AM PDT Swedish actor acts as conductor to rowdy crowd Alexander Skarsgard is not a no name. He is the star of True Blood, Generation Kill and Battleship. He is a Hollywood actor. So what on earth is he doing swinging from a pole conducting football chants? And more importantly, how does he look so cool and [...]

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