Friday, February 25, 2011

Off The Post

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• Inter Milan keeper Julio Cesar ditches car and walks home after Champions League blunder
• Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column
• The world is watching. Huge weekend for…
• Now referees are getting in trouble for their social media use
• Video: Barrier collapses as fans celebrate Marek Hamsik’s goal (Villarreal v Napoli)
• Birmingham City won’t be suited and booted for Carling Cup final

Inter Milan keeper Julio Cesar ditches car and walks home after Champions League blunder Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:00 AM PST Too depressed to drive You will recall Julio Cesar selflessly served up this week’s sole Champions League goal in the final minute of Inter Milan’s match against Bayern Munich. The clanger seemingly had such an effect on the keeper that he couldn’t even bring himself to fetch his car from the San Siro’s underground car [...]

Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:47 AM PST Impressions, one two three, and Superdann A good impression From Aston Villa v Blackburn: "I have been impressed by Aston Villa recently" This is an Aston Villa side that have won 2 of their last 10 in the league. "…they certainly look very strong at home" This is an Aston Villa side that have won [...]

The world is watching. Huge weekend for… Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:10 AM PST From Prideless Park to the Allianz Arena Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves should really be off the bottom of the league, had they held on to three points at the Hawthorns last week. This week and it is another vital game. Too often this season Wolves have done incredibly well to beat the best teams in the [...]

Now referees are getting in trouble for their social media use Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:26 AM PST Ref banned for Facebook gags Professional Game Match Officials boss Mike Riley has banned one of his refs for three weeks over a football joke posted to his Facebook profile. Rookie referee Mark Brown, in his debut season on the refereeing National List, was handed a suspension after publishing the gag, believed to be about [...]

Video: Barrier collapses as fans celebrate Marek Hamsik’s goal (Villarreal v Napoli) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:04 AM PST This is a nasty incident from last night’s Europa League clash between Villarreal and Napoli, which could have been so much worse. Napoli’s Marek Hamsik grabbed what looked like being a vital away goal in the 18th minute. He celebrated in front of the Italian club’s fans, but as supporters stretched forward towards Hamsik a [...]

Birmingham City won’t be suited and booted for Carling Cup final Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:46 AM PST Fussy Blues missed order deadline over colour dilemma Birmingham’s Carling Cup final day will be lacking one important piece of tradition: they won’t be wearing their Cup final suits. The Blues had placed an order with Harvey Nichols for £9,000 to supply their squad with kits. But after dithering over the colour, Birmingham’s players will [...]

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