Thursday, April 21, 2011

Off The Post

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• Notts County manager Martin Allen asks to move in with a fan via his website column
• Video: Ray Wilkins calls Liverpool’s Jay Spearing a “sh*thouse”
• Napoli WAGs instructed to avoid rows for title run-in
• Video: Sergio Ramos drops the Copa Del Rey under the wheels of the bus
• Berwick sack player over Neil Lennon bomb Twitter comments
• Jose Mourinho breaks the world record for mentions of the word ‘match’ in a post-match interview
• Video: Shakira cheers on Gerard Pique in the Copa Del Rey (Barcelona v Real Madrid)
• Video: Alvaro Arbeloa stamps on David Villa, drags him to his feet

Notts County manager Martin Allen asks to move in with a fan via his website column Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:33 AM PDT Mad Doghouse When you appoint a manager who comes with the nickname ‘Mad Dog’ you should probably be prepared for one or two peculiarities. But Notts County’s new gaffer Martin Allen has become probably the first Football League manager to use the club’s website to solicit lodging arrangements for himself. Allen took charge at Meadow [...]

Video: Ray Wilkins calls Liverpool’s Jay Spearing a “sh*thouse” Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:40 AM PDT More class commentary from Butch I’m not sure how we missed this instant classic, but as we hunted around for video of Ray Wilkins ditching his “stay on your feet” slogan to tell Arsenal’s players to “stand up” we found this clip. It comes from last Sunday’s clash between the Gunners and Liverpool. Reds midfielder [...]

Napoli WAGs instructed to avoid rows for title run-in Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:32 AM PDT Women: know your place It might sound like a spoof of a British Pathe public information video, but it is very much genuine. The wives and girlfriends of Napoli players have been issued with a list of golden rules to abide by during the Seria A title run-in. The eight rules were handed out to [...]

Video: Sergio Ramos drops the Copa Del Rey under the wheels of the bus Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:08 AM PDT Ram raid Real Madrid had their hands on the Copa Del Rey for a matter of hours before they managed to break it! Defender Sergio Ramos dropped the trophy from the top of the open-top bus. The silverware landed under the front wheel of the vehicle and was immediately run over. Ramos said: “The cup [...]

Berwick sack player over Neil Lennon bomb Twitter comments Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:58 AM PDT Silly Bhoy Scottish Third Division side Berwick Rangers have sacked under-17 captain Kieran Bowell after comments he made on Twitter about the parcel bomb sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon. Bowell’s contract was terminated after he admitted tweeting that he wished the bomb had killed Lennon. Berwick manager Jimmy Crease said: “I was very shocked [...]

Jose Mourinho breaks the world record for mentions of the word ‘match’ in a post-match interview Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:43 AM PDT The Special One will have to hurry back to his adoptive homeland shortly. It seems all this galavanting in Italy and Spain is causing his English vocabulary to take a big hit. For instance, consider his press conference after last night’s Copa Del Rey victory over Barcelona. The Real Madrid coach is on a mission [...]

Video: Shakira cheers on Gerard Pique in the Copa Del Rey (Barcelona v Real Madrid) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:35 AM PDT Waka-waka the railings Pop star Shakira was at the Mestalla last night to witness her boyfriend Gerard Pique winning the Copa Del Rey with Barcelona. Unfortunately for Shakira and Pique, he didn’t. So she was forced to get quite irate as Real Madrid triumphed to win the silverware. Rather than joining in the celebrations, Shakira [...]

Video: Alvaro Arbeloa stamps on David Villa, drags him to his feet Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:17 AM PDT Insult + injury The Copa Del Rey Final between Barcelona and Real Madrid was a feisty affair to say the least. One of the match’s flashpoints saw Real’s ex-Liverpool defender, Alvaro Arbeloa, very deliberately treading on Barca striker David Villa. The right-back then had the cheek to immediately drag Villa to his feet, insinuating that [...]

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