Thursday, December 8, 2011
Off The Post |  |
- Join us for a liveblog of Afghanistan v Nepal and watch the match
- Top 10 positive aspects to the elimination of City and United
- Wayne Rooney’s Euro 2012 ban reduced to two matches
- Manchester United KO sparks Sir Alex Ferguson v Roy Keane row
- Lyon’s quick-fire seven goals against Dinamo Zagreb raises a few questions
- Top five conclusions: Manchester United and Manchester City’s Champions League exits
- Website tries to claim that Manchester United qualified
- Video: David De Gea also forgets one of the key benefits of being a goalkeeper (Basel 2-1 Manchester United)
- Over-hyped England flops XI
| Join us for a liveblog of Afghanistan v Nepal and watch the match Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST Liveblog: Afghanistan v Nepal Amid this week’s Champions League action, there’s one story out there in the wider footballing world that deserves just a bit more attention. That’s right: it’s the 2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup, taking place in New Delhi and contested by international heavyweights such as India, Afgahnistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the [...]
|
| Top 10 positive aspects to the elimination of City and United Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST Thursday becomes Fergsday 1) Thursday nights become big again. It is a certain scenario that we will have each of the current big four (yes I know, I have replaced Liverpool with City) live on our screen over a period of three nights midweek. 2) For those worried about the effect on England's UEFA coefficient, [...]
|
| Wayne Rooney’s Euro 2012 ban reduced to two matches Posted: 08 Dec 2011 02:09 AM PST England striker Wayne Rooney has succeeded in his appeal against a three-match Euro 2012 ban. He will now miss the first two games of the tournament. Rooney was banned for three matches for violent conduct following his red card in England’s final qualifying match against Montenegro. He appeared before a UEFA disciplinary hearing in Nyon [...]
|
| Manchester United KO sparks Sir Alex Ferguson v Roy Keane row Posted: 08 Dec 2011 01:29 AM PST United legends divided Manchester United’s Champions League exit has created a bit of a rift between Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Keane. Fergie is obviously not overly pleased to see his former fledglings now giving honest appraisals of United performances as TV pundits. He turned on Keane after being asked about his former skipper’s views [...]
|
| Lyon’s quick-fire seven goals against Dinamo Zagreb raises a few questions Posted: 08 Dec 2011 01:04 AM PST Jim(my Briand)’ll fix it Lyon progressed in the Champions League after a remarkable 1-7 win at Dinamo Zagreb last night. The six-goal margin – built up over a period of 30 minutes – was just what the French side needed to overhaul Ajax and pip them to qualification on goal difference. Needless to say, Lyon’s [...]
|
| Top five conclusions: Manchester United and Manchester City’s Champions League exits Posted: 08 Dec 2011 12:43 AM PST 1. The reporter in the video above is probably feeling pleasantly vindicated this morning. 2. It’s the same old story for Manchester United: a great team to a certain point, but they always come unstuck against Baselona. 3. A few media storylines about Manchester becoming the hotbed of elite football in England will have to [...]
|
| Website tries to claim that Manchester United qualified Posted: 08 Dec 2011 12:43 AM PST To be honest, Flashscore is an important website for the football obsessive that also likes more than a little flutter. Providing live scores, scorers and statistics from games across the globe, it becomes the one-stop shop for midweek betting nerves. We were, however, slightly intrigued to discover that the creators of the site are Manchester [...]
|
| Posted: 08 Dec 2011 12:18 AM PST Basel faulty Hot on the heels of – but not quite as severe as – Vito Mannone’s howler, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea got in on the act with his own bout of memory loss. De Gea also forgot that as a goalkeeper he is entitled to catch, punch or stroke the ball when [...]
|
| Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:30 AM PST The British media is a wonderful thing, responsible for bigging up any footballer that shows even an ounce of ability at whatever level over even the shortest amount of time. If said players are English, extra-strength arse-sore cream is complimentary at all pharmacies, followed by a voucher for free anti-depressants when the tabloid rimming descends [...]
|
| You are subscribed to email updates from Off The Post To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
0 Comments:
Post a Comment