Thursday, December 15, 2011

Off The Post

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• Chelsea captain John Terry in dispute with neighbours over fishing pond
• David Villa breaks leg in Club World Cup – video
• Stan Collymore and Jim Rosenthal sing ‘Thursday night, Channel 5′ during Europa League coverage
• Video: Wilson Palacios takes the worst corner ever (Besiktas v Stoke)
• Top twenty Christmas Premier League footballers
• Neymar rejects move to Europe due to snow, coldness and the lack of his favourite soft drink

Chelsea captain John Terry in dispute with neighbours over fishing pond Posted: 15 Dec 2011 05:06 AM PST “No, Anton, I said I caught a bleak and a carp.” John Terry is in a row with his neighbours over his plans to build a fishing pond at his £10million Surrey mansion, according to Mirror Football. The England skipper is seeking planning ­permission to develop a "featureless paddock" on the seven-acre plot, claiming it [...]

David Villa breaks leg in Club World Cup – video Posted: 15 Dec 2011 04:32 AM PST Al-Sadd state of affairs The Club World Cup receives criticism from some quarters for being nothing more than a publicity exercise, allowing FIFA to show off some of its clubs in a money-spinning tournament for the Asian market. Barcelona have today paid the price for taking the competition seriously and fielding a strong side, when [...]

Stan Collymore and Jim Rosenthal sing ‘Thursday night, Channel 5′ during Europa League coverage Posted: 15 Dec 2011 01:33 AM PST The derogatory chanting aimed at Manchester United and Manchester City following their Europa League ‘qualification’ – not least by Ashley Cole – could be taken as an insult by the broadcaster. Instead they wisely decided to treat it as free advertising. Presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan Collymore enjoyed a singalong of the song over a [...]

Video: Wilson Palacios takes the worst corner ever (Besiktas v Stoke) Posted: 15 Dec 2011 12:50 AM PST Wilson, Wilson, Wilson Quite often footballers get stick for not beating the first man with their corners. This effort from Stoke midfielder Wilson Palacios would have loved to make it to the first man. Being cleared by a defender at the near post with a comfortable header would have been perfection for this corner. Anything [...]

Top twenty Christmas Premier League footballers Posted: 15 Dec 2011 12:24 AM PST It’s the time of year for awful cracker gags, so here are twenty footballers from the Premier League that wouldn’t look out of place at Christmas. As you can see, ’tis also the season for barrel scraping: 1. Frank-incense Lampard (Chelsea) 2. Roque Santa Cruz (Man City) 3. David Eggnog (Bolton) 4. Rory Delapland (Stoke) [...]

Neymar rejects move to Europe due to snow, coldness and the lack of his favourite soft drink Posted: 15 Dec 2011 12:23 AM PST Behind the transfer talk Brazilian star Neymar has revealed his reasons for turning down a move to Europe and signing a new contract with Santos in a new advert for Gurana soft drink. In the commercial, young Neymar finds that his skills are not suited to the snowy conditions. A quick dip in the sea [...]

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