Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Off The Post

New England manager beware: Arsene Wenger’s seal of approval could strike again
OTP Podcast: Episode 27 – Five Gunner Salute
Louis Saha: ‘Footballers prefer prostitutes’
Norwegian TV crew use a ladder to spy on Carlos Tevez’s Manchester City return
Spoof: Stuart Pearce names himself as England captain
Bring back Ray WIlkins: the most successful Chelsea manager of the Abramovich era

New England manager beware: Arsene Wenger’s seal of approval could strike again

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 06:48 AM PST

“If England have a problem at the World Cup tell Sven to call me. I may have a good striker for him.” Arsene Wenger on Theo Walcott, April 2006 “Until the end of the season there is no problem and if he continues to play like this I am convinced he will go to Euro [...]

OTP Podcast: Episode 27 – Five Gunner Salute

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:37 AM PST

Ep. 27 Five Gunner Salute by Off The Post on Mixcloud North London looted itself once more this week, as Arsenal defibrillated their Champions League qualification chances by giving Spurs a right good spanking. The Pod set about making sense of it all: can Rosicky now legitimately be called a professional footballer and is Theo [...]

Louis Saha: ‘Footballers prefer prostitutes’

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:20 AM PST

Tottenham star Louis Saha has claimed that many young footballers use hookers in a bid to stay out of the newspapers. The former Manchester United star is currently doing the media rounds to promote his autobiography. But he claims that many players are so concerned about negative publicity from kiss-and-tell stories that they call upon [...]

Norwegian TV crew use a ladder to spy on Carlos Tevez’s Manchester City return

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:50 AM PST

A crafty Scandinavian TV crew took ladders to Manchester City’s Carrington training ground to get a glimpse of Carlos Tevez’s return to action. The Argentine prodigal son made his City comeback in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Preston North End yesterday. But Norway’s 2 Sporten were not going to let some closed doors getting in their [...]

Spoof: Stuart Pearce names himself as England captain

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:30 AM PST

The reason for Stuart Pearce’s delayed announcement of his England captain has emerged. The caretaker manager has appointed himself as the side’s skipper. The controversial decision means candidates including Steven Gerrard, James Milner and Joe Hart have been overlooked for the honour in favour of Pearce captaining the side from the touchline. Explaining his choice, [...]