Saturday, March 17, 2012

Off The Post

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• Spoof: ‘Peekaboo Drogba’ toy doll set to be Christmas bestseller
• Italian striker deliberately misses penalty after dive
• GIF It: Chelsea’s Didier Drogba v Angry Birds
• Is Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini ruining his chances of a sacking pay-off?

Spoof: ‘Peekaboo Drogba’ toy doll set to be Christmas bestseller Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:36 AM PDT With just 282 shopping days left until Christmas, the nation's toy industry is understandably abuzz with predictions of the top-seller's for the annual festive season.   Along with the usual assortment of puzzles, computer consoles and superhero figurines has come a late entry on to the market: a 'Peekaboo Drogba' Doll inspired by Chelsea striker [...]

Italian striker deliberately misses penalty after dive Posted: 17 Mar 2012 03:27 AM PDT Many readers will remember Robbie Fowler’s deliberately missed penalty for Liverpool, but Robbie made the crucial mistake of hitting his penalty on target, meaning that Jamie Redknapp could smash home the rebound to still provide his side with a goal. Vittorio Esposito, of Italian amateur side Termoli, went one better when he had dived to [...]

GIF It: Chelsea’s Didier Drogba v Angry Birds Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:24 AM PDT Didier’s dive can’t have made Napoli very ‘appy. Here it is with an Angry Birds reworking. Via Feint Zebra

Is Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini ruining his chances of a sacking pay-off? Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:07 AM PDT For now Roberto Mancini is still revered by the Manchester City faithful, but there are some pundits predicting that the Italian will be axed if he fails to win the Premier League this season. If City’s owners are about to suffer a fit of Abramovich-style itchy trigger, they might be able to save themselves the [...]

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