Friday, April 27, 2012

Off The Post

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• Top 10 candidates to be the new Barcelona manager
• Is Pep Guardiola really that good?
• Paul Terry sings ‘John Terry has won the double’ in Barcelona
• Bayern Munich said they’ll never accept penalty hero Manuel Neuer
• Neymar gets knocked out by an orange (Bolivar v Santos)
• Chelsea v QPR handshakes cancelled, Mark Hughes’ lifetime ambition fulfilled
• The world is watching. A huge weekend for…
• Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for the 28-29 April

Top 10 candidates to be the new Barcelona manager Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:41 AM PDT Pep Guardiola is stepping aside, so who will be the new man in charge of the European champions? Here are 10 potential candidates of varying degrees of likelihood. 1. Marcelo Bielsa The Athletic Bilbao boss has caught the eye this season with his team playing very attractive football to very good effect. His easy-on-the-eye style [...]

Is Pep Guardiola really that good? Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:33 AM PDT This is something that’s been in OTP’s thoughts for a couple of seasons. But it’s never really seemed appropriate to bring it up (what with Pep winning all trophies before him and everything). Given that he’s announced that he’s quitting as Barcelona boss at the end of the season, it suddenly seems more appropriate. So, [...]

Paul Terry sings ‘John Terry has won the double’ in Barcelona Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:59 AM PDT John Terry’s brother, Thurrock midfielder Paul, was in Barcelona this week to watch the football, partake in an alcoholic beverage or two and perform a musical tribute to his sibling. Looking a tad worse for wear and needing just a little bit of encouragement, the former Yeovil Town man is soon belting out a chorus [...]

Bayern Munich said they’ll never accept penalty hero Manuel Neuer Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:47 AM PDT Bayern Munich keeper Manuel Neuer is presumably still not welcome at the club – despite saving the penalties that took the German giants to the Champions League final. The Bavarian side’s protested about the ex-Schalke goalie’s arrival at the club last summer. In the protest above they unveiled a massive banner reading: “No matter how [...]

Neymar gets knocked out by an orange (Bolivar v Santos) Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:31 AM PDT Santos star Neymar was knocked out by a piece of flying fruit during his side’s Copa Libertadores match against Bolivar. The Brazil international was struck by an orange thrown from the crowd during Wednesday’s juicy encounter. Neymar has now called for calm ahead of the second leg. He said: “This war must end. This is [...]

Chelsea v QPR handshakes cancelled, Mark Hughes’ lifetime ambition fulfilled Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:15 AM PDT Serial handshake dodger Mark Hughes is set to reach the pinnacle of his career this Sunday after his entire QPR squad was given permission to snub handshakes with Chelsea. The Premier League has confirmed that the usual handshake rituals will be scrapped due to the impending legal case involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. But [...]

The world is watching. A huge weekend for… Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:06 AM PDT Aston Villa A week ago, Villa fans were consoling themselves that although they had won one of their last 11 league games, they were seven points ahead of the bottom three. Now they have won one of thirteen games, and after the home defeat against Bolton on Tuesday are just three points ahead of the [...]

Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for the 28-29 April Posted: 26 Apr 2012 11:59 PM PDT First bet of the week covers Saturday's Premier League action. With the top two squaring off on Monday night, the relegation battle takes centre stage, but forgive us if we don't see Wolves suddenly playing with verve and freedom now their failure has been confirmed. Their manager is shite, you see, and some of the [...]

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