Thursday, June 21, 2012

Off The Post

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• Video: Manchester City star Mario Balotelli and his corner flag phallus
• Top 10 summer transfer targets: Manchester United
• OTP’s Howard The Psychic Duck predicts… Czech Republic v Portugal
• OTP Euro 2012 Podcast – June 21st: Rockin’ Blokhin
• Top 10 summer transfer targets: Manchester City
• Classic Portugal v Czech Republic moment: Ex-Manchester United star Karel Poborsky’s lob at Euro 96
• Video: When fan parks get smoke-bombed (England 1-0 Ukraine)
• Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa and Manchester City’s Samir Nasri in France bust-up
• Rangers to ‘buy Bury’ and play in League One
• Video: Brazilian linesman goes crazy with a spray paint
• Spain’s players prepare for France by hugging and holding hands

Video: Manchester City star Mario Balotelli and his corner flag phallus Posted: 21 Jun 2012 07:23 AM PDT The images have been doing the rounds today – and now here’s the video. Italy striker Mario Balotelli opted not to use a bit of downtime during a stretching session to fashion a penis for himself out of a nearby corner flag. And the Manchester City man was so worn out after all his larking [...]

Top 10 summer transfer targets: Manchester United Posted: 21 Jun 2012 07:21 AM PDT OTP’s guide to some of the impending, probable and possible transfer moves at every Premier League club. 1. Shinji Kagawa A deal that is almost done already. Terms are agreed with Borussia Dortmund, and all that remains is personal terms and a medical that will reportedly completed by the middle of next week. Kagawa will [...]

OTP’s Howard The Psychic Duck predicts… Czech Republic v Portugal Posted: 21 Jun 2012 05:51 AM PDT Off The Post’s very own aquatic answer to Nostradamus is back once again, making huge waves in the sports betting industry as he takes to football predictions like, well, a duck to water. After initially only risking his reputation on the results of England’s Group D games, Howard now has a hefty psychic juggernaut behind [...]

OTP Euro 2012 Podcast – June 21st: Rockin’ Blokhin Posted: 21 Jun 2012 04:43 AM PDT June 21st – Rockin’ Blokhin by Off The Post on Mixcloud The OTP Podcast set about having a 'man conversation' about England's progress in to the quarter-finals and quickly found themselves distracted by the apoplectic actions of Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin. We celebrate his gesture gymnastics on the sidelines and commend his fight proposal off [...]

Top 10 summer transfer targets: Manchester City Posted: 21 Jun 2012 02:57 AM PDT OTP’s guide to some of the impending, probable and possible transfer moves at every Premier League club. 1. Robin Van Persie The boring transfer saga of this summer? Let's hope not, but there is every chance that Arsenal fans will be again left disappointed. Are Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski just replacements? If so, City [...]

Classic Portugal v Czech Republic moment: Ex-Manchester United star Karel Poborsky’s lob at Euro 96 Posted: 21 Jun 2012 02:25 AM PDT The Euro 2012 quarter-finals get underway this evening with Portugal taking on the Czech Republic. And when you think of those two nations and European Championships, you’re only going to reach once conclusion: Karel Poborsky’s sumptuous lob at the same stage of Euro 96. A goal so good that it earned the midfielder a move [...]

Video: When fan parks get smoke-bombed (England 1-0 Ukraine) Posted: 21 Jun 2012 02:11 AM PDT Until now, if you wanted to have your view of a Euro 2012 match obscured by smoke your best bet was to attend a Croatia game. But with Slaven Bilic’s side and their flare-wielding army sent packing from the tournament, the organisers have stepped up to the mark by allowing flares and smoke bombs in [...]

Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa and Manchester City’s Samir Nasri in France bust-up Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:55 AM PDT Hatem Ben Arfa and Samir Nasri were among the players involved in an alleged bust-up in France’s dressing room following their defeat to Sweden. Newcastle star Ben Arfa reportedly told France boss Laurent Blanc to send him home after he was substituted in the Sweden game. He angered Blanc when the team returned to the [...]

Rangers to ‘buy Bury’ and play in League One Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:33 AM PDT Stricken Scottish giants Rangers are considering buying League One side Bury and taking up their fixtures next season, according to reports in The Sun. With the club in liquidation, new owner Charles Green is reportedly weighing up a move to English football. Rangers were left off the SPL fixture list and replaced by ‘Club 12′. [...]

Video: Brazilian linesman goes crazy with a spray paint Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:12 AM PDT In Brazil, linesmen now come equipped with a can of spray paint so they can mark the correct distances from free-kicks and ensure that nobody is creeping forward. This excitable chap thought he’d done his job. But with players standing around the ball at various angles, the ref was unhappy that some players were closer [...]

Spain’s players prepare for France by hugging and holding hands Posted: 21 Jun 2012 12:55 AM PDT When you’re as good as Spain, you don’t worry about the usual European Championship quarter-final stuff like taking penalties or making sure you can keep hold of the ball. That stuff’s already taken for granted. No, the Spanish squad just relax by playing a game of tag, hugging each other and then prancing round holding [...]

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