Saturday, September 1, 2012

Off The Post

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• Burnley rename stand, football loses even more of its soul
• Sheffield United get overly caught up in Olympics fever
• Who Are Ya? Stephane Mbia (QPR)
• Swansea winger Scott Sinclair forgets his ‘best decision ever’ in order to join Manchester City
• Who Are Ya? Pablo Hernandez (Swansea)
• Video: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew shows off his skills
• Sky Sports News reporter Peter Stevenson takes a ball to the head at Stoke

Burnley rename stand, football loses even more of its soul Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:26 AM PDT Yesterday was a day for strange stand name changes. After we brought you news of Sheffield United naming a stand in honour of Jessica Ennis, that turned out to be the second weirdest one of the day. Because Championship side Burnley have signed a sponsorship deal with Totally Wicked, the makers of a range of [...]

Sheffield United get overly caught up in Olympics fever Posted: 01 Sep 2012 05:58 AM PDT Sheffield United have taken the strange decision to rename their Bramall Lane Stand the Jessica Ennis Stand. Quite why is not clear. She is not said to be a partiularly hardcore fan of the club, and the athletics Don Valley Stadium is within the city and has announced no plans to change. It simply seems [...]

Who Are Ya? Stephane Mbia (QPR) Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:14 AM PDT Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Stephane Mbia Age: 26 Position: Centre-back/midfielder Signed from: Marseille Fee: Undisclosed Did you know? Mbia was at the centre of a racism row with ex-Liverpool striker Milan Baros in 2007. Baros pinched his nose and gestured to suggest that Mbia had an offensive odour. The [...]

Swansea winger Scott Sinclair forgets his ‘best decision ever’ in order to join Manchester City Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:58 AM PDT Young footballers often face a tricky decision: stay on the fringes at a big club or play every week at a lower level. Scott Sinclair had tried both and had come to the conclusion that getting the games is definitely better for your development. In fact, just last summer the pacy winger said: “Leaving Chelsea [...]

Who Are Ya? Pablo Hernandez (Swansea) Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Pablo Hernandez Age: 27 Position: Winger Signed from: Valencia Fee: £5.55million Did you know? The latest news on his official website probably needs to be updated. What's the deal? Swansea have again broken their transfer record, this time to bring Hernandez to the Liberty Stadium. [...]

Video: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew shows off his skills Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:15 AM PDT Magpies boss Alan Pardew couldn’t resist showing off his skills during last night’s Europa League play-off victory over Greek side Atromitos. Pards showed he’s still got what it takes with a deft backheel touch in his technical area.

Sky Sports News reporter Peter Stevenson takes a ball to the head at Stoke Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Transfer deadline day 2012 has claimed its first victim. Sky Sports News reporter Peter Stevenson showed off his heading skills during a live report from Stoke City – not that he knew much about it. The naughty behaviour in front of the cameras normally starts later on as fans begin to get rowdier, but Stevenson [...]

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