Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Off The Post

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• Former Manchester City kit man launches Twitter attack on Roberto Mancini
• Was Carlo Ancelotti first choice to become the new Manchester United manager?
• Video: RKC Waalwijk’s Jeff Stan catches ref with nasty two-footed lunge
• Video: Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway’s amazing dressing room dancing
• Video: Riots mar PSG victory parade
• Arsenal star Jack Wilshere has been on painkillers to play
• Beer-soaked Franck Ribery vows never to talk to Bayern Munich team-mate Jerome Boateng again
• Roberto Mancini sacked as Manchester City manager
• Video: Manchester United’s open-top bus tour title celebrations

Former Manchester City kit man launches Twitter attack on Roberto Mancini Posted: 14 May 2013 05:09 AM PDT Roberto Mancini may well be a man down today, but his former kitman has absolutely no issue with giving him a good kicking. Stephen Aziz took to Twitter to vent his frustrations at the wave of sympathy from City fans for their outgoing manager. Aziz, who is now employed by Sunderland, described is former colleague [...]

Was Carlo Ancelotti first choice to become the new Manchester United manager? Posted: 14 May 2013 04:57 AM PDT Reports in the French media suggest that David Moyes might have been Manchester United’s second-choice new manager. Le Parisien reports that Sir Alex Ferguson personally called PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti to ask whether he would be interested in succeeding him at Old Trafford. Ancelotti is said to have politely declined, leading Fergie and United to [...]

Video: RKC Waalwijk’s Jeff Stan catches ref with nasty two-footed lunge Posted: 14 May 2013 04:11 AM PDT Two-footed tackles are a sure-fire way to get yourself into trouble with referees, especially if it’s the ref who’s on the receiving end of your lunge. That’s exactly what RKC Waalwijk’s Jeff Stan did during their match against NEC. The officially didn’t give in to the temptation to give Stan his marching orders. In fact, [...]

Video: Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway’s amazing dressing room dancing Posted: 14 May 2013 02:43 AM PDT May 14, 2013 | Enroute to wembley #cpfc it’s #karmmm by 7YB on Keek.com Football managers usually bemoan the dressing room music chosen by their playing stuff. But after Crystal Palace reached the Championship play-off final with victory over Brighton last night, Ian Holloway was ready to embrace it. Olly showed of his best moves [...]

Video: Riots mar PSG victory parade Posted: 14 May 2013 02:26 AM PDT PSG’s title celebrations were overshadowed by rioting on the streets of Paris. Part of their victory tour had to be cut short, including a planned moonlit boat trip along the Seine river. [Pause to allow you to briefly imagine you're on a moonlit boat trip on the Seine with David Beckham.] Thousands of fans had [...]

Arsenal star Jack Wilshere has been on painkillers to play Posted: 14 May 2013 02:16 AM PDT Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that midfielder Jack Wilshere has been taking painkillers to get through matches. The injury prone England international is set for furhter surgery on his troublesome ankle at the end of the season. We reported that Alex Oxlade Chamberlain had let that particular cat out of the bag last month. [...]

Beer-soaked Franck Ribery vows never to talk to Bayern Munich team-mate Jerome Boateng again Posted: 14 May 2013 12:21 AM PDT Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery says he will never talk to team-mate Jerome Boateng again after the Germany international soaked him with beer during the club’s title celebrations. The devout Muslim took Boateng’s actions to heart, believing he should have known the soaking would not sit well with Ribery’s religious beliefs. You can knock Boateng’s [...]

Roberto Mancini sacked as Manchester City manager Posted: 13 May 2013 02:36 PM PDT Roberto Mancini has been sacked from his job as Manchester City manager. The 48-year-old’s three-and-a-half year spell at the helm came to an end this evening – a year to the day since last season’s title-winning victory over QPR. Assistant manager Brian Kidd will take charge of City’s remaining fixtures this season and the club’s [...]

Video: Manchester United’s open-top bus tour title celebrations Posted: 13 May 2013 02:05 PM PDT Manchester United marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 13th and final Premier League title with an open-top bus tour around the city today. Fergie addressed crowds gathered outside Old Trafford – taking time to request fans attend tomorrow’s under-21 clash with Liverpool – before the bus set off on its trip to the city centre. Want-away star [...]

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