Further to my post yesterday, Mr Eugenides has posted an “all bases covered” rant on the pro-Tibet protests.
Here’s the money-quote: -
Generally speaking, and with some exceptions, I am not in favour of sporting boycotts, at least not in isolation. It seems particularly harsh, for one thing, to pick on sportsmen and expect them to salve […]
Looking at his signings to date, Roy Keane - the manager of my beloved Sunderland, has some cheek asking for £50m for new players in the summer.
Personally, I wouldn’t trust him with first-pick in a school yard kick-about.
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Ha! A rare venture into Association Football for tygerland.
Rio Ferdiand has been named England Captain for tomorrow’s friendly against France. Congratulations. Now that means he can spend the summer skulking around grousing about a new salary again. Hey, the egotistical prick has to do something with his time. Of course he could just read a […]
Just finished reading Stephen Moss’ obituary of the former chess world champion Bobby Fischer in the Guardian. Very compelling. Of course I’ve read lengthy articles on Fischer before, after all he’s a significant cold-war character, but every one seems to add a little more to the enigma.
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He first talked with Arsenal’s bitter North London rivals Spurs and then considered an investment in Liverpool.
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Usmanov then switched to Arsenal and bought former vice-chairman David Dein’s 14 per cent stake — which he has since built up to 23 per cent.
A source told SunSport: “Alisher always wanted to get involved with Arsenal. […]
Business is murky in Uzbekistan, and that in itself is an argument against him being involved in Arsenal. I wouldn’t want him to be the owner of the club.
Peter Hill-Wood, Chairman of Arsenal Football Club.
*clap. clap. clap.*
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It was about 2am this morning.
Bleary-eyed from too long looking at computer screens, I wasn’t sure what I had just read. “The Chosen One - Sacked.â€
The Chosen One? Isn’t that???
Noooooo! Surely not.
Chelsea Football Club - the world’s richest club - has parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho. It’s unclear whether he has indeed […]
I have been saying it all week, but I’m really busy at the moment. Not quite at the point where I need to put the blog into stasis, but not far off.
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I did manage to catch the England game last night, and regardless of the miserable newspaper reports, I didn’t think it was a bad […]
UPDATE: YouTube have pulled the video.
Busy again. But, if this is your sort of thing..?
BTW, FC Hollywood look a cert for the Bundesliga this year.
via.
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Someone had to say it, and I suppose that someone had to be Roy Keane:-
“If a player doesn’t want to come to Sunderland then all well and good,” said the former Manchester United captain and Ireland midfielder. “But if he decides he doesn’t want to come because his wife wants to go shopping in London, […]
Who would by a pair of Adidas for £345?
It’s been an age since I plugged a new blog, but I just discovered Latin Football World and I’m quite taken with it. It’s written by a couple of journalists. Have a look yourself (if that’s your sort of thing).
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Big Tone isn’t the only one leaving this week.
Thank you for the memories, Thierry.
BTW, the frowny emoticon is for Thierry, not you Tone. Here’s yours:
Via: GU
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