No, you quit first, honey
And we were all busy watching Kevin Keegan. Llewellyn Charles ‘Alan’ Curbishley has quit as manager of West Ham. The Hammers boss was thought to be heading for the sack before Saturday’s 4-1 win over Blackburn. But it is thought the club’s decision to sell defender George McCartney to Sunderland on [...]
Nobody seems to know whether Kevin Keegan is staying or going, so I am not even going to attempt to unravel that one at the moment. For now we will focus on the attempts of a pair of Newcastle fans to convince King Kev to stay at St James’ Park through the medium of what [...]
The best of the deadline day business
1. Tom Soares to Stoke (£1.5 million)
When this guy last played in the top-flight, the big clubs couldn’t wait to throw their money at him. He might have gone off the boil slightly, but he is only 22 and his talent is undoubted. A good piece of business for [...]
It just goes to show, it can happen to the best of us. Roman Abramovich is not a man who is likely to be best pleased at not getting his own way. The Russian is likely to be a little embarrassed at failing to land Robinho, not only because his oil money was outbid but [...]
Chug, chug, chug
To be fair, Newcastle’s performance was enough to drive anyone to drink. The Newcastle chairman is now facing possible police action and a football banning order for breaking the rules about drinking alcohol within view of the playing surface. In his defence, a spokesman for Ashley claimed he [...]
That’ll teach the miserable Bulgar!
Surely not? As if calling themselves United wasn’t going to wind-up Red Devils fans enough, Manchester City’s new owners are now set to pip their city rivals to the signing of Dimitar Berbatov. City have had a £30 million bid for the long-term United target accepted, although the Bulgarian is believed [...]
The Blues new owners pick unfortunate name
Surely even the most ignorant of Premier League observers would know that if you are going to take over Manchester City you don’t have anything to do with the word ‘United’. Apparently not. City’s new owners are none other than Abu Dhabi United. The man behind the (slightly dodgy name) [...]
Pies rounds up the weekend action
1. Paul Ince must feel like he has been robbed. How did West Ham end up beating Blackburn 4-1? A disallowed goal, a missed penalty, and some good chances, plus conceding twice in injury time led to a very misleading scoreline.
More conclusions after the jump…
The Palm Tree Afro
Portsmouth full-back Glen Johnson is currently sporting a short-back-and-sides avec afro. The cropped sides and nape only lull you into a false sense of security ahead of the palm tree of a hairdo that is to follow. There is definitely a touch of the Sideshow Bobs about it. And as if that [...]
