Did you know that the name Joey Barton is an anagram of the word "Wanker"? I know, it took me a
while to figure it out as well. Anyway, I think its fair to say that I have long considered that
this odius character should have been banished from the footballing world and his latest actions
have done nothing to alter my opinion.
Did he mean it, then, or was he merely to trying to cover his embarrassment? Neil Warnock is, of
course, what is commonly referred to as a "character". He can, however, be a walking contradiction
at times, and it often feels as if, just as you're in danger of warming to him, he will say
something as if to remind you of why many supporters call him by an anagram if his name which is,
well, fairly obscene.
Never mind what the newspapers say or what "inside sources" claim to know, there's only one sure
way to determine which of our supposed transfer targets have a realistic chance of joining
Arsenal.
I refer, of course, to the arcane art of the anagram.
Mystics have long believed that rearranging the letters of a person's name can reveal hidden
truths about them and their destiny.
Hello children and Daily Mail readers, I'm Martin Samuel yeah? YES.
It's an anagram of 'Menstrual Aim' and "Maria Men Lust', but I'm still ALL MAN.
A couple of weeks ago my bearded gaze was drawn like a moth to the 60w bulb of the Champions
League final. This got me thinking at least that is what my therapist said that grinding sound was
is Lionel Messi the greatest player that ever did grace this stage, how does he match up to the
superstars of the game's history?
Hello from an extremely miserable Dublin. Honestly, this summer is worse than getting really
drunk at a party then waking up in a strange bed to find yourself spooning the John Terry girl.
And if that doesn't start your Friday off the right way then I don't know what will. If it
hasn't, perhaps the news that we've agreed a £10.
It's not often Indonesia leads the world in anything beyond natural disasters, man made disasters
and boasting the world's largest Muslim population...what, you never knew that? How remiss of CNN
and BBC not to mention that every time they mention the place.
For the last couple of years at least Indonesians have been clamouring for a reform of their
national football association, known locally as the PSSI (which of course is an anagram of piss).
The UK football press and their April Fool jokes. Sometimes they are clever, sometimes they are
obvious and sometimes you just don't know. After all, every day seems to be April Fools Day in
Martin Samuel's Daily Mail column. The Sun predictably kept it obvious, but with a hint of
cleverness. The gag was that Ferguson was to become Life President of the Referees Association, a
story written by the previously unheard of Doug Outban.
Nickspinkboots' Note: All the people gnashing their teeth while looking at
the barren Chelsea section of this website can stop that irritating sound now, because we have a
Chelsea writer. Mohit Minhas is an engineering student in my college and,
imitating the natural order in London, is my junior.
