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Seriously, does anyone even have the slightest sliver of an inkling?
Roughly six hours before the first-string were about to kick-off against Arsenal, word broke
from somewhere inside the West Ham camp via the BBC's diligent Sport team that former
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill was duly waiting in the wings to take over from
beleaguered incumbent Avram Grant at the Upton Park helm completely regardless of
the result against the Gunners.
By Chris Wright
A pretty pap pre-season is about to get a whole lot worse for Arsenal, with the news breaking
today that both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri are teetering on the brink after the Gunners agreed
fees with Barcelona and Manchester City respectively.
The BBC are reporting that Arsenal have shook hands over a £35 million deal for Fabregas and
that City have had a bid over somewhere between £22-27 million accepted for Nasri and that both
transfers are expected to be tied up before the weekend is out.
By Chris Wright
"Oh baby, baby, how was I supposed to know..."
Word on the wire is that call-centre-chic enthusiast Sam Allardyce is all but set to be
appointed as West Ham's new manager at some point later today, with a £3 million, two-year
contract being mooted by most of the major news outlets this morning including the good old Beeb,
and why would they lie to us?
By Chris Wright
Word on the wire is that call-centre-chic enthusiast Sam Allardyce is all but set to be
appointed as West Ham's new manager at some point later today, with a £3 million, two-year
contract being mooted by most of the major news outlets this morning including the good old Beeb,
and why would they lie to us?
By Chris Wright
The Beeb's diligent sport team seem fairly certain that former Villa manager Martin
O'Neill is waiting in the wings to replace Avram Grant at the West Ham
helm, and will do so after the club's Premier League tie with Arsenal later this evening.
SMS lolz We missed this on Friday, but although the Man Utd link has now gone it's still worth a
watch. The Beeb's Comedy department has ventured into exclusive online sports comedy. Long may it
last! Spotted on Pies
The Football League Show Mondays, 6.30pm (New Zealand time), Sky Sport 2 A few pre-Tuition fee
hike years ago, I was fortunate enough to spend a year in New Zealand. Basing myself in
Timaru, one of Aoteoroa's less pluggable destinations, I had the year of my life familiarising
myself with the nearby lakes, ski fields and rugged bush, and over the course of twelve months I
gradually came to
Charlie Adams and Charles N'Zogbia: Who will be the saviour?
Russian roulette. Five clubs battle it out to stay up in the Premiership. Birmingham, Blackburn,
Blackpool, Wolves, and Wigan The killer B's vs the killer W's for the phonetically inclined. Wigan
stay or we gonna fall?
The emotional favourite for the neutrals is Blackpool obviously.
There was a bit more money about when the fifth Women's World Cup took place. And the BBC was
quite prepared to spend it on more extensive coverage of the tournament than the anglo-centric
focus they are boasting about this time around. It probably wasn't just the football that attracted
the Beeb's attention in 2007, although England's improving squad were worthy of it anyway.
By Chris Wright
Liverpool have had an opening bid of £15 million for Stewart Downing's services rejected
outright by Aston Villa and that, according to a source over at BBC Sport, Villa will not sell up
for a penny less than £20 million i.e, 'Juan Mata' money though it's not clear yet whether the
Reds are prepared to return with an improved offer or not.
In covering football tournaments on 200%, I have found it easy to see the good in them. Too easy
for some tastes, I admit. But, honestly, the 2011 Women's World Cup was a belter, wasn't it? I was
glad to be wrong about the winners. BBC analyst Lucy Ward's suggestion during the final that
current coach Pia Sundhage had rid the USA squad of much of its former arrogance was an
eyebrow-raiser, although it was more possible to feel sorry for Abby Wambach after her
largely-inspirational 2011 displays than it had been in 2007.
New Season Football from Clive Norman on Vimeo. Trust the Beeb to do something artsy to promote
their football coverage for the 2011-12 season. The BBC created this above video to promote the
array of football coverage they have, from their...
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So, three weeks into the new Football League season and in many ways it's much the same as the
last. The divisions might be different, but Southampton and Brighton are still dazzling on the
south coast; Peterborough are still serving up improbable goalfests at London Road; Crawley are
still cruising at the top of the league; and, less happily, Plymouth's horrific decline continues
seemingly
By Chris Wright
Their names may well have featured in just about every spurious transfer gossip column that has
been farted forth over the past year or so, but two of Europe's most coveted strikers appear to be
verging on moves to these fair shores.
Despite Carlos Tevez currently staring down the barrel of a further sulky six months at
Eastlands, Man City are pressing ahead with their attempts to snare fellow Argentinian Sergio
Aguero from Atletico Madrid with negotiations said to be 'ongoing' between the two parties over
triggering Kun's £39 million release clause.
Welcome back to the BBC! Five great Fergie flare ups the Beeb have missed out on (video
special)
Sir Alex Ferguson finally made peace with the BBC on Thursday, signalling an end to his staunch
refusal to give interviews to the corporation since 2004. The breakthrough is certainly a
significant one for the Beeb, who had angered the Scot by airing a programme about his son
Jason.
By Chris Wright
Amazing, really, that it's taken this long, but Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio managed to come
to blows with one of his own players in the tunnel at the County Ground after last night's 3-1
Carling Cup defeat to Southampton.
According to the Beeb, Swindon striker Leon Clarke got himself embroiled in a 'heated debate'
with fitness coach after the final whistle when Di Canio intervened and attempted to shepherd
Clarke down the tunnel by tugging his shirt a move that didn't go down too well.
Jack Wilshere will be sidelined for up to two months due to his ankle injury. Wilshere has just
tweeted: "I can confirm I will be out for around 2-3 months! I am working hard in the gym to stay
fit and I am gutted but I will be back stronger!"
Both Sky Sports and the Beeb had been reporting that Arsenal have confiemd the Sunday Mirror
story this morning that the 19-year-old will be out for a lengthy spell.
By Alan Duffy
What a fine, upstanding young man Kevin Davies is. Following the injury to Manchester United's
Tom Cleverley on Saturday, in which the Bolton man was "involved", Davies made sure he cleared the
air with the young United starlet.
By Alan Duffy
The ultimate football anorak (or sheepskin coat), iconic commentator John Motson has now been
with the Beeb for 40 years, quite an achievement.
In a world before Sky Sports, self-important celebrity pundits, the overuse of ironic puns and
Clive Tyldesley, Motson was football television's Mr Big, the A-list commentator who shared
football's iconic moments with the nation.
By Chris Wright
"This way?"
According to the Beeb, Swindon Town manager Paolo di Canio unwittingly completed the town's half
marathon after making an impromptu right turn on the two-mile fun run course he was supposed to be
running.
43-year-old Di Canio was present to sound the horn to start Sunday's 13.
By Chris Wright
"For me, Manish, the guy's too old to be effective at this level"
The Beeb are reporting this afternoon that mumbly pundit and Football League hipster (the
Premier League is soooo mainstream) has come out of retirement at the grand old age of 45 to sign
on as a player and coach for Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South & West side Gosport
Borough his 25th contract in a meandering pro career that both began and ended at Bournemouth
(1984-2006), with a smattering of non-league appearances and managerial posts thereafter.
By Alan Duffy
The former Leicester City hardman has managed to keep himself in the public eye courtesy of some
ropey punditry and a spell on the Beeb's Strictly Come Dancing show.
However, on Strictly at the weekend, the blonde media node made a right eejit of himself (again)
when a naff kissing of the camera move earned him a broken nose.
Football clubs and the media covering them live together as slightly estranged bedfellows,
desirous of one another's company but at times cold or distant when the other's been bad in the
sack. Quite often it is the club in some capacity turning away, demanding the media pick up the
blanket off the end of the bed and to go sleep on the couch for the night.
Keeper makes a 'owler If you have been watching Frozen Planet on the Beeb recently, you will be
aware of some of the incredible footage of animals at extreme North and South of our planet.
However, it appears that a Colombian owl has got a touch jealous of its polar cousins, and decided
to gain [...]
Keeper makes a 'owler If you have been watching Frozen Planet on the Beeb recently, you will be
aware of some of the incredible footage of animals at extreme North and South of our planet.
However, it appears that a Colombian owl has got a touch jealous of its polar cousins, and decided
to gain [...]
By Chris Wright
According to the Beeb, this 'ere jilted Newcastle fan has dug up and removed a commemorative
brick from outside what used to be St James' Park in protest over Mike Ashley's decision to award
the stadium's naming rights to himself last week and rebrand the ground as the 'Sports Direct
Arena'.
By Alan Duffy
For many of you young whippersnappers reading this on your swanky tablets and uber-powerful
laptops, whilst no doubt drinking trendy takeaway lattés and listening to underground grime on
your iPhone 4s (god, I hate you smug b******s, with your lives still ahead of you), the name Tim
Gudgin will mean little to you, as will his massive importance in the world of football
broadcasting.
By Alan Duffy
For many of you young whippersnappers reading this on your swanky tablets and uber-powerful
laptops, whilst no doubt drinking trendy takeaway lattés and listening to underground grime on
your iPhone 4s (god, I hate you smug b******s, with your lives still ahead of you), the name Tim
Gudgin will mean little to you, as will his massive importance in the world of football
broadcasting.
By Alan Duffy
For many of you young whippersnappers reading this on your swanky tablets and uber-powerful
laptops, whilst no doubt drinking trendy takeaway lattés and listening to underground grime on
your iPhone 4s (god, I hate you smug b******s, with your lives still ahead of you), the name Tim
Gudgin will mean little to you, as will his massive importance in the world of football
broadcasting.
Is Group C of the Euro 2012 finals Croatia, Italy, Ireland and Spain the most catholic group in
international football tournament finals history? That thought occurred with the fourth team in two
of next summer's groups still to be drawn out and Italy's and England's balls still to be opened.
When Saturday Comes magazine asked the question of one of the 2002 World Cup finals groups – also
involving Italy and Croatia, alongside Mexico and Ecuador so it wasn't an original thought (when I
have one, I'll surely let you know).
Is Special 1 TV on the Beeb lacking something from its glorious past? It seems so, but perhaps
the premature loss with Setanta forced it to be romanticized in the eyes of some (guilty) and it's
always been the same.
It's worth another look while you determine which of your gifts to return and which to "pay
forward" in the form of "Thanks for removing an errand from my list of things to do, I'll give this
to someone else.
