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On this week's Gadsby's England roundup, a new show has to take over the airwaves: The England
and FA February Farce. John Terry is sacked again, Don Fabio puts the knife in and publicly
criticizes his employers the FA – worse, in Italian; Rio says no, and poor Stevie G. doesn't know
what to make of it all.
Joey Barton's reaction to the FA's handling of the John Terry racial abuse case
A series of Tweets from Joey Barton on the John Terry racial abuse saga has England's Attorney
General breathing hard down his neck. Barton's tweets summed up:
"This John Terry saga, has turned into one of the most hideously managed spectacles I have
ever known.
Welcome, if you've managed to get this far. We're having one or two server problems, you see.
Hence why this page may've taken longer to load than an episode of Casualty. On a lighter note, I
did find a Dairylea Dunker in the fridge last night, so it swings in round-a-bouts.
Watford dans la Cup, then.
Good look at how it works, usage and abusage, here.
My thought (and comment) is that if Premier League clubs were to be restricted to a fixed number
of professional players, as per baseball (where it's known as a 40 man roster), part of the problem
would disappear.
Player A is a Liverpool reserve they bought from Crystal Palace when he was 17 because they
thought he might one day be good.
Good look at how it works, usage and abusage, here.
My thought (and comment) is that if Premier League clubs were to be restricted to a fixed number
of professional players, as per baseball (where it's known as a 40 man roster), part of the problem
would disappear.
Player A is a Liverpool reserve they bought from Crystal Palace when he was 17 because they
thought he might one day be good.
Why Capello's reputation rests on the next six months
Redemption time. Or simply confirmation that he was the most expensive failed mercenary ever.
For Fabio Capello, the judgement will be made by July 1, stark and clear-cut. The stain of
Bloemfontein, of a World Cup campaign that descended into chaos, farce and ultimately humiliation,
still lies over Capello's reputation.
Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend | Alan Gardner, Gregg
Roughley and Penny Woods
Yakubu may be Steve Kean's saviour; clear goalscoring opportunities lack clarity; Stoke carry
flame at home and abroad Feed the Yak and Rovers may stay up There were boos at Ewood Park again on
Saturday during Blackburn's 4-2 win against Swansea .
- Kop That: Patrice Evra is just a cry baby, says Gus Poyet http://t.co/HpLHGRHj 23:47:03,
2011-11-17
- Kop That: Blatter has given carte blanche to racism between 3pm and 4:45pm on a Saturday by PFA
chairman Clarke Car... http://t.co/hEEyDmlV 23:17:21, 2011-11-17
- Kop That: EXCLUSIVE: Police want to charge Terry http://t.
Newcastle United's stadium renaming farce has caused quite a stir, although a 'top marketing
consultant' hails it a success. Meanwhile Northern Rock have pulled out of the shirt sponsorship
deal early. Are the two events related? A marketing gadgie called Jonathon Gabay, who is according
to his website "trusted by some of the [.
John Terry is facing consequences of a substantial nature as the FA begin their investigation
into whether or not the England and Chelsea captain racially abused Anton Ferdinand during
Chelsea's 1-0 loss to QPR last weekend. His captaincy is on the line. His reputation with Chelsea
supporters such as myself is as well.
An emotionally heavy week gradually winds to a close, with many of the major storylines
(hopefully) having some sort of resolution on the horizon. In the wake of Saturday's draw with
United it was the allegations of racism against Luis Suarez, and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday it
was the proceedings in Parliament regarding Hillsborough and the reactions on all sides.
Pretty much all footballers have some sort of charity commitments to fulfill, these days its
stipulated in their playing contract, it is no different for Jack Wilshere but this goes way up and
beyond what you would expect of a footballer.
Jack Marshall is a little kid with a brain tumour, looking in from outside Jack has formed a
very close bond with a child who is basically dying in-front of him.
Reina: Beach-ball farce summed up season
Liverpool keeper reveals in his new book exactly what happened that day in Sunderland
View the full story here: The Mirror
A news article on 2011-10-10 22:00:02 from: The Mirror
This news item has been reproduced from today's media.
Looks like a new name for a new season.
The AFC said that the new Indonesian season must kick off 15 October at the latest or Indonesian
teams would be banned from Asian club competition. Well, the season does kick off 15 October...with
one game! Persib against Semen Padang.
No Community Shield this year.
Y-affront A Bath City youth match descended into farce last night after a disciplinary dispute over
underpants. Bath had six players ordered off the pitch in the 6-0 defeat to Newport because their
underwear was deemed to breach FA rules. The side's manager Billy Clark was among those in trouble
with the referee as he [.
Y-affront A Bath City youth match descended into farce last night after a disciplinary dispute over
underpants. Bath had six players ordered off the pitch in the 6-0 defeat to Newport because their
underwear was deemed to breach FA rules. The side's manager Billy Clark was among those in trouble
with the referee as he [.
Fair play to CLeague champions Phnom Penh Crown for making it to the AFC President's Cup Final last
weekend. They met hosts Taiwan Power and of course won 6-0! Nah, did they bollocks! They lost 3-2
and had three players sent off when the ref, whose name may not have been Homer, decided not to
award the Cambodian team a 'nailed on' penalty deep in injury time.
The news that the annual shareholder Q&A has been postponed is a disastrous PR move by the club,
and just confirms to me that those who are running the club have double standards. Last time I
looked, the annual Q&A was a vehicle which prevented the AGM from descending into farce with
shareholder's questions from the floor heaping embarrassment upon the Board members present.
We have a torrid start to the season, let's not get deluded we have lost 3 games and are now
languishing at the bottom of the table. This is not acceptable for the fans nor is it acceptable
for Wenger. His comments after Saturday clearly show his frustration with what is happening at
the moment, more so is his inability to do anything about what is happening.
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- From Thursday Tweet by The Times' Oliver Kay "Been to see people at QPR today.
The is definitely the stadium the USMNT plays in today. Wikipedia told us.
This is a guest post
by Joe Stange, former soccer blogger, former so-called serious journalist, who currently writes
about beer. The FBM cannot be held responsible for any of this nonsense, except for the very
questionable decision to allow this post to happen in the first place.
This ridiculous and obviously deliberate dive really has to be see to be believed. There's
absolutely no contact at all, and the player - Twente's Peter Wisgerhof - just decides to tumble
theatrically to the ground for no apparent reason. A total farce.
I'm surprised the crowd didn't storm the pitch and tear him limb from limb for that.
Arsene Wenger is furious with UEFA's ban for the Champions League showdown with Udinese.
The Gunners boss was sidelined for two matches on yesterday after being found guilty of
contacting his staff while serving a ban during the first leg of our 1-0 win against the Italians
at the Emirates last week.
Astonishing. I'm not really sure what to think, what sort of coherent narrative I can assemble
to summarize the absolute incompetence that defined this match. It was like Christmas in August:
both teams (or all three if I include the officials) dishing the gifts left and right. Should I be
pleased with a point having played a man down for over 90 minutes (stoppage time included) or
disappointed at not beating a side we need to be beating?
I'm sure I'm not alone in being fed-up from a fortnight of friendly fixtures, looking forward to a
return to league competition as the Bulls visit Rio Tinto tomorrow night. I am, though, still quite
giddy over the sight of Henry lifting the Emirates Cup on the pitch at Ashburton Grove this past
Sunday.
Why Joey Barton is clear winner of Toon Twit farce and Wales CAN make the 2014 World
Cup
Twitter has been great for Joey Barton. It's made people realise he's a thoughtful, clever bloke
trying hard to escape his past. And now, inadvertently, it looks like it's helped him get out of a
season of madness at Newcastle.
Back in 2008 Malaysia were drawn against Thailand, Vietnam and Laos in the ASEAN Football
Federation Cup. After defeating Laos 3-0 hopes were high in the homeland that finally the Hariamau
would make an impression in the region's leading competition. But successive defeats against
Vietnam and Malaysia soon ended those hopes.
The hard truth about Toon's funds, Rovers' Raul farce and Forest's Acquisitions
Committee
Three Newcastle players have now been denied entry to the United States this summer, which makes
you wonder if the club are leaking offences to the authorities to save them a few quid on flights
and hotels.
This Cesc Fabregas saga is beginning to do my head in a little bit.
I'm starting to feel like I'm having a Déj vu.
I'm starting to feel like I'm having a Déj vu........eh? I swear I wrote that a minute ago.
To be honest I'm still very confident that Cesc will be an Arsenal player next season.
The media-dubbed "Arsepocalypse" or "Arsenal exodus" is a huge farce. According to the British
press, Arsene Wenger's empire is crumbling. Many Arsenal supporters believe that Samir Nasri and
Cesc Fabregas have one foot out the door when that is...
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A number of things had to happen for the United States Women's National Team to wrestle their
dramatic win away from an overconfident Brazilian squad on a hot night at Rudolf-Harbig Stadium in
Dresden, Germany.
Sure, Megan Rapinoe had to deliver a perfect cross which she did. And Abby Wambach had to fight
through the arms of Andreia and put Rapinoe's ball into the net which she did.
The commentators have fixed the month for me, they have chosen the date and the day. But I
advise them: "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched."
Remember what happened to Marie Lloyd. She fixed the day and the date, and she told us what
happened. As far as I remember it went like this: 'There was I, waiting at the church.
An Open Letter to Carlos Tevez - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Dear Carlos Tevez,
For five years now you've been a shedload of trouble for the entire English Premier League. With
this letter, I'd like to invite you to please stop moaning about the loneliness of Northern England
and return to Argentina as you have for so long suggested you'd prefer.
National team coach Alfred Riedl has accused bickering football officials of destroying Indonesian
football.
Last year Indonesia finished second at the AFF Cup, losing to Malayisa in the final. What was
needed then was a sustained programme to keep the momentum going but of course that never happened.
Don't believe the hype over yesterday's strikes. The lollipop ladies and nurses didn't cause this
financial crisis so why are the government raiding their pensions? This article on New Statesman
outlines exactly why these changes to the pensions are unjustified.
Just look at the graph, the pensions outlay is decreasing as a percentage of GDP.
I published a quick article earlier that caused a bit of a stir. Maybe I should explain my
thinking a little more..
The league champions have brought in a very good player in Ashley Young - a player Arsenal had
been keeping an eye on all season they have also brought in a fantastic young defensive player in
Phil Jones.
Die Karriere von Michael Ballack in der Nationalmannschaft ist beendet – und sie geht nicht
etwa so zuende, wie sie seinen Leistungen gebühren würde. Stattdessen stänkert Ballack gegen
Bundestrainer Joachim Löw, der zuvor über eine Pressemeldung auf der Homepage des DFBs
bekanntgab, nicht mehr auf seinen Kapitän zurückgreifen zu wollen.
Former Germany captain Michael Ballack (34) has refused the German FA's offer
of a farewell game against Brazil, adding: 'To call a friendly match that was arranged long ago a
farewell match is a farce in my opinion'.
Germany International Jerseys
Part-a-man Belgrade Partizan Belgrade went to extreme lengths to show onlookers that their new kit
is a two-piece and not an all-in-one. Unfortunately, they could have killed someone in the process.
The launch of their new kit descended into farce when the mannequin they had employed to launch the
kit (most clubs opt for their [.
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Oliver Sparrow, Dominic Vieira, and Eric Beard run rule over everything going on in the world of
football from the past week.
Topics include: Copa Libertadores, the latest in transfers and signings in the
Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A, the CONCACAF Gold, Youtube's decision to stream all of Copa
América, the madness going on between Aston Villa and Birmingham, the talent on show in the UEFA
U21 tournament in Denmark, Arsenal Magazine's twitter getting hacked, hipster and egomaniacal Joey
Barton, Marcelo Bielsa reportedly agreeing to become Athletic Bilbao's new manager, FIFA's fixture
date farce, Budweiser being the sponsor of the FA Cup, and more.
