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.

Whilst Liverpool decided to wear t-shirts for Luis Suarez, who has been found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra this week, Manchester United have kept quiet. Today, Sir Alex Ferguson has given his reaction to the ban but is eager to put it all behind us, claiming it was never about United against Liverpool.

Video: Sprinkler vs Suarez

Liverpool's Luis Suarez is infamous for his fiery temperament, but the Uruguayan took it to a whole new level prior to Saturday's Merseyside derby when he clashed with a sprinkler in the pre-match warm-up. The prolific number 7 was lining up a shot before the groundsman decided to give the pitch a watering shortly before kick-off.

Can you remember the 1966 World Cup Final ........ you know, the one which ended with Bobby Moore (sadly deceased) lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy? It was on television and it was in black and white. I guess few of our readers were born back in those far off days..

5 years earlier Tottenham last won the League.

Let it never be said that GhostGoal is afraid of tackling the really big issues in football today. Here's Oli Baker ...

English football is almost unrecognisable from 20 years ago. All these changes have been very well documented and argued ad nauseum. One development has been criminally overlooked.

Written by Harry

The inner workings of Arsène Wengers mind have for some 15 years, had the average Arsenal fan's imagination captivated. We've been spellbound by the intricate passing and mesmeric breathtaking counter attacks, in awe of the array of attacking talent on show, which saw us reach the pinnacle with the Invincibles unbeaten run in 2004, a feat unliklely ever to be matched by another team.

They even had nets "It had everything: goals, crossbars, posts." MOTD pundit Alan Shearer damns West Brom and West Ham with faint praise after their 3-3 draw. At least the groundsman at The Hawthorns knows he has the rudimentary makings of a football pitch.

By Chris Wright

Manchester City's groundsman of 15 years, one Ged Coyne, has been forced by the club to delete his 'MrManchestercity' Facebook account after posting a flurry of 'offensive' messages aimed squarely at rivals Manchester United.

A City spokesman said:

"The member of staff in question regrets posting the material and removed it immediately.

Carlos Tevez likes this A Manchester City employee has been ordered to shut-down his Facebook account by the club after a series of foul-mouthed outbursts towards Manchester United hit the headlines. Ged Coyne, City's groundsman for 15 years, was told to remove his 'Ged Coyne MrManchestercity' account amid fears his comments could stoke up yet [.

Yeah, I know, it sounds like a hareem. But is there a football club by that name? Reading through Thai Fussball where they have an excellent page on the transfer market, it looks like Buriram PEA have signed Frank Aceampong from the aforementioned King Faisal Babes.
The same website also reported a couple of days ago that Osotspa's Phaitoon Thiabma had signed for Thai Premier League champions Muang Thong United but his name seems to have been removed since then.

Forget all the controversy with Julian Asange, every football club seems to have one or two individuals who are happy to wash their dirty laundry in public. For instance, where have the rumblings about the precarious nature of Avram Grant's job come from? Or is it just chicken and egg? Has his poor perfromance brought about the groundswell, or has someone tipped the media the wink.