A romantic gesture to you, OTP style. It's a team of Valentine's Day-themed players. 1. Joe Hart 2. Ryan Valentine 3. Gael Cliched Gift 4. Kern Cupid 5. Ron Flowers 6. Don Juan Mata 7. Danny Rose 8. Paul 'H. Samuel' Jewell-ery 9. John Hartson 10. Vagner Love 11. Nacho Casanova

By Chris Wright

The Welsh FA have just confirmed that Chris Coleman will be the new manager of the Welsh national side, following the tragic death of former incumbent Gary Speed in November of last year.

Chief executive Jonathan Ford announced the decision a short while ago, admitted it had understandably been a tough few months for the FAW:

"This has been a very difficult process.

By Alan Duffy

With all those cheeky photos of glamorous WAGs peppering the Pies' website, we thought it only fair to give our female and gay male readers something to ogle, in the bright orange, bouffanted shape of professional pundit and amateur ballroom dancer, Robbie Savage.

The ex-Arsenal and Wales striker John Hartson has one of his little outbursts and he reckons that "people" are sick of Arsene Wenger always blaming the referee when his team gets beaten. The Gunners have one of the worst disciplinary records in the Premiership this season and Wenger thinks that it purely down to the [.

Robbie Savage hid his disappointment well when it was revealed that he would be partnering former boxer and contestant Joe Calzaghe in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Aw, we're just funning with you, Kickettes. Sav and Joe were larking about after an England Legends XI played a Wales Legends XI in the John Hartson Foundation Charity Match last week.

Not technically the Fringe this one. Rather the Edinburgh International Book Festival in the capital's posh Charlotte Square.
The stars: Stuart Donald, author of On Fire with Fergie, and Daniel Gray, writer of Stramash: Tackling Scotland's Towns and Teams.
The format will be familiar with anyone who has visited the annual orgy of literature before.

Former Arsenal striker John Hartson believes the Gunners should sign someone capable of scoring at least 25 goals per season. Speaking to the Weekend Sports Breakfast, the 36-year old believes the Gunners dropped way too many ...

That was a bit lucky. Considering how many Chelsea players underperformed – Lampard, Essien, Malouda (the footballing schizophrenic, either incredible or seemingly drunk), Anelka, Torres Chelsea somehow ground out a win. Torres was ever so slightly better, but there is still work to be done.

Fergie was right: The media did try to get Rooney electrocuted - they wanted him hung up by his genitals. Predictably, the BBC Match of the Day pundits did their level best to get Rooney suspended following the events at Wigan on Saturday. Rooney definitely caught McCarthy with his arm and even die-hard Reds fans will find it difficult to defend the United striker.

Calum writes at his blog Good Feet For A Big Man and tweets @calumcm ... This is his favourite goal:

A goal's a goal, of course, and they all count the same. Except it isn't, and they don't. A winner is better than a consolation, a 20-yarder better than a tap-in and a goal in the last minute tops one in the first.

Yes you are reading a football blog! However, we at In The Stands have brought out our Devilish side and manically have short-listed our top five football scuffles and spats.

Every sport needs its bought of ‘dramatic entertainment' and footy is no different.

Yes you are reading a football blog! However, we at In The Stands have brought out our Devilish side and manically have short-listed our top five football scuffles and spats.

Every sport needs its bought of ‘dramatic entertainment' and footy is no different.