Everybody is talking about it, so I thought I'd join in. It has been dubbed the Hand of god II.
As if the plot of this sequel is similar to the first one.
Before we can go into further debate, I'm not denying that it wasn't a handball. It will be very
difficult to suggest otherwise. The actual handball happened in two parts, the first seemed
accidental but the second most definitely wasn't.
Trap's dreams denied by missed chances and underhand tricks Cascarino: Henry is an insincere cheat Richard Williams: How Henry could have handled it all so differently Maher: Ireland hard done by Barclay: Lucky Domenech spared trial by video Lee Dixon: Henry has tainted his reputation Amy Lawrence: Trap finds no luck Bitter Keane blasts FIFA, UEFA & Platini Fifa rejects calls for replay after Henry handball Click to continue reading...
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has admitted to making errors in the transfer market but suggested he
had to take risks because of the precarious financial situation at Anfield. With the club struggling in the Premier League and their Champions League participation hanging by
a thread, Benitez defiantly defended the job he has done at the club, and claimed when all of his
players returned from injury, fans would see the best of them. Click to continue reading...
In an interview with 'The Times' today, Rafa Benitez once again laid the blame for Robbie Keane's
failure at Liverpool at the feet of the player himself, claiming that he was sold because 'he was
not playing at the level we knew he could play'. In my view, Benitez's mis-managment was the real
reason Keane did not prosper at Anfield. Click to continue reading...
Any list of soccer meccas in the United States would have to include Nevada Smith's. The bar,
located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, has bringing in the soccer faithful of New York since
1994. Today, on any given weekend day, the bar shows games from morning till night.
(Article published on Spurs Community)Let me start by paying my respects to Harry for all he has
done for us and to Robbie Keane for the fine player that he is and his contribution to the club
over seven years, off and on. Secondly I am happy with the position we are in and certainly prefer
it to last season. Click to continue reading...
The play-off draw was by no means easy on Republic of Ireland and they have
only FIFA officials to thank to for pitting them against underperforming but still very strong
France side. This is obviously going to be most interesting duel in the World Cup play-offs and
while we have no doubts both sets of players will be extremely motivated, it is the coaches that
have the power to win this game for their team.
That wasn't really what I was expecting to be honest. Despite notable absences from the
Sunderland side, and to a certain extent a lack of bite in our midfield today's game was one that
we won't be forgetting for a while. It's safe to say that it was somewhat of an aggressive affair
with both sides putting boots where perhaps they shouldn't have been and this incision found its
way into the general scheme of play.
Last week, I asked you to vote for you favourite 20 players of the decade, here in this very post,
are the Top 100 players of the last 10 years, voted for by you, the readers and bloggers of the
offside. First thing I want to say is thank you, everyone for the absolutely amazing response [...] Click to continue reading...
"I was fighting an uphill battle before I went there. I knew they had Defoe, Berbatov and Keane",
said a cheerful Darren Bent yesterday. Hmm, that's interesting mate. Then why did you sign, knowing
that you faced an 'uphill battle'? "Every club needs four good strikers they always say. It wasn't just my decision to go there. Click to continue reading...
Remember when the Spuds beat our Carling Cup team 5-1 and every blog we went on all we saw was
this new way of writing Ar5ena1? Well I have just thought of a new way of spelling T0tt3nham
.. I hope it sticks for a while..
All I have heard on the radio since Saturday is Arsenal only beat the Spuds because they had a
load of injuries.
Hello to all of you reading this on a Sunday or Monday or maybe even 3 years time when you are
caught reminiscing about this game making it 20 games unbeaten against Spurs.
Like the title says, 11 seconds, that is all it took for Spurs to crumble and fall to the knees
(literally when Cesc went past half of the Spurs team for his goal).
That could have gone better. But I'll stand by my previous comments; Arsenal fans are generally
morons. Essentially, we did badly. We did very badly indeed. But up until about 40 minutes in, it was
looking like a very close gig. We were defending both in numbers and extremely competently. Apart
from one or two hairy moments, Ledley King and Seb Bassong were doing a more than adequate job. Click to continue reading...
So the big game is here at last and oh how lovely it would be to give these spuds a damn good
mashing, we haven't done so for a while and it would make it rather sweet.
You may think I'm wrong in calling the 4-4 game a defeat, but after getting so close to beating
them only to see them haul it back, it felt like a defeat.
With Almunia frozen out, and Mannone beginning to show understandable signs of being a little
out of his depth in the first team at this early stage of his career, the stage seemed set for
Fabianski to return to the fray against Spurs this afternoon, especially after a decent showing
against Liverpool in midweek.
So Liverpool were seen off in the week, an entertaining game and overall a deserved victory. Ramsey
has taken a lot of plaudits, as has Fran Merida. Fabianski has apparently picked up a muscular
strain which means that Arsene cannot hide from the Almunia question. Will Manuel start against the
spuds? Click to continue reading...
I'll stop with the potato themed titles now, it amuses me you know. I'll assume you gathered
that and move on...
Quick one today folks as I have a thousand and one things to do before heading to bed for an early
night and a 4am start to get my 6am flight for my trip to the Emirates for what is our biggest home
match of the season so far. Click to continue reading...
I am still smiling after the wonderful result we 'fought' for the other night. Many 'paps' said
we were lucky as Liverpool should have had a penalty in the last few seconds when Big Phil thought
he was playing netball, and maybe they are right, but I think we should have been awarded one too
when Watt was held back in the penalty area so justice done.
We're great when we're winning. Opponents are forced to push forward, and we duly pick them off
on the break, with the clinical precision of a trained sniper (until Keane starts stumbling over
his own feet). We have the players, including those on the fringes of the squad, to counter with
pace and inventiveness, on top of which it makes for a cracking spectacle.
Watching a Spurs fan piss in the sink of the South Stand toilets at White Hart Lane yesterday, I
couldn't help but make the frank analogy between his actual of porcelain defiling and our failure
to claim maximum points. Against a team of a vagabonds and thugs, the game trickled down the plug
hole and out of sight.
Ah. Didn't see that one coming at all. Batter a team and lose to a late goal? How typically
Tottenham. Now that I've had a day to stew over it, the effect's of yesterday's cruel defeat to Stoke are now
in plain sight. We hammered them for 80 odd minutes and achieved absolutely nothing. And one
defensive slip cost us. Click to continue reading...
Spurs plied on the pressure but an excellent Steve Simonsen and a dour Stoke defense kept them
at bay. Crouch, Keane, Kranjcar, and Lennon tried and tried but all in vain. Twelve shots on goal,
none that paid off. Stoke got two chances on goal as they were outclassed and on the second,
Keane's Ireland team mate Glenn Whelan scored for Stoke.
Perhaps noteworthy, tomorrow will see the loudest two sets of fans come head to head for the
first time this season. According to those poindexters with the clipboards and ear horns, Stoke and
Tottenham emit the highest level of decibels from their respective strongholds; with Stoke ahead by
a whisper.
Looking at these photos of the Tottenham boys out celebrating their win over Portsmouth this
weekend, we were struck by one undeniable truth: shop assistants lie. Oh, how they lie.
They lie to the young, innocent and cash-rich when they tell them: yes, Mr. Keane,
flesh-coloured satin is big for 'ballers this fall.
Looking at these photos of the Tottenham boys out celebrating their win over Portsmouth this
weekend, we were struck by one undeniable truth: shop assistants lie. Oh, how they lie.
They lie to the young, innocent and cash-rich when they tell them: yes, Mr. Keane,
flesh-coloured satin is big for 'ballers this fall.
You know something is a true fashion trend when it moves from the WAGs (see Claudine Keane out
in Dublin) to the footballers. Or, in Jamie Redknapp's case, the ex-footballers/pundits.
We would have pegged Lampsy to be the first to rock a silver blazer out on the town (after all,
he's not one to shy away from shiny nor creating his own trends), but well done Jamie for giving
this a go.
You know something is a true fashion trend when it moves from the WAGs (see Claudine Keane out
in Dublin) to the footballers. Or, in Jamie Redknapp's case, the ex-footballers/pundits.
We would have pegged Lampsy to be the first to rock a silver blazer out on the town (after all,
he's not one to shy away from shiny nor creating his own trends), so well done Jamie for giving
this a go.
John Terry (C): Yawning during meaningless match in Ukraine
Just in case you find yourself in a "which is better" debate with a Serie A or La Liga fan
during the international break, here are a few Premier League players who will captain their
countries on the weekend. John Terry: Ukraine v.
Toughie. I wouldn't fancy Kevin Davies big frame in my face for ninety minutes and I doubt
Michael Dawson will either. This is the sort of game we'd get turned over in pre Harry. Even with
him last season they bashed us up at the Reebok but he's had time to make the side a bit more
resilient since then.
Being a mortal of simple pleasures, for me, the win against Burnley on Saturday was the most
enjoyable of the season thus far; surpassing even the trouncing of Liverpool in week one.
Regardless of the quality of opposition, this result had everything. Even the most miserly of
scrooges couldn't wake up on Sunday morning with at least a dozen things to be pleased about.
Another week of the best league in football is in the books and there are officially no perfect
teams left in the Premier League. Chelsea was stunned this week when they suffered a loss at the
hands of Wigan Athletic. Wigan controlled the game and this two goal margin of victory was no
fluke Wigan won 3-1 over the Blues.
