A few weeks ago, I wrote at some length about how Peter Nowak, at least at the time of his
hiring, was the right man to lead the Union through their infancy, that his experience in MLS and
with US Soccer made him uniquely qualified to lead a franchise built from nothing and without the
benefit of a splashy big-name DP.
Before we go any further, let me state clearly that Duane Rollins has done a very good job on this
story. He's not the comedic figure here, it's The Football Club. And yeah, I've written things that
turned out not to be remotely true, and it's pretty infuriating. This could have happened to
anyone.
Not since the days when Jurgen Klinsmann used to lead the line at Spurs have we ever wanted to
cheer on Germans quite so much. 4th place is secured but Saturday's Champions League final will be
even more agonising to watch than our league run in – and that's saying something!
Tottenham finished the season in a manner in which the campaign got off and running – a 2-0
win with goals from Adebayor and Defoe – and Harry was delighted with fourth place overall.
Harry has been speaking again on the subject of the England manager's position and while he
states it would be unfair to walk away from Spurs, he doesn't seem to rule out the possibility of
taking temporary charge at Euro 2012.
In the first place, Redknapp is aware that he is number one choice for most of the country,
"I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't the popular choice.
We need more potency in the final third, that much was clearly on show on Monday against
Fulham.
We dominated and played some of the best football this season, but we could not finish....
second half we took off pace and just got straight out pummeled for 30 minutes.
Say what you want about the ref, red cards, penalties etc.
Not a very exciting title and certainly not one that is going to shoot the lights out of the hit
stats but after questioning myself about it I thought why not, do I really want to attract people
who's blog name is "Wenger The Liar" and the like, not really was the answer. No, far happier am I
to address the solid regulars of this fine site.
What a day. There are occasions when I don't keep abreast of the day's sporting news a busy day
at work, a day away from the laptop and phone it happens. The most notable one was the day of
Henry's sale to Barcelona I remember being oblivious until a family phone call in the evening that
took a few minutes to figure out.
When the draw was being made, I was praying for Barca and praise the God (not Henry) for he
heard me. This series of events brought a sense of deja vu in me and I am not talking
about the usual deja vu of playing Barca again. It brought memories of another Barca team
led by another sorcerer and guided by another genius.
The frothing fury of those who feel personally betrayed by Arsène Wenger's recent comments on
the January transfer window have had me splitting my sides.
You will recall that our leader seemed to categorically rule out taking the AFC wallet out of
the club strongroom (where it is permanently protected by Peter Storey and some ‘friends') to add
to our squad this January.
This match was always going to be focused on the saga between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra and
unfortunately things didn't get off to a very good start in a game which saw Liverpool lose
2-1.
Luis Suarez decided not to shake Patrice Evra's hand to which Evra reacted physically to by
attempting to pull Suarez's hand away from De Gea's.
The worst possible result. Not just a loss, a deserved loss – self-inflicted thanks to a feeble
30 minutes after the restart – but continued, probably increased, focus on the Suarez-Evra
contretemps thanks to each acting like spoiled children.
Patrice Evra will be on the receiving end of some abuse today but I'd like to think it won't be
racist abuse. Maybe I'm naive and I'm probably giving the vermin too much credit but I genuinely
hope that Liverpool fans don't turn their dislike of Evra, having been lead to believe that he's a
liar by the ridiculous propaganda from their club, in to something far more sinister.
Vindication does not come without a downside for Patrice Evra
Manchester United's full-back has seen his reputation take a hit despite Luis Suárez being
found guilty of racial abuse So far, there has been nothing from Patrice Evra to indicate what he
thinks of the Football Association's verdict, whether he thought the hearing was fair and what he
makes of the backlash against him, but it is fair to assume there is vindication and, perhaps, the
sense of a strange set of circumstances when a black footballer can be racially abused and yet come
out of it with his reputation dismantled, too.
Liverpool fans showed up at Stamford Bridge today wearing "Evra is a liar" t-shirts, which
stewards made them remove ahead of kick-off.
Despite Luis Suarez admitting he called Evra a name in Spanish and the FA charging the Liverpool
striker with directing racial verbal abuse at Evra, Liverpool fans have predictably rolled out
their usual hero worship of their player.
While there's been a great deal of speculation, both in the media and amongst supporters, as to
the motivations for Wayne Rooney wanting to leave Manchester United, the only word from the man
himself centered around his doubt about the club's future.
On the surface, it appears those questions have been answered, otherwise we likely wouldn't have
seen Rooney pen a new, long-term contract and afterwards comment, in so many words, that he heard
what he needed to hear.
BBC Sport Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez may sue Roberto Mancini.
Reports out of Manchester last night suggested that Man City's perpetual cry baby striker,
Carlos Tevez, is deretermined to follow through with his attempts at diverting blame to others
following his petulant refusal to come on as a sub in Man City's Champions League game against
Bayern Munich earlier this month.
Everton boss David Moyes has reacted angrily at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's
comments that Moyes is a liar, the row escalated when Moyes told how Gunners skipper Cesc Fabregas
asked refereeing officials had they been paid by Everton, as they went down the tunnel at Half-time
in Arsenal's 2-1 win at Goodison Park midweek.
HOFFENHEIM, Germany Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hopp has confirmed the sale of Luiz Gustavo was one of
the main reasons for Ralf Rangnick's departure from the club. Rangnick and Hoffenheim parted
company after four and a half years together by mutual consent after the Brazilian midfielder was
sold to Bayern Munich behind the coach's back.
Looks like Atletico Madrid are getting ready to use some of the money they got from the sale of
Sergio Aguero and David De Gea as Porto striker Radamel Falcao has come out and said that he would
be interested in a move to Atletico.
Rojiblanco fans will be buoyed by the news that the 25-year-old is keen on a move across the
border and specifically to the Vicente Calderon.
Firstly, I'm just not that kind of hard-nosed businessman driven solely by money. Secondly, I'm
not a particularly great liar. Mrs Blogs always knows when I'm spoofing because of the look on my
face. I tend to make a face which suggests that I'm making a face so as not to look like I'm
fibbing but the face says "I'm fibbing".
Football club ownership, like politics and any public sphere activity that commands the
attention of the masses (i.e. is a money-spinner), is an absolute sham. You're not only being lied
to be the players involved but also by the people you trust to tell you the truth, all at the
expense of money and a good story.
According to a minority of ignorant Liverpool fans, everyone in the club's hierarchy needs to be
run out of Anfield. Apparently, they're all devious; lying; scheming; doing their best to destroy
the club; only in it for themselves etc. Hicks and Gillett aside, there is no evidence that the
likes of Purslow and Broughton (or anyone else) has done anything negative against the club, but
that doesn't stop certain fans making things up and inexplicably demonising certain people
connected with LFC.
Aside from enjoying his wonderful name, Pepe Mel is busy sipping the champagne of a wonderful
start to the La Liga season post-promotion...before succumbing to two losses in a row.
But bored with the tranquil life that is top flight/second tier football and the occasionally
bout of unemployment, he needed to thrust himself into another field simultaneously to fill his
time writing mystery novels.
Having been a proud shelfside season ticket holder from the tender age of six, dating back to
the somewhat successful (for the Gerry Francis era) 1994-95 season, my first Spurs game must have
been a 2-0 home win against Everton off the back of 'that' game away at Sheffield Wednesday.
'That' game saw the introduction of perhaps Spurs' greatest ever player, and in turn the
introduction of a goal celebration that had mum's all over the country fuming and 'Vanish' and
'Daz' shareholders laughing all the way to the bank.
So after making a big show about forcing a "Listening Exercise" over Lansley's NHS Reform bill the
Lib Dems meekly voted for the reforms in the same way they voted for them in the first place.
So now pandora's box is open and the NHS is all about competition...The private sector can swoop in
on the profitable areas whilst leaving the scraps to the NHS in the same way the vultures jumped on
the profitable areas of the Post Office's business.
Welcome To The Lion's Liar Dynamo Dresden 4-0 FC Union Berlin (12:08:11) If someone asked me to
list the reasons why I love football in Germany, I could probably fill up two sides of A4 about the
stadiums alone, writes David Tunnicliffe. However, if I was to do the opposite and try and write a
list of things I hate about German football, it would contain one, solitary item: Friday 6 p.
Not a very exciting title and certainly not one that is going to shoot the lights out of the hit
stats but after questioning myself about it I thought why not, do I really want to attract people
who's blog name is "Wenger The Liar" and the like, not really was the answer. No, far happier am I
to address the solid regulars on this fine site.
Dylan O'Neill shares a childhood memory of a fantastic moment in the history of
Irish football. You can follow Dylan on Twitter @Dylan_Oh
I was seven at the time this World Cup rolled around. I'd been extremely excited to find out
that my country was going to be competing at the World Cup when we edged past Iran in the
play-off.
Deion Sanders recently said that Dez Bryant needs help and insinuated that Dez Bryant is a liar.
Those comments are holding more and more weight as we learn more about the wide receiver for the
Dallas Cowboys. It's obvious that Dez Bryant needs some sort of help and that's exactly what Deion
Sanders has been saying.
LeBron James recently made comments about how great the NBA was in the 1980s and how he wished
the league were smaller so that the basketball talent could be condensed. One big problem: that
stance was directly opposed to the stance taking by the players association. Contraction would mean
less jobs, obviously.
