Image via Wikipedia With Ireland reeling from "Le Hand of God" bookie Paddy Power have issued a whole host of special bets on the man who will forever be known as "cheating Thierry." Unfortunately for Irish fans and Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, the likelihood of justice prevailing look slim with odds of 33/1 the match gets [. Click to continue reading...

You may have noticed that some of our footballers have been sporting moustaches recently.This is not some bizarre tribute to the perfectly groomed Graeme Souness but part of Movember, an annual campaign to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer.Danny Fox, Gary Caldwell, Paddy McCourt, Kris Boyd and Allan McGreggor have already signed up. Click to continue reading...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Life's A Beach for Rafa Benitez with punters responding to Liverpool's worst run of form in 22 years with a wide variety of betting requests speculating on the manager's demise. Responding to the range of requests Paddy Power are offering 10/1 that Liverpool's crunch game against arch rivals Manchester United [. Click to continue reading...

Back in September, the IRFU � unveiled the new Puma Ireland 2009/10 rugby jersey at the Radisson Hotel in Stillorgan, Dublin with the help of Irish rugby internationals Brian O'Driscoll, Paul O'Connell, Luke Fitzgerald, John Hayes, Ronan O'Gara, Stephen Ferris, Gordon D'Arcy, Paddy Wallace, David Wallace and Grace Davitt. Click to continue reading...

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Nationally we cover Fozzie on the Young Socceroos, A-League, crowds, Danny Tiatto, Robbie Kruse,how did that Ref miss the Perf goal, Alex Brosque, Chris Grossman, why the Celtic crowd are louder thanBordeaux, even Liverpool but it was The Cove who took Paddy's breadth away, W-League, quiz questions and more and Lucy Zelic thinks Melbourne will beat Sydney FC. Click to continue reading...

Walked in the office today, said hello to Patrick (Spurs Season Ticket Holder) and started discussing last nights game.
Paddy is a great lad, but it does annoy me how he (and others) can be so bleak. He's Spurs through and through, yet hates Crouch. Now, I can understand some Spurs fans not getting behind our players, but this guy dislikes Crouchie with such a passion. Click to continue reading...

This Tuesday, the IRFU � unveiled the new Puma Ireland 2009/10 rugby jersey at the Radisson Hotel in Stillorgan, Dublin. On hand for the event were several Irish rugby internationals including captain Brian O'Driscoll, Paul O'Connell, Luke Fitzgerald, John Hayes, Ronan O'Gara, Stephen Ferris, Gordon D'Arcy, Paddy Wallace and David Wallace. Click to continue reading...

I hate that I do!

Right, it's been a while since my last rant so here goes!

Ehup, this week I call to the stand Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Kenny your honour.

After the Blades' clash with Preston in May 2009, Paddy was found to have traces of the banned substance ephedrine present.

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Whilst Paddy Crerand is piling the praise on Darren Fletcher today, Sir Bobby Charlton has spoken of his great admiration for Wayne Rooney.

Sir Bobby reckons both club and country are lucky to have Wayne and looks to our young striker being able to bag 50 goals or more for England.

"Wayne Rooney is a very important person for club and country," said Charlton.

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Manchester United legend, Paddy Crerand, has recognised the improvement in home grown midfielder, Darren Fletcher. Crerand rightly states that Fletcher used to be singled out by United fans as a player who wasn't good enough, but then who would look good enough in comparison to Roy Keane and Paul Scholes?

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"Adebayor, Adebayor, your dad washes elephants, your mum is a whore!" the Spurs fans chanted, racially abusing the former Arsenal player when he was still playing for their rivals.

Sections of our crowd seemed to like this chant, maybe because they're simple folk and enjoy things that rhyme, leading to it being sung inside Old Trafford - never in great numbers or at a great volume, but I've heard it.

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The new season kicked-off yesterday and there was no shortage of talking points. Ahead of the opening Premier League fixtures just about every leading neutral pundit (Bob Wilson, Paddy Crerand and Paul Lake don't count) had written-off Arsenal and big-spending Manchester City (I use the term neutrality advisedly, because it is a rarity where punditry is concerned - as Alan Green would no doubt Click to continue reading...

Did I just read this correctly or has my mind turned to mush?

Arsene Wenger: "Theo, I don't want the ball to be kicked higher than this, okay?"

Patrick Vieira has been targeted as Arsene Wenger's long-term successor as Arsenal boss.

Gunners legend Vieira is expected to hold talks with Wenger this week about a free transfer from Inter Milan.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Curiouser and curiouser. And very much a case of Arsene in wonderland in my opinion. For today our esteemed leader tells the world's press that he is, indeed, considering a move to bring the great Paddy Vieira back to his spiritual home from Inter Milan. Well, new home a few hundred yards from Highbury anyway.

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Sir Alex Ferguson had had a quiet couple of weeks, all things considered. The furore over the futures of Cristiano Ronaldo & Carlos Tévez had long since died down, the modest signings of Antonio Valencia, Michael Owen & Gabriel Obertan had been completed with minimal fuss, and United's tour of Asia was underway.

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Snooze....

Has pre-season started? Why did it go so quiet? So quiet in fact, that Arsenal are even confirming transfer speculation on their website WTF! Since when do we comment on players we are interested in? We say nothing. When others talk, we say nothing. When others bullshit, we say nothing.

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Is this the new Man United away jersey for the 2009-2010 season? It sure looks like it.

The leaked picture features a gray shirt with a blue V (or chevron, as the Brits like to say). Designed and manufactured by Nike, it features a similar design to Man United's new home kit.

The shirt colours are definitely a diversion from what United has done in the past, but if the colours represented in the picture above are true, I wonder what the Red Devils will think about wearing the sky blue colour of their cross-town brethren?

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So Felipe Melo has extended his contract with Fiorentina after coming back from the Confederations Cup in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> South Africa.

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Manchester United legend Paddy Crerand has reacted angrily to the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo, claiming that the £80 million will not make up for the trophies we may not win.

He claims that the Glazers will be held accountable if we don't win trophies next year and questions Ronaldo's excuse of always dreaming of Real Madrid as an excuse.

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Nationally Russ, Paddy and two of the Socceroos biggest fans, Jezza Butler and Matt MacDonald talk Qatar, Bahrain and what it means to qualify again. And Jezza already has three tickets for all the Aussie games.
And apologies to Young Matildas fans, CD didn't work so we'll play that interview with Alen Stajic next week. Click to continue reading...

National Show. DownloadGlen Thomson Coach of the Borroloola Cyclones, and Paddy Bordier, Anthony Hatton and myself discuss ACL, Newcastle Jets and can Australia support a Second Division. Quiz, dedications to our Costa Rica listeners and more.
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Gooners
Not pretty but got the job done. It is the first competitive match, and in Europe against sides usually more technically gifted than most EPL teams, it will always be tricky. I won't buy into that young mantra, but players in key positions that have not played together at this level will always going to be tough for the team to get going. Click to continue reading...

You just have to love newspaper headlines don't you?
Today's delight in The Sun was "Flog Drog".
Which has inspired me to report other elements of today's news in similar style.
Adey's Paddy.
Villa Tarry Over Barry Decision.
Dotty Motty Will No Longer Drive Us Potty. Click to continue reading...

YOUTube is fast becoming a compelling TV archive spanning many generations. It's one of the most watched things in our house - whether it's Emily absorbed by Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' or Paddy throwing his curls around to Wayne's World take on Bohemian Rhapsody.

(Just click on the image above and the video should play without you leaving this page)

Jack is already familiar with YouTube's workings and can track down Premiership or Champions League snippets with a bit of help. Click to continue reading...

JACK finished the Summer Fun Run like a train along with his mates, each delighted with their shiny medals and bottles of water with dinky sports caps. We had around 1,000 runners in total and the weather held out and, as Jack composed himself after the three-mile jog, he said: 'Dad, I could do it again you know. I could.' The Gaffer adopted a more sedate approach due to the fact that young Paddy (he's only two) came to a grinding halt shortly after passing the start line and needed carting round. Click to continue reading...