25 January 2008

Let's all laugh at Pascal Chimbonda

“Kevin Keegan has approached me and they’ve offered me more money. I am definitely leaving Spurs. It’s all about the money. I don’t care about the final, I don’t care about the cup.” - Pascal Chimbonda.


Big words. Hilarious words.

And yet... today Willie McKay (our favorite Football Agent--much like the clap is our favorite STI) says:

"There's no hiding the fact that Pascal is frustrated because the club are looking at new full-backs to replace him.

"However, he wouldn't disrespect Tottenham or his team-mates by saying he doesn't care about the club.

"Pascal cares about Spurs, he cares about his team-mates, he cares about his football and he cares about his career.

"Even if he does move on, Spurs will always have a place in his heart as will the fans.

"Anyone who thinks differently only has to look at his celebrations on the pitch after the win over Arsenal on Tuesday night and that proves everything."


So basically, Willie McKay had him shoot his mouth off and didn't expect Spurs to be upset.

Also, does anyone really rate Chimbonda as a player? I certainly don't.

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Liverpool Rundown

I'm facinated with Liverpool lately. Especially how they can have 2 decent players and still be considered a Big 4 club. I know that I'm not alone because of the stories in my fantastic google reader feeds this morning, the Lion Share's were about Liverpool. So here's a rundown of some things:

20 Handy Facts About Havant & Waterlooville Well not really Liverpool but the most exciting thing in a positive light to be happening at Anfield this weekend . Of course this game is not being shown in the US and I will hope it's on a sopcast site of some sort.

Reds 'complete' finance deal For the Liverpool faithful I hope that this part of some deal where The American Owners (tm) can still sell the club off to DIC and walk away with profit for not putting any money out at all. They really are poison.

Hobbs agrees to Iron Switch . Jack Hobbs showed some flashes of brilliance this season when standing in for Liverpool's constantly injured backline. I hope that this loan deal saves Scunthorpe from the drop into League One and gets Hobbs some first team play before going back to Liverpool next year. Maybe then they'll realise hoping for Agger to be fit is like bailing out a yacht with a thimble.

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More footie lulz: Sven-Goran & his harem


Mystery of Sven-Goran Eriksson and the Italian faith healer | European Football - Times Online
Sven-Göran Eriksson has been linked to an Italian faith healer, exorcist and “practitioner of white magic”. On Tuesday, the self-described “Baroness” Clara Romano was placed under house arrest by police in the Italian port city of Ancona. She faces accusations of fraud and tax evasion.


Everyone in Italy gets done for tax evasion-especially related to Serie-A Football. This story is that he probably saw her when he was at Lazio and this woman had a check from SGE that she didn't cash so she could keep it as a souvenir.

I guess we can all be happy that this scandal has nothing to do with SGE not being able to keep it in his pants...hopefully, because that woman sounds scary.

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24 January 2008

More LULZ from Football

I have to admit I find English Football and the English Football press to be one of the most hilarious things since the beginning of time. From the use of not-so-direct "direct quotes" in which Footballers' language is cleaned up to sound more erudite or just plain literate than they are to footballers feeding their own stories to the news under the auspices of having loads of friends.

Anyway, this story from yesterday's Sky Sports, which I just read today due to a 12 hour sleep fest last night, made me laugh for a good 2 minutes.

John Terry claims Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is the best in the world.


The England captain believes Carragher, who retired from internationals last year, compares favourably with any defender in the game today.


"I personally think that over the last four or five years he has been the best defender in the world," Terry told the official Liverpool website.


"He's been consistent in the Premier League, he's never injured, he always gives 100 per cent, he's a good reader of the game, he's quick and is good in the air.



I can only imagine the doublethink going on there that and how somehow in his tiny blue head complimenting Carra would ensure that Terry's England's captain when he comes back from his 9000th injury this year. If he is the best defender in the world why would so many crappy defenders get picked over him again and again.

My opinion of Carragher is that he's a thug and a merchant of sneaky tackles and suplexes in the box for which he hardly ever gets caught.

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23 January 2008

quick post

Spurs making it to the Carling Cup final is a bit incredible but fantastic news for all of us that want to see someone different. An Everton Spurs final would be enjoyable football. But it will probably be Chelsea Spurs and the most boring defensive 90 minutes of your life

I was unplugged yesterday so I didn't get a chance to post or read any football news. Also www.mcfcamerica.org got hacked and I'm going to have to fix that this evening. :(

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21 January 2008

Hicks and Gillet doing all they can for Anglo US Relations


BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Liverpool | Gerrard hits out at unstable Reds
The Americans have to go," said Mackin. "They've let everybody down associated with the club.

"They've let the manager down by not backing him publicly, they've gone behind his back and undermined his position and in doing so, they've embarrassed the supporters.

"They've dragged the name of the club through the mud and made us a laughing stock."


Americans have managed to buy 2 other Premiership teams without turning it into the circus that Liverpool has become.

That said, I am not sure that they can completely agree that whatever temper tantrums George Hicks is throwing has anything to do with Rafa playing useless Kuyt . Or subbing Benayoun instead of Kuyt for Crouch and moving Babel up. Also the questionable tactic of waiting for Stevie G to nick a goal and a point in the last 10 minutes--a tactic they've used before this year as well. The owners also have had nothing to do with Liverpool's struggling form last year or their 5th place finish in 2005. Without a large full scale overhaul in the squad Liverpool will continue to play for the UEFA Cup no matter who is in charge.

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20 January 2008

Muntari Wins it for Ghana

I'm pretty sure I don't care about the Africa Cup of Nations.
1) I'm not African, 2) It's not on television in the United States and because of 1) I really don't feel like going out of my way to watch it via sopcast.

I'm also pretty sure that I'm of the opinion that it should be played in the Summer or all of European football needs to have an extended winter break so that it can be fit in without interfering with important things, i.e, European Leagues. The best footballing country in Africa is tantamount to looking for the World's Tallest Midget: you may win but you're still fucking short.

Anyway, despite all of this, I ran across Muntari's winning goal for Ghana from earlier today. It's a cracker! I'm pretty sure that Pompey ain't missin him with Benjani (who has the good sense to be from a country that didn't qualify for the ACON) scoring a hat trick yesterday.

Here's the winning goal:



They play like it matters, bless.

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