Storms in teacups: Beckham plays only part of a game
The Sun have been following Beckham closely in Milan as they endeavour to keep us up to date with the permutations of Fabio Capello’s squad for South Africa. And in an article that at least makes a change from the discussion of John Terry, they’ve picked up on the following from the weekend.
Sub Becks gives Cap [...]
Sports thoughts from the weekend
The best is still to come
One round of Six Nations matches down, and the tournament has failed to live up to the waxy poetry afforded it by Morgan Freeman and the BBC. The Irish were described by Brian O’Driscoll as “mediocre” against the Italians, the English beat a misfiring Welsh side by virtue of a moment’s [...]
BBC’s Six Nations opening credits to be a film plug
The Six Nations has been running in one form or another since 1883 and oozes history and nostalgia in its own right. So when the BBC were preparing to show this year’s tournament it was only natural that they turned to a man who has rugby in his soul - Morgan Freeman.
Morgan Freeman opens Six Nations [...]
Deals John Cross may have missed: Wellington Silva to Arsenal
Even by the standards of shoddy transfer rumours the effort today from John Cross will take some beating. With (presumably) a straight face and pen, he has written the following exciting story of Arsenal signing the possible wonderkid Wellington Silva:
Wenger takes a shine to Silva
Arsene Wenger is set to sign Brazilian wonderkid Wellington Silva after the teenager [...]
Ten transfer deals that definitely happened
The transfer window has been slammed shut, and finally some sanity can return to the world of football - either that, or more wild, impossible to substantiate rumours will dominate the spring months. But it’s as good a time as any to have a look back, and let the press take a bow for some [...]
Jamie Redknapp’s top, top punditry
There was a voice of support for Jamie Redknapp’s analytical skills in the Mirror today, and it came from columnist Steve Stammers.
Jamie Redknapp’s analysis is razor sharp, just a shame his Bic isn’t
Sky TV have unearthed a pundit of genuine class in Jamie Redknapp.
His analysis at The Emirates of Sunday during the Arsenal-Manchester United showdown was spot-on. He [...]