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The Daily Star and ‘Sport’
There’s a Grand Prix this weekend after a controversial race in Germany just a few days back, we’re in play in a Test match which has seen a new talent, Eoin Morgan, score his first century at this level, and the football season is getting ever closer and Liverpool were in UEFA Cup action last [...]
Living in a pre-contract wonderland
John Cross is up to his usual trick of forgetting things that he has put his name to in the Mirror this morning. Today his subject matter is Cesc Fabregas. Droning on about Cesc Fabregas needing now to show some loyalty to Arsenal after the summer saga with Barcelona, there’s plenty we could pick apart.
We could, [...]
Royston Drenthe and fact-checking his Liverpool move
Royston Drenthe, the 23 year-old Dutch left-back on the fringes of the Real Madrid squad, is ripe for a transfer rumour. And the rumour is a fair sight easier to muster when he does all the hard work for you. According to his Facebook page, it appeared that a deal was in the offing:
“I will soon [...]
Keane’s future - no clearer
An odd logic failure from the Telegraph this morning as they fill a little space wondering whether Robbie Keane, who has done his fair share of club-hopping in the last two seasons, will be staying at White Hart Lane or moving to his eighth club (this time, probably to his dream club). They’ve spotted something [...]
The Capello Pendulum continues to swing
Martin Samuel makes a very observant argument in the Daily Mail (yes, we know) this week. When it comes to England managers, the margins between perceived success and failure are very small, but the media swings are violent ones. When the team wins, faults are brushed aside. When the team loses, correct decisions are [...]
Tall tales from the cell of Marlon King
Three months ago The Sun ran a story headlined Abu are ya? in which it was claimed that Marlon King had converted to Islam, had asked to be known as Abu Hamza Tariq in honour of the well-known cleric and hate figure, and that he was telling people he was all set to join Chelsea [...]
What good are words?
This morning, may we present conclusive evidence that nobody is listening to anybody when it comes to transfer rumours. Thank you for your co-operation (or lack of) in advance, The Sun and Manchester United:
It all begins here, when yesterday Neil Custis reporting from Philadelphia on Manchester United’s pre-season records the following:
Fergie: I’ve got all I need
But Fergie said: [...]
Storms in teacups: The Capello Index reappears
The Capello Index. It’s a simple concept. Players are rated according to a complex formula based on their every contribution to a game of football, and the results are laid out in statistical form with a score of 100 being the best and 0 being the worst. And to give the stats a shot in [...]
Luis Fabiano rumours, conflicting statements, and mistranslations
How to explain the following two statements, both allegedly made by Luis Fabiano within the last month?
June 27th: “There would be no point in me joining Tottenham, I might as well stay at Sevilla, it’s the same thing.
“Sevilla are actually bigger when you look at how much we have been in the European Cup, so there would [...]
The Daily Mail’s sub-editing of the day
Some excellent sub-editing from the good people at the Daily Mail. See if you can spot the problem with the headline above.
NB - A tip of the hat to Rich Abbott at The Corridor for this spot.