Word on the street is that Jamie O is off to Upton Park. This ‘word’ or more accurately ‘words’ are allegedly from his big mouth brother. Clearly a time of rapid change for ol’ Jamie and it’s difficult to judge. The story doing the rounds last week was he was looking at how to become Irish and play for the Republic. My considered advise would be to ask ’em. Spike Milligan rang the Irish Embassy and sought a Citizenship. He had prepared in his mind what he thought was a compelling enough tale of Irish blood in his family to…
Author: Harry Hotspur
Arda Turan is his name. a 23 year old left winger from Turkish side Gaatasaray. In exchange for €5million and some half cut herbert by the name of Johnny 2 Saints Permission to shout ‘Hurrah!’ in annoyingly loud voice, Captain Blackadder? Permission denied. Not sure if I entirely get it this one. Leave Bentley out the equation for a minute, where does this leave Bale? I know I have frequently fussed that Arry looks at him and thinks, ‘defender’, but is this proof once and for all? Or is he doing a Jol and we’re going to use him as…
There’s been more recycling out of Turkey than the first fortnight of January. Word from Bellydancin’ Central is it’s all done and dusted. Well, bar the fact it isn’t really but it will be just as soon as it is. Ardan Turan is the boy’s name. He’s a 23 year old left winger. There’s a Cam/Clegg pact gag in there some where, but I’ll be damned if I’m going in unarmed looking for it. My fear I’ll briefly share with you, is that Arry has always seen The Boy Bale as an attacking defender.. uh oh spaghetti o’s… Elsewhere, A&E…
‘I’VE got three words to say to all those people asking me if Joe Cole should be on the plane to South Africa – definitely, definitely, definitely’. Not my words but those of our tight lipped, puce jowled supremo, the boy Redschknapps. Am I reading too much into this or is a cheeky audacious swoop on the cards after the FA Cup Final? There is a suggestion that the ‘unreasonable’ wage demands could, just could be circumvented by a free transfer followed by a lump sum being paid to the player direct. The question is, would we find a home…
Sunday’s child is supposedly full of grace. Clearly Sundays child doesn’t follow the football. Angry scenes outside the Manchester United Club Shop as a smoke bomb was set off. Angrier scenes in my front room as a gang of hungover toss pots in Spurs shirts threw a two goal lead to lose to a relegated team. Suddenly the reality of the requirement to complete Champions League qualifiers hits me like a bucket of cold water. And then we had to endure PSB on ESPN just before the sumptuous sporting feast that had yet to unfold. Anyway, Bob has a contract,…
These are hard times for honest men. our new found friends at Fulham are apparently fielding a team of squad players today against the French. I don’t blame them. They asked the FA to have the game moved to accommodate their impending Europa Cup Final and being the forward thinking lot that they are, the FA took their request on board and duly ignored it. Elsewhere, Wigan find themselves Kingmakers traveling to Second Hand Fridge. As a bookie remarked recently, Wigan are a team that just cannot be predicted. At 25/1 for the win it might, just might be worth…
I saw that Roberto Mancini geezer on the telly this morning. There was a clip of him at least, there he was, giving it his up-most; playing it cool, giving it that whole continental touch. ‘It’s a big game, not war…’ So the deceit begins. Oh that the thought bubble on the snap above were true. The reality is that this guy, whilst on a short term deal at Eastlands, he will be showered in diamonds, rubies, emeralds and Wispa Gold bars if he can put the Bluemoon Boys into Europe proper. This game is large. Sod City, a win…
“When I first came here everybody said to me the players were always out in nightclubs” King will play despite advice to rest after nursing a Club fine of £160,000. An immeadiate and visible knock on effect of this will be that one of his bathrooms at Maison Ledders will now just have to have bulk standard fittings and not Versace ones to match the rest. So to business. Citeh have had a decent enough season and their current form, quite frankly doesn’t bode well for us. Their win over Brom was, unlike ours, convincing, they beat Everton 2-1 at…
Two words, who’s and yours. A questionnaire from the Club went out to a good few sites* recently asking, within quite narrow perameters with limited choice and frankly over complicated format. Catagories included fare such as Most Improved Left Handed Player Under Nineteen Years Of Age On March 27th 2009… Okay, I made that up, but my wish in this blog is for clarity. Just tell me, who do you love? Why is also good, but my attention threshold goes ’tilt’ (or whatever attention thresholds do when they are exceeded) when attacked by complications. I’ll get the ball rolling. My…