It will be far removed from the glittering opening ceremony in London as the Olympics officially begins at the City of Coventry Stadium in yes you've guessed it Coventry. This is the very same place that when the torch went through the streets that two young hoodies tried to run off with it. The very same place that two security staff were found to be working illegally and compromising security. So tonight when the might of Japan take on Canada the worlds eyes will focus on Coventry, could be worse could of been in Leicester!!!
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One thing we all agree on is our love for football football football. So just imagine if you were lucky enough to have the chance to represent your country at the World Cup, a dream for most of us Sunday morning hobblers. This dream for a certain Manchester City full back is now over due to the ugly episode we have all read about a thousand times. So now the question, what would you do? Would you give up the ultimate childhood dream of playing at a World Cup due to the off field shananagins of your ex team mate? Or would you say 'Oi Terry NOOOO!!!!' and board the plane to South Africa?
Its been the scurge of football since time began. We all remember Diego Maradona punching Argentina through to the '86' World Cup Semi Finals at the expense of the hapless Shilton. Even choir boy Scholes did it against Zenit St. Petersburg in the Super Cup Final, but he rightly received his marching orders for it. And now Thierry 'Beautiful Game' Henry decided to grow feet for hands before Gallas slotted home to break the hearts of not only Ireland but of football in general.
So now the big question, would you use your paw to cheat your way to success or prefer to lose with dignity and keep the integrity of our game intact.
An age old question. Your team crosses the white line and produces some of the finest attacking football you've seen since you were knee high to a grasshopper. The game has everything and is a free flowing action packed goalasaurus. It ends in a mouthwatering 4-4 draw. The other side of the coin, you spend most of the match daydreaming and wondering if you were a wolf what colour nightie you would wear. You then wake up in the last minute to see a shot deflect off you big bottomed substitute resulting in a 1-0 dour win.
So are you a football purist or is it all about winning and winning ugly?
Van Persie, Bale, Sturridge, Vermaelen, Smalling, Luiz and Gerrard. All injured playing in pointless friendlies during the week. So fans who spend their hard earned at one of the many Premiership games will be shortchanged because The Brazilian Federation decided they just had to play Bosnia last week. I mean the world of football would be on its knees if that fixture hadn't of happened. Arsene Wenger is fuming as the spine of his team is on the injured list, i think the only one smiling is Mancini as all of his players made it to the end safely. Basically we all calling for an end to these spineless games, does it really matter if Scotland triumph over Slovenia, its not as if either will be pitting their wits against Europe's elite this summer. Oh but wait one might pop up two places higher to 298th in the world!! Is it really worth it!
The last sighting of these furry fellas was in Kashyyk, chewie's hometown. It is impossible to tell these furry fellas apart. If you do run into them just let them have the ball. It's not wise to upset a wookie Aaaaaaarrrrggghh!!!!!
Back in January 2011 the then QPR Manager Neil Warnock launched a scathing attack on El Hadji Diouf after his side lost 1-0 at Ewood Park. It followed a leg breaking challenge on Jamie Mackie. Warnock scathed "I was going to call him a sewer rat but that might be insulting the sewer rats. I think he is the lowest of the low". Now our Neil has never been backward in coming forward so you would think that Diouf's card would of been well and truly marked. Well let's fast forward to this summer and we wonder who he has just signed for Leeds Utd, You've guessed it the very same rodent that is El Hadji Diouf. But now he isn't a rat anymore he is 'likeable rogue'. We have always thought Warnock is a sandwich short but this is unbelievable. Can we ever believe anything he says again, from wanting the Senegal international out of the country one minute to signing him the next. Any money when Leeds fail to get promoted from the Championship it will all be down to Tevez again!!!
It will be a sad sad day when August 10th 2012 comes around. It seems that Portsmouth FC are to cease to be, finito, zip, thats it no more tattooed men ringing bells at Fratton Park anymore. Its the fans we feel for the most, they haven't mismanaged the club, overspent on players like Diarra, Campbell and James giving them wages that they just couldn't afford. All they have done is put there hard earned cash into watching them week in week out. But they are the ones who will suffer the most. It could happen to any club in the country and has happened in haggis land with the might of Glasgow Rangers being demoted to Division Three to play in front of average crowds of 350 and the odd ferret. But as we have seen in the press the blame has been shifted onto the likes of Kanu, Halford and our old favourite Dave Kitson. But its not their fault either, they were offered the contracts to which they have honoured. So to see the very existence of Portsmouth FC resting on the fact they they should rip up their own contracts is nothing short of a disgrace. The Football league need to step in and help out the stricken club from liquidation or we might aswell give up and go home. We just hope for the sake of football the famous pompey chimes are still heard around the land. Play up Pompey!