Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name
In the real world, he is the top-flight’s ultimate cultured midfielder: the heartbeat of the team with outstanding passing vision. After going through the Premier League Name Translator he sound more like a League Two clogger whose idea of flair is lunging in with two feet instead of one.
West Ham’s financial woes summarised neatly by ex-Magpie
Newcastle’s transfer dealings over recent years have hardly been awe-inspiring. The process has usually involved paying over the odds for a player, watching them flop and leave on the cheap, or watching them do pretty well and selling them for less than was originally paid for them.
Kieron Dyer is the exception to the rule, judging by the figures being studied today in the Daily Mail. Dyer joined the Magpies from Ipswich for £6m in 1999. When he moved to West Ham in 2007, it appeared that Newcastle had actually broken even on their investment for one.
But we now know they actually went one better than that. (more…)
Valencia’s Portuguese defender Miguel would probably rather be starting matches than sitting on the bench. But if he wants to force his way into coach Unai Emery’s line-up, he might consider not getting caught mocking him on TV.
As Emery stalked the touchline clapping enthusiastically at anyone and anything, Miguel nudges his team-mates to give them his passable impression of the coach.
Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name
Throughout his career in England, the West Ham striker has battled against cruel accusations that his name was in some way related to a dead snake. It is not. Unless the snake in question had one helluva death.
Just when we thought Portsmouth were the world authority on own goals, up pops this beaut from AZ Alkmaar’s Pontus Wernbloom. The Swedish midfielder has played as a striker and showed his goalscoring prowess when the ball broke to him on the edge of the box. Quick as a flash he swept the ball into the bottom corner giving the keeper no chance.
Just a shame it was at the wrong end of the pitch. Keeper Sergio Romero’s face says it all.
This Northern Irish bookmakers has thus far shown a loyalty to the stars of its window display which the subjects did not afford to their wives. Let’s hope the frisky horse on the left is not going to be the next sporting star to fall foul of the tabloids.
MOTD 2 pundit Garth Crooks either has a bit of a laugh at John Terry’s expense or really ought to give a bit more consideration to his turn of phrase in the light of recent events!
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