Thomas Rooney | January 30, 2009
Welcome to The Daft Punt, our new fortnightly betting column. Thomas Rooney, a professional sports writer who blogs about football betting, will give you a run-down of the flutters the straight-laced betting sites didn’t tell you about. It’s a bit of fun, but it doesn’t mean you can’t make some money out of it!
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Rob Parker | January 30, 2009
Newcastle fans want him to go
Charles ‘Flying Picket’ Insomnia has unsurprisingly had some amendments made to his Wikipedia page in the wake of the news that he is going on strike.
Off The Post reader Dominic Huxley has alerted us to the changes shown in the image above. The page reads: “Many Newcastle fans will be [...]
Rob Parker | January 30, 2009
The handcuff celebration that’s got everyone guessing
The possible meanings:
1. WWE wrestling
Source: The Guardian
They say: ‘The first part of the routine saw Kalou wave his hand in front of his face a few times, mimicking the gesture that [wrestler John] Cena carries out before he executes his finishing move inside the ring. Kalou, apparently, is a [...]
Rob Parker | January 30, 2009
Newcastle strike might be on long-term industrial action
In the wake of Charles N’Zogbia’s strike, we felt inclined to re-examine a famous Newcastle anecdote from circa 2002 to investigate whether Shola Ameobi is in fact on strike too.
Rob Parker | January 30, 2009
Why go on loan when you can own?
AC Milan could be about to lose their new hero… to Leyton Orient. David Beckham’s most trusted adviser is in talks about a possible takeover of the struggling League One outfit, according to the club’s current owner. Barry Hearn has said discussions have taken place with Beckham’s agent [...]
Rob Parker | January 30, 2009
Wantaway Frenchman vows not to play for Kinnear again
Charles N’Zogbia has said he will go on strike until he is sold after Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear referred to him as “Insomnia” during a post-match interview with Sky Sports. While being interviewed by Alan Parry, Kinnear said: “Shay [Given] pulled out with a knee injury as [...]
Rob Parker | January 29, 2009
Wenger resorts to underhand tactics to kick-start Gunners’ season
Arsene Wenger has long been lauded as a great innovator within the English game (most loudly by himself, but he has been lauded nonetheless), but his plan to use a 4-5-2 formation against West Ham at the weekend could be a progression too far.
According to the Daily [...]
