Rob Parker | September 30, 2009
Pulling funny faces - a sure-fire way to Champions League success
Don’t watch Ryan Giggs’ deflected, important, but fairly unimpressive 150th goal for Manchester United. Instead, keep your eyes on Anderson. He positions himself in front of the keeper, takes up his best zombie pose and pulls faces at the goalies. It seems to work.
Video via [...]
Rob Parker | September 30, 2009
Join us at 7.45pm-ish for our random in-match thoughts
Manchester United v Wolfsburg
Rob Parker | September 30, 2009
‘Accident’, indeed
Courtesy of the very talented Chris Toy at Studs Up
Rob Parker | September 30, 2009
FIFA president gets his kicks from a bit of simulation
Normally, a headline like this on OTP would be a twisted quote or a piece of cutting edge satire. Not this time. This is 100 per cent the truth. Blatter has admitted that he used to go over looking for fouls, and that he still does [...]
Rob Parker | September 30, 2009
But it’s only temporary!
Sven Goran Eriksson is ready to follow Sol Campbell in qutting Notts County - but only for a week. The ex-England boss is giving students who think they can do a better job than him to take up his director of football role at Notts County. His offer is part of Colleges [...]
Rob Parker | September 30, 2009
Man Yoo marriage gaffe
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson left defender Jonny Evans red-faced when he suggested it was time for the Northern Ireland international to get married. Fergie wasn’t aware that Evans’ girlfriend, Kate Wathall, was sat among the assembled journalists.
Evans said: “I don’t really want to talk about that here. Especially because my [...]
David Hardy | September 29, 2009
A suggestion for World Cup success
Dear Mr Capello,
An idea. OK, so it may be a tad premature but if we’re going to finally win another World Cup, we need some cutting edge ideas. The Argentinians had a Hand of God in 1986, the Germans perfected the noble art of diving in 1990, the Brazilians learned [...]
