Rob Parker | March 8, 2010
1. Nicklas Bendtner and Mame Biram Diouf could potentially form the country’s most lethal strike partnership.
2. The timing of FIFA’s decision to reject goal-line technology yet again was absolutely impeccable. Just ask David James.
3. If BBC 6 Music and Asian Network are getting scrapped to save the Beeb money, surely the Portsmouth fan club subscriptions [...]
Rob Parker | February 25, 2010
Time to throw the towel in
Last night’s FA Cup replay between Stoke and Manchester City was forced when the Potters grabbed an equaliser at Eastlands from a Rory Delap throw.
Indeed, before the two sides met in their recent league game, Shay Given said of Delap’s throw: “You see it every week on Match of the [...]
Rob Parker | February 15, 2010
Stoke defender’s FA Cup disaster
Ryan Shawcross managed to hand Manchester City the lead in their FA Cup clash with Stoke when he not only managed to send an air-kick in the direction of the ball as he tried to make a clearance, but also then head the ball to keep it in play and provide [...]
Rob Parker | February 15, 2010
Derby midfielder puts his foot through the ball(s)
After being left with a bloodied nose recently when he was hit by the ball while commentating, Robbie Savage ensured that equilibrium was restored in the universe by passing on the pain.
The assistant referee in Derby’s FA Cup tie with Birmingham probably didn’t have a Valentine’s Day to [...]
Rob Parker | January 27, 2010
Spurs boss reflects on the prospect of a midweek trip to sunny Leeds
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp decides that a silly question deserves a silly answer when a journalist asks whether he had wanted an FA Cup replay against Leeds.
In case your sarcasm detector isn’t working, he didn’t really want a replay.
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Rob Parker | January 25, 2010
Russian’s fashion statement thwarted
Yoink! Arsene Wenger wants all the post-match attention to be on his team selection and the subsequent humiliating defeat, not some silly Russian attacker taking to the pitch wearing his woolly hat.
Rob Parker | January 25, 2010
League One outfit secure points victory
Leeds are through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after the BBC handed them victory over Spurs. Like most viewers watching the match, OTP thought that Jermaine Beckford’s late penalty was an equaliser but it is now being lauded as the “matchwinner”.
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