Rob Parker | March 7, 2010
Spidermag finally shows his face
Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez bagged his second goal for the club in yesterday’s 6-1 thrashing of Barnsley and donned his trademark Spiderman mask in celebration.
Rob Parker | October 29, 2009
A case of mistaken identity
Sir Alex Ferguson has previously joked about swapping the shirts of the Da Silva twins, Fabio and Rafael, in order to trick officials. But his plans to confuse the identities of the Brazilian youngsters were pre-empted by referee Chris Foy, who booked the wrong twin during the Carling Cup tie at [...]
Rob Parker | October 28, 2009
Taking weakened Carling Cup sides to a new level
Barnsley failed to score during their Carling Cup defeat to Manchester United, but the net did ripple in injury time when a fan took it upon himself to bag a goal for the Tykes.
Presumably inspired by this Russian fan, a Barnsley supporter ran onto the pitch to [...]
Rob Parker | October 27, 2009
Naughty Nev’s behaving badly again
Reprimanded for his celebrations in the Manchester derby, involved in row with police following last weekend’s defeat to Liverpool, and now sent-off during the Carling Cup tie with Barnsley: Gary Neville’s behaviour doesn’t get better with age.
The jury’s still out for us. It was definitely nasty, but it was his momentum [...]
Rob Parker | November 26, 2008
FA let someone else clean up the mess
Chris Morgan, the Sheffield United defender who put Barnsley’s Iain Hume in hospital with a fractured skull, has escaped further censure for the incident. Morgan’s flying elbow left Hume fighting for his life but the FA says it cannot take any action.
An FA spokesman said: “The FA has [...]
Rob Parker | November 17, 2008
That looks a bit sore
This is the damage done by Sheffield United’s Chris Morgan. He looks like he has been beaten up by a thug on a night out. Well, one out of two, I suppose… Hume has apparently been left with an 18-inch scar after his life-saving surgery.
Rob Parker | November 12, 2008
Lobby for police charges against Chris Morgan
An online petition has been launched calling on the police and the FA to take action against Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan following the incident which left Barnsley’s Iain Hume in hospital with a fractured skull.
The petition reads: “We, the undersigned, wish to express our disgust at Chris Morgan’s [...]
