Rob Parker | March 19, 2009
Whistle while you work
Posts might be a bit thinner on the ground than usual over the next couple of days as I am travelling around sunny Spain at the minute. Off The Post is a football blog not a travel journal, but here is a little football-related anecdote.
Yesterday I sat in on a Spanish PE [...]
Rob Parker | February 13, 2009
Did Chelsea’s new boss try to get C-Ron sold?
This is one of the strangest football rumours we have across for a while. Apparently, there is a murmur going round among Manchester United fans that Guus Hiddink was one of the major players in the protracted Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga of last summer.
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Rob Parker | February 12, 2009
No chavs, no WAGs, and no need for a phrasebook
Believe it or not, this pre-Euro 2008 campaign from Sky Sports was actually played on Spanish TV during the pre-match build up last night!
Rob Parker | December 4, 2008
German outfit top Uefa’s paylist for releasing players
Spain might have walked away with the trophy, but German side Werder Bremen have pocketed £935,107 for releasing their players for Euro 2008. Werder benefited from Germany’s success in the tournament as Tim Borowski, Torsten Frings, Clemens Fritz and Per Mertesacker all played with the national team to [...]
Rob Parker | October 9, 2008
How to take out your competition for that national team spot
Behold, the champions of Europe. The Spanish national team’s euphoria at winning Euro 2008 seems to have regressed their players to school age. Under the tutelage of Señor Del Boque, training sessions are just like playtime!
Spotted on ONTD Football via The Spoiler.
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