Rob Parker | June 1, 2009
Dutchman’s fat cigar broke regulations
When we say “could face fine” what we mean is ‘clever tabloid journalist spots law-breaking and builds story out of it’. I suspect we won’t see Guus Hiddink extradited from Russia to pay a smoking fine, but he did break the law nonetheless.
Rob Parker | June 1, 2009
1. It was more satisfying to see Chelsea win the FA Cup in yellow. It made a change from the red or blue monotony the Big Four usual hold. It was like Oxford United had won or something!
2. It was a fitting farewell for Guus Hiddink after his successful babysitting stint at Chelsea. Will this [...]
Rob Parker | May 30, 2009
No top hats for Everton midfield
Terry Venables has used his pre-FA Cup final newspaper column to tell the world that short midfielders can be effective. Earlier this week, OTP told you that prior to the Champions League Final, Venables took a pop at Lionel Messi’s height only for the diminutive star to score a decisive [...]
Rob Parker | May 28, 2009
Sounds like a recipe for disaster
Setanta Sports’ football coverage has not won too many plaudits thus far, so their decision to bring in the world’s first “CommenTweeter” can be considered a bold/stupid move. Ex-ITV commentator Jon Champion will be live tweeting Saturday’s FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Everton at the same time as his [...]
