Video: Robbie Savage gets the assistant referee in the goolies

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 [...]

Video: Harry Redknapp shows journalist his sarcastic side

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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Kitman: Arsene Wenger stops Andrey Arshavin from playing in his hat

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.

BBC award Leeds victory over Spurs

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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Got a Liverpool season ticket?

Rob Parker | January 13, 2010

Sound advice from the Coen Brothers

There goes the last hope of any decent silverware this season for Liverpool fans. It’s January. Is a whip-round for Rafa’s compensation package in order?

The Staines Massive play up to their most famous cultural reference

Rob Parker | November 30, 2009

The only man in the stadium dressed as a Sacha Baron Cohen character… NOT!

Another beautiful chapter was written in the FA Cup’s illustrious history as Staines earnt a replay Millwall. And as fate would have it, there goal was scored by a man called Ali.
Ali C, or Chaaban to those without a sense of [...]

OTP Rebounds: Burger King, Bulls, and Berbatov

Usama Waheed | September 3, 2009

Today’s links brought to you by Emmaneul Adebayor.

MUTV make Dimitar Berbatov look like a revelation. [101GG]
E.On not to renew FA Cup sponsorship [Daily Mail]
Marco Materazzi doesn’t like being the butt of a joke. [The Mirror]
Ronaldo takes on Gattuso a bull. [YouTube]
Football struck by lightning while playing, has leg amputated. [The Spoiler]
Sports quotes of the week. [...]