Stephen Ireland sells his car, inadvertently retires from football

Rob Parker | March 8, 2010

Man City midfielder sells his Audi online

Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has put the Audi R8 which became the bane of his life up for sale through Auto Trader’s website. As reported on OTP, the Irish star came under-fire from City and Manchester United fans alike after buying the £100,000 in a Raspberry Ripple colour [...]

Video: Wayne Bridge shuns John Terry’s handshake

Rob Parker | February 27, 2010

And who can blame him?

Wayne Bridge decided against shaking the hand of John Terry as Manchester City faced Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this lunchtime. Captain Shay Given led the Citeh players along the line of Chelsea’s players and Bridge, the penultimate Citeh player, did not take-up John Terry’s offer of a handshake.
And Bridge had the [...]

Wayne Bridge latest football personality to find himself in an untenable position

Rob Parker | February 25, 2010

Man City defender uses one of our Nouveau Cliches to quit international football

As you might have head, Wayne Bridge has announced that he is making himself unavailable for selection for future England matches. That’s The Artist Formerly Known As Retiring From International Football to me and you.
Bridge had been keeping very quiet about the situation [...]

Manchester City get caught out by the Rory Delap throw-in AGAIN!

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 [...]

Glenn Whelan thankful that size matters after Patrick Vieira tackle

Rob Parker | February 19, 2010

Smaller is better for Irish international

Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan was thanking his lucky stars that Little Glenn isn’t any bigger after Patrick Vieira’s groin-high tackle on Tuesday.
Whelan reckons he was spared too much pain because his package wasn’t big enough to feel the full force of the Manchester City star’s studs.

[...]

The Manchester City cricket team XI

Rob Parker | February 16, 2010

The Manchester Citeh Spinners

With newspaper reports today claiming that Manchester City are planning to launch a cricket club to compete in the Indian Premier League, OTP has set about finding 11 footballers who could easily switch to a cricket career.

Top 10 conclusions Premier League weekend 6-7 February

Rob Parker | February 8, 2010

1. It wasn’t what you would call a good send-off.
2. Talking of send-offs, the two players red-carded in the Merseyside derby can feel very hard done by. It must have been a token gesture by Martin Atkinson.
3. That latest round of results has really shaken things up. Who could have envisaged a top four like [...]