Rob Parker | March 4, 2010
World Cup contender sparks sniggers
After two goals against Egypt to add to his impressive international tally, you could forgive Peter Crouch for thinking he deserved a decent chance in the England side. But no - both the player and England coach Fabio Capello still find the idea of him being a regular England starter absolutely [...]
Rob Parker | February 1, 2010
1. Considering Arsene Wenger is generally acknowledged as a cerebral manager, he is probably wondering how he managed to fall for the same trick twice. Take a bow, Fergie.
2. Money can buy happiness. Just conduct a quick poll of Manchester City and Portsmouth fans/players after yesterday’s clash.
3. It was almost a given that John Terry’s [...]
Rob Parker | January 27, 2010
Peter Crouch arguably the most hard done by man in football
People, who if I was writing for a tabloid newspaper I would be obliged to describe as ‘boffins’, have discovered that referees are heightist and frequently unfairly punish taller players.
Researchers at Rotterdam School of Management found that in clashes in which it was not [...]
Rob Parker | July 24, 2009
Least likely lookalike of the year
OTP wouldn’t have thought it was possible for Peter Crouch to look remotely Spanish, but this works in a sort of guess-which-brother-got-the-looks way. Today’s papers reckon Liverpool are looking at bringing Crouchinho back to Anfield and are also trying to secure Valencia’s David Silva, his suntanned doppelgänger.
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Rob Parker | April 13, 2009
Take one Brazilian superstar, one lanky striker…
Rob Parker | April 2, 2009
An interview worth watching
England’s goalscoring hero talks of his desire to meet a ghost and the advantages of being 6ft 7in tall when the world ends because of impending floods! Not the usual terrain for an interview with the Portsmouth striker.
Rob Parker | April 2, 2009
1. Late is better than never. England looked they had let two points slip, but John Terry’s late goal puts them back on track.
2. Either Fabio Capello is a lucky manager or England have inherited his winning mentality. That is the sort of game that would have gone badly under Steve McClaren. England were not [...]
