Rob Parker | September 1, 2009
Spot the flop
To paraphrase the old Eric Morecambe gag, The Sun is using all the right images but not necessarily in the right order. Someone got East European Transfer Flop 1.0 and East European Transfer Flop 2.0 in a bit of a muddle.
Thanks to OTP reader Ang Jinhao for the spot.
Rob Parker | April 13, 2009
Russian striker needs to brush up his English, says Harry Redknapp
Tottenham are eager to ditch Roman Pavlyuchenko’s interpreter, despite the fact he has got a pretty good eye for goal. Harry Redknapp revealed he is getting frustrated by the slow progress of his striker’s English skills and particularly the fact that he has to be [...]
Rob Parker | February 17, 2009
Russian striker not a fan of English food
Tottenham’s Roman Pavlyuchenko has complained about the quality of British food in an interview with a Russian magazine. The 27-year-old says the grub served up at Spurs has got nothing on his favourite Russian dumplings.
He told The Mirror: “I don’t like their dishes. All they have is a [...]
Rob Parker | February 3, 2009
Abramovich, Pavlyuchenko and Arshavin in trouble with the cops
It seems a scriptwriter on US drama Law and Order decided the quickest way to name some Russian mobsters in the show was to throw in his favourite soccer stars safe in the knowledge that the unsuspecting average American would be none the wiser.
The only downside for [...]
Rob Parker | October 14, 2008
Spurs striker dabbles in politics
Roman Pavlyuchenko might not be the first name of the Tottenham Hotspur teamsheet at the moment but he is at Stavropol council. The newly-elected member will be sending his apologies to a lot of meetings!
Residents of the Russian town of Stavropol obviously do not mind if their local councillors do not [...]
Rob Parker | September 12, 2008
As you prepare for your weekend - be it going to the match, dragging yourself round the shops with your missus, or doing a bit of the dreaded DIY - just spend a few seconds thinking of the man who probably won’t get a minute’s sleep this weekend… the Tottenham kit manager. Ahead of Spurs [...]
Rob Parker | September 11, 2008
Have you heard the one about the Ukrainian, the Russian and the black guy? Ex-Tottenham striker Sergei Rebrov has offered kind words of wisdom to the club’s new signing Roman Pavlyuchenko, and they are not entirely politically correct.
The Ukrainian striker warned Pavlyuchenko: “A lot of dark-skinned people live there [White Hart Lane area]. So naturally [...]
