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”.
Spotted on A Football Report
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Rob Parker | December 15, 2009
Ooh-aah-Benoit
Spurs defender Benoit-Assou Ekotto is likely to find himself back in the supporters’ bad books after attacking a fan as he walked off the pitch following Saturday’s defeat to Wolves. He apparently took exception to being told: “You’re s**t.”
We can only assume the cutting jibe was a bit too close to home for Assou-Ekotto’s liking! [...]
Rob Parker | October 16, 2009
Mr Palacios, a message for you from the Ministry of Fun
Tottenham will face Portsmouth without midfielder Wilson Palacios this weekend because he has stayed in his native Honduras to party. We know that Latin American footballer returning late from international duty after bender is like so totally a cliché, but this story has a twist.
Palacios [...]
Rob Parker | October 2, 2009
Bookies slash odds on ‘Arry to quit
Harry Redknapp’s odds of being the next Premier League manager to leave his post have been slashed by bookmakers after punters heavily backed the Spurs boss to jump or be pushed. The odds have been cut from 50/1 last night to 2/1 this lunchtime, causing Redknapp to overtake Portsmouth’s [...]
Rob Parker | September 23, 2009
1. The half-time walkout
Campbell’s decision to leave Highbury at half-time after being substituted during Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham in 2006 remains his most bizarre decision to date. Cue lots of murmurings about difficult periods and personal problems.
Rob Parker | September 3, 2009
Crocked Spurs star gets new sideline
Remember we told you a while back about Luka Modric and Eduardo developing an uncanny resemblance to pop duo Hall and Oates for a new commercial?
Well, the Luka Modric ad has finally surfaced and here it is. Roll on, Eduardo.
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.
