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Dressing Down
What is it with Premier League players and their refusal to wear things as a sign of protest? Rio Ferdinand incurred the wrath of Sir Alex a few weeks earlier by not wearing the ‘kick racism out of football’ warm up jacket. Mario Balotelli does it almost every match by not wearing a smile after he scores a goal. And it is Sunderland bad boy James McClean who is the latest to strip down and walk right into the spotlight. He was the only one not to sport the Remembrance Day poppy badge during this weekend’s matches. The club washed their hands off by claiming that it was McClean’s personal choice. Let’s wait and watch, maybe someone will play barefoot on the 2nd of October. Hey Ram!
Good Hair Day
Apologies to Tom Huddlestone from the couch hooligan. Yours truly mocked the man and his hair in the last edition of this column, mainly due to ignorance. Apparently, the man is growing hair for charity and will not cut it off until he scores for Tottenham. I am happy for Tom, and even happier for the charity. With the kind of form he is in, looks like they are in for a fat sum.
It’s Physical
Anybody who has seen Eva Carneiro, Chelsea’s medicine specialist, must know why the sick list at the London club is growing. She is hot, is always just a raised hand away, and she is already paid for by a Russian billionaire. Luiz missed the match yesterday with a ‘sore throat’ and Terry was under her care while under suspension! Makes the pervert in me wonder, whether the injury sustained by the Chelsea captain was for real. Or did he think – “Yeah, I’ve scored the goal and done my bit. I need to feel special now. Ouch, my knee! Evaaaa!”
Big Sam
Do you know what happens when chicken farmers try to run football clubs? The answer, as the Blackburn fans realized with pain, is that the team gets relegated. The way Venky’s stormed into ownership and kicked Allardyce out for the need of entertaining football must have given at least someone hope. But nobody messes with Big Sam, and they learned it the hard way. He might be boring and he might be old school. But the one thing he is not is ineffective. Just look at the table and you will see his West Ham side sitting pretty at number 6! Look at the table again for the club from where he was kicked out. Oops!
Hashtag Malfunction
At the Emirates, nothing went right for Arsenal. From conceding three goals at home to missing a last minute penalty and the opportunity to win it, they were on a really bad run. Even their hashtag on twitter I am sure, did not have a good day. It was #ArsFul!
FYI, this article made its first appearance here – http://www.fansonstands.com.
