It's Up For Grabs Now
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Sunday, April 27, 2003
Copyright!
(looks like a decent site, mind - special note to the Day In The Life Of Star Soccer feature on page 3, featuring some magnificent cartoons, including one of Gerry Francis apparently at Spurs and Gary Lineker on a phone near Cardiff. "5.30pm Urgent phone call to Bristol to arrange interview with Notts County's four-goal debutant")
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Just noticed that on NewsNow's football feed the fourth most followed up story, after something about Beckham, Kevin Phillips speculation and Ronaldinho speculation, is KopTalk's 'EXCLUSIVE: Houllier quits as Dalglish and Rush take control' - dated 1st April. And people are still following it! It refers to Sky Sports News constantly showing press conference footage and Rick Parry statements! People still believe it!
Friday, April 25, 2003
Doncaster chairman goes nuts and registers self as player - who says the Conference is a serious business now?
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Besiktas sack striker for shorts-related celebration - makes you wonder what is considered "suitable for Turkish customs"
Football 365 reports of Uwe Rosler's death were exaggerated earlier today (he does have chest cancer, but not to a life-threatening degree) - but what of the start of their official retraction, "Football365 are happy to confirm that earlier reports suggesting that former Manchester City favourite Uwe Rosler were untrue"? His time at the club was just a mirage?
Monday, April 21, 2003
Friday, April 18, 2003
"We're sorry we cannot return any of your drawings" - Premiership players get the HB out for charity. Note Damien Duff's sense of irony, John Gorman's and David James' scarily developed talents and Robbie Savage's 'Aston Martin!'
Ah, we can be arsed again.
Not sure if we've mentioned this on A-F, but odd how the press have conveniently looked over the Hillsborough footage in Bowling For Columbine
Friday, April 11, 2003
Thursday, April 10, 2003
As we've said before, how come Yorkie run an It's Not For Girls advertising campaign incorporating sponsoring Soccer AM, most famous for its female presenter?
Monday, April 07, 2003
Kenya threaten to quit Fifa because... erm... because Kenya fielded overage players in junior national sides, yes?
Quick note first of all to say Armchair Football might be delayed a little this week. Onwards, anyway...
Well, that was worth it : an unused sub for Hamilton and he still chose to take performance-enhancing drugs
Saturday, April 05, 2003
Wednesday, April 02, 2003
Charles Koppel declares he will keep "our history and the tradition of the club". Sometimes this cynicism writes itself
