Right, let’s get this out of the way up top shall we? As you’re well aware, t’is April Fool’s Day today so the football clubs of the land have been busy pumping dross out onto the internet to celebrate.
Here’s the best…
Southampton launch new club crest
Complete with an emoji…
#SaintsFC is pleased to announce plans for a new club crest from the 2016/17 season onwards! 😇 pic.twitter.com/zsnlUTt7Bc
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 1, 2016
Fabian Delph storms out of Man City press conference
Such a diva…
Plymouth Argyle hire water buffaloes to plop on their pitch
Hats off to the Plymouth Herald, who have gone to great lengths to create a ridiculously elaborate article that even includes in-depth video analysis of the Lowland Anoa and the various pros and cons of its faeces…
Arsenal and Citroen team up to design ‘retractable sunroof’ for The Emirates
What could be more mirthful than sponsored content?
Opening April 2017: The world’s first retractable sunroof at Emirates Stadium, inspired by @CitroenUK technology.https://t.co/c0FTWnC3vZ
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) April 1, 2016
Rio makes the move into management
Brought by precisely nobody…
New Chapter.. Contract signed.. Looking forward to going into management in June. Big summer ahead! pic.twitter.com/IxBiDNLMIO
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) April 1, 2016
Jon Flanagan pranks his Liverpool buddies
Quite good this one, actually…
It’s April Fools’ Day! Watch as @jon_flan93 and Vauxhall UK play a little prank on @LucasLeiva87 and @SMignolet: https://t.co/Opp2RtOZIX
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 1, 2016
Barcelona and Real Madrid to launch rival cricket teams
Spiffing…
…noticeable by it’s absence is the breaking international news, ‘Cricket Clásicos’, a sport not big in Spain…yethttps://t.co/Coviwfpyz2
— AS English (@English_AS) April 1, 2016
That’s all you’re getting from Pies on the subject today. We’re off to sit and sob in the corner until all of this is over for another year.