By Chris Wright
With the public sector strikes rattling on today across the country, we at Pies thought it would be timely to have a little look at a run-down of some of football’s industrial action over the years – some worthy, some really not…
Any glaring omissions? Feel free to tell me how useless I am in the comments box below folks…
Do Arsenal Artificially Enhance The Emirates Atmosphere? – OTP
Big Cup Bullshit – The FCF
Guess UEFA Cup Finalists From Their Shirt – Three Match Ban
20 Damning Steve Kean Quotes – Mirror Football
'Abandon All Hope…' – Sunshine Room
Leaked Blackburn Letter Shows Extent Of Turmoil – EPL Talk
Genius Who Couldn't Exist Today: Dragan Stojkovic – LBITCR
German Philosopher Reflects On Jose Mourinho – Futfanatico
Rule Changes That Could Hand Title To Man Utd – FourFourTwo
Welcome To Posh – Danny Last for IBWM
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El Hadji Diouf? Didn’t he recently go AWOL at Rangers?
Footballers really are a bunch of overpaid, epic weapons.
Javier Mascherano, to force a move from Liverpool to Barcelona…
Adriano and Robinho.
@Lady B and Congo: Ah, knew there were a couple of South American-y cases in there somewhere.
très très merde means nothing in french… Sorry
@Anon: I know, it’s just a petit joke. A very, very shit one.
Portugal. 86 world cup. and then they beat england (Crazy) and lost against morrocco (ah, regular service is resumed).
Mark Viduka refusing to come out to play in the 2nd half in Celtic’s infamous defeat to Inverness Caley Thistle at home in the Scottish Cup in 2000. The dreaded John Barnes era.
très très merdique *
van Hooijdonk also claimed his wages weren’t fit for the homeless. God bless that Crazy mofo.
cruyff? the argentina world cup?
Number 1 is spot on. I dunno what we would’ve talked about during the world cup if it weren’t for the french. It certainly wasn’t the football! XD
“@Anon: I know, it’s just a petit joke. A very, very shit one.”
Hahahahahaha so punny
Striking is a national passtime in France….hahaha, I loved that!
Anyway: “Dyer has since singled out that moment he let Sir Bobby down as the biggest regret of his career.”
Dyer was a prat, you don’t refuse a man like Sir Bobby Robson.
Damn I’m french…
I was not aware of Paul Scholes strike, what a suprise from that kind of player…
And about 2010 World Cup: Just a very big troll By Domenech
paul scharner refused to come on the pitch as a substitute at fk austria wien, because then-manager jogi löw wanted to field him as right back instead of defensive midfielder.
I refused to play for England. Twas a big blow for them. I had my reasons.
:p
Roy Keane 2002??
selling cork in Guilford – do you mean Guildford?!
@Michael: Why yes, I do believe I do. Changed now.
You are not useless, not by a long shot.
However, in the Eastham piece you misspell “brought” not once but twice. One time a slip, but twice? I just don’t buy it.