Who Ate All The Pies

The best climax to a league season ever. Amazing, shattering, dramatic – words hardly do it justice (and I’m not even a Gooner). Teams just didn’t go to Anfield in the 1980s and win 2-0. Arsenal did. This result signified the end of a remarkable era for Liverpool.

I still haven’t seen video footage of Michael Brown’s stamp on Ryan Giggs, but Fulham fans tell me it was bad – although not as bad as Ben Thatcher’s forearm smash. Fergie is certainly pissed off about it. It’s not the first time Brown has been the perpetrator of a dodgy tackle. Is he the […]

Ben Thatcher has been suspended by Man City and charged by the FA following his disgraceful challenge on Portsmouth’s Pedro Mendes. Thatcher must answer a charge of serious foul play by 12 September. A statement on City’s website said: ‘Ben Thatcher has been suspended from first-team action… This is pending the results of the club’s […]

Seems probable that Roy Keane will be announced as Sunderland’s new manager. That’s a bloody big club to manage when you have no previous coaching experience. A lot of world-class players have failed to make the grade as managers, but I think Keane has what it takes to succeed – he’d certainly command the respect […]

The Uefa Cup – does anyone care these days? Yes, if you’re team’s in with a chance of winning it. So for fans of Spurs, Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham, Hearts, Rangers and Derry, here’s how the first-round draw looks (ties played on 14/28 Sept): Levadia Tallinn (Estonia) v Newcastle UtdMolde FK (Norway) v RangersDerry City […]

Here’s a video of some strange goals that have been scored in football history… but I’m sure you lot can think of some better ones… Mof Gimmers

Over the years, there have been some mental kits. Man United’s amazing invisible kit that cost them points at Southampton. Spurs new poo brown one. All these pale in comparision to what our Victorian cousins used to wear. Pictured left is the kit Chesterfield wore in 1892. Patriotic and then some! Better still is Bolton’s […]

The Incredible Sulk that is Nicolas Anelka has completed his move to Bolton Wanderers from Fenerbahce in a deal for £8million. Anelka, who must surely be the most expensive player in the world by now (transfers combined… I can’t be bothered doing the maths), is set to join up with fellow strop, El Hadji Diouf. […]

So, it’s the end of the first week of hot Premier League action, and the Pies Fantasy League is alive with the sound of cheering (James and Jez), grumbling (Ashley) and hasty transfer-making. Click below to see how the table stands & feel free to comment/blag the hell out of fellow managers.

SaturdayLiverpool v West Ham (12.45pm) After a so-so performance at Bramall Lane, I expect Liverpool to get their campaign going with a narrow win. 2:1Charlton v Bolton (3pm) No points yet for Charlton but I think they’ll scrape a point against one of the toughest teams in the league. 1:1Fulham v Sheffield Utd (3pm) Jimmy […]

Are you really surprised that Barcelona and Chelsea ended up in the same Champions League group? I’m not. Given that the other two teams in their group are Werder Bremen and Levski Sofia, I doubt Jose Mourinho or Frank Rijkaard are too concerned about having to meet each other for the third year in a […]

‘Ben Thatcher should get a 10-match ban, at least. His forearm smash on Pedro Mendes would get you arrested for GBH if you did it to someone in the street. The FA must be tough about this kind of thing.’ [Blog FC]‘We talk about handballs not being given and dives being given as penalties, and […]

"We cannot blame referees, we cannot blame the opponents, we cannot blame bad luck. We have to blame our own performance." Yep, you read it right the first time… that’s Jose Mourinho slagging off his own team after Chelsea’s defeat to Boro last night. "It was not the sort of attitude that I expected from […]

Now the new season has started, I thought there would be loads of new online footy games to try out… however, this isn’t the case. Still, I’ve managed to fish out an addictive little effort which sees you as someone, who is quite obviously David Beckham, taking freekicks against various national sides. MiniClips have made […]

Ben Thatcher’s disgraceful forearm smash into the jaw of Pedro Mendes, which left the Portsmouth midfielder in hospital, is without doubt one of the worst incidents of violence I’ve ever seen on a football pitch (watch it here, if you haven’t yet seen it). Thatcher’s ‘tackle’ was tantamount to ABH – if he’d have done […]

Yes… yeees… yeeeeees! Shit, did you see that!

For those of you who missed last night’s games, you’ll no doubt be wondering about Ben Thatcher’s vicious forearm, stuck on Pedro Mendes. In all honesty, it looked like the referee, Dermot Gallagher, had a shocker. Not only did he miss one of the worst assaults I’ve seen on a player (it’s up there with […]

Fifa has said Italy may be thrown out of the qualifying campaign for Euro 2008 if Juventus continue to fight relegation to Serie B for match-fixing in the courts. Juve were relegated to Serie B and docked 17 points for trying to exert influence over referees; now they’re trying to take their appeal to a […]

I’m not making this up – there really is a Homeless World Cup. Maybe you knew about it already, but it’s sure as hell news to me. The 2006 Homeless World Cup will be held next month, in South Africa. Each team consists of four players, and each game lasts 14 minutes. I’m not sure […]

A barmy dedicated Brummie has formed a football club to promote his beloved Black Sabbath. Garry Raybould has been trying to drum up support to make sure that Ozzy & co are properly recognised in their hometown. Raybould has created ‘The Ozzy Powered Football Club’, a local-league team that wears shirts that read ‘Free Ozzy’. […]

It’s clear that Martin O’Neill is the most popular man in Aston right now. He’s a popular bloke who is hoping to turn around the fortunes of a sleeping football giant. So, for all you Villians out there, show Martin how much you love him with this fun T Shirt depicting the former pundit as […]

Some of our readers don’t live in Lancashire. I’ve come to accept that. Well, providing this wasn’t a generic ident, you won’t have seen this cheeky little thing. If only it went on for longer! Mof Gimmers

I could have predicted two things before last night’s Liverpool/Maccabi Haifa match. The first being the ever reliable Clive Tyldsley saying that Peter Crouch has got ‘a good touch for a big man’ and secondly, that the match itself would be one of the dullest in history. Will the alleged title contenders please step forward?

Aston Villa v Reading Rejuvenated Villa will have too much for Steve Coppell’s team: 3-1Blackburn v Everton Not a match I’d pay to watch, I must admit. Hope the two teams prove me wrong and it’s a six-goal thriller, but I can’t see it: 0-0Charlton v Man Utd Tough fixture for Charlton, but at least […]

That Cristiano, he’s a crazy guy! Look at the way he casually nutmegs this tubby, middle-aged official – I’m sure Richard Dunne would give the Portuguese winger more problems. Hmm, then again…