Gary Neville is going to explain the joys of playing for England to the rugby mob

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Ungratefulness at its best

Walk away Jose, Real Madrid will soon realise their loss

The phrase complaining like a spoilt child springs to mind

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Football fans never cease to amaze me.

I mean what more could Real Madrid supporters want? Five points clear at the top of La Liga and more goals that any club ever in the first half of a La Liga season.

There must be 99 per cent of football fans who would give their right [...]

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BET OF THE DAY

Goals on the menu as Cardiff look to carve Crystal Palace open

Palace mind games may backfire as badly as an Arsene Wenger sub

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Domestic cup football is often viewed as the Steve Cotterill to the Champions League’s Brian Clough, but Whiteboard is genuinely as excited as Harry Redknapp on transfer deadline day about what this midweek has to offer.

There are Carling Cup semi-finals in England, the prospect of a Pepe-free Clasico in Spain and a quite majestic [...]

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BET OF THE DAY

McClaren 5/1 to follow Nottm Forest failure with Dutch title

Second phase of reputation resuscitation therapy is working a treat

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One club’s comedy villain is another’s saviour, and so it was that months after leaving Nottingham Forest with his reputation in England severely wounded once again, Steve McClaren rocked up at FC Twente and immediately had them cooing.

The former England manager’s comeback match ended in a 5-0 thrashing of RKC Waalwijk. Making the success [...]

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NUMBER ONE

Tevez’s agent labels PSG coach Ancelotti the best in the world

Just a coincidence that he is the only one 100% keen on his client?

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To be labelled the best in the business from a field featuring Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Lambert is quite the honour, and Carlo Ancelotti must be even more delighted at being awarded the title by someone so revered.

Kia Joorabchian, giving the world the update it vociferously demanded to a [...]

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Maxi Lopez and Fulham remain victims in tiresome Tevez saga

Innocent duo paying for AC Milan’s Per Mertesacker-paced actions

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While Kia Joorabchian is being wined and dined by some of the most influential figures in football and Carlos Tevez is chilling, others have been left in limbo.

It is admittedly divided and indecisive AC Milan rather than the Tevez camp who are primarily to blame for the appallingly handled situation, but Maxi Lopez and [...]

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SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

Mourinho loses to Barcelona, becomes subject of much ridicule

Eric Abidal’s third career goal sees Mourinho viewed as a fraud

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After backing Juventus to win the Champions League a few years ago then watching them flop in the group stage, Whiteboard scribbled a list on that shameful crumpled betting slip of football-related things that he would never do again, storing it in his wallet as an eternal reminder of his idiocy.

First thing down was [...]

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TRANSFER STUFF

Tevez on his way out at last, more misery for Nottingham Forest

This week’s ‘Tevez to move abroad’ rumour starts gathering steam

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Nearly three weeks have passed since the transfer window swung upon with a whimper, and so far the tradition of lots of stuff being talked about and nothing actually happening has been proudly maintained. Here’s what people are getting excited about today…

Tevez close to leaving Manchester City (Version 82913)

The Spoiler now knows not [...]

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