The times they are a-changin’ at Spoiler Towers
For nearly two years, it has been my absolute pleasure to bring you football news, utterly scurrilous rumours, the world’s best WAGs and frequent spelling mistakes on this site.
Among other things, I’ve waxed lyrical about Cristiano Ronaldo’s unfaltering vanity, Shola Ameobi’s pseudo-robbery, Jermaine Pennant’s questionable attitude towards fidelity and Joe Kinnear’s utter disregard for the concept of media training. The site has won high praise from The Telegraph and The Guardian, kudos from the BBC and Sky Sports, hatred from talkSPORT motormouth Stan Collymore and a Playboy model, and I was even asked by Sky News for my opinion on Joey Barton’s extra-curricular activities. (My invite back to Sky must have got lost in the post, but good times all the same.)
So it is with great melancholy that I announce that my tenure as Editor of The Spoiler ends today. From next week, I will be extolling the virtues of self improvement, having accepted the position as Deputy Editor of Men’s Health Online. Of course, I’m very excited by this new challenge - and the near guarantee of cultivating washboard abs! - but, understandably, I’m feeling a little John-Terry-post-Champions-League-Final about leaving all this behind.
I owe a huge thank you to the readers who have chosen to lower their productivity by spending time on this site, my fellow football bloggers and the good folks at Grand Parade. Without your continued support, I would have been turning tricks on the virtual street long ago.
I genuinely hope you’ve enjoyed reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it.
Of course, The Spoiler will keep on rockin’ without my daily input, but you haven’t completely got rid of me just yet, as I’ll crop up now and again in an Editor-at-Large capacity. A handsome young devil by the name of Eliot will be stepping into my flip flops and fetid dressing gown for the next few weeks, and unlike Tranmere Rovers under John Barnes, he’s well worth sticking around for. So please do.
Cheers,
Ryan
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25 responses so far
1 Delboy Dublin // Oct 9, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Best of luck, chap, we’ll keep the WAGs warm for ya!
2 Martin // Oct 9, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Damn you.
>:(
3 Kickette // Oct 9, 2009 at 4:29 pm
We’ll miss you! All the best.
PS: please return the 8×10 glossy framed photograph of Cristiano Ronaldo in his silver short shorts before you go. And don’t try the old “it got lost in the post” routine either.
xox
4 djmick // Oct 9, 2009 at 4:30 pm
good luck old timer - thanks for the laughs and the link love!!!
5 anthonyOA // Oct 9, 2009 at 4:50 pm
The Spoiler should sprinkle your ashes all over John Barnes’ CV.
Good luck with future endeavors. You’ve been a worthy nemesis.
6 Louie Louie Louie // Oct 9, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Not understandable…
I mean the fact that you never got to publish my contribution for the new Man U shirt I sent you, which, I quote “was a fine piece of art” (Louie Louie Louie, 09)
No, seriously…the fine sarcasm sheds a little tear down its cheek in the mourning of one fine warrior.
Wish you the best.
7 R // Oct 9, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Cheers for all the effort, you’ve been great!
Personal highlight - Stan Collymore. Funniest thing I have ever read/ listened to!
I’ll try to follow you on Men’s Health.
Good Luck!
8 Ellsass // Oct 9, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Good luck, and thanks for all the laughs. The Spoiler was my introduction into the world of humorous football blogs and it’s a staple of my morning RSS feed reading.
9 f1sh // Oct 9, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Good luck! And make sure you post something now and then! :)
10 Elio // Oct 9, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Nooooooooo! Best of luck at MH - you’ve got big boots to fill Eliot.
11 vt // Oct 9, 2009 at 8:44 pm
what Ellsass said.
good luck!
good luck to Eliot too!
12 Juzzie // Oct 9, 2009 at 9:42 pm
It was fun for us too, thanks for your wit and all the best in the journey ahead.
13 Jeff // Oct 9, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Good luck! Reading the spoiler has been fantastic, lets hope the quality doesn’t change
14 valinho // Oct 9, 2009 at 11:20 pm
you should keep writing for the spoiler on a monthly basis or if possible, on a weekly basis. best of luck.
15 Anthony Ribeiro // Oct 10, 2009 at 3:42 am
Good job Ryan.
Enjoyed your work and Im happy you are following your calling to write for a gay mag.
Im sure you could combine your love of football and training and buffing up by maybe doing a column on body waxing/shaving for men and maybe interview Crissy Ronaldo on how to keep your taint and the rest of your body hair free.
16 Laurence // Oct 10, 2009 at 8:44 am
you’ve done a fantastic job mate, cant count the number of laugh out loud moments.
Good luck
17 DKB07 // Oct 10, 2009 at 10:57 am
Noooo, you have been (no offence) by far the best humour football blogger in the world and now you leave? I doubt but hope Eliot can fill your boots.
All the best!
18 pame stoixima // Oct 10, 2009 at 3:06 pm
good luck man
19 Voetbal // Oct 10, 2009 at 4:11 pm
You have always been a great inspiration for my Dutch soccerblog Doordebenen.
All the best in the future!
20 ph0bolus // Oct 10, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Best of luck on your new job!
21 Wendy // Oct 10, 2009 at 9:40 pm
“Thanks, that was fun”?? Oh I see how it is. After all is said and done, you’re just going to up and leave and make us all feel like a steamrollered Chantelle Houghton after Jermain Defoe got through with her.
::cries:: Ryan, my love, I’ll miss you!
Best of luck from everything, and please don’t make it too long before you post here again,
hugs and kisses from the USA
22 Tanuj Lakhina // Oct 11, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Hey Ryan,
Have not been a crazy commenter here but have been reading your blog for plenty of months now. Sad to see you go and reduce your fantastically humourous posts. Would still be frequent here. Good lucky with your future endeavours and sadly won’t be following you to health magazine section. Not my type. :p
Cheers,
Tanuj Lakhina
23 Phil // Oct 12, 2009 at 8:41 am
Well well, all good things must come to an end, so the saying goes… My best wishes for you over at MH Ryan, sorry to see you go…
And as for Eliot, I hope he has sufficeintly sized feet to step into the editorial flip-flops!!
Good luck mate, make sure you keep a finger in at Spoiler towers from time-to-time!!
24 Sparky // Oct 12, 2009 at 10:25 am
Best of Luck!
25 Get Some // Oct 12, 2009 at 12:58 pm
THANK YOU MATE!!! Best of luck!