Former Arsenal striker doesn’t believe in backing up his opinions

John Hartson started writing a weekly column for thelondonpaper this year and has gradually built a reputation for spewing random nonsense that could see him offered a job on Match of the Day in the future. His article yesterday helped him climb even further up the Crap Pundit League although he still has some work to do before breaking the Big Four (Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Mark Bright and Mark Lawrenson). Here are some of the highlights, accompanied by The Spoiler’s own punditry on the punditry:

“Harry Redknapp says he needs four players to turn Spurs into a top outfit and it reminds us of what a shambolic job former boss Juande Ramos did.”

If it was really Ramos and not Damien Comolli who decided that Spurs didn’t need any left wingers this summer and could afford to sell their two best strikers, why was the Frenchman also sacked and why have the club ditched the director of football system?

“I think he does need to spend an awful lot of money.

Need someone to lift a heavy weight or hold up a wall?

Not only did ex Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday hitman Mark Bright have the honour of scoring the first ever goal at the new Wembley (in a charity match), but he also called Michelle Gayle his wife for ten years.

You may recognise her as Ian Beale’s PA in Eastenders, or if you are into mid nineties pop, you may remember one of her many fine compositions from the musical hit parade.