Manchester Utd star lives it up in fancy Vegas club

While representing the nation of Britain abroad, our fine citizens do their best to assimilate themselves with local culture, being careful not to impinge British values on the natives.

With this in mind, Wes Brown took his stag party to über-cool Las Vegas nightclub Lavo, where they partied in a VIP area adorned with a huge Union Jack flag.

Manchester Utd star lives it up in the City of Sin

Here’s Wes Brown rockin’ the classic sunglasses inside and at night look at the Palms Casino, home of the rather good Playboy Club and the equally excellent Rain.

The Manchester Utd star chose Vegas for his Stag Weekend, and Danny Simpson, Jermaine Pennant, Charlton’s Jonathan Fortune, Plymouth’s Graham Stack and Southampton’s Adam Lallana helped him fend off the Bunnies.

Having just returned from a Vegas Stag Do ourselves, The Spoiler can only imagine what kind of debauchery and indulgence can be had out there with the budget of a professional footballer…

[Vegas News via 101GG]

Porto/Man Utd, Champions Lge QF 2nd leg, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 2

With only Owen Hargreaves, Wes Brown and Darren Fletcher certain to miss out through injury, Sir Alex Ferguson isn’t short of options for tonight’s second leg at Estadio do Dragao. The Manchester United boss often favours a 4-3-3 for European games but here’s how The Spoiler would line the holders up:

We’ve chosen 4-4-2 and have opted for the tireless grafting of Park Ji-Sung and Carlos Tevez over the experience of Ryan Giggs and Dimitar Berbatov’s calmness and occasional brilliance. Do you agree with our selections? Let us know with a comment below.

United stars reveal their inner selves. Sort of

The mind of a professional footballer is like a series of caves. Big, empty caves.

For example, who knew that goofy Cristiano Ronaldo (damn, he’s goofy) prefers tea to coffee! And how does Wayne Rooney manage to keep a straight face when he reveals that he wants to be a doctor? Answer: he doesn’t.

World Cup Qualifier, 7.30pm, Setanta Sports 1, £10 Free Bet

Rather than just telling you why Wayne Rooney might score in Minsk, our friends at chickendinner have examined all ten likely outfield starters for England tonight and assessed each individual’s chances of scoring the opening goal:

Wayne Bridge - The left-back hasn’t scored in 21 months and his one international goal, against Iceland in 2004, was the sixth in that match.

Matthew Upson - He’s the only likely outfield starter without an international goal but his only goal in the last 22 months was an important one: West Ham’s winner against Manchester United last December.

Rio Ferdinand - Has only once managed to score in consecutive games in his career and even then only one was a first goal.

Wes Brown - Scored his first England goal at home to the Czech Republic

No more square pegging into round holes…

It’s only taken five thousand eight hundred and fifty games for everyone to twig that Lampsie and Gerrard simply can’t stand one another so would rather spend the game falling over, slicing the ball, or simply staring mindlessly into the stands than actually forming a decent partnership, so one of them has to go. On current form, that one would be Stevie G. He might be much easier to like, but on current club form, Lampsie is one of the best in the world. Perhaps Capello would be wise to consider having them playing alternate games? Food for thought. Elsewhere on Wednesday, The Spoiler would give left footer Downing an outing, if only to give the side a sense of balance. Upson can sit this one out in the dugout, pondering his stuttering display at the weekend, with Brown shifting inside, and Glen Johnson adding a bit more flair and speed to the right flank. Plus, of course, Wayne Bridge comes in for that injured little oik, Mr Cheryl Cole.

Agree? Of course you don’t. Fancy telling us why?

Who’s going to keep Ferds company at the back?

Don’t pity JT, he’ll be fine. Lampsie will take him grapes and talk him through the match afterwards, but until then, there is the small problem of who can replace him at the back. Rio will make for a good skipper, should he put his “merking” to one side for a couple of hours, but who should partner him? Club mate Brown? Wotsisface from West Ham? Or Lescott?

If The Spoiler were in charge, Carragher would be snorting, hacking and spluttering down the phone by now - don’t worry, that’s just the way he says “yes” to coming out of international retirement.

Ryan Giggs: True Red pulls out all the stars

On Monday, a DVD celebrating Ryan Giggs’ illustrious 17-year career will be released, and in celebration a premiere of the film was held in Manchester. Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Anderson, Nani, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Park Ji-Sung, Dimitar Berbatov, Owen Hargreaves, Jonny Evans, John O’Shea and Michael Carrick all walked the carpet rocking a snazzy jeans/ white shirt/ blazer combo in honour of the Welshman. Rio even augmented his outfit with a cravat, making him look dead sophisticated.

Celebrity fans Angus Deyton, Peter Hook and monkey man Ian Brown also turned out, but those reinforced crowd barriers were severly tested by the cream of Manchester’s acting talent, including True Red narrator Ralf Little, Will Mellor, Max Beesley and Corrie’s Kevin Webster.

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