Landon - not to be confused with a cockney saying “London”
Hollyoaks fans are probably still reeling over the news that ELEVEN characters are going to be wiped out by the new hatchet man in charge. And yet none of them appear to be “Tony” - he’s like a cockroach in a nuclear war. Were a bomb to hit Hollyoaks, Tony would still crawl out from under a rock to reveal that he’d been cushioned by a massive ciabatta.
He’s the new Ian Beale.
Anyway, over on the sports desk, the news has been flying in, and here’s what we know today, thanks to the likes of The Sun, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail etc…:
Shout if you think Gary Neville should go to the World Cup
Right back is a problem position in the England team, and with Wes Brown presumably out of the World Cup running, much of the focus is turning to the Christian Bale in The Machinist lookalike, Gary Neville, to fill his spot.
If he’s fit, Glen Johnson appears to be the only real option as a starter, but who should be his back up? Does Capello go for a specialist right back, or a versatile defender who can also cover the more central positions?
And, if so, who?
Below are some options. Let us know your thoughts with a vote and a comment.
Fans of the Final Destination films will know the format all too well. You start with a group of great looking young people, all full of hope, then slowly the cruel hand of fate starts snaffling them one by one, removing them from the plot, until all that’s left are the real stars of the show battling for survival against the odds. It’s up to them to somehow foil destiny.
A real life version of these movies appears to be happening in the England camp. The star players are still just about there - Lampsie, Stevie G, JT, the Roonster - but how long before it’s their turn to endure the horrific twanging sound of a snapped hamstring during a routine jog?
Bit part player Michael Owen was completely butchered by the stabbing arm of fate last week, and now, just this weekend, another first team outsider, Wes Brown, took a metaphorical pounding claw-hammer in the conkers.
With the season hotting up to around Excitement Factor 8, or, at a push, 9, the England team magnifying glass will surely be focusing on names that might yet force themselves into the squad for the World Cup.
It’s not been a great few months for the likes of Glen Johnson, Theo Walcott, Wes Brown, Joleon Lescott, Wayne Bridge, Aaron Lennon and the like. Add the fact that players such as Michael Carrick and Emile Heskey haven’t exactly had the most fruitful seasons either, and all of a sudden there might be a fair few spots up for grabs.
A few names floating around, rumoured to be possible gatecrashers, have included Leighton Baines, Tom Huddlestone, Roger Johnson, and even Bobby Zamora.
But who would YOU like to see forcing their way into the squad come the summer? Let us know with a comment.
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 lookat 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…
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.
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.
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