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Ashley Cole is the only man classy enough to succeed John Terry

Well at least it’ll make it easier for you to scapegoat him come June

If he hadn’t cheated on the apparent greatest living Briton, used hyperbole to show disgust at Arsenal’s stinginess or shot someone with a rifle, would Ashley Cole really be a 20/1 outsider with William Hill to replace John Terry as England captain?

Take all the role model nonsense out of the equation – and why [...]

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

Second phase of reputation resuscitation therapy is working a treat

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 [...]

Peter Crouch confirms he’s going to keep playing for England. Has it come to this?

Sit back on your throne, turn off your phone…

Just quickly, The Spoiler would like to repeat these quotes from Peter Crouch. Speaking to the BBC he said:

“I feel that whenever I’ve played for England, I’ve done well, so I felt maybe I’ve been slightly unfairly treated.

“Playing [...]

England are playing! Channel your excitement with a prediction contest!

Five teasing questions, only one winner (unless there’s a tie…)

The Spoiler can’t decide what’s worse: the thought of two practically football-free months, or the fact that the exception to such a barren period is an uninspiring England game at Wembley?

It should be the first, but [...]

Flippin’ hell! An England friendly that was actually good!

Homer Simpson with a flag 

There are some words that – when we see them in the Radio Times – are guaranteed to make The Spoiler turn the television off in anticipation of an evening of hellish boredom or teeth-grating tedium.

Some of those words include… ‘Vernon’, ‘Gear’, [...]

Man Utd PLC are absolutely hated and Fabio Capello needs to STFU

What’s not to love?

So, it turns out that Miss Marple, those Agatha Christie storybooks about a lovely old crime-solving English spinster is being made into a film by Disney. It will star Jennifer Garner as the Miss Marple. Sounds great.

Anyway, in relevant news, Manchester United have been [...]

Nobody has a problem with John Terry as England captain

Nothing untoward…

We’ve resisted talking about this so far because, well, it’s about as exciting as watching a tin of beige paint evaporate. But John Terry has made things vaguely interesting by finally speaking about all the hoo-ha surrounding the England captaincy.

Apparently everyone is thrilled with the situation [...]

Capello talks (a lot), Lehmann stuff and Nani nonsense

Congratulations!

It’s been a day of quite momentous news – Abbey Clancy has had Peter Crouch’s baby, Peaches Geldof MIGHT be in trouble for shoplifting and The Darkness have reformed.

All brilliant in their own way, but as this is a football site we should probably focus on the [...]