footballing universe, bar one man, is lamenting the 'tragedy' of Martin Taylor's 'horror tackle' on Arsenal's Eduardo Da Silva. Theo Walcott is secretly delighted. Now, in the absence of more established or trusted talent, is his chance to prove just how prodigious he is, as he is likely to get that 'sustained run' in the team that everyone has been bemoaning. But, comparing him to similar Ex-Arsenal talents- is he more like Nicolas Anelka last seen playing for Chelsea (19 goals in his first 46 Arsenal appearances)? Or like Christopher Wreh, last seen plying his trade at Bishop Stortford (5 goals in 46 for Arsenal)? All English football fans will hope for the latter.
Football Is Not My God Football Overdose joins the fraternity in offering all the best to Eduardo. And Theo- let's hope you can stand up to the plate.
OVERHEARD: Alex Fergusson hollering ironically in the Man U dressing room before yesterday's thrashing of Newcastle- "I'd just love it if we beat them- love it!" guffawing ensued.
QUESTION: What are the odds on Keegan getting sacked, or more likely quitting, before the end of the season?
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Sunday, 24 February 2008
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
I was going to do something like proper journalism this morning
and do some careful research into the GSE Group who have just bought Derby County. Sadly, however, google turned up nothing on them, not even a company website, and since the web is pretty much the only research tool I have, my impetus is now well and truly blunted. In the absence of evidence though I am now free to imagine just how shadowy the organisation is, I mean, why would any 21st century business not have an easily googable website, unless, and I say this in sinister italics, they have something to hide...? HMMM? Even the overlords of what I'll dub the Global Empire, the Carlyle Group, have a webiste http://www.carlyle.com/. On this site they carefully disguise just how much money they get for every bomb dropped on the middle east.
So what digs with the GSE? How come they need to communicate nothing to the football obsessed British public? Why no website. They must be either incompetent, or mysterious, or both. And how can this be when they buy Derby at such an opportune time. When relegation certainty has shaved off the price a bit, but before the competition to purchase hots up at the end of season. Smart move then.
The purchase ensures that over 25% of premiership clubs are now foreign owned. A fact which could, in the right hands, trigger a mini frenzy for nationalist economics. Time to dust off the Scargilite banners perhaps.
" Nationalise the National Game!!"
"Tell the yanks to fuck off home and stop calling it soccer"
The campaign chants could be fun too- "What do we want? Nationalisation. When do we want it? After Match Of the Day."
In Newcastle the revolution continues. With queen's infantryman Dennis Wise hanging up his Leed's coloured tracksuit and coming to the club, presumably to take the role turned down by Alan Shearer. As reported elsewhere last week Alan was overheard saying- "Kevin is his own man and can do we what he likes. But it is my club."
Football- where the narrative never stops...
So what digs with the GSE? How come they need to communicate nothing to the football obsessed British public? Why no website. They must be either incompetent, or mysterious, or both. And how can this be when they buy Derby at such an opportune time. When relegation certainty has shaved off the price a bit, but before the competition to purchase hots up at the end of season. Smart move then.
The purchase ensures that over 25% of premiership clubs are now foreign owned. A fact which could, in the right hands, trigger a mini frenzy for nationalist economics. Time to dust off the Scargilite banners perhaps.
" Nationalise the National Game!!"
"Tell the yanks to fuck off home and stop calling it soccer"
The campaign chants could be fun too- "What do we want? Nationalisation. When do we want it? After Match Of the Day."
In Newcastle the revolution continues. With queen's infantryman Dennis Wise hanging up his Leed's coloured tracksuit and coming to the club, presumably to take the role turned down by Alan Shearer. As reported elsewhere last week Alan was overheard saying- "Kevin is his own man and can do we what he likes. But it is my club."
Football- where the narrative never stops...
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Newcastle's new potential manager!
Mike Ashley has announced his plans for the new Newcastle manager. In an exlcusive for football overdose football is not my god tells us
"Newcastle is a big club. We need a big manager. Big Sam may have been big but he wasn't big enough. I've been talking to God recently and I think he might just fit the bill. He is, afterall, the lord of all creation and pretty big. Almost bigger than Newcastle. Whether or not he can meet our ambitions and get us playing the kind of football we expect however remains to be seen. At the moment we are not sure- we're considering God or Alan Shearer- who is the next best thing but more popular with our supporters."
The search continues.
"Newcastle is a big club. We need a big manager. Big Sam may have been big but he wasn't big enough. I've been talking to God recently and I think he might just fit the bill. He is, afterall, the lord of all creation and pretty big. Almost bigger than Newcastle. Whether or not he can meet our ambitions and get us playing the kind of football we expect however remains to be seen. At the moment we are not sure- we're considering God or Alan Shearer- who is the next best thing but more popular with our supporters."
The search continues.
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