On Soccer AM, Cameron Jerome explained why he went a long way under Steve Bruce: “The gaffer said he’d back me to the hills.” Brave Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins won’t yet be raising the towel: “We’re not relegated yet and there’ll be no throwing in of the white flag.” The Merse was impressed with what Adebayor’s got under his locker: “The two goals he got last week were on a top top drawer.” And Chris Kamara was rather taken...  Read More »

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Could Nic Bendtner work it like this?  Read More →

A seismic week for British culture. The yin and yang, the rough with the smooth, it’s swings and roundabouts, innit? Out goes Vera Duckworth, and back strides King Kev. What’s the reaction been like?  Read More »  Read More →

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Keggy’s 1979 classic hit. Reached No 31 you know.  Read More →

Some frightening towel-flicking antics with King Kev and Henry Cooper  Read More →

Some things never get old:  Read More →

Saturday’s reappearance of the popular Jimmy Bullard for Fulham after sixteen months out injured had Chris Kamara fighting a familiar battle with coherence: “Four corners of the ground, and the sides of the ground, and well… the back of the ground, everybody basically, had a round of applause when Jimmy Bullard came on.” Well, clearly not entirely everyone. When another long-term injury victim Julien Faubert was next to reappear, Kammy obviously...  Read More »

A moment of magic from Jimmy as Tim Howard held onto a Martin Petrov effort: “No sign of a spill. No jam down the side of the pot there.” Credit where it’s due to Paul Jewell’s Five Live verdict on Big Sam: “He will take his sacking on the chins.” But no marks for the week’s unforgettable mental image, when discussing the signing of Danny Mills and Robbie Savage: “Both were getting a massage lying next to each other on a bed comparing...  Read More »

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Classic Stelling:  Read More →

Sadly it was Ireland’s Brightest Daily and not Billo that was treated to the inevitable Eamo climb-down on the “puffball” who “would never be a player as long as he had a hole in his arse.” Some of the shocking confession from yesterday’s Star:  Read More »  Read More →

A chipper Jeff Stelling took the appearance of Chasetown director Frank Carson to be something of a personal challenge on Saturday: Sending off at Salisbury: “Herring has been sent off, so presumably the ref said ‘Red, Herring’.” St. Mirren hit by the winter vomiting bug: “There’s an investigation going on. Not sure what that’s going to throw up.” Chelsea-QPR: “The haves against the haves.” Spurs-Reading: “It was 6-4 in the first set.” Wes...  Read More »

If Liam Brady does get the Ireland job, Tony O’Donoghue better watch out. “If my grandmother had balls, she’d be my grandad.”  Read More →

Never mind your two-footed lunges, this is a proper tackle.  Read More →

Try this trick down the school hall Tuesday night.  Read More →

“Just a little casual there,” as Trev Welch would say.  Read More →

72 year-old Mexican legend starts top-flight game.  Read More →