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The
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| Irish
football web site may well be based in The Pale |
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Oh so
serious Irish football web site A2Zsoccer
seems now to be marshalled single-handedly by
former Hoops lynchpin, Noel King. At least it
appears that way, as the site requires everything
from advertising queries to competition entries to
be mailed to the versatile dynamo. Not content
with beavering away at the keyboards all day, by
night King is sandled with making sense of Cooney
and Welch's promptings on TV3. What a schedule.
Anyway, having seen the site. a couple of Noel's
former charges during one of his many National
League managerial stints expressed surprise to
CalcioFutbolSawker at Kinger's newfound IT skills.
However, it was matters geographical rather than
technological that finally nailed the novice
webmaster.Now we can't really be bothered checking
the record books, but the A2Z graphic on the right
suggests that Kinger's record against Cork CIty
may not be very good, especially if away trips to
Turner's Cross ended with the coach pulling in 100
miles further down the coast in Kerry.
Feckin' Dubs. Bastards! |
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| First step
on the road back to respectability for Frank |
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Here at DangerHere
Towers, we reckon poor old Frank Stapleton's
suffered enough. Alright, he's a glum old bugger,
but he hardly deserves his current status as
national laughing stock, especially when his
successor in an Ireland shirt can still do no
wrong in the eyes of the Irish media and public.
This is despite
(a) Not being remotely Irish
(b) Never scoring a goal for Ireland against
respectable opposition (alright, 1 - in the Mexico
defeat in '94)
(c) Bringing shame on the nation with his outburst
in the above match, which failed to include the
word bollix among an, otherwise impressive,
selection of expletives. Some Irishman.
(d) Looking like a rat.
It is to this backdrop that CalcioFutbolSawker is
delighted to report a publicity coup for Stapo in
this month's Q magazine, where the delectable
chanteuse of the moment, Dido, named Frank as her
childhood hero. Pick that one out, Aldo.
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No stars
and gripes for Hristo
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On the face of it,
news that former World Cup Golden Boot winner,
Hristo Stoitchkov, has extended his contract with
MLS club, Chicago Fire, can only be good for the
profile of the American game. However, it seems
that every US sawker report betrays the yanks'
inexperience with the world game. What other
footballing country would attempt to portrait
Georghi Hagi's only serious rival for the title
Meanest Footballer in Western Europe, as a paragon
of footballing virtue and a shining example for
young players. Take this from Associated Press.
It's a great day
for the Fire and for the league overall . He has
become a great role model with his passion and
love for the game. He's been a role model for the
Fire's younger players. From the beginning, Hristo
took a lot of responsibility to work with young
players. They really feel like he has taught them
a great deal. Not just the little things on the
field, but also just how you handle yourself as a
professional soccer player.
Just wait until
one of those young players tries to take quickly a
free kick that Hristo had eyed up. Then they
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FA
take it from
fanzine Up
The Arse
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Even if it's only
to annoy ArmchairGooner, CalcioFutbolSawker is
always quick to have a sneaky laugh at the Gunners
expense. So it's with a certain reluctance that
this week we have to hand out a bit of credit due
to a certain band of Gooners. The delightfully
named Arsenal web site Up
The Arse is what caught our eyes - and in
particular the resourceful campaign the lads have
waged against the English FA.
Much like the similar bully boy stance taken
by FIFA to magnificent goals site Footofgod,
the FA has recently taken to writing to web site
owners - most of which, remember, are run by fans
who don't make a penny - instructing them to
remove Premiership fixture lists from their sites.
Under the threat of costly legal action, most
webmasters have simply acceded to the FA's
demands. But not Up The Arse. As well as printing
(and roundly taking the piss of) the FA's letter
on the site, Up The Arse responded with their own
letter to the FA which listed every possible
combination of Arsenal fixtures for next season,
claiming copyright ownership of all
variations.
The lads then went on to say that they would sue
the FA if it reproduced any of those fixture lists
in the future. Absolutely brilliant! Check out the
site to see how the story unfolds.
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