"Twenty-five years in charge... What should I get him? A pack of chewing gum? He surely likes chewing. But wait. It would be too cheap. A hairdryer? Well, I'm a bit worried he would give me one of his then... A bottle of fine highland whisky? Nah, he's red-nosed enough."
The dilemma ruined Wesley Brown's sleep. He didn't want to disappoint his former manager once again. So he asked his current gaffer (also former Red Devil) Steve Bruce for advice. After a couple of hours thinking about the suitable gift, Bruce said to his defender: "Think, Wes, what can you do best?"
Not so young Wesley started doing some more thinking, after a while thanked him and said: "Oooh, it's going to be a real surprise!" Sadly though, hours later no one was really surprised. As he scored an own goal. Oh, yes, he's good at scoring them. But anyway, it was the perfect gift for SAF! And Wesley was happy again.
The other weekend stories were also quite entertaining. Arsenal claim they do not need a Batman's help, Newcastle is in the same class as Barcelona, Juventus and ManCity, Alex McLeish should be the next celebrity face in the Head&Shoulders commercial, Steve Kean really scared Blackburn fans during Halloween, Mario Balotelli joined Luis Suarez in diving team, Benoit Assou-Ekotto looks up to Marge Simpson and more.
Now it's time to explain (again), what this blog is all about. As I wrote the last few times: You won't find any detailed experts' analysis here. You won't find complete scoresheets either. But you'll find a good banter, juicy comments about the game, the clubs, the players, the refs, the goals... Maybe you'll find some useful info/opinion for a football chat in your favourite bar...
Namely, football is a global sport, so is English Premierleague. It is followed by a huge number of a-round-ball-loving enthusiasts, journos, players and managers themselves... I hear football is also more and more popular in the US of soccer... :)
And for all those reasons it's widely commented on Twitter. It is a very well known "fact" that tweeps possess a lot of football knowledge, common sense, cynicism, humour, love/hate relationships... And, yes, even different kinds of stupidity occur...
So, all the ingredients for the tasty soup of football opinion are there.
This is the "11th edition". Here are some of the bits, which should shed some (different) light on the 11th round of EPL. I thank all the tweeps for contributing...
NEWCASTLE UTD - EVERTON 2-1 (2-1)
Chris_Hewitson
Should I be using @Iwantcurlyhair2's #letsgetcarriedaway hashtag, or is Raylor 1 of the most improved players of the last 12 months? #NUFC
F365
Awful defending from Everton. Heitinga doing an impression of the kids from Jurassic Park when told the T-Rex's vision is based on movement.
MarkyC1982
Only four teams in major European leagues are undefeated Barcelona, Manchester City, Juventus and #nufc remarkable achievement #unbeatoon
ARSENAL - WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3-0 (2-0)
MirrorFootball
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 West Brom: a tenner if you can guess who got the goal...
elomap
Arsenal opponents should carry the banner "Persie..have Mercy"
FOXSoccer
@FOXSoccerTrax: In happier signs, Arsenal fans have a banner up that reads: "WE DON'T NEED BATMAN, WE HAVE ROBIN."
ASTON VILLA - NORWICH CITY 3-2 (1-1)
General_Krulak
Goddamit, I told McLeish to brush the dandruff off his suit before he went on TV. #avfc
OptaParody
1 - Sian Massey the 1 woman who understands the offside rule. Now she just needs to explain it to Darren Bent. Flag
LeonKnight82
Gabby and bent look like problems .. The road runner and the 6 yard sniffer. #MOTD
BLACKBURN - CHELSEA 0-1 (0-0)
Marcotti
Blackburn ban banners at Ewood, so fans hire plane to fly overhead with big "Steve Kean Out" banner.
sickipediabot
Steve Kean was out Scaring Blackburn fans last night. He was dressed as a contract extension.
MrEpicMind
Calling your pen*s Torres, 'cause it never scores.
LIVERPOOL - SWANSEA 0-0
Joe_Lovejoy
Newcastle sell Carroll for £35m and improve dramatically. Liverpool buy him and draw at home to Sunderland, Norwich and Swansea. Comment?
gunnersopinion
What do you get if you cross a ball to Andy Carroll? A goal-kick
chrismufc99
Stewart downing has played most number of minutes 4 #lfc 0 goals + assists, only 151 players have more assists than him this season”
MANCHESTER UTD - SUNDERLAND 1-0 (1-0)
jimw1
One thing we can be sure of, had SAF retired as planned in 2002, they wouldn't have unveiled the Sven Goran Eriksson Stand on Saturday
KaiWayne
KAI SPORTS NEWS: After many years at Old Trafford, Wes Brown finally comes good for United by scoring in his own net for Sunderland.
shahidkamal
You can always rely on Wes Brown and Steve Bruce to give their team 3 points, as they did again yesterday.
skysarahjane
#ManUtd whip round for SirAlex 25 years in charge - Wes Brown chipping in with O.G. Really Wes you shouldn't have, potplant would have done!
QUEENS PARK RANGERS - MANCHESTER CITY 2-3 (1-1)
Vanja_MUFC
Wow Balotelli, it seems like you are Suarez' the biggest rival... in diving.
MrsStephenFry
Oh dear, Stephen's just come home with a box of Mario Balotelli indoor fireworks . . . #whyalwaysme?
viewfromamerica Alex Ferguson
No Taarabt, no problem. Team was magnificent today. #QPR
WOLVERHAMPTON - WIGAN 3-1 (1-1)
dip_1985
Shocking from Wigan. So many times they could have scored but lack of decent finishers cost them massively. Relegated unless Messi signs
gavlar88
Looks like Wigan have been taking tips on finishing from Liverpool
BOLTON - STOKE CITY 5-0 (2-0)
MirrorFootball
4-0 Bolton. Scoresheet looking like one of Rory McIlroy's - full of Eagles
FULHAM - TOTTENHAM 1-3 (0-2)
MostUnfurrowed
As much as I like Gareth Bale, that's a bloody awful celebration. It's like the tumblr of a 15 year old girl. #thfc
mitchpryce
Does Assou-Ekotto use the same hairdresser as Marge Simpson?
fitbathatba
who's this hardworking, unselfish person and what has he done with Adebayor? #BBCfootball #THFC #EPL
TomCStandard
Assou-Ekotto back for 2nd half with football's most pointless combo: short-sleeved shirt and gloves #thfc #ffc
stujeffrey
When you're sat in row Z and the ball hits ya head that's Zamora! #coys #thfc #spurs
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