Have a look at this fantastic goal from the weekends English Premier League game between Liverpool and Sunderland.
Darren Bent gets his name on the score sheet but we know who the real hero was - B.Ball. As a Man U supporter there is nothing better than seeing Liverpool go down ( OK maybe Chelski but everyone hates Chelski), the Liverpudlians going down to an own goal in these circumstances even better!
Mischievous fans of rival teams have flocked to Liverpool's official online store to buy the club out of beach balls. Opposition fans reveling in Liverpool's misery have bought all remaining 'beach sets' from the online shop, which consist of a towel, a bag and the now-infamous beach ball. The sets had been reduced from £20 to £10 and have now sold out. They will be a must-have item for traveling supporters visiting Anfield in coming weeks.
Most annoyingly for reds fans, the beach ball ball was thrown on to the pitch by a young Liverpool supporter – who is unlikely to find himself too popular with the red half of Merseyside this weekend. Apparently the search is on so he can be banned, but i feel the fans might be looking for a bit more than a ban.
As the great Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly once said "Football isn't a matter of life and death. It's much more important than that."
eek!
"which one do i stop" thinks Liverpool Goal Keeper Pepe Reina
Great photo Matt - and an absolute cock up of the highest quality by the referee!!
ReplyDeleteI'm certain Harry Rednapp is currently rueing his ill-considered decision not to use the red beach ball at Tottenham training sessions last year when Darren Bent couldn't score for weeks on end!
And I love the link to the Soccernet story about the Bundesliga's Wolfsburg coach Armin Veh dropping his star Brazilian striker Grafite.
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate Grafite Shaft?????
The strangest moment I think I've ever seen on a Football field. Seriously what were the odds of Darren Bent hitting that beachball with his shot?
ReplyDeleteAnd having looked at the replay several times you come to realise that Reina would have saved it had he not been mesmorised by the Beach Ball. The match ball only passed a foot or so to his right hand side!
Spoke to my previous Boss today who is a devout Sunderland supporter and was in fact born there. He said they deserved that because they are the best team in the league (and 'they haven't the rub of the green' lately).
That tells you all you need to know about the average English Football Fan!
Sorry that should have been left hand side.
ReplyDeletelol Phil!!!!
ReplyDeleteEveryone secretly knows Tottenham are the beast team in the EPL.....
Or maybe even the best team......
ReplyDelete(blush)
lol Steve!
ReplyDeleteIs Harry Redknapp the Beast then?