Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 1 Jan 2011, 10:25

Aston Villa

5 Clubs In For Tasty £8M Striker

Hoffenheim striker Demba Ba(25) has got no less than five Premiership clubs interestes in securing his services according to the Senegalese Press Agency.

Everton, Fulham, West Ham, Aston Villa and Blackburn all have the same thing in common. All have had less than impressive seasons and all desperately need to get a striker in who could make a tangible difference and change their fortunes for the better.

At maybe £7 -£8M he could be just the ticket. For a number of clubs on that list anything would be an improvement on what they have at present.

Clearly this is the player’s agent trying to drum up business, but if a player could hit the ground running and more importantly hit the back of the net… he needs to be shipped in before it’s too late.