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 14 Mar 2010, 17:22Updated 15 Mar 2010, 14:52

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

Argentinian Striker Lined Up….

One advantage of the relaxed licensing hours within these glorious Isles has to be the hand in hand easing of dress codes. Eh? My point is that our scruff bag hacks were at one stage missing out on crucial transfer gossip simply on the basis they were unable to shove the required extra scotch at/down their Tottenham snouts or even be at the same bar as him (or her) due to a soiled pair of chinos.

So this is from the very heart of Tottenham’s scouting er, department. Mauro Zarate is no stranger to the Premiership of course. Ask any Brumwichian and you’ll be sure of a positive response. To use a tried and trusted Tavern phrase. The Boy’s Got Skills.

Take a look….