I'm a 23 year old Newcastle United fan, who enjoys watching and playing football, listening to music, watching movies and reading. Actually, none of that's very exciting is it? Erm...I also ran across America, won the Congressional Medal of Honour, have been to the White House 3 times, taught Elvis to dance and helped John Lennon write Imagine. My motto is, 'Life is like a box of chocolates...' no, sorry that's Forrest Gump....
But Ireland seems to have a permanent case of ‘foot in mouth’ syndrome. Currently on loan at Newcastle, injury has prevented Ireland from making his mark for the Magpies so far this season. Call it frustration at not being able to play, but he has unleashed a rant at Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier that will do him no favours when he returns to Villa Park.
Since joining Liverpool from Newcastle back in January, Andy Carroll has been sidelined with a thigh injury which has meant he hasn’t kicked a ball in anger for the whole of 2011. Not surprisingly, the inactivity that goes with such an injury has meant Andy has put on a few pounds (not just because of his contract fees either!) and the Geordie striker has been put on a special training regime by the Reds to ensure that he’s down to his ‘fighting weight’ when he does eventually start.
Carroll isn’t the first footballer to struggle with his weight, as these 5 examples show;
Ah, my friends, I have gathered you all here zis evening to discuss the 3o million euros bid to Udinese for Alexis Sanchez. The bid has been made within ze last few days, but ze Udinese chairman is…how you say…keeping ze lips sealed, ze cards close to ze chest and ze culprit’s identity firmly under ze hat!
17 year old Southampton winger, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, has been linked with a summer move to Spanish champions Barcelona. The England Under-21 is a target for a host of Premier League clubs, including Manchester United and Arsenal and has been one of the stars of the season in League 1.
Pepe Reina has again been linked with a £20 million move to Arsenal. The Spaniard has already announced that he wants to be playing in the Champions League, a goal which at the moment Liverpool simply cannot fulfill. It seems that Reina is afraid he could have to wait 2 years for the chance to play again at the top level in Europe, and he is on the look-out for a club which could provide him with that.
Nowadays, we haven’t got that much use for numbers. Computers do everything for us! But one thing we do like to do is use them when we talk about football! Nobody wins a match by ‘oh gee…a whole bunch of goals!’ They win by 1 or 2 or 3. And with the FA Cup 5th Round over and done with, what better time to celebrate the magic of numbers then by running down some of the figures involved in the magic of the cup!
NEWSFLASH – David Beckham has a new tattoo!! Yes that’s right! Never mind that revolutions are occuring across the Arab world which could change the course of history. Never mind that half the country is out of work, and nobody’s quite sure who’s running things. Never mind all that stuff….all we really want to know about is Beckham’s new tattoo!!
This has got to be the craziest football rumour I’ve heard all year. It turns out that when he’s not appearing on Libyan television defending his ruthless dictatorship and comparing himself to the Queen, Colonel Gaddaffi is following David Moyes’ Everton side.
Cyfarchion ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi!! That means Happy St. David’s Day, in Welsh! The Premier League has alot to thank the principality of Wales for. Some of the league’s best players have come from the hills and valleys, and popped over the broder to join English clubs. So in celebration of the day, here’s 5 of the best Welsh players, who keep a welcome in the hillsides for English clubs…
Here at Football Transfer Tavern we like to bring you the exclusives! And they don’t come much more exclusive than this! I’ve managed to obtain (and you don’t want to know how I managed it) a copy of the entry in Mark Clattenburg’s diary from Saturday 26th February.
Frank Lampard and John Terry could join Didier Drogba and a host of other Chelsea stars in the Summer exodus from Stamford Bridge, according to the Sunday Mirror. Abramovich is planning to invest heavily in the squad over the transfer window, and Chelsea are desperate to bring in some fresh blood to strengthen the club’s assault on next season’s title. As a result, Chelsea ‘elders’ like Terry and Lampard could be shown the door by the Russian
But where do Newcastle need to invest, and who is they should be going for? As the Tavern’s resident Newcastle fan, it’s my duty (some might say punishment) to give my thoughts on where that £35 million nest egg should be spent. So, here goes….