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 7 Apr 2010, 08:24Updated 7 Apr 2010, 14:36

Manchester City Football Club

Back Up Goalie Alert

Tottenham have a goal keeper shaped problem. One might argue, when haven’t they?

The latest interest is reported to be Kasper Schmeichal. Sound familiar? He ought to. It’s Peter’s son. He started off his football life at Manchester City, but since then has seen more loans than Ocean Finance.

The 23 year old is currently the onion sack custodian at up and coming Notts County.

Will this happen? It’s certainly possible. Most of the other names linked with Spurs for this role have been fantasy rather than fantastic. David James was never going to be a second in command to anyone in a World Cup year and others mentioned were either rubbish or under no circumstances for sale.

The positive to mention here is that the upturn in form from Gomes makes this window one where the focus will be firmly on a reserve keeper and not on a rival for the number one spot.