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 19 May 2011, 20:49Updated 19 May 2011, 21:26

Premier League

Liverpool Set To Celtic & Toon’s £3M Summer Target

Liverpool have been linked with a move for Reading striker and Irish international Shane Long.

The 23 year old is currently leading the Royals’ line as they seek promotion to the Premier League through the playoffs, and the People believes that Kenny Dalglish is keen to add the player to the Reds forward line of Andy Carroll, Luis Suarez and Dirk Kuyt.

According to the paper, Liverpool have scouted the player on several occasions in the last few months and are tipped to make a bid for the player at the end of the season. Both Celtic and Newcastle United have also been on and off linked with the player since last summer.