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 21 Dec 2011, 10:38Updated 21 Dec 2011, 13:32

Aston Villa

McLeish’s Striker Target Is A Non Starter

Aston Villa are looking to strengthen their forward line with a move for Fulham’s Bobby Zamora, according to the Mirror.

Villa boss Alex McLeish is aware that he can’t just rely on the goalscoring of current striker Darren Bent and has identified Zamora, 30, as a January target.

Fulham left Zamora out of the squad that fell to defeat at Swansea City over the weekend as speculation grows that manager Martin Jol isn’t the player’s biggest fan.

Zamora has scored five times in 22 outings for Fulham this season.

How likely is this to actually happen? Zamora is a realist and has resisted making a move away from The Cottage up until now as he clearly knows he’s at a club that suits him well. Fulham are having another unremarkable season, but it’s difficult to see Bobby bailing.