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 27 Apr 2011, 16:41

Chelsea Football Club

Meet The £15M Powerhouse Wanted By Chelsea, Utd & Liverpool

The Daily Mirror is reporting that Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish and Director of Football Damien Comolli both watched Blackburn centre-back Phil Jones in the match between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City on Monday night.

The paper believes Dalglish is a massive fans of the 19 year old, and is prepared to go head to head with Manchester United for the player’s signature.

Alex Ferguson enquired about Jones last summer, and sees him as a long term replacement for Rio Ferdinand. With Chelsea and Arsenal also interested though, the defender may cost as much as £15million.