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 4 Aug 2011, 20:56Updated 5 Aug 2011, 07:40

Arsenal Football Club

Nasri In A City Shirt

We broke the news to you 6 days ago HERE that not just the purchasing power but the ambition of Manchester City had turned the head of Samir Nasri.

Well this evening we are able to confirm that a formidable cash bid has been placed with Arsenal Football Club.

Our source believes that given the response from Arsenal which he described as, ‘An Ostrich with it’s head in the sand‘ and the response from the player which was described as ‘ the same as it has been for some time now…’

In a nutshell, the Tavern understands that barring a miracle that Nasri will be a Manchester City player. In a matter of days…