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 28 Jan 2012, 21:03

Premier League

Pardew’s Latest Loan Deal Will Have Toon Fans Ecstatic

So Alan Pardew is looking to sign up Dutch winger, Eljero Elia.

Disappointing Juventus winger Eljero Elia is the next possible signing for an on the rise Newcastle United. The Dutch midfielder is reported by The Sun to have been on Pardew’s list of new recruits.

The move on loan would ensure Elia the first team football he craves since being dropped from the Juve side almost instantly after his move there last summer.

Would the 24 year old thrive in England’s Premier League, or will the would be world class Eljero continue to disappoint.