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 16 Sept 2010, 11:02Updated 16 Sept 2010, 12:17

Premier League

Spurs Scout New Striker

The window may have closed, but that makes little odds to Harry Redknapp. If the game against the Germans highlighted anything, it was how fragile Tottenham’s attack offering is.

Enter into the frame Togolese Hoffenheim striker Peniel Mlapa. Heralded as the new Adebayor (Mmmn), at 6’4″ and only 19 years of age, he certainly looks the part.

At a touted figure of around £5M it is might be difficult to see him as a first team choice. But then when you see the shifts that multi million pound players like Robbie Keane are turning in, maybe money isn’t the best guide.