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 15 Aug 2010, 18:36Updated 16 Aug 2010, 11:10

Manchester City Football Club

Spurs Make £12Million Bid As Bellamy Deals Are Blocked By City…

Impasse is one word. Dealing with a big bunch of disinterested gits is eight words.

Manchester City have not only pretty much put a block on Craig Bellamy heading to Spurs, but Fulham are also finding establishing a dialogue going at Eastlands equally frustrating. City’s agenda is straightforward enough. Why ought they sell to those that might do them harm?

They have just about more money than God, so little out there will tempt them to change. Perhaps a warning to City players is emerging. Careful how old you are, if you fall out of favour you may just end your career (on a massive wage of course) with them.

So what’s the news? Spurs have gone in heavy for the Frenchman. A £12million mega bid for Remy.

Craig Bellamy’s future appears mapped out for him. Celtic have been talking to him all week. The link with Cardiff wasn’t actually a smokescreen. Manchester City were happy to talk to anyone that wasn’t a Premiership club.

Here’s Remy in action.