Robbo’s Rep
I’m starting to like Steve McClaren. He’s only gone and named Robbo as England’s No.1 for Estonia on Saturday. That’s five days early for those of you without an abacus or any fingers, and our man in black (or sometimes green) is the only player that the England capo has named. He said:
“Paul Robinson’s form does not worry me at all and he will start. Sometimes players go through bad spells, sometimes they have bad games. You have to have belief and trust in players and if they have performed well for England in the past, that has to be taken into consideration, too.
“I have not had the time to talk to Paul about my decision, but I made it early because I try to treat players as I would like to be treated. Everybody is human, everybody makes mistakes, but I feel I can put my faith in Paul – if I did not, I wouldn’t pick him.â€
Er…yes, Steve. Whatever you say Steve. How alarmingly sound of him. No longer shall he be Eriksson’s bib and cone man. Now he is Scholarly Steve. Look…
…what a clever chap.
As for the afore mentioned Eriksson, he needs to keep his filthy Swedish mitts off of our Little Yiddo. Word has it that the dubious Mr. Shinawatra has chucked a sack full of doe to his manager, made up of the hard earnings of several thousand lady-boys and tuk-tuk drivers to the tune of £25m in cold, hard, and probably slightly sticky, cash. Half of this is set to be used as bait for Jermain. Will he bite? Will we let him? Tune in, in just three month’s time.
In other playing snatching moves, Barcelona’s finest, old Sparky Boy Hughes is lining up a bid for another in his own strong, silent mould - although more silent and far, far stronger. That man, ladles and jelly-spoons; Big Bad Tom Huddlestone. Is he bloody joking? No way is Tom:
a) Moving from cosmopolitan London to….Blackburn,
b) Leaving for a club that’s just been knocked out of Europe
c) Leaving after he’s just establishing himself as a first pick for the centre of midfield,
and no way are we letting him go now that he’s just started to develop. Yeah, I know why don’t invest all that time into him and give up when he’s just getting good?
Naturally, Blackburn could use Pedersen as bait but I doubt we’ll go for it and frankly I wouldn’t want to after the discovery of a rich seam of Gareth Bale in our squad. What’s more is that come January, we may have filled that winger-come-forward berth with a decidly Siberian blast of air through that gaping winter window. For the man widely known as Russia’s best player has been linked with our good selves. You may well remember Andrei Arshavin from his endearing comments such as…
“I believe England do not have normal keepers. Robinson, putting it mildly, is not the strongest representative of his profession.”
He’s 26 years-old, around 5′8″ and weighs in at just under 10 stone. Here’s his head…
…after his face-hugger phase, springing to life from fellow team mate.
Arshavin has been a godsend for his club Zenit St.Petersburg where he plays as a deep lying forward, a winger, an attacking midfielder and judging by his words could probably do a job in goal as well. He’s scored 44 goals in around 200 appearances for his club, including 11 in 25 UEFA Cup games and is said to be looking for a new challenge.
The man certainly has skills, along with a slightly silly face. Take a look at both but most of all enjoy the authentic Russian music, or is someone just searching for that secret message on Sgt. Pepper?
Do we want him? Well, maybe but then personnelle isn’t really the issue right now, it’s getting the fuckers to play. Sure he looks good; sharp, fast, skillful but can he defend a set piece? At 5′8″, I doubt it.
The only man at the club who’s transfer we really care about right now is MJ himself and with Ten Cate, or Ken Tate as his name more likely is, off to Chelsea there could be a flurry of manager switches like people grabbing for cards whilst playing Spoons or Pig or whatever your particular local rules call it. Ten Cate to Chelsea, Van Basten to Ajax, Jol to the Dutch side and, wait a minute, that leaves us the ones without the spoon?
“There is no bagel.”
The Bagel.
October 10th, 2007 at 9:35 am
As I’ve said many a time before, I’m not bothered who England play in goal except that it might affect the confidence of the Spurs goalkeeper. But…
12 clean sheets in his last 14 games for England.
The Croatia goal wasn’t his fault and I think its a sign of the media times that people keep harping on about it even though everyone knows it took a freak bobble
And the other one was a mistake in a friendly.
So, as far as England goes - whats the problem?!
October 10th, 2007 at 9:35 am
That said - I’d have dropped him for the Liverpool game!!
October 10th, 2007 at 11:38 am
I can’t understand people blindly supporting Robinson - he’s shipped 18 goals in 9 games this season. 18 !!!!
That’s just not good enough.
We need a change, and should be looking at Robert Green or Craig Gordon in the January window.
October 10th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Oh to be a Tottenham fan
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, is it a deadly sin?
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, waiting for a win
There are a few new signings and a chap called Darren Bent
It seems to be a waste, the money that we spent.
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, with a manager called Martin Jol
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, it tests your very soul
Our stadium, it stinks and it’s not a pretty sight
How come for some many years we’ve been a pile of shite?
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, maybe I should retire
When considering the team’s position, wallowing in the mire
With Berbatoss up the front, his path to goal is clear
But how often does he shoot, and bring the usual ‘oh dear’
Oh to be Tottenham fan, we hate the boys in red.
They often seem to win the league, it does us in the head.
Yet we never seem to improve or learn things from our peers.
‘cos Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have won nothing for f***ing years.
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, do I need to see a shrink?
I only date fat ugly girls, perhaps it’s the dreadful stink
The jealousy, it is so painful and if I had realised sooner
I could’ve been with The Arsenal boys singing ‘Oh to be a Gooner’
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, taking lots of stick.
I’ve nothing to respond with – it really makes me sick.
Rubbish players, rubbish manager and so we leave before the end.
No wonder being a Tottenham fan is sending me round the bend.
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, secretly wishing I was a Manc.
For they buy players willy nilly with the cash they have at bank.
At Tottenham we borrow large and make sure to spend it all
Then discover some weeks later that we’ve pi**ed it up the wall
Oh to be a Tottenham fan ‘cos life is so hum drum
A Carling Cup would do us, any little crumb
Season after season, the players are all the same
It’s a pity they’re all such crap and cannot win a game
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, with shirts all lilly white
Shame the side was so expensive but still a bag of shite
I wish I was a Gooner, then my mates would think me clever
But I have just had to admit that we are ‘the worst fans ever’
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, just how bad can we get?
Now I’m bound to lose 50 notes to Sparkie, wagered in a bet.
‘cos the lilly whites can’t win a game and are the worst team in this town
If Jol doesn’t leave very soon, we’ll sure be going down
Oh to be a Tottenham fan, the crap team in the south,
Boy do I wish I hadn’t been so quick in shooting off my mouth.
Near the foot of the table, terrible in defence and severely off the pace,
In a matter of just a few weeks I’ve got egg all over my face
October 10th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
You could probably replace ‘Tottenham’ with almost any other club and it would make just as much sense.
October 10th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Oh dear oh dear oh dear
I see we’re back with the mindless ramblings of the saddos who obviously don’t have a decent blog site of their own to turn to
oog, did you manage to post the flag?
Bagel, did I touch a raw nerve when I mentioned the family jewels? They are still in tact after the window incident, aren’t they?
October 11th, 2007 at 9:04 am
I was a little worried I’d left my tackle on the window latch when I hit the floor. It was the first thing I checked. Luckily both meat and two veg had retreated right inside in a move of self-preservation that took millions of years of evolution.
The Bagel.
October 12th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
YOTN - no not posted it yet - got a text from Bagel telling me not to send it until he has had a chance to autograph it! Back from holiday (san sebastian - keeping an eye out for Chris Coleman who is I am told apparently not impartial to sinking a few G&Ts in town) on Sunday so will probably see him (bagel) some time soon after getting back.
I won’t forget I promise!
October 14th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Hi oog
Thanks for the update, Mini Yid spied your e-mail & hasen’t quite worked out what is going on but is very curious! Just let me know when you’ve posted it, that way Ill have a rough idea when to expect it.
Bagel
Thanks for signing it, he’ll be chuffed
COYS!