¡Paré!

So that's it then. The feller who presided over the acquisition of Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Beckham, Robinho et alia has quit.

Real rocked as Pérez resigns

Perez resigns as Madrid president

So much for the galacticos of Madrid. So who will be the new team of galacticos? The popular vote would most likely go to Liverpool.

After all, with galacticos like Crouch, Kewell, Steven "The Man" Gerrard, Traore, Dudek et alia; who could argue with their galactico status? Don't you reckon?

Toodles

looosers

From the (sort of) joy from last night, I was in a happy mood and wasn't about to diss Liverpool. Unfortunately, dear Eyeris had to provoke me.

So folks, allow me to present to you the players who played in the Carling Cup this season AND got dumped out at the first hurdle against Crystal Palace.



Technically folks, a Mickey Mouse Cup is a cup which nobody else wants and hence should be very easy to win (like the version Scum won alongside their plastic treble. However, looking at the players who played in the defeat above, me thinks Rafa really wanted to win, no??

So lemme get this straight. You wanted to win a Mickey Mouse Cup - the easiest of ALL cups, BUT you failed at the first hurdle??

As my good friend Lucy would say..


In fact, dear Lucy even went as far as to come up with an anology of all this. Its like a fat geek loser who got dumped by his girlfriend and being the loser and failure that he is, he decided to take the easy way out by committing suicide. He tried to hang himself but the rope snapped, which effectively makes him an even bigger loser since he can't succeed at the simplest task...

And so we have it folks...Liverpool are like losers who want to win the Mickey Mouse Cup but can't.

Well done lads.

I shall now leave you with a message from a smart little 9 year old who hates Liverpool too...

Much Rejoicing

wudn't ye loov it

If Wigan won the Carling Cup this season?

In some ways it would be a nice little reward to Paul Jewell and his mob, for the sheer effort that they've put into their first season in the premiership. In other ways it gives hope to all (and ammo to the anti-Chelsea brigade) that clubs can still win trophies without having three truckloads of cash.

I'd certainly loov it if Wigan won. ManYoo would still make it into Europe next season anyways, and it's not as if Fergie or ManYoo fans care too much about the Carling Cup. Unless, of course, I'm wrong about that last bit.

UPDATE: Wigan got screwed in the behind during the final. Rooney went for a double-banger. I'm sure there are a few Wigan bums that are hurting today, despite my best efforts to jinx the Mancs by inviting one of their fans to "watch" the final at my place.

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Chelsea are having a blip at the moment, and our treble target is wobbling a little bit. Last night's win against Portsmouth was nice, if not brilliant, but at least we're still on track for the treble. We'll just have to score at least two goals and win at Nou Camp.

Let us pray, Chelsea fans.

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Liverpool beating ManYoo in the FA Cup last weekend, after never managing it for 85 years, proves that history has no meaning. Scousers would do well to learn the same lesson.

There it is then, the dare is done.

Toodles

Where's that patch of sand?

(I just realised my PPS ping was for MY blog, and not THIS one... oops... )

So, since I'm back, I might as well do a recap of what's been going on.

FA Cup:
Liverpool thru, at the expense of er... some club. Chelsea to play Newcastle Comedy Club in next round. Woot.

Champion's League:
Liverpool AND Chelsea BOTH LOST. Chelsea lost to Barca AT HOME (wonder if the potato patch was Rijkaard's friend as well), and Liverpool lost to Benfica AWAY, 1-0 (good thing we didn't need the points to go thru eh?).

ARSENAL won at REal Madrid 1-0, and should fancy their chances, while the other English team left in the competition... oh wait. there IS no other English team left in the competition.

Oops. Malunya gua. Where's that patch of sand? I need to bury my head in it.

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In other news, oh, woe is me. I just realised the extent of my Liverpool Jinx.

Liverpool only ever win big games when I'm OUT OF THE COUNTRY, or am completely oblivious that the game is going on.

For Example:

• Last season's Champion's League Semi Finals: When Liverpool beat (or as Tiger would have you say 'beat') Chelsea 1-0, I was in SINGAPORE.
• LAst season's Champion's League FINAL (lets not say who won, suspense sikit lar, and kesian all those who wanted to dent the trophy themselves), I was in KOREA.
• Last mid-week's Arsenal game: I completely forgot they were playing on Wednesday MORNING, and when I woke up in the morning, I saw that Liverpool had WON.
• Last weekend's FA Cup game against... some team: Liverpool won 1-0 (heh), and I was in BALI.
• The Benfica match a few nights ago that we lost? It was my FIRST DAY BACK from Bali. GAH!

So, I'm wondering whether I should just take an off day next Tuesday/Wednesday, and then come to Singapore for the SOLE PURPOSE of watching the game. After all, you never know, right? eheh. Maybe they have a bigger patch of sand for me to hide there...

where art thou?

Yooohoo.....

So let's get this right. Liverpool beat Manyoo, just a few weeks after losing to them, by the same score I might add. Liverpool fans taunt Manyoo fans. All is cool.

Ok, then we go further back in time. Manyoo lose to Benfica. British press says that Benfica are shite, hence losing to Benfica means you are shittier. And because of that, Liverpool fans taunt Manyoo fans. And then fast forward a couple of months....Liverpool lose to the same 'shitty' Benfica. The same Benfica whom they claimed were the best luck of the draw. Ditto the stupid British press.

And then, suddenly the gung-ho Scousers have nothing much to say. But it's alright. I understand, if I was a Liverpool fan, I would be busy doing this:

BANNED!

"YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THIS WEBPAGE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE PROFANITY FOUND ON THIS PAGE"

.... Or something like that... This was the message I received while trying to access Hantu Bola from my boss punya PC.... I hope the IT Dept didn't blacklist his PC...

(I don't have Internet access on my PC in view of my rank as Senior Machai)

ouch

I don't know about you guys, but I suddenly went into a sudden craze and started digging up pictures of horrific football injuries. Whichever football website you read, you might have encountered two injuries that rate as 'one of the worst of all time'. I remember watching the video of Henrik Larsson breaking his leg quite recently.

Then, there is the clear 'winner'. Without a doubt the worst ever injury on the pitch. The one David Busst. No, I did not watch it as it happened - I hadn't even started watching football then. However, in one of the preview shows leading up to a league weekend a few seasons ago while Coventry were still in the Premiership, they did a special interview with David Busst. That of course include a video clip of the said injury, which somehow got past the Censorship Board even though parts of Terminator 2 got censored.

Well, for the uninformed, here are a few quick points about the injury (blatantly ripped off from football365.com)

Only those of you with a strong constitution should continue reading.

Busst’s injury, suffered at Old Trafford as a Coventry City player in 1994, is widely regarded as the most horrific seen on these shores.

Even a quick resume of the facts surrounding the injury is enough to turn the stomach:

- Shattered, Busst's right leg was broken to such an extent that it was turned back at an angle of approximately 90 degrees with both his tibia and fibula snapped in half.

- Upon seeing the injury, ManYoo's Peter Schmeichel vomited on the pitch. Traumatised, Schmeichel required counselling.

- Busst required 22 operations just to have his leg saved from amputation.

- The match was delayed for around fifteen minutes while the Old Trafford groundstaff cleared away the blood.

- Brian McClair, reputedly close to tears, continued to hold Busst's hands as he was stretchered off. The player, who now works for Coventry City, later told The Daily Telegraph: "I could see the crowd clapping and cheering in sympathy but I couldn't hear them above the noise of my screams. It was frighteningly painful and I knew that something major was wrong. It felt as though a part of me which should have been there was missing."

- To quote from the newspaper: 'At Hope Hospital, Salford, Ross [the surgeon who first operated on the player] gently removed Busst's boot, before peeling back sock and shin-guard to reveal a shard of bone sticking through the bloodied skin midway between knee and ankle like a white arrowhead. Still fully conscious, Busst then experienced the unique sensation of shattered bone being manipulated back inside his leg and straightened before an external splint could be fitted and a pain-killing injection finally administered.'

- Busst has never played football again and still walks with a limp.

And after much effort testing my patience in Google, I finally managed to find a picture of the horrific injury...

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alan smith's leg

“When I looked down the leg was lying one way and my ankle was pointing towards Hong Kong — so I knew I was in serious trouble. But the doctors are very positive.”

(Picture sourced from The Sun, UK. Article link)

Look Ma! I'm Posting!

Ya, ya .. it's been a while since I posted cause I damn malas.

So since it's also very late and I am sleepy, I'm just gonna irritate Vincent and go:

STEVEN GERRARD IS SO CUTE
and how come ManU still talking Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah?



Reds Dump United out of Cup
Liverpool beats Man U, Relive it Minute by Minute

manchester united 2 - 1 liverpool

Manchester United 2 - 1 Liverpool

In years to come they will still talk about this match.

The match where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the winner in stoppage time to complete one of the most remarkable Manchester United's comebacks ever.

Liverpool were just two minutes away from a famous FA Cup triumph after Michael Owen had scored in the third minute. For 88 minutes they had withstood everything United could throw at them including two chances when Roy Keane hit the post.

But just when it seemed the visitors would end their 78-year long wait to beat United in the FA Cup, Andy Cole fed Dwight Yorke to score the equaliser. If that were not cruel enough on Liverpool, substitute Solskjaer popped up in the first minute of stoppage time to send the Old Trafford faithful into heaven.

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Hahaha....you stupid scouse scum! 78 years ok..that's even older than my grandmother!

Nyek Nyek!

Now give me back my hubcabs!

how to beat united

How to beat Manchester United in 5 easy steps

by Rafael Benitez

1) If that Ronaldo bloke is showing signs of having a good game, kick him a few times. If he is still showing signs of exposing good ol' Finnan, get the German ruffian with the crooked nose and the Momo bloke to kick him some more. This should all be done in the first 15 minutes.

2) Put a tall bloke in the front. Preferably taller than the United defenders. Keep lumping high balls towards the tall bloke. Guaranteed success. Bully the new Serbian bloke, whatever the fuck his name is and whereever the fuck he came from.

3) Dress Harry like a girl and put him on Gary Neville's wing. Remember to ask Jamie to help him with his hair. If it gets a little too long, ask one of the Spanish pretty boys to help. They have a fair bit of experience in girl's hairstyles. That ought to distract that Neville bloke for a bit.

4) Run like bulls. Steven is good at this. I think he grew up in a farm. I hear when they slaughter chickens, after they cut off the heads, the chickens run around for a bit. That rude striker of theirs is a little lazy, so running around like a bull helps a lot.

5) Influence the mob crowd. Even if it is the 50th minute of the game, and when the ball goes into the crowd, get the crowd to play monkey with the United skipper. They are good at it too. All those years of stealing hubcaps have paid off. Convince a few of them to throw away their half eaten hamburgers too. Maybe the smell would put off the captain.


Bonus tip : Even after it is clear that you have won the game, and a crazy United player gets very badly injured, ask the mob to half-heartedly applaud him as they carry him off. This is to show that we are good sportsmen.

MyTeam is gonna win! Wait, Shebby is the coach? Oh. Forget it then....

The Serbegeth Singh Issue: KJ: I am sorry

(link courtesy of Cakap Tak Serupa Bikin)

EXECUTIVE producer Khairy Jamaluddin has apologised for MyTeam coach Serbegeth Singh's "unfortunate remarks that Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had put its foot in its mouth by agreeing to the national team playing against MyTeam in May.


Wait a minute.... A MyTeam of amateurs to take on FAM's National team? WOW! What a great idea! Finally all those Ronaldo and Beckham wannabes in the numerous futsal pitches all over KL have a chance to go to the SEA Games and lose to Laos!

Anyone wanna bet a fiver that the FAM team loses?

GYAHAHA! A win over a non-issue!

(picture taken from Soccernet.com)


Liverpool 1 - 0 Arsenal


Late-gasp Garcia


HAHA!
MY TEAM WON!
YOUR TEAM LOST!!!!!
BUAHAHAHA!!!


(Sorry Naz, couldn't resist it. heehee)

happy valentine's day

Who told you footballers aren't just a tad...gay?

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