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"BLOODY RUBBISH!" FROM THE SUNDAYS 27-2-05
I'm not sure if Jose Mourinho is losing his bottle. We'll know more after today's Carling Cup Final I imagine but he really has been coming out with some "Bloody Rubbish!" this week;
"In the football world, nobody is in a better position than Chelsea. Barcelona are top of the league and in the Champions League but lost their cup. Arsenal and Manchester United are in the FA Cup but lost in the Champions League and are not in the Carling Cup."
"Bloody Rubbish!" man. Barcelona are in a far better position than Chelsea, ahead in their Champions league tie and enjoying a bigger lead than Chelsea in their league. Also they don't have the Carling Cup in Spain Jose. So as Chelsea's 'blip' has now begun and Old Bubble Nose waits in the wings to reclaim his title, maybe it will turn out that all the bluff was exactly that and that The Russian revolution is instead, The Charge of the Shite Brigade...
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And even as his title slips away from his grasp, Arsene Wenger still tries to fool all of the people all of the time;
"I told van Persie at half-time after he had been booked that the referee would be under pressure having sent off a home player to square up matters and that he was an obvious target."
What he's trying to say here is that his player was only sent off because the ref felt that it would be fair to send off an Arsenal player because he had ordered a Southampton player off earlier. "Bloody Rubbish!" Mr Whinger. Your man was sent off for being a big clumsy get and making two very rash challenges within ten minutes. And if you play like that then you're either a dirty sod or a load of old "Bloody Rubbish!" Simple as that really. I'd go for the latter myself...
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Steve Bruce went back to Selhurst Park yesterday and this extract from the match report was published this morning;
The victory was doubly sweet for Palace fans, who have not forgiven Bruce for walking out on them to take over at St Andrews three years ago. Predictably, Bruce was booed by the home fans as he walked to the dug-out accompanied by two security guards.
I'm a bit baffled by this one. A "Bloody Rubbish!" manager leaves your club. You get another one who takes you from the brink of Coca Cola One into the Premmiership in half a year and to cap it off, it looks like he may well keep you there for the next season as well. So the old "Bloody Rubbish!" manager comes back with his new team and you beat them. And you slag the old "Bloody Rubbish!" manager for walking out on your club. If that had have happened at Boro, I'd be the first in line to shake the old manager's hand. 'Cheers for leaving mate. We've come a long way since you took your "Bloody Rubbish!" management methods elsewhere.' Some people, eh...
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Martin Jol is getting an overflated sense of his worth these days;
"Every time a big club in Holland loses a manager they are linked with my name. It's not a big issue. My future is at Spurs, I'm satisfied here."
Well that's a right load of old "Bloody Rubbish!" that is because only one big Dutch club have lost their manager since Jol took over at Spurs. And besides, there's only three big clubs in Holland. The rest are just "Bloody Rubbish!" really. Like Herenveen...
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I've never criticised a Boro player in this column because none of them have ever said anything that remotely resembles a "Bloody Rubbish!" statement. So here's a first. Over to you, Stewart Downing;
"I don't think I've made it with Middlesbrough yet, let alone England. There is so much I have to work on."
Haven't made it with Boro yet? Come on Stewey, that's "Bloody Rubbish!" mate. You're the best player we have and if the injury that you got on Thursday turns out to be serious, then we will miss you as much as we have missed George and Mark. Still, nice to hear some modesty for once. Makes a change from the usual load of "Bloody Rubbish!" that the papers load on us week after week.
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And finally, the good news is that Charlton are feeling a little under confident going into this afternoon's clash with the mighty Boro. Alan Curbishley;
"I haven't got over the Leicester game and I'm at a loss to explain that performance."
I can help you out here Al by explaining your performance for you. You were "Bloody Rubbish!" mate. Hope that helps, although I doubt that it will be much comfort to you as you drive away from Teesside tonight with no points and no idea. Another three points today and another step towards Europe next season. And if you think that's "Bloody Rubbish!", well I'll see you in Lisbon...
More "Bloody Rubbish!" by Harry Haverton coming your way next weekend.
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