Tag: Chelsea
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Roman Knows
I’d almost forgotten about that old wag Roman Abrahamovich. Well, he’s back in the news, this time for not coughing up £2.5b of big, frozen on the grounds of his Russian citizenship. No wonder he’s not playing ball, and good luck to him. Duplicitous government shysters had forced a Chelsea sale and then lassoed the…
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Porto Ball Bug
It’s the UEFA Champions’ league final today – an all-English affair, which is taking place in Porto. Fewer than three weeks ago, it had been decided to switch the event from Istanbul because Turkey is on the UK’s travel ‘red list’. So, let me get this straight. In the midst of a pandemic when this…
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Closed Shops
Well, that didn’t last long. The European Super League has received the red card, but that will likely not be the end of it. For now, the Big Six can return to the Premier League where they can revert to sucking up cash, buying in the best players, and operating without fear of relegation. One…
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Monkey Business
I was flabbergasted by the accusations of racist chanting at Tottenham Hotspur last week. Well, it’s just that I wasn’t initially convinced that the monkey noises were anything other than their own primitive attempts to communicate. Just wait until Spurs become fully Mourinhoed into the institutionalised 1-0 – that’ll teach ‘em. I mean, one of…
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