Eddy Chibas

To go along with his physical attributes, and technical excellence on-the-ball, he also head a professor-like aptitude when it came applying a gameplan against an opposite marker - as alluded to in his assessment of Owen. Has the makings of a top defensive coach, possibly future management material too. Doesn't strike me as somebody who will fall back on ProZone stats-driven mumbo jumbo, and preach those findings on the training paddock. Will say though it was good to see a young & brash Saha (Fulham) tear Stam a new one, at OT. I remember that Saha killed him esrly through the middle, and during the next-on-one Stam guided him out to right channel, and LS answered the challenge and said see ya later ie. burned him again. That was the day Saha announced himself on the big stage, and showed Man United's statesman & defensive pack leader no respect whatsoever - it was a great thing to see actually. Fergie gives a fair weight to his players' judgement. The dressing room urged Fergie sign Ronaldo, after he put in an impressive shift at pre-season friendly against them (in the US iirc). I bet Stam borrowed the ear of his manager, after removing the lube between his arse cheeks (fresh from the raping he copped from Saha). That was the only time i remember seeing an 'established' Stam being dominated for an entire shift. Considering the time spent there, and the calibre of opposition every week - taking into account the CL workload too, it speaks volumes for his rock-like status as a top class defender.

96 Turkish Cup Final, 2nd Leg. aka That Incident in Instanbul. The locals (ie the Gala half) bestowed a fancy title upon him, that was in line with the old military-based legends. I can't remember the name, but whack that somewhere in the heading, as the piece's theme & selling point. Print 1: 2nd leg, extra time clincher for Gala. Print 2: A pixellated tracksuit wearing dickhead, surrounded by a shitload of on-pitch activity at the time, in that defining moment of madness. The piece's drawcard tbh.

Hmmm, the penny has finally dropped. Thanks Hans. When it comes to some of this internet pop culture i'm way behind the current trends, rags-to-riches facebook ventures. Cue for Stu to lose the bulk of a third cup of coffee today. I hope it was just the instant rubbish out of the jar.

I'm not disputing, or trying to use a few games (where he was deployed on the wing) as the underlying cause behind his missing shooting boots - in this case imho is a lack of composure in front of goal. The way Pardew has used him (which is better suited to Ba's physical gifts, and as pairing this season they never fed off one another in the final 1/3) upfront, with the type of delivery fed forward, has borne consequence It will take more than just one day a week in training (ie working on each attacking element of the team's play) to correct/restore what Cisse has lost this year. I think we're relying too much on the players' (particularly Carr's continental assembly of well schooled technical types) prior football education & individual brilliance, and with this a capability make an immediate impact hot off the plane, to push this team forward. Age-wise Cisse isn't at the stage of a career where it basically falls apart in the space of 6 months and his game isn't reliant Ba-like power, and his record in the Bundesliga isn't exactly indicative of Carr falling in love with a one season wonder. Bundesliga form is usually good form ie. high quality technical football, coupled with a tempo & pace which is comparable to the PL For a club that want's to unearth & develop young technical players, ala Arsenal, we're backing the wrong horse in Pardew ie. as the figurehead & coaching whiz needed to drive the programe forward As a footballer standalone, with a football brain, i have faith in Cisse with the right management & coaching philosophies/methods etc guiding him. As for Pardew's ability to extract the full potential of Carr's targets, and this includes the continued development of the early 20's like Anita & Moussa (and i mean mid to long term,beyond a dream home debut) i don't share the same level of optimism.

Something like that Oh dear. FWIW i care very little for The Simpsons, or any other offshoot commercial enterprises relating to it's creative minds. So i'm hardly going to Google it, as a means acting like a charlatan on the subject. There's a post in the Cisse thread, which is equally worthy of a coffee spit. one of my best efforts yet, pile of shite, from the very first word to thelast.

His shooting efficiency at the tail-end last year was an anomoly. The truth sits somewhere inbetween, and in Germany he was usually near the top of the said shooting efficiency charts. The greatest indicator of an in-form striker isn't necessarily physical one. Cisse's movement off-the-ball still looks pretty sharp. The snapping at chances is a signal of a striker who has lost his awareness of space around him (how close defenders actually are). This internal compass is off centre, and when this compass is onsong they're acutely aware of that little bit of extra time they have to pull the trigger. It might just be a few frames, in real time and it's a fine line, however it's the difference between snapping at chance & actually taking a touch (to get balanced), or getting his centre of gravity/body positioning/weight transferance just right when hitting a first-time shot. Cisse has spent too much time this season isolated, back-to-goal, often forced into physical contests (for 50/50 balls, at best) with big athletic PL centrehalves. The consequence of this: his strikers' internal compass (awareness of space) is way off centre atm. I know he's found his way on to the scoresheets recently, but he still has the look of a striker who is hearing footsteps, and looks rushed in front of goal as a result.

Professional sports stars (from what i've read) are loathe to give their autographs, out of fear they'll lose out on potential earnings (if that autograph is sold as a merchandise item). Some of them can be utter pricks, and point blank refuse to sign anything for anybody - even a little kid. But why not try something audacious. Produce a mock-up piece (memorabilia form, at GB's own expense)where the inspiration is a key/memorable moment of a well known/famous/legend's career, send to them via their rep & agent, and include a few extra prints for signing. There's the hope a star would still have a shred of humanity left in them ie. they've received a freebie for their own collection, and the gesture would be recipricated by autographing a few prints.. If the gamble comes off, then he's got autographed limited edition sets (with authentication certs supplied) at his disposal. What's the deal with The Simpsons artist? Has he reproduced signature moments in US sports history (nfl, nba etc) and made a killing?

I think you should look at releasing some of them in memorabilia form ie. quality prints, glass framed, engraved naming. The quirkiness of the graphics is a nice contrast if you went upmarket (ie. Production values) and would make for a unique product, if you to target the memorabilia crowd, and go with football's (and a club's) defining moments. There's virtually a bottomless pool of source material, if were fully maximise this concept. You're underselling the concept, if you mainly stick to NUFC orientated goals/big moments. The Halloween Derby, with all goals recreated on a single framed piece, would be a good seller re Nufc. Good concept. I hope you really attack it's potential, because i think there would be a demand for it's quirkiness in the memorabilia scene.

If there was a televised scuffle between Danny Simpson and George Gerasimou i'd tune in - even if they just threw windmill punches at each other, with their eyes closed. TBH i'd raid the bank account if it was ppv. A weigh-in (and staredown, + trashtalk) between these two tattooed chav-hardmen would be priceless. The Tulisa/George Factor rounds off the spicy package.

The 2018 contract expiry date has no value if Messi's old man has insisted on the inclusion of another wage-activation clause - one of the rich Russian clubs triggered it, but Messi Inc refused to talk to them. Bayern, flush with revenue courtesy of the Bundesliga's improved tv rights deal, and also loaded with the Pep Factor, are still a danger to Barca's hope of retaining him as a one-club statesman. Messi's old man said that 'it would take a disaster for his son to leave Barca'. Bayern muscling-in, on any such contractual clause, is that disaster imho.

LM's agent must have burned through his cut of the last signing-on fee, and was under the pump a little (financially). Talk about milking the blood out the stone, and for every last drop too.

http://www.footballtop.com/sites/default/files/photos/players/4razak_omotoyossi.jpg Razak Omotoyossi (Benin): playing in Egypt now. I don't recall the exact year, but i saw this lad pull on the boots for the Benin U20's. He looked a cracking prospect, but very raw: a muruading left-sided forward, with pace to burn. Decision making needed improving, because as a shooter the lad was trigger-happy, and this was further compounded by a lack composure in front of goal ie. used to brush over the ball & scuff his shots. Crashed & burned in France, and is now earning a paycheque in Egypt. He came through Benin's youth teams at the same as another Maiga (different to Fat Sam's Maiga). At the time both were rated (from that yth team) as the two kids to keep an eye on. I don't know what happened his forward-line sidekick ie. the Maiga mentioned.

- something that has words like sensible, pixels, goals etc in it - name needs to be under 15 characters long so that I can secure social media usernames - .co.uk and .com must be available I had the perfect name for the project but some gimp in America owns the .com and isn't using it. If you have a good name please PM it so that I don't risk oth people taking it. Thanks! Thanks everyone for your comments and name ideas. I think I have decided on a name and the site will be launching sometime next week. If there is enough interest we could possibly have a dedicated thread for requests and created images. Ill be in touch soon Some point-blank misses in front of goal (with a little sky-reaching rainbow drawn in, directed behind goal), or some of Williamson's greatest defensive moments (ie. featuring the weak clearances etc) would be good. Other defensive blunders , own goals (complete with a little dunce hat for the guilty party) wouldn't go astray either. and R.Carlos' Barthez Beater, with some sort of funny/squigly line illustrating the ball physics, would be appreciated. I' m not trying to be too demanding like. Turn them into cheesy, satirical works of art. Test the waters, and see if there's a market for it. There might just be some coin in it for you.

Cracking article. Ryder would be dropping a couple of hail marys, by his bedside, while hoping 'only if i could'. Getting away from Gazza, that second para made for some pretty sad reading. It just illustrated how sanitized the game has become, in comparison to when a player could give a little back. Nowdays there's f*** all room for banter between the terraces and the games heroes, anti-heroes, and straight-up villains or rogues. If Terry copped an earful (for most of a half) from a corner of the ground, scored from a set-piece, before trotting back to position and then flipped the bird (with a wink, f***-off) the riot act would be read out to him, and a multi-game suspension dished by the PC Brigade.

American History Stoke. Aye, he needs a Norton'esque gutter-crunching moment ie. shattered spinal column, broken jaw or nose at the very least. Clearly needs to send out a statement, after that piss poor showing.

The man-handling dished out by Arteta & Wilshere (not exactly Souness type enforcers in the arsenal engineroom) is pretty symbolic of Owen's career downslide. It says something when he was an easy target (whipping boy) for a finesse midfield unit like Arsenals. The least Owen could do is play it up a little, project an image. Owen is too clean cut for Stoke City, and the Us vs The World mentality Pulis has woven into the clubs social fabric. Owen needs to reinvent himself. Obviously too pissweak to deliver a cheapshot. The man needs to go skinhead & goatee.