Stumbled across the sports section of The Observer on the train on the way into London yesterday and apart from the RL having spiritually left Villa rubbish that ruined an otherwise half-decent article, I really enjoyed it. Especially the
Said & Done section, David Hills' amusing look at what was said in the last week of the hypocritical world of crap that is modern football.
The whole thing is worth a read and think I'll keep an eye on it on a regular basis, but my personal favourites were the following on our old friends Honest Henry Redknapp and Pornodwarf:
Plus Harry news
Harry Redknapp – unhappy with Man City for unsettling Gareth Bale: "I don't know why Roberto [Mancini] is talking about Gareth Bale. Gareth doesn't want to move and we don't want to sell." Also from Harry last week: "Phil Neville's a fantastic professional, a great player. David [Moyes] doesn't want to lose him – so it'd be difficult."
(Harry's previous: 31 Jan 09: "I don't know why Rafa Benítez gets so upset - it's strange. I just said Robbie Keane's a terrific player, but he belongs to Liverpool. It was never a goer." 2 Feb: Signs him.)
Wages news
January 2010, David Sullivan: "West Ham has enormous problems ... It was a crazy way that wages were paid by the Icelandics: they brought the club to its knees. You pay good wages, not crazy wages. I'm sure some fans will be fearful that we'll be like them and decimate the club. We won't."
January 2011: Signs Wayne Bridge for £90k a week.
