From RTE's Aertel text service:
”Liverpool will be without Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso for their Barclays Premiership home game with Fulham. 'Alonso is banned after being sent-off against Arsenal last weekend. The Reds will also be without John Arne Risse who is suffering with a thing injury.”
Does this mean he’ll be excused from having to stand in a defensive wall the next time he plays. Ouch !!
Stick to the swimwear edition
According to the profile of the Ivory Coast World Cup squad on the Sports Illustrated website, 'Didier Drogba's greatest attribute is his speed, although his solid build (6-foot-2, 185 pounds) makes him a player who doesn't fall to the ground easily.'
MV suggests the editors of Sport Illustrated watch the Ivory Coast answer to Arjen Robben next time he is floundering around like a 2-week-old foal in a force ten gale.
The Collins John Question
Why did he show a t-shirt of Jesus and also try to decapitate ‘The Reds’ back four? MV is sure one of the 10 commandments has something to do with not killing!!
Star-spotting
From the ever popular Gloucestershire Echo at the Cheltenham Festival
“Football superstars Alan Shearer, Scott Parker and Michael Owen mingled with the punters in the club enclosure…the trio took home the prize for biggest names spotted during the first day of the usually star-studded festival. Other famous faces included Cotswolds author Jilly Cooper”.
Hmm, stiff competition indeed for the Barcodes.
Today’s Jose rubbish
“I’ve been called arrogant, vain and over-bearing, they’ve called me everything. They can continue to do so, but I will never change and will always continue to call a spade a spade”.
Well, with that in mind Jose, any chance of you calling ‘a goal, a goal’. MV doubts it somehow.
Worst Headline of the Day
Reds win the Rafa – The Mirror
MV knows what they’re on about but as usual it doesn’t quite work.
Cheltenham National Hunt update
MV has still to find Eamonn Dunphy, but it’s only a matter of time. There can’t be that many Irish fellas’ around here!!