Hey Geoff: Do your homework
It may be only one game in Monaco but The UEFA Super Cup is still a trophy – Well remembered Rafa!! It's a pity poor old Geoff Shreeves (always likely to be the poor mans Claire Tomlinson) doesn't have such a good memory. Then he wouldn't have been made to look like a 10-year-old press-packer from John Craven's News-round
Chalkboard goal of the weekend
Many thanks to the hi-tech bods at football365.com for their virtual goal of the weekend at St James Park:
http://www.football365.com/features/fun_features/story_180395.shtml
MV particularly likes Shay Given as a grasshopper!
Question of the Week 1
Is Jean-Alain Boumsong good enough to play for Birmingham City?
Andy ‘Blue' Gray in Lancashire hotpot
Yes we know the Red's weren't at their best in last years FA Cup (Djimi's ‘Zindane' pirouette included) but poor old Burnley surely had something to do with it. Or did they? According to ‘Mr Sky' it was Preston! Has he been to talking to Lawro??
Question of the Week 2
DJ Campbell in the Sky studio – What was the point??
The marketing men's dream
'Move over Sudoku - here is the picture version for the football fan in your house.'
'This year it's the World Cup - in two years it's the European Championships. Kickdoku is Football Sudoku and is perfect for all lovers of the beautiful game and puzzles alike.'
MV is still not sure. However, how about we hand you over to Mr Marketing 2006, Alan Hansen, on a break from Marks & Sparks V-neck pullover duty by offering these words of wisdom on the Kickdoku box:
"This is a great game for all football and sudoku lovers."
Well that's MV's Mothers Day prezzie sorted then.
Johnny Cash Strikes Again
Congrat's to Freddie Flintoff and the rest of the England team for their win Mumbai this morning. When asked what changed the mood of the team after lunch. Freddie replied the playing of ‘Ring of Fire' by The ‘Man in Black'. That Old red and black magic works its charms again. Although saying that after having toured India for a few weeks now, Freddie and the lads have probably all got Rings of Fire already!!!
Ill advised Quote of the weekend
"I've got a skin like a rhino' - Steve Bruce. Yes you bag of spuds; you've got a face like the rear end of one too!!
Headline of the day
‘Birmingham bewitched, bothered and bewildered as Liverpool run riot' - The Guardian gets MV tongue-tied (for a change!!)
Least Surprising Headline of the day
‘Magnificent 7 Liverpool knock out Birmingham' – The Independent. MV was very surprised this wasn't seen in any of the tabloids.
Most accurate headline of the day
'Reds on rampage as brutal Blueshit rock bottom'. – Irish Independent website. MV accepts it maybe a typo but after a performance like that you can't be 100% sure.
Question of the Week 3 (from a Midlands Rhino Face)
"We have played really well against them (Liverpool) in the past two years - can we do it again? Even with the problems we have, can we put in a performance against them?"
All together now - NO
