The Best Remedy Is A Victory

[Cartoon taken off Yahoo! Search Engine; check out www.newbreen.com for more] When Obama won, a friend of mine wanted to throw a party and celebrate it in style. I rubbished her for it. I didn’t get why people here in Singapore are making such a huge deal out of him winning. For me, it bordered on [...]

Laughing Stock

[Randy and Bentley, one of a kind] In Survivor Gabon, there’s this 49-year-old contestant called Randy. Randy is a miserable old git. His bio goes something like this: Randy Bailey wants to be personally responsible for crushing the hopes and dreams of all other contestants with delusions of winning SURVIVOR. He considers himself a ruthless bully [...]

Shortlisted for Soccerlens Writing Competition 08!

Hello there, mates! I’m here to announce that my article is up at the Soccerlens website for a football writing competition. It’s entitled “F**K FOOTBALL!” No points for guessing that it’s inspired by that awful, awful match between Arsenal and Spurs. Some people react to derby disappointments by wallowing over a pint at home. I [...]

Absolutely Gutted (Arsenal 4: Spurs 4)

I probably shouldn’t be blogging right after a derby match that has left me more broken hearted than I can ever remember. But such are the best derby matches between Spurs and Arsenal. High scoring, high energy, high emotional level and a great deal of hurt. Inexplicable hurt. It’s like ripping band-aid off an unhealed wound. So, [...]

Lucky Liverpool? (Liv vs Chelsea 1:0)

I’m always the first one to get fed up whenever Liverpool get lucky and win matches they don’t deserve to. This has occurred on more than one occasion leaving me seething wih post-Birmingham, Gallas-like petulance. Yesterday, despite the Alonso goal being slightly deflected off Chelsea’s Bosingwa, Liverpool’s win had nothing to do with the fact that Lady Luck [...]

“A Manager Who Is A Great Communicator to Players”

Our guest columnist Chow Kar Hing (email him at vi_per@hotmail.com), tells us why Juande Ramos’ short reign failed and how Harry Redknapp can make all the difference. [Bentley and Bent celebrate Spurs' first win of the season] One can only imagine the frustration of Spurs’ fans watching, hearing, and reading about the imploding Tottenham Hotspur. [...]

Rooney Pisses Off Fans From Boyhood Club

[Rooney gets a yellow...] [...he then incites the Goodison faithfuls...] [and he gets subbed for damage control; pics from AP.] It had all the makings of a great day for Wayne Rooney. He just celebrated his 23rd birthday and he had an opportunity to score his 100th club goal. Instead, he got yellow carded, provoked the crowd and got [...]

Champions League Highlights

[Bayern's Jurgen Klinsmann does a jumping-jack] Holy guacamole! 36 goals in eight matches across the Champions League! That has got to be some kind of a record. Juventus surprised Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory, courtesy of del Piero and Amauri goals. Villareal had to rely on their super sub, Llorente’s hattrick to see off [...]

THFC = Tottenham Heading For Championship?

[Time is running out for Juande Ramos] Now’s not a good time to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan is it? 2 points out of a possible 24 and marooned firmly at the bottom of the table even after spending more than 50 million pounds during the summer transfers…You’ve got to be a brave soul to admit [...]

Weekend Highlights (Big Four’s matches)

The Big Four all played on the same day and I crocked my neck watching all the matches at one go. All in all the fateful Saturday proved to be indicative of how the Big Four might end up on the table come season’s end. Chelsea’s going to be somersaulting their way easily to the top and only [...]