On the Eve of the new Season...

[brennser]

Allardyce out at Blackburn

[godsshoeshine]

shocking

[Frank Gallagher]

WTF is that all about? He was making a silk purse out of a pigs ear at Ewood. Another one who won't be out of a job for long, unless he wants to be. He doesn't produce entertaining football, but he does get results.

[godsshoeshine]

only thing larger than his waist line is he ego, and the only thing worse than his tactics is his abilty to manage a checkbook

real madrid will surely calling

[Frank Gallagher]

Maybe they will give him the England job after Capello replaces Fray Bentos at Inter Milan, so England can get back to the old long-ball tactics!!!

[Frank Gallagher]

PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Back to the top it is though

[vansmack]

PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Back to the top it is though

The defense was incredible.

[Frank Gallagher]

Was Rooney doing an audition for Dancing With The Stars in the run-up to the penalty shot?

[vansmack]

FIFA President: Gay Fans 'Should Refrain From Any Sexual Activities' During 2022 World Cup In Qatar.... So much for my World Cup plans.

[godsshoeshine]

so we have a nongay, no hot chick, limited alcohol world cup in the winter awarded with "legal bribes"

great job fifa

[sweetcell]

gays, alcohol, religious diversity, western fashion, political expression...

WC'22 has the potential to really open up that part of the world - or it could go horribly wrong with people being arrested for the above "offenses".  should the latter be the case, FIFA is going to look even stupider than it already does.

[walkonby]

people could do away with religion . . . problem solved.

[Frank Gallagher]

No gays? Then there can be no Chelksi, Pikeypool or Arsehole players playing for their respective countries!!! France and Spain are fucked!

So no gay sex, booze or hot chicks...can we still stone women at least?

Just think if Israel qualify!! That would be interesting.

[sweetcell]

israel qualifying would be AWESOME.  i say we take up a collection now, over a decade we're sure to amass enough money to buy their way into the tournament (everything else about it seems to be for sale, so why not entry?)  really, how much can it cost to buy off a few of their opponents?

can't wait for the "babes of the world cup" websites and pictorals that inevitably pop up.

[Frank Gallagher]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12003358

Russia should be fun too!!!