Off The Record News Archives


If there’s something that must be said, but cannot be said within blogging / journalistic confines, this is the place to say it. We’ve used this column to poke fun, to provoke and to just say our minds.

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Nov
2
2009

Liverpool fans turn into Tottenham fans

In fact, you can’t really tell them apart anymore:


Studs Up

Studs Up,...

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Oct
20
2009

Beach balls and blimps – Manchester United fans plan to heap more misery on Liverpool

So how do you smuggle a Liverpool beach ball into Anfield when they’re specifically searching fans to ‘confiscate’ these types of items?

That’s the conundrum facing Manchester United fans as they prepare to travel to...

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Oct
19
2009

Cristiano Ronaldo ‘Attacked’ By Witch In Crafty Scam

There’s ridiculous, and then there is this.

A self-proclaimed ‘witch’ is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame after making the...

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Oct
19
2009

A transat-latic love affair

Sara Mathew and Amber Allen spent over £9,000 to watch one Oldham Athletic game, despite know nothing about football or Oldham. And now they’re planning on doing it all again this winter. Gary Andrews speaks to the American...

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Oct
17
2009

Sunderland score against Liverpool … via a beach ball!

Sunderland’s first goal against Liverpool today – from Darren Bent – came in the 5th minute thanks to a deflection off a balloon beach ball that had floated into the Liverpool penalty...

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Oct
2
2009

FIFA 10 – The Soccerlens Review

There are two types of gamers in the football world: those that play FIFA and those that play Pro Evo. In conversation it’s not really acceptable to admit to a split allegiance – you’re one or the other, and the other is wrong.

I...

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Sep
23
2009

Happy Birthday Daniel, Fancy a Free Chlamydia test?

What Happened to the Traditional Scoreboard?

Tonight I made the short trip from my house to watch Nottingham Forest v Blackburn in one of the Carling Cup games many had identified to have the potential for a cup upset, the game...

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Sep
19
2009

Player gets knocked out…and then his ambulance crashes

Universidad de Chile striker Juan Manuel Olivera is recovering after he was knocked out during a match and then the ambulance taking him to hospital crashed.

“It was a tragicomic situation,” team doctor Patrico Delgado told Radio...

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Sep
15
2009

Crazy Arsenal fan burns his Adebayor shirt

Emmanuel Adebayor evokes some interesting emotions wherever he goes. From his goal-scoring exploits for Arsenal to back-to-back interviews where he pledged allegiance to Arsenal before flirting with Barcelona, to his quite obvious Milan fantasy to...

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Sep
4
2009

Chelsea have been caught tapping up several times in the last few years

…so for FIFA to get tough on them, especially in wake of recent UEFA efforts to make a public display of intent to stamp out diving by banning Eduardo (which, incidentally, sets a nice precedent for post-match video reviews), is understandable,...

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