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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Jun
13
2007

Smith: I’ll leave Manchester United if they sell me

I have a brilliant idea – why don’t these football players actually STOP speaking with News of the World and The Sun? That would cut down on 1/4th of the crap news we hear, and perhaps 20-30% of the blog posts generated around that crap...

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Jun
4
2007

Should Lee Hughes be allowed to return to English football?

Ed’s note: For those of you not familiar with the story, read this (2004) and this...

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May
24
2007

Liverpool’s new owners are greedy bastards after all

In football, there’s stuff that you know is going to happen – you absolutely know it – but the ones most affected by it never believe you.

So when we said that Liverpool’s...

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May
21
2007

Luciano Emilio (DC United) sings “You’re Beautiful”

I’ll let Bobby Boswell tell this one:

Speaking of the Brazilians, lets discuss Luciano some more. He is full of energy and personality. And he LOVES to...

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May
16
2007

Man City slashing spending, fire their ground waterer

Manchester City may be looking at a potential takeover and 50m of transfer funds, but until that dream comes true City have to cut costs.

After Psycho admitted that he was there for two years to ‘balance books’ at Manchester City,...

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May
10
2007

All of Jose Mourinho’s quotes

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is undeniably a cult figure – you either love him or hate him, once you know him there’s no middle ground with him.

Here at Soccerlens we love him despite our incessant criticism of his actions –...

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May
8
2007

Anfield’s great and Chelsea and Liverpool are NOT s***

Congratulations to Jorge Valdano – he has, in one myopic, ignorant but brilliant article, done what out-of-style players and managers dream of.

He’s fucking famous, ladies and gentlemen. Sure, he’s hated by Liverpool and Chelsea,...

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May
7
2007

WARNING! Playing football with women can make you horny…

Do you get turned on by the thought of playing football against women? Of tackling them, scoring against them, being caught offside? Well, do you?

Muslim imams seem to think so – and if you’re Muslim, you’re a fuckin’...

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May
6
2007

Keano’s new record / Sacrificing whales / debunking the Tevez rumours / United win the Premiership

What it says in the headline :)

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Apr
27
2007

No opposition, open goal – how long would Arsenal take to score?

Everyone has special places where they get their brightest ideas – in the shower, on the crapper, while walking, or maybe while they’re trying to sleep.

So while I was … in one of my special places … I had a thought:

If...

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