Lazy days
Tue Jul 15 08:58AM
It looks as though two of the laziest players in the game are about to head on up to Manchester. Manchester United have finally got those dollar signs ringing up in Tottenham's eyes in their pursuit for Dimitar Berbatov, while Ronaldinho looks likely to sacrifice success in the quest for cash by rocking up at City.
We've all heard the guff spouted by top players about it being a short career and all that, but with a handful of highly lucrative sponsorship deals, including one with an obscure company that makes photocopiers, Ronnie probably isn't short of a bob or two.
It's well known that the Brazilian only turns up to around half of Barcelona's training sessions, which was fine when he was the best player in the world and they were winning things, but as soon he put on a bit of timber and his performances dropped it became a scandal.
Quite what Mark Hughes's reaction will be to the star acquisition that he didn't ask for putting in about four hours work per week at Carrington remains to be seen.
Spurs striker Berbatov may also have to buck his ideas up if he moves to Old Trafford.
The Bulgarian is one of the most lethal strikers in the Premier League, but his body language seems to cause offence in some quarters.
He has revealed in the past that he models his look on Andy Garcia in The Godfather Part III, but his lolloping about the place, swinging his arms and hiding his hands up his long sleeves, is more akin to Harry Enfield in Kevin and Perry Go Large.
ED reckons that, like many gifted youngsters, he just finds this whole football lark too easy, and therefore doesn't feel as though he needs to put in maximum effort. A move to United could change all that, and the world could soon see the very best of the Berb.
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As is probably painfully obvious, Doors doesn't get out that much, preferring to spend most evenings crying itself to sleep atop a mattress on the floor, forced to mentally replay the moments when it all went horribly wrong.
Needless to say, it doesn't attend many showbiz soirees, but it was cock-a-hoop to hear about a recent launch party for some football-related media package or other, attended by a couple of former players and a smattering of people who make a living out of being a bit famous.
Apparently one of the highlights of the evening was sleazeball one-hit wonder Har Mar Superstar blasting penalties at Peter Shilton while wearing a yellow poncho.
Quite what the small talk between Pixie Geldof and fellow guest Martin Keown would have been over a few canapés is anyone's guess.
ED would like to think that Pixie asked him why he didn't just wallop Ruud van Nistelrooy instead of that funny forearm smash thing, and in turn Keown could have asked the celebrity offspring exactly what her purpose on this earth was.
Football stepped into this daft realm around the same time as all the cash came flooding in, but a bunch of ligging non-entities who care nothing for the game quaffing free booze at a footie-based shindig is a bit much really.
Just to clarify, it was Har Mar Superstar wearing the poncho, not Shilts.
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Perhaps a long-secreted desire to become a 3AM girl is being revealed here, but it would be foolish not to mention the news that Amy Winehouse has been collecting Euro 2008 footie stickers.
Apparently it's to lift the spirits of her husband in prison, though if ED was banged up for three to five in Parkhurst it doesn't think the sight of Razvan Rat's squad photo or action shots of Stephan Lichsteiner would really do the trick.
Let's just hope that she's not been using that shiny Dariusz Dudka sticker to heat up something she shouldn't.
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FOREIGN VIEW - German tabloid Bild passes verdict on Ronaldo's new high-stacked hairstyle: "Afronaldo in Hippie Hair vacation.! No, that is not Don King, but nearly..."
TALKING POINT - andywalker269 clearly believes that the words 'social' and 'mobility' have no place next to each other: "Rooney is from a council estate. You can put him in nice suits, take him to Italy to get married, give him lorry loads of cash...at the end of a day he will still be a council estate scally who likes fags and booze."
Bencornelius23 likes to distract from the lack of female attention by reminding people of the time of day: "It's a shame the girls aren't here dis morning to add another dimension to this mornings board as it seems to be very slow this morning."
Kevmun82 has retribution in mind: "I'd like to see Celtic sign El-Hadji Diouf. Not to play, you understand, but instead they strap him to a gurney and wheel him out at half-time for every fan to come down one by one and spit in his face. See how he likes it. Money well spent!"
Today - Who is the laziest player you've ever seen?
the comment section on ED has become absolutley boring ......one a day comments from me, from now on unless its actualley a decent conversation going on
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 15 11:09AMI have to agree with Claire - Ferguson is unbelievable! He gets countless plaudits from the West Coast Mafia - sorry, Media - who claim that the less you see of him, the better he's playing. Boll***s. They see him as a Roy Keane (in his United days) type of player. Someone who pulls the strings in midfield, helps out the defence, breaks up attacks and the like, but it's boll***s. He's the laziest player around and practically invisible during Scotland games, yet he consistently gets good ratings thanks to the aforementioned Mafia. And don't think i'm saying this just cause i'm a Celtic fan, Neil Lennon was just as bad! In fact probably worse, because at least Ferguson CAN play when he wants to!
From kevmun82 on Tue Jul 15 11:10AMif berbatov is against a move away from white hart lane, the rumors mills are yet to grind any sausage about it.
the laziest board room has to be everton. they never do anything ~ ever. the last few years they've lurked around the top 4, yet they've never made much of a splash to take the next step.
and those weren't just grumpy essays to rangers, those were old~school catholic/protestant throwback hatemails (the best kind). that's a rivalry, none of the epl teams despise each other that much, it's not even close.
From jcpotvin on Tue Jul 15 11:12AMkev gotta agree with u i thought lennon was rubbish. It didnt quite work out for ferguson when he went to blackburn, he got found out there.
From jay8my on Tue Jul 15 11:12AMThe song is more like Forty years old and I thought ting ling was the only item allowed to be imported into Zambia from S.A. maybe it was made under licence what ever it was lekker
No sign of it in google 
From arttidesco on Tue Jul 15 11:13AMRe - Comment 36 - From rwilsonuk84 on Tue Jul 15 10:12AM - My god, I hope your parents are proud having an amoeba as a child making "jokes" like that. E.D. ban this idiot will you.
From dmconnell1970 on Tue Jul 15 11:16AMjcpotvin don't u think the everton style is the best?keeping thesame unit over the years and not bringing in players just for the sake of bringing in
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 15 11:17AMtotally agree with u connell.
From jay8my on Tue Jul 15 11:18AMBerbatov has joined the Fat B(Expitive)d Shiney Hairy Club up North Get over it
Cantona had a lazy nine months after he kicked that Palace fan as did Ferdinand after he forgot his drugs test
Does Joey Barton know what day it is ?
From arttidesco on Tue Jul 15 11:18AMkewell might have trouble staying healthy, but when he was fit, he was the only natural wing player we had that could take on defenders. another note on his substitution in that milano match: he hadn't been healthy leading up to the final, which made his place in the starting xi seem strange in the first place. besides, is that really harry kewell's worst hour? where we come back from three down to win the european cup, and his substitute scores one of the goals (after tying his shoes)?
From jcpotvin on Tue Jul 15 11:19AMdannick come on.let's talk about chelsea.I guess that will be a decent conversation
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 15 11:20AMI know I am German but WTF is a bunny boiler Herr 'I've got a pair of shiney lederhosen' Heinz ?
From arttidesco on Tue Jul 15 11:20AMSee Chelski are set to be stock piling another Brazilian this morning good news cause Ballack does not speak very good Brazilian making it easier for him to move to WHUFC
From arttidesco on Tue Jul 15 11:23AMi don't think everton needs to bring in a bunch of 'names' for no particular reason, but if you look at their roster and those of the big four, the major difference is the number of players that can affect or change a match, or score against the run of play. chemistry is important, i'm not suggesting they sign ronaldinho, but it's hard to imagine them breaking through if they don't add attacking players that can influence a game.
From jcpotvin on Tue Jul 15 11:24AMJcpotvin They weren't "old school, throwback hatemails". I'm a Celtic fan and I hate Rangers because they are my team's rivals not because they're Protestant or because I'm Catholic! So please don't put all Celtic and Rangers fans together and say we're all bigoted cos we're not all like that! I know plenty of Rangers fans who are Catholic and vice versa! Half the 'fans' who cause sectarian related trouble haven't set foot inside a church in years if at all!!
From claire881 on Tue Jul 15 11:25AMnot today jacknfor today sucks there are to many imbeciles that are stuffing up the forum aka @rsetif###facedesco@isuckdonkeydong.com and the likes if and when they are gone i will come back but i refuse to associate with childish and immature nut caseslike him so until then...single posts no convo's unless interesting from me
From dannickbates on Tue Jul 15 11:25AMClaire where are you? I'm starting to get mad.
From richard.ekman on Tue Jul 15 11:26AMHave fun in Durban Dan
From arttidesco on Tue Jul 15 11:27AMWrite me a poem!!!
From richard.ekman on Tue Jul 15 11:27AMHi Richard sorry for ignoring u I had pressing issues with an idiot! I was in a grumpy mood but I'm not anymore as have had my cup of coffee and am no longer caffine deprived! How r u this fine morning Richard?
From claire881 on Tue Jul 15 11:28AMOh. There you are. But such violent comments. Say something nice. Like a poem.
From richard.ekman on Tue Jul 15 11:28AMCeltic Communistis are python friendly how can they be bigoted ?
From arttidesco on Tue Jul 15 11:29AMI can't write you a poem, as I mentioned yesterday I'm no good at that kind of thing! Kevmun I agree about Neil Lennon, I never understood the hype about him, a decent enough guy I guess but not the legend people try and set him up as!
From claire881 on Tue Jul 15 11:30AMjens does suck, be aware jude with the suck comments g_hine is lurking somwhere.
From jay8my on Tue Jul 15 11:30AMdarren fletcher sucks!
From jay8my on Tue Jul 15 11:30AMfinally jude to spare you the trouble.the whole arsenal team sucks
From jacknfor on Tue Jul 15 11:30AMmichael carrick cant even get into the england squad sucks!
From jay8my on Tue Jul 15 11:31AMJackie i support my nearly home team LA GALAXY n old man Becksy
Ben/jay- small point boys (a bit like u 2 i wud guess) but if this is a soccer only discussion then why does ben waste most of his blogs cocking his leg at anything in a skirt? n why do u hav ur tongues so 4 up SURFy'S @ss dat u don't rank da sucks?
NEWS FLASH
Ur STILL hypocrits. go figure
From tot.jelly on Tue Jul 15 11:31AMji sung park sucks!
From jay8my on Tue Jul 15 11:31AMgary neville sucks BIG TIME
From jay8my on Tue Jul 15 11:31AM
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