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It’s not been the best time for Turkish football in recent months, what with the suspension of 149 match officials and more than 1,000 players relating to a betting scandal. Ouch. But events in a seventh-tier match at the weekend brought some much-needed moral goodness back to the game there when a player revived a seagull that had been struck down by a flying ball. Yep, you read that right. Let’s start at the beginning shall we. Istanbul Yurdum Spor goalkeeper Muhammed Uyanik picked the ball up in the 22nd minute of a fierce battle with Mevlanakapi Guzelhisar, with the winner taking home the league title. Seeing no short options available, he went route one, pinging the ball high into the air only to see his clearance thud against a low-flying gull that spiralled in the air like a downed fighter-jet before dropping to the floor with a sickening thud.
Sorry it’s a bit late, but have been away for a week and just caught Ken Muir’s letter regarding Invergordon FC and their league win possibly relating to a close distillery (Football Daily letters, 17 February). It reminded me instantly of a summer long ago when I and fellow members of Thames Ditton Wanderers CC undertook a tour of Yorkshire. Our first game was against Tadcaster and their captain invited us for a pre-match lunch and tour of the Sam Smiths Brewery. Our team of various waifs and strays from around the commonwealth accepted the hospitality provided in the tap room. Needless to say the home side enjoyed a comfortable win. Has this tactic ever been more successful at a higher sporting level?” – Mark Bennett.
Not wishing to turn this into an English language pedants column [bit late for that – Football Daily Ed], but … in yesterday’s letters, Charles Antaki responded to David Bolam’s criticism of the phrase ‘centred around’. Just below, David Livesy used tautology when describing himself as an ‘unmarried bachelor’. This may be diverting the column from being centred around/on football but felt a compelling urge to point this out” – James Harvey.
Yikes! If Barry Glendenning included himself in the ‘universal admiration and [liking of]’ James Milner, then his views on players less difficult-to-hate must be borderline unprintable. It can’t be easy being paid millions to play five minutes of football once or twice a week, Barry” – Rowan Sweeney.
Continue reading…Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It’s not been the best time for Turkish football in recent months, what with the suspension of 149 match officials and more than 1,000 players relating to a betting scandal. Ouch. But events in a seventh-tier match at the weekend brought some much-needed moral goodness back to the game there when a player revived a seagull that had been struck down by a flying ball. Yep, you read that right. Let’s start at the beginning shall we. Istanbul Yurdum Spor goalkeeper Muhammed Uyanik picked the ball up in the 22nd minute of a fierce battle with Mevlanakapi Guzelhisar, with the winner taking home the league title. Seeing no short options available, he went route one, pinging the ball high into the air only to see his clearance thud against a low-flying gull that spiralled in the air like a downed fighter-jet before dropping to the floor with a sickening thud.Sorry it’s a bit late, but have been away for a week and just caught Ken Muir’s letter regarding Invergordon FC and their league win possibly relating to a close distillery (Football Daily letters, 17 February). It reminded me instantly of a summer long ago when I and fellow members of Thames Ditton Wanderers CC undertook a tour of Yorkshire. Our first game was against Tadcaster and their captain invited us for a pre-match lunch and tour of the Sam Smiths Brewery. Our team of various waifs and strays from around the commonwealth accepted the hospitality provided in the tap room. Needless to say the home side enjoyed a comfortable win. Has this tactic ever been more successful at a higher sporting level?” – Mark Bennett.Not wishing to turn this into an English language pedants column [bit late for that – Football Daily Ed], but … in yesterday’s letters, Charles Antaki responded to David Bolam’s criticism of the phrase ‘centred around’. Just below, David Livesy used tautology when describing himself as an ‘unmarried bachelor’. This may be diverting the column from being centred around/on football but felt a compelling urge to point this out” – James Harvey.Yikes! If Barry Glendenning included himself in the ‘universal admiration and [liking of]’ James Milner, then his views on players less difficult-to-hate must be borderline unprintable. It can’t be easy being paid millions to play five minutes of football once or twice a week, Barry” – Rowan Sweeney. Continue reading…
