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This used to be a country where transfer deadline day meant something. Gone are the days that Football Daily could buy a Freddo for 10p and gone are the days that Sky Sports news reporters could be found lurking in the winter rain outside Premier League training grounds at 11pm (GMT), decked in their finest yellow ties and fighting for their broadcasting lives against youths brandishing naughty purple objects as they brought news of Giannelli Imbula’s impending club-record move from Porto to Stoke City. From dodgy fax machines to Jim White, to Peter Odenwingie in a car park, to Alfredo Di Stéfano’s dubious expression towards Julien Faubert [and don’t forget roll-up man – Football Daily Ed], deadline day used to be box office, worth staying up past your bedtime for.
Interesting idea from Yannick Woudstra in yesterday’s Football Daily letters. But as a way to help Spurs win games, let me be one of the 1,057 to point out that it will surely depend on which 45 minutes they turn up to play in?” – Simon Mazier.
What a coincidence that Yannick is suggesting that games be reduced to 45 minutes, the same day that Jonathan Wilson writes that if that were so, Manchester City would be top of the league by 12 points.
I never thought that the league ought to split into first and second half divisions. Maybe the title could be played out with the winners of both divisions” – Nigel Sanders.
If Snoop Dogg (yesterday’s Next Episode section, full email edition) reckons that the Swans have a shout of making the playoffs, someone should check if he’s smoking something. Just say no, kids” – Martin Clifford.
Continue reading…Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!This used to be a country where transfer deadline day meant something. Gone are the days that Football Daily could buy a Freddo for 10p and gone are the days that Sky Sports news reporters could be found lurking in the winter rain outside Premier League training grounds at 11pm (GMT), decked in their finest yellow ties and fighting for their broadcasting lives against youths brandishing naughty purple objects as they brought news of Giannelli Imbula’s impending club-record move from Porto to Stoke City. From dodgy fax machines to Jim White, to Peter Odenwingie in a car park, to Alfredo Di Stéfano’s dubious expression towards Julien Faubert [and don’t forget roll-up man – Football Daily Ed], deadline day used to be box office, worth staying up past your bedtime for.Interesting idea from Yannick Woudstra in yesterday’s Football Daily letters. But as a way to help Spurs win games, let me be one of the 1,057 to point out that it will surely depend on which 45 minutes they turn up to play in?” – Simon Mazier.What a coincidence that Yannick is suggesting that games be reduced to 45 minutes, the same day that Jonathan Wilson writes that if that were so, Manchester City would be top of the league by 12 points.
I never thought that the league ought to split into first and second half divisions. Maybe the title could be played out with the winners of both divisions” – Nigel Sanders.If Snoop Dogg (yesterday’s Next Episode section, full email edition) reckons that the Swans have a shout of making the playoffs, someone should check if he’s smoking something. Just say no, kids” – Martin Clifford. Continue reading…