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Chris Coleman livid at Preston quip

Tuesday, 17 March 09, 09:39 AM

Much as I love the self-styled most handsome manager in English Football, Chris Coleman, the lad has to lighten up a little – after the angry Sky Blues boss accused Preston’s matchday compere of being 'unprofessional' for the comment he made following Turner's misplaced header that gave Preston their equalising goal.

For as the players made their back to the centre-circle for the restart, the announcer - a stand-in for the regular matchday host (allegedly) quipped: "Scoring his first goal for Preston, Ben Turner." A comment that annoyed me far less than Ben’s blunderous error – come on… Now is it just me, or is that pretty amusing? It’s bloody grim up North and they really need something to smile about…

Preston general manager Ben Rhodes told the Lancashire Evening Post: "We agree with Chris Coleman, it was unprofessional and it shouldn't have happened. Unfortunately, we had a stand-in for our regular announcer who was on ho...

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Ince sacked from Blackburn... But is he close to being the worst Premiership manager of all time?

Tuesday, 16 December 08, 07:14 PM

Under Paul Ince, Blackburn have managed only 3 wins from 17 Premiership games and the club are in big trouble lying second bottom in the table. Their last

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New feature... Football pies of the world at Reading FC's Majeski Stadium!

Thursday, 04 December 08, 01:43 PM

Not only do we at DSOTB get to an awful lot of football matches between us, we're also hungry drunks - and while necking the customary couple of pints at half time, we have been known to indulge in a pie or twain. Therefore, this feature is going to illustrate just how good they are (out of 10) - with a two word, or less, response to the (put on big booming space like voice here) PIES of THE WORLD.

First up Reading at the Majeski Stadium vs. Coventry on Tuesday... and this 'little beauty'

Rating: 3/10 - Response: Tawdry Mess

If you've eaten a pie (or are heading to a game soon), take a picture - write a 1-2 word review and send us the evidence. You too can be a part of dark side's crusade to find the NATION's BEST PIE (yup...

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Coventry City fans hijack Hartlepool vote - big finger to Kevin Kyle

Wednesday, 12 November 08, 08:46 AM

Kevin Kyle – he of the scaldin' balls, dubious disciplinary record and unenviable strike record (26 goals in 177 games) has received a big ol’ two-fingered salute from Coventry City fans – who this week hijacked an online Hartlepool poll, and really made their thoughts on the big bundle of Scottish sinew (sensationally pictured below in the run-up to that infamous shitty shorts incident) known.

Vital Hartlepool (two words that I never thought would be used in conjunction with each other… Ever) asked whether “Pools should try to extend the loan deal for Kevin Kyle” – a question that received a lukewarm response, with ‘Only if the price is right’ taking a big lead amongst t...

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Azzuri banned from all away matches after trouble in Sofia - but is this indicative of the rest of world football?

Thursday, 23 October 08, 01:43 PM

Listening to Alan Green on last Saturday’s 606 on the way back from a disappointing afternoon, it occurred to me that the rotund, slack-jawed pundit (who I nonetheless always enjoy listening too) was onto something, talking about the re-rise of violence within the English game.

After coins had been thrown, fans were phoning in complaining of foul language and spitting, and racism had even been suggested at one match – Alan suggested that a culture of fear was coming back into football, and with it the beginnings of a death of the relaxed, have-a-good-time attitude that characterised (on the whole) the late 90s and early naughties.

Sure – I for one am certainly not one to advocate having every fan sitting down on tartan rugs, sipping their milky tea and politely applauding good sportsmanship on either side... After all, I was heartily getting stuck in to the whisper-quiet Wolverhampton fans from the away end, two fingers thrust fir...

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The legend that is... Don Hutchinson (no, really)

Monday, 25 August 08, 05:43 AM

Once a DSOTB regular, always a DSOTB regular so said the archivists of our fine blog way back in err… July ’08 – but today’s actions from old Donaldhino (Don Hutchinson to the uninitiated) have proven this naïve calculation wrong, wrong, wrong. For today the chicken-haired old Scottish warhorse has set a real example to all other footballers of his (and the next six or seven) generations after him, has put up a generous injection of cash to Luton Down [ooh, catty] FC, by turning down his final pay packet after being released by the hatters, and offering to sponsor two promising youth players, Scott Sinclair and Jake Howells, for the entire season instead. What a legend!

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