Will Fergie see Red as United Travel to Anfield?

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A challenge on Rooney by an opposition player is at 20/1, which Fergie thought should have been the case Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge. Ferguson’s statements after United’s defeat of Chelsea midweek are only examples of ways he is failing to win over the men in the middle. Boylesports.com lays 66/1 he is kick back to the stands anytime during the match.

Leon Blanche, Head of Public Relations at Boylesports.com, said, “Given the referees’ large role in the games, and considering Alex Ferguson’s statements over the past week regarding officials, there will be a lot of pressure on Phil Dowd Sunday.”

“This is a referee who has only one above him with the most number of cards per game in the country, and he’s being given responsibility over something that is full of temper tantrums. There will be plenty for him to say at full time about it.
Red card in the game: 23/10
Liverpool v Man Utd Special Bets
Penalty in the game: 12/5
United to lose having held the lead: 14/1
Goal to be scored after the 90th minute: 8/1
Sir Alex Ferguson to be sent to the stands: 66/1
Both sides to have a player sent off: 8/1
Penalty to be missed in the game: 10/1
Chris Smalling to concede a penalty: 16/1
Any Liverpool player to be sent off for a challenge on Rooney: 20/1

Steven Gerrard’s school abandons real football

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Steven Gerrard’s school abandons real football Steven Gerrard, captain of Liverpool and England, learned to play football in the school playground, but proper footballs have been banned so the chances of children at Malvern primary of Huyton following in his footsteps have taken a turn for the worse.

The only balls not considered to be a health hazard by the school are made of sponge those with synthetic leather are too dangerous according to Julie Peach, head teacher of the school, saying health and safety regulations mean only sponge balls can be used for a kick about all others are banned before classed in the morning and during playtime and school defended their policy saying a duty to protect kids of all ages was their responsibility.

Tory MP, David Davies said if every school has the same attitude England’s football team would find it difficult to compete with the Blue Square Premier League let alone on the world stage and this is the last thing we need after an awful performance in South Africa adding that getting whacked in the face and scrapping your knee on the playground is part of growing up and playing with a sponge ball, what is the world coming to and if I had a child at this school I would be fit to be tied.

We cannot raise children to become cocooned cotton buds, even though we live in a litigation society you cannot tell me a proper ball was not used by Steven Gerrard when he played football in the playground and he even fell over once or twice, I bet.

Fans asked to name Olympic football

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Fans asked to name Olympic football Occasionally customers are asked to assist in creating new products for brands. Normally they might help make commercials, the designs of either packaging or clothing, or even flavours. However, the names are kept close to the creative team for the brand.

Now, however, football lovers have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give the name to the London 2012 official Olympic matchball, thanks to Adidas of UK. This is a huge risk for Adidas, since the ball will go down in history connected with the Olympic Games.

Adidas, as the official sportswear provider for the Olympic Games, hosted in London, designed the ball, but is will not be made public until Spring 2012. The renaming of the ball is open to UK residents over 13. They should give their version of the name at the page for the contest on Adidas’ website. The prize is a pair of tickets to the UEFA 2011 Wembley Championship League Finals, in addition to the ball with the signature of the winner. The winner will also receive a request to be part of the launch of the ball.

You may make your suggestions for the ball’s name until 28 February. The winner will receive an email letting them know of their win by the end of April this year.

Gazza sues News Of The World

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Gazza sues News Of The World The tabloid News of the World is about to get sued again, and maybe by a whole host of aggrieved celebrities.  The latest is Paul Gascoigne, whose attorney said that he would instigate proceedings within days.  Mr. Gascoigne’s complaint is exacerbated, according to attorney Gerald Shamash, because the phone hacking has undermined the former footballer’s efforts to overcome drug and alcohol problems.  Shamash said that believing his private voicemail has been tapped is no help to Gascoigne’s state of mind.

According to the Observer, comedian Steve Coogan is already taking action against the newspaper, and other celebrity names are on the list of potential claimants.  Jockey Kieren Fallon and TV presenter Chris Tarrant have both indicated that they plan to sue the paper’s publishers as well as the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who supposedly tapped hundreds of mobile phone accounts while he was working for News of the World.

The ‘rogue’ reporter Clive Goodman, the one News of the World claims is the only reporter involved in the phone hacking, was jailed for four months in 2007 after it was determined that he had tapped voicemail left for aides of Princes William and Charles, amongst others.  Mulcaire served a six-month sentence on the same charges.  However, further investigation revealed by Scotland Yard has confirmed that Mulcaire had at least 91 voicemail PIN’s in his possession.

Andy Coulson, now the Prime Minister’s communications chief, was editor of the newspaper when the phone hacking was discovered, and he quit the paper in 2007, saying that he took responsibility even though he had no knowledge of the illegal activity.  The Crown Prosecution Service announced that a new investigation is underway to determine just who the injured parties are and when the invasion of privacy took place.  The paper has already settled out of court on four other claims in this regard, including a reported £1 million to celebrity publicist Max Clifford.

West Ham Boss Still on Borrowed Time

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While Avram Grant may be enjoying a reprieve after Martin O’Neill turned down the offer to take on the task of managing West Ham, the reprieve may only be silent as word is that he will be replaced before the season closes.

The West Ham team is still sitting at the bottom of the Premier League and after finishing the Arsenal match on Sunday with 3-0 the rumour was that Martin O’Neill would move in as coach by the end of this week

O’Neill has since turned down the job but that hasn’t stopped punters betting that Grant will be the next manager to be shown the door, with Boylesports.com offering 15/8 that he is still the manager of West Ham on the last day of the season.

The former Chelsea manager is 1/6 to not be in charge at Upton Park on the first day of the 2011/12 season, against 7/2 that he is.

The Hammers are currently the 4/7 favourites to drop down to the Championship and 5/4 to stay up.

“Martin O’Neill may have turned down the job at West Ham but we still think that Avram’s days are numbered,” said Boylesports.com Head of Public Relations Leon Blanche.

“With reports already linking some big name managers to his job and hard-nosed owners like Gold and Sullivan in the boardroom, Grant looks to be on borrowed time.”

Avram Grant Specials
Will he last the season? Yes manager on the day of last game 15/8
Will they stay up or be relegated? 4/7 relegation 5/4 stay up
Will he be in charge on the first day of the 2011/12 season? Yes 7/2 no 1/6