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Banaan’s legs may have gone but his name rhymes with “understand” so he’d be the perfect replacement for Varane in regards that song that is so popular with the yoof at away games. Pass the beak!
Another dodgy moment in the AFCON final which hasn’t been mentioned is in the Moroccan attack after the disallowed Senegalese goal that led to the Morrocan corner and penalty, a player was so offside it was untrue. The corner shouldn’t have been given in the first place. I will concede that maybe I don’t understand the offside rule any more with its talk of phases and not interfering with play but I wasn’t the only one in the pub pointing out the blatant Moroccan offside not given in the build up to the attack.
Great observation there Brian. I didn’t think it possible for Jimmy D. to go up in my estimation at the moment (thus far my player of the season) but I’m imagining him retrieving a bookie’s biro surreptitiously blu-tacked behind his right ear, putting a line thru all the instructions and writing in one word alongside each QPR players name …. Panenka!
The Goalkeeper’s Towel. Thats the film. The reserve keeper Yehvaan Diouf found himself in a new footballing role - protector of the towel. He spent the whole game behind the goal fending off all and sundry even the Moroccan captain Hakimi got involved. At one point Diouff’s on the floor in the 6 yard box hanging on to the towel for dear life while being assaulted by four ball boys - this is while the game is in play up the other end. And the scene where he’s being chased by the ball-boys and a security guard around the touch line needs the Benny Hill theme played over it.
Loved it. What a final. Mate I was watching it with (sober as a judge) said “he’s gonna Panenka it .. he’s done it before” Scenes in the pub! And then the goal. What a strike and from a player who was fking knackered. Fair-play, respect Senegal. Even tho the trophy looks like a Wimpy’s knickerbocker glory.
Once Gareth Southgate got a play (musical?) written and performed about him it was open season. I’m waiting for the Steve McLaren in Jamaica film … Hair Island In The Sun.
The Oxford City game was played 6 weeks ago. Next round of the Youth Cup has been moved from Loftus Road to Hanwell Town to save the pitch for the next Championship home game on the 24th.