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Hull City's Jimmy Bullard gives the Tigers a talking to after scoring a penalty against Manchester City - Source: Getty Images -
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What's wrong with Wenger?
It has been a rough couple of weeks for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
He turned 60. He dropped the F-bomb. He watched his side trounced by the Blue machine - but then, in the most bitter of blows he had to come to the realisation that his U-15's aren't even as good as 150 million quids worth of City's bigger boys who showed they actually are a 'match for anyone' by beating Arsenal to the Carling Cup semi-finals.
And while all this might be hard to take for the Frenchman, it's no excuse for refusing to shake Mark Hughes' hand.
Hughes blasted Wenger for not being gracious in defeat after his side inflicted a second 3-0 loss on Arsenal in as many games, but Wenger, well he just said:
"Perhaps I have no professional courtesy" before stomping down the tunnel like some kind of Harry Enfield-esque Kevin - because life is just like, SO UNFAIR!
Meanwhile, Blackburn Rovers stopped a 10-man Chelsea grabbing at least one bit of silverware this season after dumping them out 4-3 on penalties on after the quarter-final thriller ended 3-3 following extra time at Ewood Park - anyone else think it's a bit odd Blackburn are doing good whilst Allardyce is laid-up with heart-knack? No? Just me then.
I 'Heart' Bullard
I've always quite liked Jimmy Bullard.
He's little, and funny, and still looks like a snotty nosed 8-year-old even though he's actually older than most of Arsenal's reserves stuck together - but my likingness for Bullard moved up a notch this week when the Tigers resident funny man took the mick out of Phil Brown's infamous halftime humiliation of his side on Boxing Day.
Surprisingly Phil Brown wasn't even angry with Jimmy (and
really, with a face like that, who could be?)
"It was a fantastic celebration," Brown said after. "Great comedy is about timing."
"I couldn't deliver my post-match speech as I was laughing so much. The whole thing was timed to perfection."
(Check out other memorable goal celebrations, such as Robbie Fowler infamously 'eating grass')
Charlize Theron: Beautiful cow
You may or may not have heard of a little incident commonly referred to as the Hand of Frog, we have, and quite frankly we're a totally bored of it, but one person who isn't is South African stunner Charlize Theron, who thought it would be totally hilarious to laugh in the face of a small nation cheated out of a possibly World Cup spot by a handy Frenchman.
Yes. The actress put in an Oscar worthy performance on Thursday when she pulled an "Ireland" during a rehearsal for the 2010 World Cup draw that will take place on Saturday morning.
The actress was pulling Fifa's leg over Ireland's failed bid to become the 33rd team at the 32-nation Cup following Thierry Henry's handball incident when she pulled an "Ireland" ball out of the bowl instead of France.
"Yes, she did, but it was only a joke," Valcke confirmed. Yes. It may be a joke. But we're thinking no matter how fit you are Theron, 148,215,454 Irishmen would probably disagree.
Torres the 'Scouser' tells City to do one
In other football news this week Liverpool star Fernando Torres spoke the words that every Red wants to hear after telling Manchester City to forget about trying to tempt him to Eastlands with their dirty Manc money because he already feels like a born-and-bred Scouser.
"I really feel at home here. From the first day I came I have felt that Anfield is my home - I feel like I am from Liverpool." Torres, who recently returned to training with the Liverpool squad is quoted as saying in the media on Thursday.
"For me, Anfield is the best place in England. I hope to be here for a long time and if my daughter speaks English and Scouse, I will be proud."
That is until the little mere starts painting her face orange, hanging round the streets drinking cans and changes her dads name to Kidda we presume!?
OTHER STUFF
"If my legs let me play until I'm 40, I want to play. But I want to be in the first page of history, the same as Maradona and Pele."
Ron. It really hurt's us to break this to you, but it's kinda not really up to your legs because, as your voodoo priest predicted this week, you are just one or two games away from having a rusty nail stuck into the legs of a doll that looks a bit like you - but probably doesn't love itself quite as much!
Carlos Tevez - Good at football. Totally crap at tennis.
All Whites hero Rory Fallon has thanked God for changing the FIFA regulations in time for him to help the NZ side qualify for the 2010 World Cup - and here was us thinking FIFA rule changes were down to Sepp Blatter?
Portsmouth may have a brand new manager, but they still can't win a game, or pay their players.
AND FINALLY
France un-seeded after Hand O' Henry. Fat Frank fears the 'group of death.' The All Whites want England. And everyone wants the All Whites!
Make sure you join tvnz.co.nz at 5.50am Saturday morning as we LIVE STREAM the FIFA 2010 World Cup draw!
