II. Movie and News

Two weekends ago watched the movie "Goal!: The Dream Begins".....and it rocked. Basic storyline: kid from L.A. gets 'found' by a Brit, and goes to play in the EPL in Newcastle, where lots of smokin hot chicks apparently hang out. Good times ensue.

Now that you have the plot nailed down, let's hear some viewer's reviews of the movie:

My Dad: "That was the best movie about a Mexican-American young man playing soccer in an obscure English city that I have ever seen."
Santa's Helper: "It was great, I can't wait to see the next 2 Goal! movies." (fact: movie is 1st part of a trilogy)
Girlfriend: "He's really cute."
My Mom: "Why don't they use their hands? This is dumb."
Ted: "I'm going to show this to my kids in gym class for motivation. They're mostly Mexican too."
Slinky: "..."

So as you can clearly see everyone was a big fan. Don't waste anymore time, go out and watch it. According to Reuters® Newcastle (located on the far Northeastern coast of England) isn't actually the #1 hangout for european models, but i say bollox to the naysayers.



Ok, here are my favorite true stories from the EPL so far this season:

3. Two held over theft of England captain's boots
London, Oct 24- Two men have been arrested on suspicion of trying to steal the boots of England soccer captain John Terry last week, police said on Tuesday. The men, in their 20s, are accused of entering Chelsea's changing rooms after their 1-0 home victory over Barcelona...

Did you notice that the 2 culprits were in their 20's? It would be the height of hilarity if it turned out that these guys were wasted out of their gourd and decided that sneaking into a locker room to steal footwear ("screw the money, the jerseys, and the keys to the bentley; get the cleats!") was a great idea. Whatever happend, it was clearly a well thought-out plan.


[for number 2 please note that every o has been replaced with a %, for the censors...]

2. Internet p%rn a growing problem for players
AP- Addiction to p%rn%graphy is a growing problem among cash-rich Premiership players with time on their hands, according to Peter Kay, the chief executive of the Sporting Chance clinic. Kay revealed that while there have been high-profile cases of gambling, drink and drug problems among professional footballers, an increasing number are now switching on their laptops and accessing p%rn%graphic websites to fill their time between playing matches and training.
"When you start going into a p%rn site it leads on to other p%rn sites and then maybe more risky material.' Kay told BBC Radio Live Five

I cut some stuff out of here, but holy crap!; and who wouldn't love to have this guy Peter Kay's job? It kinda sounds like he, um, uh, well surfs the web for bad sites, and.......ummm............well........

1. Rooney in restaurant scuffle
AP- Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has allegedly punched fellow Premiership star Michael Gray after the Blackburn defender insulted his fiancee Coleen McLoughlin in a Manchester restaurant. The footballers exchanged words before Rooney, while still seated, gave Gray, who had been drinking, a black eye.

Two things that stuck out here......
1. Rooney gave the guy a black eye. Ok.....while sitting DOWN? Does this guy play soccer or run the local Rex Kwon Doe?? Are we sure his name is Wayne and not Kill Freely?
2. The player on the team that R. Dot Face supports was visibly intoxicated. That's so weird...