| PREVIOUS ARTICLES: ISSUE 3 LES FERDINAND Gor blimey mate, strike a light, Les is torkin’ on the box! Noel Coward he ain’t though, but we’d put up with the cockney claptrap if what he said was worthwhile. When is it ever? ON PORTSMOUTH vs BLACKBURN – FINAL SCORE 08/04/06 Ray Stubbs: Missed oppurtunity today lads? Les Ferdinand: Yeah, definitely. They they had the better of the game umm had the better of the chances Ste Stefanovich he play played really well today defensively but umm in the box I fink it was one of those that cometh comes across ‘is on his own and ‘e fort it was in the back of the net before ‘e’d actually put there and it jus’ come off ‘is ‘ead and ‘e’d put it over the bar but they’ll look at the chances they missed n’ but they performed well n’ n’ will fink if they can perform like that they’ll win more games than they lose. ON HENRY BEING LEFT OUT OF THE ARSENAL SIDE AGAINST SPURS – FOOTBALL FOCUS 22/04/06 Yeah I fink they’re lookin’ at today n’ n’ finkin’ themselves I fink that’s what they was hopin’ for. They they’re y’know they’re going’ into a London derby n’ n’ ena Paul says it it’s the biggest derby for the two teams n’ they’ll look at that n’ fink yeah we y’know we’ve scored a point there y’know Arsene Wenger’s edging towards the the champions league n’ winning that n’ probably leavin’ sort of like Henry on the bench I’m sure Tottnam will get a boost from that. Eds Note: Remember, you-the licence payer are paying for this. ON ROBBIE KEANE ‘E’s bin fantastic n’ y’know second ‘arf this season early part of the season n’ ad t’ t’ bide ‘is time Jermaine was on fire scoring lotsa goals so ‘e ‘ad to sit on the bench but ‘es got ‘imself back into the side and I fink ‘es like nine in nine games or y’know certainly seven games he’s on fire n’ we’re hopin’ today that he can produce the stuff. I liked errr Paul Robinson’s interview there cos I fink that’s what they have to do they have to go for the game not look at the draw and say we’ll take a draw they gotta go n’ try n’ win it. Ed’s note: Come again, Les? WHILST SHOWING ALL THE ODDS OF THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS FOR THE ENGLAND JOB This this this debate’s been goin’ on for ages n’ Steve Maclaren’s at this moment in time ‘e ‘e’s got Middlesbrough in two semi-finals n’ everyone six weeks ago two months ago ‘e wasn’t even in the running be ‘e’s all all of a sudden got Middlesbrough in these in these two semi-finals n’ ‘e looks like the favourite for the job. Ed’s note: Maclaren doesn’t “look” like the favourite for the job – he is the favourite for the job. We know this because that is what was being displayed whilst Les was torkin’. ON WHO’S STAYING UP I still said I said a few weeks ago I felt like Portsmuff would probably the way they were playing would probably get themselves aat of it n’ n’ Birmam n’ n’ (pause) the other two would go darn but ah y’know it was a massive win for Birmingham now they they’re they got some players coming back from injury I fink it’s still between Birmingham n’ Porstmuff and I’m still gonna I’m gonna stay with Portsmuff. Ed’s note: Good for you Les. And whilst he’s getting back into his chopper and flying off into the sunset with his pocket stuffed full of your hard earned cash, think about the BBC’s advertising slogan “this is what we do”. |

