Quote: Curt @ April 23 2008, 2:59 PM BSTHe's my favorite player. Now I can't watch him anymore because he's playing for Real Madrid
Oh well World Cup is coming up soon. GO ORANJE!!!!
Note:yes Aaron I know how to spell Orange in English
I think you mean Euro 2008 is coming up! World Cup's not till 2010.
He scored a lot of goals for United, but he was never one my faves. I've never been a fan of 'poachers'.
woops! Yes I meant Euro sorry.
What do you mean by 'poaches'?
Another good list Tuumble, but surprised you missed Steve Morrow of Arsenal, who dislocated his shoulder when he was dropped by his teammates during post match celebrations when they won the League Cup.
One of the most severe sporting injuries was the Colombian player Escobar who was shot dead after the 1994 World Cup for scoring an own goal. Not even Jan Arne Riise deserves that.
Another one - not quite an injury - but David James once blamed a poor goalkeeping display on spending too much time on his Playstation.
He used to score most of his goals by hanging round in the penalty area.
I think he only scored about 5 goals from outside the box whilst he was at United.
Sort of football related. A fanatical football friend of mine dislocated his finger whilst putting on his socks. (True.) So he had a few days off work. However the injury was deemed by his boss to not be that serious when he was spotted on BBC Wales news walking down the main street of Helsinki, Welsh flag draped around his shoulder and can of lager in hand. And we lost!
I think an amusing injury is the one David Bowie sustained a few years back at a gig. He was singing away and someone threw a lollipop at him which got stuck in his eye.
That's why he's known on the circuit as Lolipop-eye! I'll get me coat.
Quote: Tuumble @ April 23 2008, 12:56 PM BST* In 1996, Grimsby manager Brian Laws broke midfielder Ivan Bonetti's cheekbone after the Italian threw food at him in a dressing-room row. Laws escaped punishment, but they both were forced to make public apologies.
No, Laws threw a plate of chicken wings at the Italian.
Quote: Winterlight @ April 23 2008, 6:13 PM BSTI think you mean Euro 2008 is coming up! World Cup's not till 2010.
He scored a lot of goals for United, but he was never one my faves. I've never been a fan of 'poachers'.
The greatest Poacher of all time, has to be Germany's Gerd Muller. I was going to post a link to a compilation of his goals, but thought I'd post a link to a compilation of goals, scored by the player who, for me, was/is (I'm not sure if he's still playing, but I know that he scored his 1000th goal, some time last year) the world's most entertaining, crowd-pleasing striker instead. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjxcKqFfLc
Richard Wright, the former Everton and Arsenal keeper, also had a long period of injury after he fell out of his own loft.
I had a book once of true amusing deaths (yea I know!)
One guy died when an eagle flew over him and dropped a turtle on his head.
Another little boy starve to death just as he was swallowing a piece of bread. Which isn't really funny, its just unfortunate.
There was another guy, a King I think, who died laughing to death when a donkey drank his milk.
I once went through a phase of only wearing thongs. I made Lucy Lip swell up like a hot air balloon & I could barely walk. Lara lip stayed the correct size.
I was so worried I called the doctor out. He came up my stairs & saw me lying on my bed. Lucy stroking the ceiling. He gave me a "Stop wearing thongs" prescription & left.
That is a true story by the way.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I seriously love you Charley!
Your new signature is rather apt.
Quote: EllieJP @ April 26 2008, 11:15 PM BSTHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I seriously love you Charley!
Ellie's caught lesbonic plague!
Quote: Charley @ April 26 2008, 11:13 PM BSTI once went through a phase of only wearing thongs.
That's a scary thought.