tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22952935247088450232024-10-07T07:48:00.936+01:00What I think. What I feel. What I say. About the World of Football.So Natasha Sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00272639518694443104noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295293524708845023.post-60111854696733527162017-10-05T11:46:00.002+01:002017-10-05T11:46:58.622+01:00

Oh Cam Newton! As you may have heard the Carolina Panthers player was highly amused to be asked a question by a female. The 28-year-old explained that he found it “funny to hear a female” talk about sport. Now he wasn't just talking about any female, which would be bad enough. He was talking about Jourdan Rodrique -  a sports reporter for the Charlotte Observer. Rude? Yes.

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I don't know about you but I'm getting a little sick and tired of sports media's obsession with the partners of sports stars. In particular the wives and girlfriends of footballers. I’m not sure about you, but I’ve never seen articles about the attractiveness of someone else’s wife (or girlfriend) as something I really want to see on a regular basis. And definitely not something I would expect

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Jack, Jack, JACK!!! I felt I needed to shout coz clearly Jack Wilshere is deaf or is just incapable of listening to any of the considered advice he has been offered over the years. Either he is just determined to aid his injuries in ruining his undoubted talent or maybe he has too much talent to handle. Or maybe I'm just giving an adult father-of-two too much credit for the latest stupid act

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In the era of super-agents and multimillionaire teenagers, it often feels like the Premier League is a weird nation all by itself. That's why the appointment of 'Big' Sam Allardyce as Sunderland manager is one of the most sensible decisions we've seen in a while. Just eight games into the campaign many felt the club was already drowning in the choppy waters of relegation. Last season's saviour

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I'm beginning to wonder if in ten or 15 years time we will be discussing the career of Raheem Sterling as a cautionary career tale for all young footballers. As I previously did here about Nile Ranger, or how many in football discuss the many, many curious transfers of nomadic former French international Nicolas Anelka. Because, as of right now everything about a fledgling career

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I was hoping my next blog would be something a little lighter, something a bit more happy or positive. But yet again it's been another week of football life where it's left me feeling like I could easily rip all my hair out. Actually, there was something that made me smile. It's great to see how well the England u21's are doing, at a time when we often despair at the state of our national

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I have to admit, I have a lot of time for what is going on at St. Mary's Stadium; and not just because they play in red and white! The football fan in me will always root for the underdog - unless they're Anderlecht - and as cheesy as it sounds, one of the smaller boys going up against the so called top tier of the Premier League will always make me smile. Many tipped Southampton to struggle

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I don't know about you lot but I love a good comedy, me. Sometimes I'm partial to an old classic; a bit of Only Fools and Horses or Desmond's. Other days it's all about the noughties; Nighty Night, Gavin and Stacey and the soon-to-be no more, Peep Show. But right now, most of my laughs (and eye-rolling) seem to be because of football's various governing bodies. The

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The Ivory Coast is probably the African team littered with the most well known stars in England; most notably Premier League champion, Yaya Toure and former Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba. With no less than eight of the 23 man squad having played in the – self proclaimed – Greatest League in the World. But you have to wonder if the 23 individuals will make a good enough team to compete at the

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Rachel Yankey won her 125th cap for England on Sunday. Her 125th international cap. You would think that would be something to praise and celebrate, wouldn't you? But apparently not. Apparently the fact that she is only a woman, means that it isn't relevant or important or any sort of achievement in the slightest. I would laugh, if it wasn't so damn disrespectful, patronising and sexist. 

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"Wow! Sports journalism. That's a different job for a girl." "Have you always been into sports?" "Did you used to play football?" "How did you get into that?" All questions I am used to being asked on a regular basis. And nearly four years ago when I committed to this as a career, it used to bother me.  Deep down, it may still do.  But I know longer feel the need to react or come

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He's in the squad. But he's not going. He is going. Now he's definitely not. Not a moment too quick, the Rio Ferdinand and England drama has come to an end. The joke is, it could have all been prevented if Roy Hodgson had just bothered to pick up the phone. It's so simple, it's not even funny. For months, the whispers to recall Ferdinand have got louder and the England manager finally

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What do you call someone who has been arrested six times since May 2011? Well, probably not a successful professional footballer.  Which I'm guessing is why Newcastle United announced they had cancelled Nile Ranger's contract last week. Ranger's is a curious situation. A former forward for England's under-19 team - playing 11 games and scoring six goals. Yet he now finds himself without a

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The news that Lazio will be made to play two games behind closed doors suggests that football's top table may finally be catching up with the rest of us, when it comes to dealing with racism. Following the fourth incident this season of racism by their fans, UEFA have ordered the Italian club to play their next two competitive European games behind closed doors. (As well as a €40,000 fine,

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Hi guys, I'm doing a survey on 'Females in the Sports Writing Industry' and I would really appreciated you taking two minutes to fill it out. There's only nine questions, and of course it's completely confidential. Just go here. Thanks in advance, Natasha x

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Peter Shilton, David Beckham, Bobby Moore, Sir Bobby Charlton, Billy Wright, Steven Gerrard.  And tonight against Brazil; Ashley Cole will join that sacred club of players who have been capped 100 times for England. I genuinely believe that Cole deserves to take his place in history and write his name in the record books. As a Gooner, I may have had my issues with the Chelsea

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A few quick thoughts on some of this weekend's games in the Premier League.  Feel free to share, follow and comment.

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Check out this episode on my podcast "It's North London Derby time!": http://podOmatic.com/r/tkYIe

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Yesterday was a bad day for everyone involved with Arsenal. The 2-1 defeat at Manchester United could have been worse, a hell of a lot worse. Yet, after last season's game a part of me is just glad we got off so lightly. It's ridiculous to think I found relief in the fact we only lost to our biggest rivals by the odd goal. Except they are no longer our rivals, not in the way they used to or

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I dunno about you, but there's something extremely sad about watching a player once billed as 'England's greatest striker'; hawking himself around every Premier League club in the hope of getting a contract before the end of the summer transfer window. But unfortunately, that's the situation we now have with former Liverpool front man Michael Owen. No longer a young whippet, but a 32-year-old

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I haven't said much about the Robin van Persie situation, mostly because so much is being said already. And there's only so much moaning anyone can put up with, from one set of fans! But I've had this blog in my head for a couple of days now, so I thought it was about time to get it out. To be honest, I'm not even angry that Robin has decided not to sign a new contract. I'm more disappointed

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HOPE POWELL didn’t surprise many with the Team GB Ladies football squad that she announced at Wembley stadium, on June 26. The squad of 18 featured only two non-English players in Scottish internationals, Kim Little and Ifeoma Dieke. While Scot Jane Ross, and Emma Higgins from Northern Ireland, are among the four reserves. It will be the first time Great Britain have entered a Ladies

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While some London clubs have been having their annual drama; no names, Chelsea!  Fulham, and more importantly, Martin Jol have been going about their business.  The manager has been quietly making plans and trying to change the mentality of a club that has under-achieved throughout it’s time in the Premier League.  I have a sneaky suspicion that next season; they could well

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We all know, I've been pretty vocal about my feelings towards Carlos Tevez on the pages of this blog.  And even though he is wearing the blue shirt of Manchester City again after his self-imposed exile, I still don't have much time for the stocky Argentinian. I agree that on his day and when he's about eight pounds lighter, he can be the most influential player on the football pitch and the

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Since I've been writing for the Voice newspaper, I have had the opportunity to attend more games. Thus visiting new stadiums and interacting with managers I haven't met before. With it's close proximity to my home, I have been to Charlton a few times now and I have to say I love it.  Except for the million stairs up to the press box, but that's another matter, that is!  I love the

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