Most obvious tactics: More passes per minute than most teams achieve in a season Greatest achievement: Two months before the end of the Unbeaten Season Sir Alex Ferguson announced that Arsenal would certainly get beaten, that he had been in a Rangers team that had been unbeaten all season and which had then lost…
Nickname: Aston Village Most notorious person. The Ellis Best known song: Not known Most obvious tactics: 11 men behind the ball – introduced in August 2006, it has become a dominant part of the Village approach ever since. Tends to break down when they go one down, but is very effective (if very boring) when…
Nickname: Queer (rhymes with Pier) Most notorious person. Whelan – regularly makes claims that refs have been corrupted. Ownership: Difficult to say Best known song: Rarely enough people there to sing Most obvious tactics: Taking five minutes to take a goal kick when holding on to a draw Greatest claim to fame: None…
Nickname: Nancy Most notorious person. The chairman who is wanted on several hundred charges of corruption in his homeland. Ownership: Thai Best known song: Blue Moon – a Blue Moon (the second full moon in a calendar month) occurs at most 4 times a year, so whatever they are singing about it doesn’t happen that…
Nickname: Two stops from Barking Most notorious person. Anyone involved in the illicit transfer of players from South America in 2006, who then persuaded the FA not to dock points. Ownership: Possibly Iceland, possibly Faeroe Islands – no one knows Best known song: “I’m forever Bernie Rubble” Most obvious tactics: Play a team from…
Nickname: The Spectacles Most notorious person. Actually notorious isn’t fair because they have a chairman who genuinely spent loads of money building them a stadium, and they brought in a manager who actually seems quite civilised.. Ownership: Probably English. Probably quite sane too. Best known song: “I’ll survive” Most obvious tactics: Coming out and…
Nickname: Portsmouth Most notorious person. Harry Redknapp – arrested November 2007 Ownership: Foreign Best known song: Pay up Harry, Harry pay up . Most obvious tactics: Buy lots of old players. Get the police involved Greatest claim to fame: Don’t think there actually is one. Apart from the police. During the long rambling police…
Nickname: Shiverland Most notorious person. Steve McLaren. Ownership: No one could possibly claim to own this club Best known song: “Shall we sing a song for you” sung by most visiting supporters. Most obvious tactics: Tactics are not used. Greatest claim to fame: Steve McLaren. After Sven the FA turned to the Middlesbrough manager to…
Nickname: Dirty Most notorious person. Mark Hughes Ownership: Probably a lot of mill owners, but it is not clear Best known song: Singing is not widely practiced, and crowds are so small (even at cup semi-finals) that the sound doesn’t travel if they do sing) Most obvious tactics: Rotational Fouling which the club introduced in…
Nickname: A bag of toffees Most notorious person. Wayne Rooney, one time player Ownership: Who knows? Being Liverpool it was probably nicked. Best known song: “Calm down calm down calm down” Most obvious tactics: Fighting Liverpool players in the sure belief that no one will ever get banned according to the rules (see below) Greatest…
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