Recent content by Lady Whistledown

Oh look. Marinakis is getting himself right at the front of the trophy presentation. Imagine my shock.

A few years back, I was on a work trip somewhere up in Berkshire, and they put on a pub quiz in the evening to keep people entertained. Our team was formed of a bunch of strangers who happened to be staying at the same venue. A question came up in the quiz about where you'd find the inscription...

I wonder if the Fiorentina fans will be let out of the stadium, or if they'll have to sit around for ages waiting and breathing in the Athens air?

I wonder how many tickets Olympiakos got? Presumably not many, even though it's in their own city, as the ground only holds about 30,000 and we know how UEFA like to dish them out to their corporate chums. At least they'll be in the right place for a party afterwards I guess. Shame it's the...

This kind of philosophy must be the final nail in the coffin for managers like Harry Redknapp. Shame. I'm a massive fan, as most people know.

Presumably they'd all be the same size were it not for the need to get SELECT CAR LEASING across the middle in big letters.

No chance they're letting him go this summer. Good player. Unfortunately.

Well this IS strange. I thought Villa were nailed on to win this competition, with their vast budget and Euro specialist manager? You mean to say they didn't make the final?

Speaking of clubs I have a largely irrational (these days) dislike for: here is Reading's new home shirt. Fairly inoffensive. Sadly, unlike last season, their new design isn't imprinted with a silhouette of <checks notes> the famous Reading skyline.

This is Gillingham's new kit. Modelled by...wait...hang on just one SECOND... is that...is that....JONIESTA? He's left Barcelona? When did that happen?

Gone backwards at United. Has return to Palace all over him. They love a United flop (and a Liverpool one, to be fair).

"Give us an L! (L!) L! (L!) A! (A!) N! (N!) F! (F!) A! (A!) I! (I!) R! (R!) P! (P!) W! (W!) L! (L!) L! (L!) G! (G!) W! (W!) Y! (Y!) N! (N!) G! (G!) Y! (Y!)...." <final whistle blows> "L! I SAID L! Lads? Lads, where are you going?"

What would be less fun would be the utter DRIVEL it would attract on the club's social media feed. The Jamie Vardy gif would physically explode from overuse. That would not be a reason not to use it, of course. I'd be all over it.

That looks like a blue version of the pink Leeds away jersey from this season.

That is hideous. Not a patch on their away kits this year.