There are some changes that the Layman likes; the tweaking of the back pass law in the early 1990s, the casting of Guy Pearce rather than Brad Pitt in Memento and the ageing process with regard to Jennifer Aniston.
The 21st January sees Libya take on co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in the opening game of the 2012 African Cup of Nations. This time last year, Libya was a country under the dictatorship of Colonel Gaddafi, a stark contrast today from a side who arrive at this year’s competition donning shirts with the National Transitional Council flag of Libya on their chests.
Only at the eleventh hour did a £50,000 influx of cash from Darlington supporters save the club from extinction, whilst on the same day, Nedum Onuoha demanded wages of almost double that.
It seems only a short while since Mr. James Beattie was a man in demand, finding the net for fun at Southampton whilst collecting a hatful of England caps.
Eric Abidal’s second half winner saw Barcelona come from behind to take a 2-1 lead in their Copa Del Ray quarter final with Real Madrid.
Jordan Rhodes has been prolific so far this season. In his 21 appearances for League One Huddersfield Town he has netted 25 times.
We’ve all done it. Stuck a great clumsy boot out and divided the ball into the back of our net. There isn’t a worse feeling in football (unless you’re Vinny Jones and you’ve just grabbed Gazza’s balls) but here are 10 idiots who did rather more than stick out a clumsy boot:
Free-scoring striker Marcello Trotta could be on his way to a Championship club near you as an assortment of clubs are rumoured to be quietly interested, the kind of shyness which occurs in teenage love ah bless them, in taking the Fulham youngster on loan.