Pudgy Sheffield United onion bag minder, Paddy Kenny, has been suspended after failing a drugs test. Kenny tested positive for Ephedrine after the second leg of the Blades play-off semi final against Preston North End back in May. Kenny claims the banned substance was in a cough medicine he bought over the counter. Ain't that what they all say?
Ephedrine IS found in cough and cold remedies and if he can prove he took the drug in that form, he will likely get a slap on the wrists. But if he took the stimulant in pill form he could be banned from playing for up to 2 years, effectively ending his career.
31 year old Kenny has been an ever present between the sticks at Bramall lane since 2002 when he moved from Bury for an undisclosed fee. He is often mocked by fans up and down the country for being chu..well, 'stocky'. He is also well known for some rather bizarre methods at keeping the ball out of his net (see below). Last season Paddy was dropped from the team after turning up late for training, sparking rumors that he was throwing his toys out of the pram over stalled contract talks. Manager Kevin Blackwell transfer listed Kenny for a spell before changing his mind.
The FA is investigating.
Unorthodox. Kenny in action.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Punishment For Paddy?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
My Last Ever Tevez Law Suit Post EVER.
Google 'Sheffield United 2006/07 and 3,000 Tevez pics appear.
Ok. So this is really interesting. No really, stay with me. We have all heard about the impending law suit to be filed by 18 current and former Sheffield United players haven't we? No? Well a bunch of United players are suing West Ham for 'lost' Premier League wages due to the Tevez affair apparently resulting in Sheffield United being relegated. Relegation at the hands of one tiny Argentinean and not through being crap AT ALL. It was Tevez and not the accumulation of just 38 points in 38 games right?
Well, let's see what happened to those 'suing' players after relegation in 2007. Surely if they were good enough to stay in the Premier League, the majority of players would be there now, right? Or at least the year after relegation. Let's find out...
This is easy peasy, as the Guardian did all the hard work here.
Chris Armstrong. Stayed at Sheffield United, then moved to Reading
Claude Davis. Moved to the Prem with Derby AND went down again. Poor Claude.
Leigh Bromby. Moved to Watford and then back to United again.
Derek Geary. Started half of last years games and just 3 this term.
Keith Gillespie. Stayed with United and joined Bradford City last week.
Rob Hulse. Stayed with United, had a stinker last season and moved to Derby.
Phil Jagielka. At last. A Premiership player! Moved to Everton after relegation.
Colin Kazim-Richards. Moved to Fenerbache in Turkey.
Paddy Kenny. Still at United and now 30. Just taken off the tranfer list after a row.
Paddy Kenny. Not fat, but a Premier League superstar.
Matthew Kilgallon. Still at Sheffield United.
Robert Kozluk. Moved from United to Barnsley after relegation.
Mikele Liegertwood. Moved to Q.P.R after the blades dropped.
Nick Montgomery. Still in Sheffield and plays from time to time.
Chris Morgan. Still at United, bashing skulls. Wouldn't get away with that in the EPL!
Christian Nade. Moved to Hearts in Scotland.
Alan Quinn. Move to Ip.Ip.Ip..Them. Clearly not close to Premier League class.
Stephen Quinn. Still at United and featuring in the current side.
Jon Stead. Moved from United to Ip.Ip. That lot in January. What a tit.
Michael Tonge. With United last year. Moved to Stoke. Started 1 Prem game this season.
Daniel Webber. Still there. 4 goals this season for United.
Well there it is. A talented bunch of Premier League players if ever I saw one. What a squad. What talent. They should definitely be in the Premier League. far too good for the Colaship. Sue away boys. Fill your boots!
Amazing how the smell of blood brings out the vultures.
-Bigus
P.S. Sheffield United say they will axe any player that sues West Ham. I'm sure that was in United's settlement agreement with the Hammers. Thing is, the majority of the players who are suing are no longer with the blades.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Money For Nothing. I Want Some.
Just when you thought you'd heard the last of Tevez-gate!
Carlos Tevez at West Ham and the relegation of Sheffield United to the Colaship. It's bored us all to tears. West Ham were fined but Sheffield United wanted more. They wanted some free cash to reinforce the false belief that they belonged in the Premier League. They blamed West Ham and Tevez for their relegation from the Premier League. Of course it had nothing to do with them being crap.
Well West Ham have agreed to settle with Sheffield United and give them 15 million quid! WTF. Why not just hand them a place in the play-offs or an automatic promotion spot next season.
If you are not up to speed on this story, click here. If you are, read on.
I object. This whole affair smacks of toddler tears. Boo hoo, cry me a fucking river Sheffield United. Tevez was ineligible? Yes. Were West Ham punished? Yes, 5.5 million quid. Are the folks who bungled his transfer still in charge at West Ham? No. Did Sheffield United only collect 38 points from 38 games? Yes. Did they have the opportunity to survive by playing Wigan at home on the last day of the season? Yes. Did they beat Wigan? No. Facts not to be forgotten.
West Ham have agreed to settle out of court and give Sheffield United 15 million quid. Nice. How the rest of the Colaship must be delighted to see one of their rivals handed a 15 million transfer kitty amid a recession.
Sheffield United were/are pissed that West Ham were not docked points, relegating the east London side and saving United from the drop. But what's important here is that the FA have already dealt with this. They fined West Ham. They recognized that the previous regime at Upton Park is no longer in charge and decided that it was unfair to punish the new owners and the fans for the actions of one Terry Brown and his dodgy mates.
Sheffield United went down at the end of the 06/07 season because they sucked. They went down by one goal 'goal difference' because they couldn't beat Wigan at home on the last day. In fact they let old boy David Unsworth strike the killer blow. They went down because over 38 games they only won 10 and only scored 32 goals. They went down because they lost 20 games and conceded 55 goals.
Sheffield United scored 8 goals in 19 away games and won just 7 of their 19 at home. That's why they dropped.
Table never lies.
Handing United 15 million just punishes every team in the Colaship and sets a dangerous precedent. Well guess what, I want some of this generosity!
In 2005 Norwich City were relegated from the Premier League with 33 points. Like the Blades, we only won 7 games at home: One of them was Manchester United 2-0, get in! Like the Blades, we were not good enough over 38 games to stay. We lost a game less than Sheffield United and scored 10 more goals. We did, however, ship a whopping 77 into our net. We were sent down on the last day after we lost our bottle and were handed a thumping at Craven Cottage after a perky few weeks and some important wins. But...There is one pivotal moment in our final few games that could have cost us survival and the 60 million quid that goes with it. One moment of outrageous cheating that, looking back, denied us of 2 points. Those points were the difference between us staying and West Brom dropping.
Let me transport you back in time to Saturday the 16th April 2005. The venue? Selhurst Park. With minutes remaining Norwich were winning 3-2. Then it happened. The biggest diving cheat to ever grace the football grounds of England earned a 9.8 from all of the late night sofa judges watching Match of the Day on BBC1 that evening. Andy Johnson's dive in the box was so outrageous it boils my blood to think of it now, nearly 4 years later. He flopped on to his face and won a penno that tied the game.
So if Sheffield United are getting 15 million then I want Norwich City to sue Crystal Palace and Andy Johnson for relegation in 2005. I don't see the difference. An act beyond our control cost us a place in the Premier League. An act that is clearly immoral and just wrong.
Of course, this is never going to happen and a weak attempt by Bigus at justifying a Norwich side that was not good enough to stay up. If they had been, they would have gone to Fulham and got a result. They would have ground out another win at home. Like Sheffield United, just not good enough.
But I guess Sheffield United supremo Kevin McCabe sniffed an opportunity for some 'money for nothing'. He turned into a rabid pit-bull and was persistent enough at the heels of West Ham's current owners that they finally decided to throw the dog a bone. Here's 15 million, now f*ck off.
Dog with a bone: Kevin McCabe
Unfortunately by doing so they just handed Sheffield United the financial clout to win the Colaship.
In honor of West Ham's lack of balls and Sheffield United's incessant bitching and moaning. And to celebrate their new transfer kitty, lets enjoy an old favorite...
Now look at those blades, that's the way you do it, blame Carlos Tevez for being shit...
I for one will be hoping that United blow their windfall on expensive players, high salaries and fall flat on their arses.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Move On People...Please!
The case of Carlos Tevez's ineligibility to play for West Ham during the EPL (suck it Barclay's) relegation dog fight of the 2006/2007 season still refuses to go away. Mainly because Sheffield United refuse to admit that they were crap. Am I the only one who has had enough of this nonsense?
The case against West Ham is set to roll on as the Premier league and FA open another investigation into Carlos Tevez's contract and it's existence.
West Ham United had told the Premier League that the contract in question (which made Carlos Tevez's status as a EPL player illegal due to third party ownership) had been destroyed. But the Independent Arbitrary Tribunal, chaired by Lord Griffiths, reported that the contract was in fact not shredded as stated . West Ham's Chief Executive Scott Duxbury and the Lawyer for Tevez's agent (Kia Joorabchian) told the panel of the contract's existence. The Premier League allowed Tevez to play crucial run-in games for West Ham based on the fact the contract had been destroyed.
The new inquiry will focus on West Ham's dealings with Joorabchian and whether the existence of the contract should warrant more punishment. The Hammers have already been fined 5.5 million pounds for their part in the controversey.
Meanwhile Sheffield United are still chasing 50 million pounds they reckon they are owed by West Ham after they were relegated from the Premier League in May 2007.
The reason Sheffield United were relegated was because they were crap over 38 games and not because Carlos Tevez played for West Ham United. Tevez is just one player. A good one but 'one' player regardless. The Blades are just looking for free cash or an excuse to explain their miserable failure to beat Wigan at Bramall lane on the last day of the season.
The real reason Sheffield United find themselves in the Coca Cola Championship is that they only accumulated 38 points during 38 games. They lost 20 times, conceding 55 goals. They only scored 32 goals and choked at home on the last day of the season when they lost to Wigan and were relegated by ONE goal in the goal differential column of the EPL table.
Ever since they were sent down, they have bitched and moaned about the Tevez affair incesantly. West Ham have been punished and a new regime has been installed at Upton Park. The main players in the Tevez affair are long gone and Tevez himself no longer plays at the club. West Ham are in financial trouble and the current owners are looking to sell. Should the next chairman, three removed from Terry Brown (Chairman in 06/07), have to pay the price?
Sheffied United and Blades Chairman Kevin McCabe need to ask themselves how they managed to blow their big opportunity to survive and allow former player David Unsworth to score the winning goal that sent them back to the second tier of English football. They need to take ownership for their predicament and stop blaming a piece of paper. West Ham have been fined and the parties involved have all moved on. Tevez is at United and Terry Brown is no longer at West Ham. If the contract exists or not, it's irrelevant at this point. The decision was made and the fine handed out.
Lets all move on shall we?
-Bigus
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Barnsley Fume Over FA Hume Decision
Barnsley are furious today after the FA announced they will not be taking further action over Chris Morgan's elbow on Iain Hume 17 days ago. Hume suffered a fractured skull and was rushed to hospital after the incident. He was released days later but readmitted on Monday.
Barnsley today released a statement outlining their attempt to seek justice outside of the Football Association:
"The decision by the FA to disconnect a violent act from its consequences runs contrary to the principles of civil and criminal law. The FA's failure to act has let Iain Hume down badly and the only option now remaining is for recourse outside of the normal football processes."
Meanwhile Sheffield United wish to forget about the incident as quickly as possible, says asst. manager Sam Ellis: "We think people have made a little bit more of it than they should have. It was closed after the game."
Hume had scored four goals this season before the incident which took place during Barnsleys 2-1 defeat at Oakwell to the blades on the 8th of November. Speaking before he was readmitted to hospital, Hume shared his enthusiasm to play as soon as possible: "It's upsetting to know that it was life threatening but the surgeons did a terrific job and I'm so grateful for what they have done for me. Nothing will stop me from playing, it's my life."
I hope that the Canadian international returns as soon as possible after a full recovery. No one likes to see an incident like this ruin a career, and I'm sure Chris Morgan feels the same way. I understand Barnsley's frustration. The force of the elbow and its use deserves more than the yellow card it received in this case. But watching again, Morgan shows no malice to clobber Hume in the head; he was watching the ball and hustling for a header when he swung his arm. After all, how often do you see defenders use their arms to shield a ball from an opponent before a header?
If Hume doesn't stoop down, the elbow is chest height and like many featured on pitches all over the world every weekend.
- Bigus.
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