Footballers Are Idiots

Idiotic Behaviour From Football Players

October 25, 2006

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The Hoff Inspires Volz to Score

Moritz Voltz

Is it unfair to describe a player as an idiot because they took inspiration from one of the biggest stars of the 1980s and 1990s? Possibly, but when you realise how it was that the man known as ‘The Hoff’…
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October 7, 2006

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Jones In Nightmare Landmark

Paul Jones

Read a story about a ‘Jones’ being an idiot when it comes to football and you’d be forgiven for thinking that we were talking about Vinnie Jones. In reality, though, this is about Paul Jones, the Welsh goalkeeper who suggested…
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September 27, 2006

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Norwich Players Trade Blows After Defeat

Norwich City

Football is a game of passion. The best managers are able to harness that and get their players playing at the top level whilst feeding from the crowd, such as Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool. Sometimes, though, that passion spills over…
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September 25, 2006

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Windass Grabs Victory By The Balls

Dean Windass

Football isn’t an overly complicated game. Each team has 11 players plus substitutes, with the idea being that the teams try to get the ball into the opposition side’s net. The side that scores the most goals wins. You can…
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September 22, 2006

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Craig Bellamy is branded a “little upstart” by Terry McDermott

Terry McDermott

Terry McDermott began his career playing at Bury, earning himself a move to Newcastle United before Bob Paisley came calling and took him to Liverpool. He then went back to Newcastle, meaning that his relationship with those two clubs was…
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September 21, 2006

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Prior’s Ninian Park Abuse

Spencer Prior

When Spencer Prior was playing for Cardiff City, he was often a subject for the ‘boo boys’ in the crowd. This was largely because he was paid a large wage to play for the Bluebirds, based on his solid reputation…
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September 19, 2006

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De Bilde in the Dog House

Gilles de Bilde

There will be some people that think that this is very much a case of a footballer being an idiot. There will be others, though, that think Gilles de Bilde was behaving entirely reasonably and that it was everyone else…
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