GFOP @liam_dempsey asks, “Separated at birth?” It’s hard to argue otherwise.
After our Middle Earth XI and LMFAO XI blazed across the interwebs, GFOP Paul King challenged us to come up with an all-gingie team. His wish is our command. We are proud to present the Ginger XI. It’s a team that made a lie of the chant Tottenham fans used to sing to Gary Doherty: “There’s only one Ginger Pele, one Ginger Pele.” And while they may be beaten for pace, this team will never be matched in the melanocortin-1 receptor gene department.
Defenders: Alexi Lalas, Wes Brown, Gary Doherty, John Arne Riise
Midfielders: Paul Scholes, Steve Sidwell, Alan Ball, Gordon Strachan
Forward: David Fairclough, Louis Saha
Goalkeeper: Adam Bogdan
Manager: Gary Megson
Season three of Downton Abbey seems ages away, but thanks to these paper dolls from Vulture, you can concoct your own lurid plot lines in the interim. GFOP Griffin Durling writes:
Lady Mary Crawley finds herself with a new suitor: World War I flying ace Scott Parker, home from the front, replete with roses in hand. The Dowager Countess undoubtedly approves.
Move over Everton, Fulham, Bolton. It looks like another football club is making a case for America’s Team. Meet Stevenage F.C. During the League One side’s FA Cup clash with Tottenham, GFOP Ben Bishop noticed a rather auspicious sight behind the 7,100-seat stadium.
It seems our EPL All-Hair XI and Middle Earth XI have proved the catalyst to unleash the creative wrath of GFOPs everywhere. Next up, thanks to Angelo Puglisi and Jon Adams, we proudly present the LMFAO XI. During a recent pod, Davo had sworn he’d seen David Luiz performing at halftime of the Super Bowl. The Brazilian defender, used brazenly here as a midfielder, forms the emotional core of this fine side sampled from a great many of the world’s topflight leagues.
Goalkeeper: David James
Defenders: Fabricio Coloccini, Carles Puyol, Alexi Lalas, Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Midfielders: David Luiz, Craig Johnston, Carlos Valderrama, Marouane Fellaini
Forwards: Kevin Keegan, Ruud Gullit
Manager: Diego Maradona
BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS: Gareth Bale may only be 22. But eagle-eyed GFOP
@noodles7677 spotted his talent way back when, after the speedy Welshman lent his simian good looks to the cover of this 1996 Rage Against The Machine classic.
As part of our series TOUCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, listeners shared their tales of choosing a Premier League club. Exhibit A. Tim Huddleston picked Tottenham. He writes, “My choice was much simpler than I ever could have believed. Why? Because Tom Huddlestone plays for Spurs.” Surface? I don’t think so. Tim’s inner arm made beautiful with Audere Est Facere. The Spurs motto.
From GFOP Karsten, “I crafted this image of Scott Parker as he was intended to be, a pilot with his Spitfire.”
Spurwolves? Or Wolvespurs? EPL continues to fill the void left by the NBA lockout. Thanks to GFOP David Sachs @dgsachs for the artwork.
As we mentioned in the latest pod… Long before he was WWI flying ace, Scotty Parker was slinging burgers for McDonald’s.
Silky skills. Silky hair. It was a preview of the fine career to come.
Men In Blazers preoccupation with Arsene Wenger’s well-being continues. His ritual weekly letter to Arsenal fans is becoming evermore like a homesick summer camper’s letter home.
Dear Arsenal supporter,
Sunday’s derby was frustrating because I felt we played with the handbrake on, especially in the first half.
We still created four chances playing within ourselves but in the second half we had a go at Tottenham and got it back to 1-1. After that we didn’t push on enough and that allowed them to get back into the game.
We lack a little bit of confidence at the moment and we feel we just need to protect a result when we have one instead of going for it.
Tottenham’s first goal was also a source of frustration because I felt Van der Vaart handled the ball - and that would have been a second yellow card for him. However, I don’t agree with people who say he should have been booked for his celebration. When a player scores there has to be a spontaneous reaction.
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The good folks at The Denim Kit have realized our Brad Friedel + Gervinho dream ‘do. Friedinho would be an unstoppable force in the All Hair XI.
We welcome any and all EPL hair mashups. Submit meninblazers (at) gmail.com
