Who Ate All The Pies

Pies update - should be back next week

Ashleyn — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:11:07 GMT

Once again sorry for the hiatus in posting. Our team is working on fixing those pesky bugs and we should be back next week. In the meantime fix your eyes on the coolest/priciest table football ever...

Pies v Movable Type: MT wins

Ollie Irish — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:11:06 GMT

During the migration of Who Ate All the Pies to a new server - something that was necessary because it seems the old server was hacked by a disgruntled ex-Shiny Media employee (Pies was being hosted by Shiny for six months...

In photos: A tribute to the ridiculousness of King Kevin Keegan

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:46:54 GMT

Browsing PA's football photo archive, I was struck by King Keggy's remarkable, unflinching lack of dignity. Kev, Pies salutes you - as does every tabloid photographer who ever snapped you. Click on the picture below to launch the photos......

Wednesday Wonder Goal: Marek Gancarczyk, Lechia Gdansk v Slask Wroclaw

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:55:39 GMT

Poor defending by Lechia but you can't deny the quality of the finish by Slask's Gancarczyk. The game ended 1-1. [@ 101GreatGoals]...

In photos: England train for Slovenia friendly, promote 2018 bid

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:24:29 GMT

Some HQ pics of England going through their paces at their Colney training centre, ahead of Saturday's friendly against Slovenia. Click on the image below to launch the gallery:...

Football Flashback: Peter Beardsley admires glorious Kevin Keegan mural

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:58 GMT

Shhh. Don't speak. Words will only spoil the moment....

In another life... Dimitar Berbatov would manage a video rental store

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:06:36 GMT

"Everybody in the team watches a lot of movies, but with me it is a real hobby. When you are a foreign player in another country sometimes you have a lot of time on your hands. I am always...

GIF of the Day: Arsene Wenger plays the tambourine at Old Trafford

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:18:20 GMT

It's not been Arsene's week, has it. This did raise a chuckle though. MORE SLIGHTLY AMUSING GIFS The Robinho dance Alex Ferguson scared by popping balloon Gareth Barry in Team America...

The Football WAG Index No.8: Danielle Bux

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:02:49 GMT

Putting the bux in buxom, say hello to the love of Gary Lineker's life (after Alan Hansen and golf, of course). She looks a bit like Catherine Zeta Jones (a fellow Welsh lass) crossed with Cheryl Cole. That is not...

Which Man Utd player winds you up most?

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:15:57 GMT

A few weeks ago, I asked you which Chelsea player winds you up most. You voted as follows: 1. Didier Drogba 2. Michael Ballack 3. Ashley Cole Can't argue with that....

Sh*t Lookalikes: William Gallas and Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette in 'True Blood')

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:00:26 GMT

I haven't seen HBO's "True Blood" yet, but friends tell me it's brilliant and bloody and all that. Can't wait to catch up on it. Thanks to loyal Pies reader Kath McPherson for the tip. First class spot, Kath....

The 15 best Premier League buys this summer

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:29:43 GMT

It's been a relatively quiet summer in terms of star names coming into the Premier League, but there's been a lot of interesting business conducted between Prem clubs. Here's my selection of the best buys this summer (loan deals not...

Everton make Johnny Heitinga their best-paid player. Is he worth it?

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:56:14 GMT

Back in the day, when Pro Evolution Soccer was good, I always, ALWAYS used to buy Johnny Heitinga for my Master League team. He was cheap, versatile and developed faster than Caster Semenya....

Eduardo's two-match ban for diving: fair or unfair?

Ollie Irish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:25:15 GMT

Uefa have dished out a two-match ban to Eduardo for the Croatian's dive against Celtic in the Champions League (watch it here). As you'd expect, Arsene Wenger is furiously angry about this ban (this translates as "disappointed" with the...

John Terry still wears his socks like a schoolgirl

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:59:17 GMT

Message to JT: It's not 2005 and you're not Thierry Henry. Give it up, you look like a pwoppa c**t. Even Lampsy knows the fashion these days is for ankle socks. MORE John Terry and Frank Lampard: a football...

In photos: England train for World Cup qualifier, promote 2018 bid

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:43:47 GMT

Some HQ pics of England going through their paces at their Colney training centre, ahead of Saturday's WC qualifier against Slovenia. Click on the image below to launch the gallery:...

Spot the Baller: 1 September, 2009

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:12:41 GMT

Who the bloody Nora is this Juventus player (click image to enlarge)? Answers on a postcard please... Yesterday's answer: Savo Milosevic Well done to, er, most of you. Not well done to Joe, who guessed Ian Taylor - sarcasm,...

Sh*t Lookalikes: Michael Mancienne and Snoop Pearson from 'The Wire'

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:03:36 GMT

Cheers to Loz Smith for this beauty. I bet when Michael Essien/Chris Partlow and Mancienne played together at Chelsea, the opposition trembled. Email me with your Shit Lookalikes!...

Dumb American kids should NEVER review Premier League games (with video evidence)

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:45:44 GMT

Aw, sweet. Dennis Denilson and William Galgas are my favourite Arsenal players too! And Everton, you were completely DESTROYED - that's worse than being RAPED or OWNED, I understand - and your goal was tiny. [Thanks to Arseblog for...

In photos: Everton unveil Sylvain Distin, make him stare at Dixie Dean photo

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:45:44 GMT

Sylvain Distin is a very solid signing by Everton. David Moyes' team will miss Joleon Lescott, of course, but with Distin now in their ranks, they won't miss him half as much. As part of his initiation, Distin was made...

Classic Football Videos: The Geordie Idiots

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:14:33 GMT

Funny because it's true....

Top 10 photos from the Premier League: 29/30 August, 2009

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:59:00 GMT

Pies has the best photos from the weekend's action. Click the image below to launch the gallery (right-click to see the big pictures):...

Talking point: Was Nathan Tyson wrong to wave a corner flag after Nottingham Forest's defeat of Derby?

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:27:40 GMT

A cracking derby between Nottm Forest and Derby County - which Forest won 3-2, their first win against the Rams in more than six years - was spoiled by post-game handbags between both sets of players. The scrap was...

Amazon's MP3 store sells Manchester United "paedophile" chant

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:56:49 GMT

You can - at time of posting - buy an album of Man Utd chants on Amazon's MP3 store. Track four lasts 30 seconds and goes something like this: "Sit down you paedopile, sit down you paedophile! Sit down...

Snapshot: A rainbow over the Keepmoat Stadium

Ollie Irish — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:24:02 GMT

A perfect rainbow, photographed over Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium during Tottenham's visit in the Carling Cup last month. More photos from the game...