Category: Natter Posts

Best man stings Arsenal-supporting brother with superb Wenger prank
Anyone who’s been a best man before will know what an honour it is, although it can be a bit of a laugh too, especially as your primary aim is to embarrass the groom in front of family and friends …

The world’s top 5 strikers
On Tuesday evening we saw Bayern Munich show a lack of discipline by letting an under performing Manchester City side come from 2-1 down to earn a vital 3-2 win against the Bundesliga champions and improve their cha

Goalkeeper in Iran grabs incredible throw-out assist
It’s tough being a goalkeeper, especially if you’re constantly picking the ball out of the net and never play a part in any last gasp equalisers. There are, though, a few modern day goalkeepers who are bucking the trend and …

Does Hodgson need to look beyond Rooney, Welbeck and Sturridge?
England fans are relatively sheepish when discussions of the recent World Cup crop up, but since the debacle in Brazil, when England were eliminated after just two matches, Roy Hodgson has got his three lions roaring with

This embarrassing clearance from Mignolet sums Liverpool’s season up so far
Liverpool aren’t really going too well, are they? The contrast from last season is dramatic with a shedload of lacklustre performances this campaign and we’re only a third of the way through. Well, Sunday’s 3-1 def

Arsenal’s Wilshere, Mertesacker and Oxlade-Chamberlain star in mockumentary
Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Per Mertesacker and Jack Wilshere have taken part in a ‘mockumentary’ video which sees actors take on the roles of their fictional relatives. Gunners squad members must g

Diamonds are forever
The only thing constant in football is change. As managers and coaches tweak their tactics and systems to get the best out of their players, they end up forming a new system or formation which when used effectively c

AFC Wimbledon’s Akinfenwa beatboxes whilst holding a cupcake
Possibly the best or worst headline we’ve ever written, depending on which way you look at it, but AFC Wimbledon’s beast of a striker Adebayo Akinfenwa was presented with a cupcake sent from American author and backe

A Premier League Team of the Season so far
International breaks offer a chance to reflect on club football with some perspective. The lack of upcoming matches in England’s top flight and ‘Super Sunday’ extravaganzas lends time to really assess what has gone on

Great watch: Sky Sports meet ‘The Beast’ Adebayo Akinfenwa
Despite spending most of his time lower down the English football pyramid, AFC Wimbledon’s Adebayo Akinfenwa is fairly well known purely because of his sheer size and unique build for a footballer. He’s an inspirational char

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard: the elephant in the room
A “cornucopia of catastrophes” heads the list of catchy, alliterative phrases that came to mind when describing the exploits of The Reds thus far this campaign. These poor performances have been well documented by p

Klaas Jan Huntelaar’s contender for miss of the season
During Mexico’s 3-2 friendly win over the Netherlands on Wednesday evening, a supposed cool finisher in Klaas Jan Huntelaar missed an absolute sitter in front of a thoroughly worried Dutch crowd following their abysmal star

The race for Championship promotion
The Championship is probably one of the most competitive leagues in the world, with it being virtually impossible to predict who’ll get promoted to the promised land of the Premier League come the end of the season. Here

Mike Bassett: Interim Manager trailer
The follow up to classic football film Mike Bassett: England Manager is expected in February 2016 and will be part-funded by crowd-funding site Kickstarter. The news has been met with huge positivity in the UK after the first o