Is it really that stupid?

I was watching Man.United on the telly one fine day & decided to info another channel. As I was browsing, I came across this.













Obviously the person typing the text hates this programme :o)

Ocean's Eleven....Not.

In Tokyo, four Japanese teenagers who stole a car and went on a shoplifting spree told police they wanted to be like characters in the 2001 heist movie “Ocean’s Eleven”.

What’s amazing was the four boys were aged between 14 & 15 years old.

They were said to be enamored of the movie starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt & Matt Damon, whose characters robbed three of the largest casinos in Las Vegas, the Daily Yomiuri reported.





















The teenagers called themselves “Ocean’s Eleven make believe”, practiced pick-pocketing from each other, stole a car after sticking a pair of scissors in the ignition and went on a shoplifting spree.

A spokesperson for the Tokyo Metropolitan police confirmed the four boys were detained in October on suspicion of car theft, but declined to provide further details.


Good thing they didn’t imitate “Gone In 60 Seconds”.

(news source: The Sun, Wed. 19 Dec ’07)

picture courtesy of: www.dvdtimes.co.uk

World Player 2007

Apologies for not updating my blog for a while. A lot has happened in these past few weeks which I will tell you about it once everything is settled.



I'll start off with the news of Kaka being crowned as FIFA World Player of the Year for 2007. An award he richly deserves, given his outstanding performance for AC Milan during last season's Champions League. The Brazilian was by far the better & most consistent player throughout the tournament despite stiff challenges from Man.United's Cristiano Ronaldo & Barcelona's Leo Messi.

















Messi Barcelona's wonder-kid, could've garnered more points had he not been injured. While United's Ronaldo was missing a major trophy win-the Champions League.



I'm sure in the years to come, one of those three will be crown World Player, add a certain Mr.Rooney & Senor Fabregas into the fray, and perhaps more new faces will shine to add more colour to the competition.


pictures courtesy:

www.fifa.com

Missed Opportunity

Disappointed. That was how I felt when watching the match between Man.United & West Ham.

Having controlled the match & taken the lead through a quick counter attack, which was superbly converted by C.Ronaldo, United was still unable to shake West Ham United as their bogey team.

I already knew that West Ham is always hard to beat. The Hammers were the only team who managed the double over MU last season.





















In my opinion, the turning point was Ronaldo's missed penalty. Opting for power rather than placing, was a rather bad option, what more you have Robert Green in goal who has a knack of saving penalties, much like Paul Cooper, Ipswich Town's goalie back in the 70s.
















MU should have poured forward instead of parking the bus in their own half towards the last few minutes of the game. I had a feeling that something bad was gonna happen. Tomasz Kuszczak, deputising for the injured Van der Saar, didn't look comfortable when clearing backpasses, and United's backline was somewhat in disarray.

This only encouraged The Hammers & through two set pieces, they were rewarded when Anton, the younger of the Ferdinands', managed to out-jump big brother Rio & scored the equaliser. Minutes later, Matthew Upson put West Ham in the lead & on course for three points.

Man.United like always offered no excuses for the defeat as echoed by Sir Alex. He added they only had themselves to blame for not killing off the game earlier.

I think West Ham deserved the three points for their hard work. As for Man.United, the mark of a true champion is how you rebound from the defeat.

pictures courtesy of:

www.premierleague.com