Landon Strip
Last updated : 09 December 2009 By Les Roberts
And clearly, that is convoluted way of getting round to talking about Tony Pulis and his flying fod!
This story gets more intriguing with each day that passes.
It started off as a simple dressing room fracas - is that word used in other context other than a fight in the changies? - after James Beattie had taken umbridge to the fact Pulis had gone back on his word to give the players Monday off as they were having their Christmas night out in London on the Sunday.
Beattie thought his complaints were out of earshot of Pulis but the Stoke manager heard his complaing, allegedly kicked off on Beattie and threw the head in!
The pair had to be separated by the club masseur - probably because everyone else was standing round shouting "Fight! Fight! Fight!" and clapping.
The best bit though is that Pulis had allegedly just got out the shower when it kicked off and was completely bollocko during the whole incident.
Which alarmingly conjours up images of naked brawling like Ollie Reed and Alan Bates in Woman in Love...well it might do anyway!
And, forget the Christmas roasts, the fancy dress fights and cigars in eyes, Stoke have trumped everyone by the shit hitting the fan a day before the Christmas party had even taken place!
That said, Mark Ward shooting Barry Horne at the Everton Christams party in 1992 takes some beating!
In other less interesting news, but should be the point of the article, Everton are trying to set up a loan deal with LA Galaxy for their striker Landon Donovan.
He is the USA's all time leading goal scorer but will probably be forever remembered for missing the spot kick that handed this year's MLS title to Real Salt Lake.
The 27-year-old is thought to be keen ona move back to Europe after a less than impressive stint in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.
Granted, he'd be a handy addition to the squad but he's no Joe-Max Moore!
And clearly, that is convoluted way of getting round to talking about Tony Pulis and his flying fod!
This story gets more intriguing with each day that passes.
It started off as a simple dressing room fracas - is that word used in other context other than a fight in the changies? - after James Beattie had taken umbridge to the fact Pulis had gone back on his word to give the players Monday off as they were having their Christmas night out in London on the Sunday.
Beattie thought his complaints were out of earshot of Pulis but the Stoke manager heard his complaing, allegedly kicked off on Beattie and threw the head in!
The pair had to be separated by the club masseur - probably because everyone else was standing round shouting "Fight! Fight! Fight!" and clapping.
The best bit though is that Pulis had allegedly just got out the shower when it kicked off and was completely bollocko during the whole incident.
Which alarmingly conjours up images of naked brawling like Ollie Reed and Alan Bates in Woman in Love...well it might do anyway!
And, forget the Christmas roastings, the fancy dress fights and the cigars in eyes, Stoke have trumped everyone by the shit hitting the fan a day before the Christmas party had even taken place!
That said, Mark Ward shooting Barry Horne at the Everton Christams party in 1992 takes some beating!
In other less interesting news, but should be the point of the article, Everton are trying to set up a loan deal with LA Galaxy for their striker Landon Donovan.
He is the USA's all time leading goal scorer but will probably be forever remembered for missing the spot kick that handed this year's MLS title to Real Salt Lake.
The 27-year-old is thought to be keen ona move back to Europe after a less than impressive stint in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.
Granted, he'd be a handy addition to the squad but he's no Joe-Max Moore!
