For England, James?
>> Wednesday
Last month, EPL side Sheffield United were relegated from the Premiership after posting a miserable 10-20-8 record this past season. However, United have appealed the result, claiming that West Ham (who finished just above them in the standings) should have been docked 10 points for illegally signing Argentinian international Carlos Tevez (and subsequently that West Ham should be demoted instead). Tevez subsequently led a late-season charge for the Hammers that will see them stay up in the lucrative Premiership next season. Even after the Florida 2000-esque legal suit that will see the 2006-07 season decided in the courts, the case has just gotten weirder.
Sheffield United may have a shot to avoid the drop, and to press their case, they have rather bizarrely called in Sheffield resident and United fan Sean Bean, perhaps better known as Alec Trevelyan from "GoldenEye."
I suppose the thinking is if the man could escape from an exploding chemical weapons plant, and survive a several-hundred-foot drop from a satellite dish, he might be able to help the Blades avoid the drop just as miraculousy. If only they could justify calling in Famke Janssen as well.
Posts
3 comments:
I'm not sure why you call this "bizarre" for Bean to be involved. He's a huge Blades fan, witness the 100% Blades tattoo on his shoulder, and has been passionate about the team since growing up in Sheffield. I admit it's a bizarre case in itself, because it got this far. It should have been settled when the other team first broke the rules. But hopefully the EPL commission will see things right and reinstate the Blades to their rightful position in the EPL.
Thanks for checking in, Fab. It's bizarre in the fact that whether justified or not, the rich history of Sheffield United is not known well on American shores, and when I saw that 006 was helping them out, I found that incredibly random as I did not know he was a Blades supporter.
But yea, I agree with you on your last point. West Ham deserved the drop for their shady doin's with Tevez and Mascherano.
Bean is a Director of the Sheffield United football club, so he's actually a pretty legitimate representative.
He's still 006 forever, of course :)
Post a Comment