Memorable Footy Headlines

[Velour&Ruffles]

Yeah, that's good. Hopoate reference?

Yep, spot on. Magnificent blend of current affairs with cultural phenomenon.

[stevoswan]

Not sporting but classic. In the NT news when Murdoch married Jerry Hall. Above their picture

“Jerry and the Pacemaker”

Very good!

[dimelb]

Not sporting but classic. In the NT news when Murdoch married Jerry Hall. Above their picture

“Jerry and the Pacemaker”

[The Big Cat]

Not sporting but classic. In the NT news when Murdoch married Jerry Hall. Above their picture

“Jerry and the Pacemaker”

[bloodspirit]

Different code, and I don't know if it's apocryphal, but it doesn't get better than "Crouching Tiger Hidden Finger".

Yeah, that's good. Hopoate reference?

[Velour&Ruffles]

Different code, and I don't know if it's apocryphal, but it doesn't get better than "Crouching Tiger Hidden Finger".

[707]

Big news, Mr Flop aka Alex Rance has retired as of today

[KSAS]

Also another non footy headline....

Few years ago I saw a headline "Extra Cover for Ponting". It was about Ricky Ponting having a hair transplant.

[dimelb]

That's the man! I can see where I got Spanish from, forgot he was French. And it was "hits", not "hit".

Not exactly recent but it sort of stays in your mind ...

[KSAS]

I can't recall the British newspaper responsible for this headline, and I can't recall the soccer player involved (I think he was Spanish), and of course I can't remember the name of the soccer fan who started the whole fracas. However, for some reason the headline sticks in my mind.

The fan was being obnoxious and the player finally had enough, so he went over to the fan and clocked him. The paper headlined it as: When the sh_it hit the fan!

Was this the infamous Eric Cantona of Manchester United doing a Kung Fu kick on a spectator during a EPL game in the mid 90's?

[dimelb]

I can't recall the British newspaper responsible for this headline, and I can't recall the soccer player involved (I think he was Spanish), and of course I can't remember the name of the soccer fan who started the whole fracas. However, for some reason the headline sticks in my mind.

The fan was being obnoxious and the player finally had enough, so he went over to the fan and clocked him. The paper headlined it as: When the sh_it hit the fan!

[jono2707]

I liked the headline on the Swans website a few years ago when we drafted a raw young defender:

"Cheer cheer Aliir Aliir".

Gold.

[stevoswan]

Still on soccer, but on a slightly classier note, was the following headline, after Glasgow Celtic suffered a shock cup defeat, at the hands of lower division Caledonian Thistle: Super Cali Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious.

Rolled gold!!

[KSAS]

I recall during build up to the 96 GF, The Age in Melbourne ran a headline "North v South". It was referring to us being team north of the Murray and North Melb being the team south of the Murray. Throw back reference to the VFL days when North Melb played South Melb.

[KSAS]

Still on soccer, but on a slightly classier note, was the following headline, after Glasgow Celtic suffered a shock cup defeat, at the hands of lower division Caledonian Thistle: Super Cali Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious.

That is brilliant!!!