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October 14, 2008

Lee Elia would be proud

You know, former Cub manager Lee Elia earned a place in sports history with his angry rant about Cub fans and their lack of support. It happened twenty five years ago, yet still gets regularly mentioned by the sports media here in Chicago.

A soccer manager in England, however, surely deserves a place alongside Elia for his recent dressing-down of a reporter. Joe Kinnear, an experienced manager, was recently appointed as the temporary boss at Newcastle United after their previous manager resigned. It seems that on his first day in charge, the players had the day off, so none of them showed up for practice. A reporter suggested this was a diss of their new manager, and Kinnear was none too pleased:

Joe Kinnear: Which one is Simon Bird (Daily Mirror journalist)?

Bird: Me.

JK: You're a c---.

Bird: Thank you.

JK: Which one is [Niall] Hickman (Daily Express)? You are out of order. Absolutely f------ out of order. If you do it again, I am telling you you can f--- off and go to another ground. I will not come and stand for that f----- crap. No f------ way, lies.

F---, you're saying I turned up and they f----- off.Bird: No Joe, have you read it, it doesn't actually say that. Have you read it?

JK: I've f----- read it, I've read it.

Bird: It doesn't say that. Have you read it?

JK: You are trying to f------ undermine my position already.

Bird: Have you read it, it doesn't say that. I knew you knew they were having a day off.

JK: F--- off. F--- off. It's your last f------ chance.

Ouch! If you want to hear the entire exchange, the whole uncensored version is available here. All I can really say is... Dyaaamn!

entry no. 1227
Posted at October 14, 2008 10:18 PM

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