Blue Remembered Mills
‘STROP OF THE LEAGUE, declares the Sun, above a picture of a bald-headed thug whose face is contorted in a mask of pure hatred.
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But this is no mindless hooligan; it is Danny Mills, the former England player who now plies his trade at Manchester City a club described by the paper as being top of the table.
The table in question is not the Premiership, however, but the Suns own swearing league.
As a protest against bad behaviour in football, the paper has enlisted the aid of TV replays and lip-reading experts in order to monitor the amount of swearing in top-level matches.
It then names and shames the guilty men and demands that the clubs pay £5 to gypsy charities sorry, the Great Ormond Street childrens hospital for every expletive.
The paper has yet to receive any payment from City, who are early leaders with nine swear-words, five ahead of second-placed Blackburn, who say they are going to look at it.
Citys star swearer is the aforementioned Danny Mills, and the paper devotes a special box to a list of his foul-mouthed utterances during Citys match against Bolton.
Its a shocking read. F*** off, he tells the ref, while Bruno NGotty is called a f***ing prick.
Space restrictions have apparently prevented the paper from recording Mills parting shot: F*** off, Sun. A clear reference to fellow defender Sun Jihai, we hasten to add.’
Posted: 9th, March 2005 | In: Tabloids Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
