Jamie and Louise Redknapp on holiday, we can’t take snow more of this!
NO midweek match this week because of the snow. So I sat indoors watching TV and ended up crying my eyes out. Not for the overreaction to a bit of snow, although couldn’t they have just got the old orange ball out? It’s perfect for snowy weather. I didn’t cry either for the BBC Sports team, desperately trying to pretend their darts championships are the main event when all the best players sorted it all out in Ally Pally last week while the Sky cameras were rolling. Nor did I shed a tear for poor Davina McCall, who is obliged to tell us over and over again about how excited she is about Big Brother. Deep down, she must know everybody thinks it’s as boring as listening to Dane Bowers wondering aloud about what happened to his music career. No, I cried in despair over the puke-making machine that is former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp and his wife Louise doing an ad for Thomas Cook. There’s Jamie playing golf on the beach with his top off, while Louise rides a horse. The last shot is the pair of them doing their best to look all cosy on the plane back. It’s like asking David Tennant to act in Dr Who without raising a zany, quizzical eyebrow. Go away snow, we need our footy back. RICHARD OSLEY
SO, as we begin the New Year, I find myself thinking about Aaron Lennon’s groin more than usual. More than I ever thought about Jonny Woodgate’s . The miniature maestro’s absence is of huge concern, even though we have another maestro stepping up to replace him in the form of Luka Modric. It has been a consistent pleasure this season to watch us channel all our attacks down the right hand side, while Niko Kranjcar tucks into the middle to aid our strikers. Let’s hope our plan B isn’t just “hoof it up to old Crouchy”. This season’s FA Cup run has begun splendidly, partly our own lovely performance against Peterborough on Saturday, and partly that of Leeds, who we face in the next round. Although they’ve shown they mustn’t be underestimated, I’d rather face Robert Snodgrass than Dimitar Berbatov any day. Dimitar’s latest piece of magic is to star as the new Sherlock Holmes villain whilst holding down his role at United! Anyway, he’ll now have plenty of time to practice his villainy on FA Cup weekends. Here’s to a prosperous January for Spurs, staying hot on the heels of the boys down the road and a nose ahead of the chasing pack. PIP WROE • We are inviting readers to sound off about an issue in sport. Send your views to Sports, 40 Camden Road, NW1 9DR or email sports@camdennewjournal.com