Vinnie Jones's hairdryer, a stranded co-driver and the calmest of finishes also feature this week
1) Manchester United visit their old friends Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, so let's have a wee wander down memory lane. Back in April 1988, Liverpool were rumbling their way towards the title when they came up against Manchester United, 11 point back. It seemed business as usual when Liverpool went 3-1, up but United had other plans (watch out for Norman Whiteside's, how shall we say ... physical performance from three minutes on and Gordon Strachan's cigar smoking celebration). Staying in the 80s, Liverpool made the short trip to Goodison Park for an FA Cup semi-final against United. Even Everton fans would have enjoyed the spectacle. Such was the rivalry between the two sides that fans borrowed tactics from the riot police to provide a welcome.
2) The 1978 Challenge Cup clash between Leeds and Halifax gets an extra player in the shape of K. Nine the collie. And no canine sporting mention can go by without a look at Bryn the police dog, who kept Torquay United in the Football League on the final day of the 1986-87 season against Crewe (more information down the page here).
3) When they're dive-bombing in the stands, you know it's too wet to play. That the officials even held a pitch inspection boggles the mind.
4) Alexandre Pato wins the prize for the calmest finish of the week. If you want something a little more frenzied then have a look at what Gary Neville's been up to since he retired.
5) Football brawls dept: the Battle of Moss Rose as Macclesfield and Wycombe go toe to toe, the best thing being the steward manfully attempting to hold back the tide on the side of the pitch. But anything they can do in League Two, they can do in Italy's lower leagues, courtesy of Foggia and Gela when fair play isn't adhered to.
Our favourites from last week's blog
1) Terrifying, claustrophobic and nausea-inducing, yet still probably the most incredible clip you'll see all week.
2) Rally driver spins into ditch, prompting co-driver to get out and extricate the vehicle. Rally driver then speeds off, forgetting co-driver.
3) Ashley Cole gets the inevitable Taiwanese news treatment after his gun faux pas. Perhaps Ashley was at this game too.
4) Underwater ice-hockey: coming to a frozen pond near you, soon.
5) On a similar theme, though something that looks far more fun, it's the Allalin Downhill glacier bike race at Saas-Fe.
6) It's no John Sitton, but Vinnie Jones still gives good hairdryer.
Spotters' badges: redrag, TheCorporal, radar, Godinho, TonNL, perezperez17.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/mar/03/classic-youtube-sport
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