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DISPATCHES: Getting it in the neck

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Another round-up of football’s most bizarre stories and on-the-pitch incidents.

Odd

We begin this week’s bulletin, unusually, with some Forest news.

Following Martin O’Neill’s resignation from Aston Villa, Billy Davies is among the favourites to take over the job. Albeit he is 65-1, but it’s better to be an also-run than a non-starter. The idea of Billy managing at Villa Park is amusing, not least the prospect of him trying to get on with Randy Lerner.

Unfortunately for Billy, some bookmakers also make him odds-on favourite to be the first Championship manager to get the boot at 9-2.

A bit fishy

Ever wondered what the Icelandic football league can teach us? Well check out this goal celebration as testimony to their ingenuity:

Less, it must be said, can be learned from the South Korean U20 women’s side:

Choke!

Another video here in an international Dispatches, this time from Chile, where Deportes Concepción show how not to take penalties, and Deportes Rangers show how not to deal with a bad referee:

Buff

Did you know that Theo Walcott’s sister is a body builder? Did you care?

CVen

What Sven Goran Eriksson puts on his job applications!

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