Roa: Batty...(see what we did there?)
Jamie Walker gets apocalyptic with the former Argie keeper...
Religion can make people do some crazy things. Still, we like to think that at Toepoke, there is a space for each and every creed known to man. We don’t care if you worship the bearded G-Man up in the sky, sacrifice men to the Aztec gods or even kneel to almighty Ra, as long as you’re prepared to respect that we follow the word of the ball. That said, if what you believe in contradicts what we do, we’re happy to lambast you (unless you’re part of a murderous Aztec horde, in which case we wish you all the best in your endeavours.)
...Cue Carlos Roa... [More]
Raymond Domenech unveiled France's new assistant...
Jamie Walker reaches for the stars. And finds Raving Raymondo...
Quite why it’s taken so long to get this muggins into the great echelons of ToePoke Mentals, we’ll never know. But he’s here now, so revel in the downright weird world of France’s answer to mystic Meg, Raymond Domenech... [More]
Jamie Walker reaches the boardroom on his quest for pure footballing lunacy...
To be an upstairs mental takes far more work than a downstairs one. After all, football players are constantly in the media spotlight; as to an extent are managers. Their moves, whether sporting or ‘extra-curricular’, are hawked upon by the press and the general public. It seems fair to say then, that to gain notoriety whilst working within an often highly private strata of football is impressive. Then again... [More]
"Hands up if you love fat lasses..."
Jamie Walker on football's most famous fascist...
There are many forms of mentalism. Previously, we have been applying our focus to the ‘stark raving bonkers’, madcap school of insania. This week, we’re stepping away from this school, towards the nasty bastard, ‘I don’t like you ‘cos you’re different’ one. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Paulo Di Canio... [More]
"Want another orange juice Paul?"
Jamie Walker discusses the belching, swearing, mental genius...
This week’s ToePoke dose of crazy might just be the most notorious loon to ever grace the beautiful game. We are, of course, referring to Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne; mercurial talent, rampant alcoholic, and all-round clown... [More]
Bernard Manning and David Blaine had a little-known footballing past...
Jamie Walker begins a quest to find the game's great unhinged...
Here at ToePoke we like a bit of lunacy. After all, it’s the nutters we all tend to remember; Zizou’s headbutt, Eric’s Shaolin fly kick. You get the picture. There are more nuts in football than in an (original) Ronaldo tranny scandal... [More]
