36 THE COURIER Monday <strong>November</strong> 14 2011Puzzlesthecourieronline.co.uk/puzzlesc2.puzzles@ncl.ac.ukPuzzles Editor: Laura ArmitageYou can fi nd theanswers to thisweek’s puzzles atthecourieronline.co.uk/puzzlesSudokuCrosswordAcross1. Garret (5)4. Communicative interaction (7)7. Hassle (7)8. Smithy’s block (5)9. Tooth (5)10. Reaches out (7)11. Pact (6)13. Strategy (6)17. Time off (7)19. Stroll (5)21. Rough (5)22. Eight-sided polygon (7)23. Imagined (7)24. Watercourse (5)Down1. Try (7)2. Supernatural creature (5)3. Floorshow (7)4. Mentally quick and resourceful (6)5. Go forward (7)6. Stories (5)8. Pertinent (3)12. Gourmet (7)14. Disorderly (7)15. Everlasting (7)16. Unit of time (6)17. Perspicuous (5)18. Employ (3)20. Start (5)Be one of thefi rst fi ve to completethe crosswordand hand into Men’sBar to win a freemeal!Work out the word or phrase that is depicted in the image.DingbatsAlphadokuSame principle as normal Sudoku but each square androw must have the letters A-I. Good luck!RiddleWho spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals and hides at night?Duckett and Haye
Sportthecourieronline.co.uk/sportTHE COURIER Monday <strong>November</strong> 14 2011 37Sport Editors Colin Henrys, Harry Slavinand Rory Brigstock-BaronOnline Sport Editor: Grace Harveycourier.sport@ncl.ac.ukWhat were they thinking?<strong>The</strong> <strong>Courier</strong> Sport sit in as football’s bad boys face up to some tough questions**As imagined by Sports EditorsColin Henrys, Harry Slavin and Rory Brigstock-Barron.Name: Antolin AlcarazClub: Wigan AthleticCrime: Spitting at anopponentAntolin Alcaraz, you are accusedof committing a crime most foul– spitting at Richard Stearmanduring your recent match againstWolves at Molineux. What do youhave to say for yourself?No no no my amigo. Spitting? Eshorrible.But you have been caught oncamera, Antolin. Surely you cannotdeny it.No, you have me all wrong. I was havinga friendly chat with my amigosRichard and Christophe. We talkabout how I am excited for returningto Paraguay this week and gettingaway from this horrible weather.Christophe tell me he is going toCyprus with his Scotland team. I sayvery nice, but my cold very bad and abit of spit came out.But we are not talking about alittle bit of spittle, we are talkingabout a great big nasty cob of spit.But my cold very bad. We are inthe home of the Wolves, which wasCarlos Tevez, you have beencharged with gross misconductfollowing your refusal to take tothe ield ield against Bayern Munich,do you have anything tosay for yourself?Yes, the manager wanted meto play, but I was very comfortableon the bench, AleksandarKolarov and I wereplaying 20 questions and Ihad only asked two so far,you don’t happen to knowany other restaurants inManchester do you?But Carlos, you’re undercontract, you can’t justrefuse to play.<strong>The</strong> contract is like a marriage,I entered in to it in love, and Iwould lay beside my love andperform because I wanted toperform, It was like making love.Now, the love has gone, and whenI am asked to perform I cannot, Ino longer feel the blood rushingthrough my veins, I go limp.Getty ImagesName: Carlos TevezClub: Manchester CityCrime: Refusing to warmnotas mucho exciting as Ithought. I see a few stray catsbut no wolves and I cannothave my Wigan pie with thewolves.Roberto tells me to wrap upwarm but he does not know.He has lived here a long timeand also in the land of Swansand whales. I visit there atthe start of the year. Eseven worse than thehome of the wolves.So you are sayingthat having a badcold led to youspitting?(Cough, sniff) Es not my fault.Roberto tells us ‘if in doubt,get it out’. I used to thinkhe meant the ball, but justlook around at the rest ofthe team. <strong>The</strong> ball is neverout of our half so what elsecould he mean?I feel a big greenie in mymouth, I get it out. Footballer’sspit all the time. <strong>The</strong>papers, they say I got caughtin the spit storm, butI did not spit storm Ispat spit. Besides myamigo Richard wasBut Mr Tevez, what aboutthe fans, surely you oweit to them to play whencalled upon?Football is like the tango,it requires passion,it requires heat, itrequires love. <strong>The</strong>love has gone. I cannever dance withManchester again.I see the fans, theway they lookat Aguero, thatloving stare ofexpectation andexcitement, thatused to be me,but they’ve movedon, and so hasCarlitos.When I irst irst cameto Manchester Cityit was like falling inlove, falling in lovewith a beautiful woman,one that had never previouslybeen a beautifulwoman, but had spentmillions to become abeautiful woman. Wedanced the tango, shescreamed for me, she saidthe man who caught it.Footballers might spitall of the time, butyou do not see itlanding on otherpeople.But of course you do!El-Hadji Diouf has done itseveral times. Are you tryingto say that he does it deliberately?Lovable El-HadjiDiouf, patron of <strong>The</strong> DioufyFoundation and all roundgood guy footballer – surelynot!But El-Hadji Diouf wasonce described as being‘lower than a sewer rat’.But, erm, but, err…What? Spit it out man.No not… You ilthy ilthy boy.Kick him out.Getty ImagesColin HenrysSports Editorshe loved me, even more than shehad loved Shaun Goater, I don’t knowwho that is but I appreciated it.But now the fans have turned theirback on me, and to make thingsworse they keep jumping up anddown when they do. I don’t knowwhy. This is why I refused to play.What do you say to other professionalswho have hit out at you foryour refusal to play?If I don’t want to play I don’t have to,nobody’s going to tell me what to doamigo, the only thing in this worldthat gives orders is balls. Balls. Yougot that? A lot of people have askedme why I’m always so unhappy, whatI want. I want what’s coming to me.What’s that?<strong>The</strong> world Chico, and everything in it.Are you just quoting Scarface?Say goodnight to the bad guy!Rory Brigstock-BarronSports EditorName: John TerryClub: ChelseaCrime: Alleged racial abuseJohn Terry, you stand here in frontof us today accused of the crimeuttering racist remarks towards afellow professional, what do youhave to say for yourself?Which ones? Oh the Anton Ferdinandremarks, I remember that, it was allone big misunderstanding. See afew days before we played QPRI went round to the Ferdinand’sfor a sleep over with Anton andRio and, well, it all got a bit outof hand.Explain?Well you see, Mrs. Ferdinandlet us stay up a little longerthan usual to see the endof this scary movie calledthe Sixth Sense. It was reallycreepy and unfortunatelyAnton couldn’t handle it andgot upset when all the cupboarddoors in the kitchen gotleft open so he had to go up tobed while Rio and me sat andwatched the rest of the ilm. ilm.Where is this going Mr.Terry?Well the next time I sawAnton was on the pitchat the QPR match and Ithought I would tell himhow the movie ended sothat he didn’t have toworry about it any longer.But when I told him thatBruce Willis had beena ghost all along andthat’s why the little boycould see him, Antondidn’t believe me and,if I’m being honest,got a little temperamental.He calledme a liar,which Imost cer-Getty Imagestainly ain’t and I told him that anyonecould see that Willis was a ghostfrom the start, calling him a ‘blind soand so ‘ in the process.Is that honestly all that happened?No, unfortunately it wasn’t. SeePaddy Kenny had overheard us discussingthe movie and was furiousthat I’d given away the ending causehe had it saved on his sky plus boxto watch that night. In all honestyI was a little shaken up by thewhole incident, I never meantto cause such uproar and Ijust want to put it behind menow.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>’s Bad Boys1. El Hadji DioufSince coming to the premier leaguehe has done little to endear himselfto English fans. Diouf’s favouriteparty is spitting at fans and players alike and is now at Doncaster, let thatbe a lesson.2. Joey BartonWhat can we say about Joey, attackingteammates in training, a stint inprison, a nice liver shot and even abit of play acting. very unlucky not totop our list.Do you not think asa professional youhave a duty as a rolemodel to youngerpeople though, andthat these types ofaltercations shouldbe altogetheravoided?Oh deinitely, deinitely, but I dofeel that I go to greatlengths to preserve myrole model status, forexample I was votedFather of the Year in2009 and I alwaysmake the effort to tipthe man in the bogwhen I’m on a nightout in Chelsea, mannerscost nothing.To Be Frank MrTerry, this isn’t yourirst irst misdemeanouris it? I suggest youneed to buck upyour ideas andstart acting likethe responsibleprofessional youare supposed to be.Case dismissed.Harry SlavinSports Editor3. Paulo Di CanioPaulo Di Canio is perhaps most wellknown for pushing over referee PaulAlcock. <strong>The</strong> fi rey Italian has takenhis temper in to his managerial careeras well, having a physical fi ghtwith his own player in the tunnel thisseason.4. Erick CantonaKing Cantona could also lookafter himself, famously dropkickinga fan in the face earnsErick bad boy status
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