Late Kick Off's

After my wedding last week, it was back to sport this week with two footy job's. The first was a PR job involving the Russians and the Premiership trophy. It was held in a Russian bar resturant in Clerkenwell Road owned and run by Russian Arsenal supporters and was for the Russian newspapers to highlight Arsenal's new signing, yep you guessed it, Russian Andrey Arshavin. I don't know what the regulars, who were quietly sippin' their Stolly's, thought of what was going on, one minute watching Aston Villa going one nil down to CSKA Moscow (would that be a Russian team by any chance?) the next minute having two PR guy's, the Premiership trophy complete with security and a photographer with an assistant trample into the compact bar!
Think this is the closest that the gooners will get to the trophy this year, but what do I know, I'm a Charlton fan.

I covered the QPR v Ipswich game on Saturday, after a couple of weeks of not shooting football I was looking forward to the game, especially as the days are getting longer again and your shooting with a bit of daylight until the end of the game. Only problem was this was a late kick off at 5.20, 30 minutes after all the other games had finished. Cant complain too much, got some nice images and it was a good game. I'm not sure what the England manager, Fabio Capello thought of Championship football or if he came to watch anyone in particular. I know the Premiership is chock full of players from every nation under the sun, but he'd have been lucky to find a potential England squad member from these teams. QPR had the best of the English players and they were kept quiet by a solid Ipswich side so the Brazilians havent got much to worry about! On second thoughts, I think Mr. Capello came to have tea with fellow countryman and part QPR owner, Flavio Briatore and they just happend to be having it at a match!