Leicester City have agreed to meet Adrien Silva's £38.5
million release clause at Sporting Lisbon, sources close to
the club have told ESPN FC.
Leicester have been chasing Silva, 27, and his Sporting
teammate Islam Slimani as they look to bring the duo to the
club before the close of the transfer window.
Sources told ESPN FC earlier on Wednesday that the Premier
League champions had agreed a deal for Algeria striker
Slimani and now they are on the verge of landing Portugal
midfielder Silva.
Silva claimed earlier this week that he was hoping to make
the move to Leicester, only for Sporting to release a
statement saying they expected the midfielder to stay in
Lisbon.
Silva, who helped Portugal win Euro 2016, only signed a new
deal at Sporting in February, which included a release clause
of £38.5m.
The release clause was the sticking point in negotiations with
Leicester reluctant to meet it, but Sporting have refused to
budge and the Premier Leauge side have now been forced
to pay the fee to land the midfielder.
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Manchester City's Samir Nasri joins Sevilla on season- long loan
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has completed a
season-long loan move to La Liga side Sevilla.
Nasri, 29, was linked with a move to Turkish side Besiktas
but opted for Sevilla and the chance to play Champions
League football.
.@SamNasri19 has joined @SevillaFC on a season-long loan -
good luck in La Liga, Samir!https://t.co/9NgFKEUM8k
pic.twitter.com/PX0jSuHjgP
- Manchester City (@ManCity) August 31, 2016
Nasri missed all of City's preseason after returning to
training overweight and did not feature in City's first four
games of this campaign.
He was ruled out for six months after having surgery on a
groin tendon injury, which meant he was dropped out of
Manuel Pellegrini's Champions League squad on their run to
the semifinals.
The former Marseille player joined City for £25 million from
Arsenal in August 2011 and won two Premier League titles as
well as collecting two League Cup and one FA Cup winners'
medal.
season-long loan move to La Liga side Sevilla.
Nasri, 29, was linked with a move to Turkish side Besiktas
but opted for Sevilla and the chance to play Champions
League football.
.@SamNasri19 has joined @SevillaFC on a season-long loan -
good luck in La Liga, Samir!https://t.co/9NgFKEUM8k
pic.twitter.com/PX0jSuHjgP
- Manchester City (@ManCity) August 31, 2016
Nasri missed all of City's preseason after returning to
training overweight and did not feature in City's first four
games of this campaign.
He was ruled out for six months after having surgery on a
groin tendon injury, which meant he was dropped out of
Manuel Pellegrini's Champions League squad on their run to
the semifinals.
The former Marseille player joined City for £25 million from
Arsenal in August 2011 and won two Premier League titles as
well as collecting two League Cup and one FA Cup winners'
medal.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero gets extended deadline on charge - sources
The Football Association has given Manchester City striker
Sergio Aguero an extra 24 hours in which to respond to a
charge of violent conduct after his apparent elbow on West
Ham defender Winston Reid, sources have told ESPN FC.
Aguero faces a three-match ban if found guilty of elbowing
Reid in City's victory on Sunday and would miss the
Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sept. 10.
He has now been given until 6 p.m. BST on Thursday to
respond to the charge and would automatically receive a
three-match ban if he chooses not to contest it.
The incident, which happened in the 76th minute as Aguero
challenged Reid from a long clearance, was not punished by
referee Andre Marriner, who said in his match report that he
had not seen it.
A three game ban would mean Aguero sitting out the
Premier League clash with Bournemouth at the Etihad
Stadium on Sept. 17 and the EFL Cup third-round clash with
Swansea City in addition to the derby.
However, he would be eligible for the Champions League
clash with Borussia Monchengladbach, which follows the
game against United.
Aguero picked up a calf injury in the victory over West Ham
and was substituted in the 88th minute, He has since
withdrawn from Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against
Uruguay and Venezuela
Sergio Aguero an extra 24 hours in which to respond to a
charge of violent conduct after his apparent elbow on West
Ham defender Winston Reid, sources have told ESPN FC.
Aguero faces a three-match ban if found guilty of elbowing
Reid in City's victory on Sunday and would miss the
Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sept. 10.
He has now been given until 6 p.m. BST on Thursday to
respond to the charge and would automatically receive a
three-match ban if he chooses not to contest it.
The incident, which happened in the 76th minute as Aguero
challenged Reid from a long clearance, was not punished by
referee Andre Marriner, who said in his match report that he
had not seen it.
A three game ban would mean Aguero sitting out the
Premier League clash with Bournemouth at the Etihad
Stadium on Sept. 17 and the EFL Cup third-round clash with
Swansea City in addition to the derby.
However, he would be eligible for the Champions League
clash with Borussia Monchengladbach, which follows the
game against United.
Aguero picked up a calf injury in the victory over West Ham
and was substituted in the 88th minute, He has since
withdrawn from Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against
Uruguay and Venezuela
AC Milan in pursuit of an unwilling Cesc Fabregas
AC Milan are keen to sign Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas
from Chelsea after reports surfaced that he had fallen into
disfavour with manager Antonio Conte. He was initially
viewed as a possible replacement for Paul Pogba at
Juventus and also linked to the two Spanish giants, Real
Madrid and Barcelona. However, it's the Milanese club who
seem to be most interested in him.
After a disappointing outing last season, Fabregas may
have been looking forward to a brand new regime under
Conte but things haven't quite worked out that way.
Circumstances suggest the midfielder has failed to make a
positive impression on the Italian. He has not started any
of Chelsea's three Premier League games and came on
only as a substitute in the 78th minute for their second
league game against Watford where he made an assist for
the winning goal.
Despite rumours of a falling out between Conte and the
former Barcelona midfielder, Fabregas seems ready to
work on his form and relationship with the manager. In an
Instagram post earlier this week, Fabregas made his plans
painfully clear, "Contrary to what has been written, the
manager and I have a good relationship and he has NEVER
told me that I can leave."
Contrary to what has been written, the manager and I have
a good relationship and he has NEVER told me that I can
leave. He said that he counts on me, as I count on him. I
will continue to fight for this club until the very end and
when called upon I will always give my very best. I'm fully
committed to @chelseafc and my only goal is to help them
win more trophies. #ChelseaFC
A photo posted by Cesc Fàbregas (@cescf4bregas) on Aug...
It seems like he has no qualms with staying on the
sidelines until he is called upon to contribute to the team.
Fabregas, who helped Chelsea win the Capital One League
Cup and the Premier League title in his first season there,
spoke like a true-blue team player in his post. The Chelsea
manager seems to be on the same page.
In a recent interview, Conte said, "Cesc is Chelsea's player,
and I'm happy about him, with his attitude and behaviour
… That can happen that Fabregas is not in the starting XI,
but it can happen for all the players. It's important to see
always the right attitude. Because we must fight this season
and it's important to stay together in every situation."
In spite of the apparent understanding reached between
Conte and Fabregas, AC Milan is even willing to sign the
Chelsea midfielder on loan. After obtaining the services of
Mario Pasalic, a Croatian midfielder on loan for the entire
season, the Italian club enquired about Fabregas whose
wages they are more than willing to pay. Fabregas is
currently on a £10 million per year deal at the London club.
from Chelsea after reports surfaced that he had fallen into
disfavour with manager Antonio Conte. He was initially
viewed as a possible replacement for Paul Pogba at
Juventus and also linked to the two Spanish giants, Real
Madrid and Barcelona. However, it's the Milanese club who
seem to be most interested in him.
After a disappointing outing last season, Fabregas may
have been looking forward to a brand new regime under
Conte but things haven't quite worked out that way.
Circumstances suggest the midfielder has failed to make a
positive impression on the Italian. He has not started any
of Chelsea's three Premier League games and came on
only as a substitute in the 78th minute for their second
league game against Watford where he made an assist for
the winning goal.
Despite rumours of a falling out between Conte and the
former Barcelona midfielder, Fabregas seems ready to
work on his form and relationship with the manager. In an
Instagram post earlier this week, Fabregas made his plans
painfully clear, "Contrary to what has been written, the
manager and I have a good relationship and he has NEVER
told me that I can leave."
Contrary to what has been written, the manager and I have
a good relationship and he has NEVER told me that I can
leave. He said that he counts on me, as I count on him. I
will continue to fight for this club until the very end and
when called upon I will always give my very best. I'm fully
committed to @chelseafc and my only goal is to help them
win more trophies. #ChelseaFC
A photo posted by Cesc Fàbregas (@cescf4bregas) on Aug...
It seems like he has no qualms with staying on the
sidelines until he is called upon to contribute to the team.
Fabregas, who helped Chelsea win the Capital One League
Cup and the Premier League title in his first season there,
spoke like a true-blue team player in his post. The Chelsea
manager seems to be on the same page.
In a recent interview, Conte said, "Cesc is Chelsea's player,
and I'm happy about him, with his attitude and behaviour
… That can happen that Fabregas is not in the starting XI,
but it can happen for all the players. It's important to see
always the right attitude. Because we must fight this season
and it's important to stay together in every situation."
In spite of the apparent understanding reached between
Conte and Fabregas, AC Milan is even willing to sign the
Chelsea midfielder on loan. After obtaining the services of
Mario Pasalic, a Croatian midfielder on loan for the entire
season, the Italian club enquired about Fabregas whose
wages they are more than willing to pay. Fabregas is
currently on a £10 million per year deal at the London club.
Chelsea transfer news: David Luiz set for medical ahead of shocking return
Brazilian centre-back David Luiz has arrived in London
ahead of a return to Chelsea. The 29-year-old will have is
medical at 6pm BST according to Sky Sports' Jim White. If
the reports are to be believed Chelsea will be paying a total
of £32 Million for Luiz. The London will play £30 Million
upfront with further £2 Million as add-ons
Reports broke out on Tuesday that Chelsea have decided to
bring back their former centre-back David Luiz just after
two years of his exit. The Brazilian defender was sold to
Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain for a massive fee of £50
Million ( This fee was a world-record fee for a defender)
when Chelsea was under Jose Mourinho.
Also read: Deadline Day Live Transfer Blog: EPL, La Liga
and Rest of Europe Follow deadline day live with all the
latest transfers and rumours right here!
Now Chelsea's new manager Antonio Conte has decided to
bring back Luiz in order to further strengthen his defence
and also his squad. The London club already have John
Terry, Gary Cahill, Kurt Zouma and Matt Miazga as centre
back options in the squad. However, with Kurt Zouma out
till the new year, Miazga having little experience and the
pair of Chaill and Terry moving towards the wrong side of
the 30s, Antonio Conte desperately wanted to strengthen at
the back.
The Italian manager was in search of a centre back
throughout the summer but was not able to sign any.
Chelsea's bids for AC Milan's Alessio Romagnoli and
Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly was rejected by the respective
clubs. Antonio Conte had also tried getting a defender on
loan but failed in it too.
Reports say that the Blues had enquired about the
availability of Luiz' PSG teammate Marquinhos last week
but the French club turned down their approach for the
player. Hence the Premier League giants are forced to turn
to their former defender David Luiz and get a deal done
before the end of the transfer window.
Chelsea were quick in their negotiations with the French
supergiants and also the player himself was interested in
returning to his former club, so the discussions among the
three parties were fast. The London club is expected to
complete all the procedures and announce the signing of
the Brazilian before the transfer window shuts.
David Luiz was criticised for conceding a penalty against AS
Monaco last week in the Ligue 1 and was dubbed of by PSG
manager Unai Emery. Thiago Silva and Marquinhos might
be the Spanish manager's preferred centre-back pairing for
this season and Luiz may have to spend a lot of time on the
bench. A return to Chelsea might be a way to reignite the
29-year old's career and he could play a role for Antonio
Conte's side this season.
ahead of a return to Chelsea. The 29-year-old will have is
medical at 6pm BST according to Sky Sports' Jim White. If
the reports are to be believed Chelsea will be paying a total
of £32 Million for Luiz. The London will play £30 Million
upfront with further £2 Million as add-ons
Reports broke out on Tuesday that Chelsea have decided to
bring back their former centre-back David Luiz just after
two years of his exit. The Brazilian defender was sold to
Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain for a massive fee of £50
Million ( This fee was a world-record fee for a defender)
when Chelsea was under Jose Mourinho.
Also read: Deadline Day Live Transfer Blog: EPL, La Liga
and Rest of Europe Follow deadline day live with all the
latest transfers and rumours right here!
Now Chelsea's new manager Antonio Conte has decided to
bring back Luiz in order to further strengthen his defence
and also his squad. The London club already have John
Terry, Gary Cahill, Kurt Zouma and Matt Miazga as centre
back options in the squad. However, with Kurt Zouma out
till the new year, Miazga having little experience and the
pair of Chaill and Terry moving towards the wrong side of
the 30s, Antonio Conte desperately wanted to strengthen at
the back.
The Italian manager was in search of a centre back
throughout the summer but was not able to sign any.
Chelsea's bids for AC Milan's Alessio Romagnoli and
Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly was rejected by the respective
clubs. Antonio Conte had also tried getting a defender on
loan but failed in it too.
Reports say that the Blues had enquired about the
availability of Luiz' PSG teammate Marquinhos last week
but the French club turned down their approach for the
player. Hence the Premier League giants are forced to turn
to their former defender David Luiz and get a deal done
before the end of the transfer window.
Chelsea were quick in their negotiations with the French
supergiants and also the player himself was interested in
returning to his former club, so the discussions among the
three parties were fast. The London club is expected to
complete all the procedures and announce the signing of
the Brazilian before the transfer window shuts.
David Luiz was criticised for conceding a penalty against AS
Monaco last week in the Ligue 1 and was dubbed of by PSG
manager Unai Emery. Thiago Silva and Marquinhos might
be the Spanish manager's preferred centre-back pairing for
this season and Luiz may have to spend a lot of time on the
bench. A return to Chelsea might be a way to reignite the
29-year old's career and he could play a role for Antonio
Conte's side this season.
DONE DEAL: Alonso switches Fiorentina for Chelsea berth
The 25-year-old uncapped Spaniard moves to the Premier
League for the third time in his career.
He played for Bolton 46 times from 2010 to 2013 before
moving to Fiorentina and had a loan spell at Sunderland a
year later.
"It's a step up in my career and I think this is the perfect
place for me to continue developing. It's time for me to win
some titles.
'It was an easy decision for me to make when I heard the
club were interested in signing me.
"My family and close friends know Chelsea is the club I have
dreamed about playing for so I'm really excited about the
challenge and I'm looking forward to working with my new
team-mates."
League for the third time in his career.
He played for Bolton 46 times from 2010 to 2013 before
moving to Fiorentina and had a loan spell at Sunderland a
year later.
"It's a step up in my career and I think this is the perfect
place for me to continue developing. It's time for me to win
some titles.
'It was an easy decision for me to make when I heard the
club were interested in signing me.
"My family and close friends know Chelsea is the club I have
dreamed about playing for so I'm really excited about the
challenge and I'm looking forward to working with my new
team-mates."
Tips to keep your penis clean, sweet and healthy.
As a man, keeping your penis healthy
and sweet is important. Your sexual
organs are very valuable and must be
cared for.
1. A clean penis is very important so
wash your penis with warm water at
least twice a day. Clean the scrotum
and under the penis shaft gently and
scrub your scrotal sack too.
2. Leaving too much hair around the
penis is not cool. During sex,the hair
can cause cuts on the vaginal organs and condom. Also, hair around
the base of the penis can be breeding ground for boils and cause bad
odour so shave or keep it short and clean.
3. Don't pamper the penis too much,
As soon as you notice an infection,
boil, rashes, please get help
immediately.
4. Many guys wear one boxer for a
whole week or even a month but for
health reasons pls change your
boxers everyday. Dirty boxer may give
your penis a permanent bad smell
and a bad taste.
5. Guys what you eat affects the taste
of your semen or penile juice. Avoid
too much garlic, onion, alcohol,coffee
and spicy foods. Eat fruits that are
high in natural sugar like oranges
apples, mangoes and please take
honey too. They all make your sperm
taste good to feed the egg for a
healthy baby.
6. A woman's face may need makeup
but not your penis. Avoid using
powder around the penis. If you do,
especially after shaving, you might
have to deal with serious irritations.
The penis doesn't need perfume to
smell good so don't spray perfume
around your penis.
NB: For those who are not
circumcised, that is, the "kotib)tor
guys", in your case, please pull
back the the foreskin and wash
underneath with warm water
everyday.
Always remember, a clean penis is
mightier than Goliath's sword..
Thanks for reading but Ladies, please
share to your male Friends, brothers,
Fiancé & Husbands &....
Guys, please forward this to all your
male friends to promote a healthy
penis life among men.
and sweet is important. Your sexual
organs are very valuable and must be
cared for.
1. A clean penis is very important so
wash your penis with warm water at
least twice a day. Clean the scrotum
and under the penis shaft gently and
scrub your scrotal sack too.
2. Leaving too much hair around the
penis is not cool. During sex,the hair
can cause cuts on the vaginal organs and condom. Also, hair around
the base of the penis can be breeding ground for boils and cause bad
odour so shave or keep it short and clean.
3. Don't pamper the penis too much,
As soon as you notice an infection,
boil, rashes, please get help
immediately.
4. Many guys wear one boxer for a
whole week or even a month but for
health reasons pls change your
boxers everyday. Dirty boxer may give
your penis a permanent bad smell
and a bad taste.
5. Guys what you eat affects the taste
of your semen or penile juice. Avoid
too much garlic, onion, alcohol,coffee
and spicy foods. Eat fruits that are
high in natural sugar like oranges
apples, mangoes and please take
honey too. They all make your sperm
taste good to feed the egg for a
healthy baby.
6. A woman's face may need makeup
but not your penis. Avoid using
powder around the penis. If you do,
especially after shaving, you might
have to deal with serious irritations.
The penis doesn't need perfume to
smell good so don't spray perfume
around your penis.
NB: For those who are not
circumcised, that is, the "kotib)tor
guys", in your case, please pull
back the the foreskin and wash
underneath with warm water
everyday.
Always remember, a clean penis is
mightier than Goliath's sword..
Thanks for reading but Ladies, please
share to your male Friends, brothers,
Fiancé & Husbands &....
Guys, please forward this to all your
male friends to promote a healthy
penis life among men.
Chelsea have bid accepted for international star wanted by Antonio Conte - medical imminent
Chelsea have had a bid of €25million accepted for
Internazionale midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, according to
Squawka.
It is unclear if the Blues will pay the full amount or if they
will offer midfielder Cesc Fabregas as part of the deal.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Chelsea offered the
Spaniard and cash to secure the services of the 23-year-old.
Juventus are also interested in the Croatian international
who is yet to agree personal terms with the Blues.
If the transfer goes through, Brozovic will become Antonio
Conte's fourth summer signing at Chelsea after striker
Michy Batshuayi, midfielder N'Golo Kante and goalkeeper
Eduardo.
And the Blues could announce two signings on deadline
day having also reached an agreement with Fiorentina for
the transfer of left back Marcos Alonso.
Internazionale midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, according to
Squawka.
It is unclear if the Blues will pay the full amount or if they
will offer midfielder Cesc Fabregas as part of the deal.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Chelsea offered the
Spaniard and cash to secure the services of the 23-year-old.
Juventus are also interested in the Croatian international
who is yet to agree personal terms with the Blues.
If the transfer goes through, Brozovic will become Antonio
Conte's fourth summer signing at Chelsea after striker
Michy Batshuayi, midfielder N'Golo Kante and goalkeeper
Eduardo.
And the Blues could announce two signings on deadline
day having also reached an agreement with Fiorentina for
the transfer of left back Marcos Alonso.
Extensive scouting leads Chelsea to a defender who cannot defend: David Luiz!
Diego Costa has admitted he wanted out of Chelsea this
summer and fancied a return to Madrid. That'll please
everyone. He probably went on to say he is happy under
Conte, what a fine manager he is and how he is doing
everything to curb his temper. These interviews are all
lies, aren't they? Costa has seen off the "challenge" of Loic
Remy. The French striker has joined Palace on loan to
spend the rest of the season feeding off Benteke's knock
downs. He will get to know Wilf Zaha quite well too, as
Spurs ended their interest in the wideman. Chelsea have
been searching high and low for a new defender to add to
their ranks and appear to have settled on one they already
know cannot defend for toffee. David Luiz is thought to be
heading back to the Kings Road in a £32m deal.
Hull have gone transfer crazy. I repeat, Hull have gone
transfer crazy. They have thrown out a club record fee for
Ryan Mason, brought in Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall
and who would bet against them bringing in Ballotelli and
Wilshere? Well, I would actually but hopefully you get my
point. They also believed they had Derby's Jeff Hendricks
but they are about to be gazumped by, no not Sunderland,
but Burnley! Hendricks will be able to thread the ball
through to Patrick Bamford who is set to join on loan. Hull
will now try and persuade Bournemouth's Max Gradel to
trade in a relegation battle for a European charge.
Clearly nobody at Everton briefed Koeman that there are
some right good young defenders at Barnsley. Stones and
Holgate both hail from the land of the Tykes, but Ronald
has missed the boat on Alfie Mawson who is off to Swansea
for £5m. Apparently he is the next John Stones. A lot of
time was spent on working out who he is the next version
of, clearly.
The domino effect of that is Spurs will hold on to Son. He
was likely to head back to Germany, but will now renew the
rental contract on his pad in London.
It's almost as if Arsene has lost faith in his youth policy.
First Chambers, then Wilshere. Now the brilliant Serge
Gnabry is on his way out, and quite probably for good.
The winger is likely to sign for Werder Bremen in the next
24 hours which is thought to be paving a way to a move to
Bayern next season. Wilshere looks like he is also off to
Italy with AC Milan and Roma supposedly battling it to have
him injured for six months of a year long loan.
Sahko has standards. And playing football for
WBA or Stoke does not meet those standards,
and who can blame him? Kloppo is keen to
get the French centre back off the training
ground for now, and the big man was not too
keen on a relegation battle. Dutch defender
Bruno Martins Indi has lower standards. He
will be joining Mark Hughes on loan shortly.
Poor Leicester must be very confused. Slimani
was in tears at the end of his last game at
Sporting, suggesting he was saying goodbye. Adrien Silva
went one step further, basically telling everyone he was off
to the English champions. Now Sporting are saying neither
are leaving. What is actually happening? Who knows, but
it will certainly give those folks on Sky Sports something to
talk very loudly about on Wednesday. Sporting must
literally be spending all day rejecting bids from English
clubs. West Brom, rather than looking at the array of
attacking talent at the Portuguese club, tried their luck with
William Carvalho, the solid defensive midfielder. Sporting
barely bothered to finish emailing "no chance" before
pressing send.
I think we can all agree Joe Hart with a Torino scarf
confirms he has gone there. Out of sight, out of mind and
all that.
Bastian Schweinsteiger might be making a late bid for
nicest guy in football. Jettisoned by Jose, Bastian has been
spending his newly found spare time saying he wants "to
help United reach their goals" and he "has no problem with
Mourinho" and that he "finds the reserve team squad very
welcoming." Ok, he didn't say the last one.
Sunderland will be fuming at how far ahead Hull have got
in their race to sign available players. They are so angry
they have started letting players leave the club without
noticing they are not signing replacements. Jermain Lens
has slipped off quietly, heading to Fenerbache.
Spurs don't get mentioned too often, but twice this
morning! They have launched an "audacious" attempt to
bring in Isco from Real Madrid. Isco or Zaha, hey? A clear
recruitment strategy in place at the Lane.
Something non-transfer for a moment. Aguero has been
handed a three match ban for letting Winston Reid's throat
collide with his elbow at the weekend. This is not good
news for Fantasy Football players. Someone far fewer FFL
players have in their teams is Mangala. He is heading back
to Porto on loan.
Watford were rather busy yesterday. On one end of the
desperation scale they re-signed defender Marriapa who
was without a club, for fairly obvious ability related
reasons. Right at the other end of the scale they picked up
Kenedy on loan from Chelsea. For a team already
struggling to integrate 39 new faces into the squad, what
harm will three more do, hey?
summer and fancied a return to Madrid. That'll please
everyone. He probably went on to say he is happy under
Conte, what a fine manager he is and how he is doing
everything to curb his temper. These interviews are all
lies, aren't they? Costa has seen off the "challenge" of Loic
Remy. The French striker has joined Palace on loan to
spend the rest of the season feeding off Benteke's knock
downs. He will get to know Wilf Zaha quite well too, as
Spurs ended their interest in the wideman. Chelsea have
been searching high and low for a new defender to add to
their ranks and appear to have settled on one they already
know cannot defend for toffee. David Luiz is thought to be
heading back to the Kings Road in a £32m deal.
Hull have gone transfer crazy. I repeat, Hull have gone
transfer crazy. They have thrown out a club record fee for
Ryan Mason, brought in Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall
and who would bet against them bringing in Ballotelli and
Wilshere? Well, I would actually but hopefully you get my
point. They also believed they had Derby's Jeff Hendricks
but they are about to be gazumped by, no not Sunderland,
but Burnley! Hendricks will be able to thread the ball
through to Patrick Bamford who is set to join on loan. Hull
will now try and persuade Bournemouth's Max Gradel to
trade in a relegation battle for a European charge.
Clearly nobody at Everton briefed Koeman that there are
some right good young defenders at Barnsley. Stones and
Holgate both hail from the land of the Tykes, but Ronald
has missed the boat on Alfie Mawson who is off to Swansea
for £5m. Apparently he is the next John Stones. A lot of
time was spent on working out who he is the next version
of, clearly.
The domino effect of that is Spurs will hold on to Son. He
was likely to head back to Germany, but will now renew the
rental contract on his pad in London.
It's almost as if Arsene has lost faith in his youth policy.
First Chambers, then Wilshere. Now the brilliant Serge
Gnabry is on his way out, and quite probably for good.
The winger is likely to sign for Werder Bremen in the next
24 hours which is thought to be paving a way to a move to
Bayern next season. Wilshere looks like he is also off to
Italy with AC Milan and Roma supposedly battling it to have
him injured for six months of a year long loan.
Sahko has standards. And playing football for
WBA or Stoke does not meet those standards,
and who can blame him? Kloppo is keen to
get the French centre back off the training
ground for now, and the big man was not too
keen on a relegation battle. Dutch defender
Bruno Martins Indi has lower standards. He
will be joining Mark Hughes on loan shortly.
Poor Leicester must be very confused. Slimani
was in tears at the end of his last game at
Sporting, suggesting he was saying goodbye. Adrien Silva
went one step further, basically telling everyone he was off
to the English champions. Now Sporting are saying neither
are leaving. What is actually happening? Who knows, but
it will certainly give those folks on Sky Sports something to
talk very loudly about on Wednesday. Sporting must
literally be spending all day rejecting bids from English
clubs. West Brom, rather than looking at the array of
attacking talent at the Portuguese club, tried their luck with
William Carvalho, the solid defensive midfielder. Sporting
barely bothered to finish emailing "no chance" before
pressing send.
I think we can all agree Joe Hart with a Torino scarf
confirms he has gone there. Out of sight, out of mind and
all that.
Bastian Schweinsteiger might be making a late bid for
nicest guy in football. Jettisoned by Jose, Bastian has been
spending his newly found spare time saying he wants "to
help United reach their goals" and he "has no problem with
Mourinho" and that he "finds the reserve team squad very
welcoming." Ok, he didn't say the last one.
Sunderland will be fuming at how far ahead Hull have got
in their race to sign available players. They are so angry
they have started letting players leave the club without
noticing they are not signing replacements. Jermain Lens
has slipped off quietly, heading to Fenerbache.
Spurs don't get mentioned too often, but twice this
morning! They have launched an "audacious" attempt to
bring in Isco from Real Madrid. Isco or Zaha, hey? A clear
recruitment strategy in place at the Lane.
Something non-transfer for a moment. Aguero has been
handed a three match ban for letting Winston Reid's throat
collide with his elbow at the weekend. This is not good
news for Fantasy Football players. Someone far fewer FFL
players have in their teams is Mangala. He is heading back
to Porto on loan.
Watford were rather busy yesterday. On one end of the
desperation scale they re-signed defender Marriapa who
was without a club, for fairly obvious ability related
reasons. Right at the other end of the scale they picked up
Kenedy on loan from Chelsea. For a team already
struggling to integrate 39 new faces into the squad, what
harm will three more do, hey?
Is a move to Chelsea on? David Luiz’s mum posts a cryptic message on Instagram
As Chelsea fans wake up on Wednesday morning, they'll all
be asking the same question.
Is David Luiz returning to Stamford Bridge from PSG?
The rumour came out of left-field on Tuesday night, with
reports that the Blues could re-sign the Brazilian for 32
million pounds.
Overnight, David Luiz's mum has posted a cryptic message
on Instagram which has suggested that her boy is indeed set
to return to Chelsea.
Luiz's mum quotes scripture
It's well known that David Luiz is hugely religious, and so is
his mother, Regina Célia Marinho.
Mama Luiz has taken to social media on Tuesday night to tell
her followers the following:
The Lord himself will be in front of you and will be with
you; he will never leave you, he will never abandon you.
Do not be afraid! Do not be discouraged! (Deuteronomy
31: 8)
God is a faithful son and he'll always with you! Rest in
the Lord as he will! We are together @davidluiz_4! Bjkas
in the heart your family!
So what does this mean?
It seems obvious that Luiz's mum is trying to give her son a
boost as he faces a big decision to either stay at PSG or
move to Chelsea.
What will happen?
We'll soon find out…
be asking the same question.
Is David Luiz returning to Stamford Bridge from PSG?
The rumour came out of left-field on Tuesday night, with
reports that the Blues could re-sign the Brazilian for 32
million pounds.
Overnight, David Luiz's mum has posted a cryptic message
on Instagram which has suggested that her boy is indeed set
to return to Chelsea.
Luiz's mum quotes scripture
It's well known that David Luiz is hugely religious, and so is
his mother, Regina Célia Marinho.
Mama Luiz has taken to social media on Tuesday night to tell
her followers the following:
The Lord himself will be in front of you and will be with
you; he will never leave you, he will never abandon you.
Do not be afraid! Do not be discouraged! (Deuteronomy
31: 8)
God is a faithful son and he'll always with you! Rest in
the Lord as he will! We are together @davidluiz_4! Bjkas
in the heart your family!
So what does this mean?
It seems obvious that Luiz's mum is trying to give her son a
boost as he faces a big decision to either stay at PSG or
move to Chelsea.
What will happen?
We'll soon find out…
France demands an end to TTIP talks
France's trade minister has increased the pressure on the proposed EU-
US trade deal by calling for the talks to be called off.
Matthias Fekl, the French minister for foreign trade, tweeted that his
government demanded negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP) should cease.
François Hollande, the French president, also raised doubts about TTIP
and said France would not support a deal this year.
In a speech to French ambassadors, Hollande said: "The negotiations are
bogged down, positions have not been respected, it's clearly unbalanced."
He said he would withhold support from any agreement reached before
the end of Barack Obama's presidency in January.
France has been sceptical about TTIP from the start and has threatened to
block the deal, arguing the US has offered little in return for concessions
made by Europe. All 28 EU member states and the European parliament
will have to ratify TTIP before it comes into force.
Fekl's statement follows similarly gloomy
comments from the German economy
minister, Sigmar Gabriel. He said on
Sunday: "The negotiations with the United
States have de facto failed, even though
nobody is really admitting it."
Gabriel's views were at odds with public comments by the German
chancellor, Angela Merkel, who said last month that the proposed US-EU
deal was "absolutely in Europe's interest".
However, Gabriel, who leads Germany's centre-left Social Democratic
party and is vice-chancellor in Merkel's coalition government, said: "We
mustn't submit to the American proposals."
Gabriel said on Sunday that in 14 rounds of talks on the transatlantic
pact, the two sides have not agreed on a single common item out of the
27 chapters being discussed. His spokesman blamed lack of movement
by the US and said Gabriel had concluded there would not be a deal this
year.
The US and the EU have been negotiating TTIP for three years to forge a
free trade zone covering half the world economy. Both had sought to
conclude talks this year, but differences remain.
However, a spokesman for the US trade representative, Michael Froman,
said talks had not stalled. He told Germany's Der Spiegel: "Negotiations
are in fact making steady progress."
US trade deal by calling for the talks to be called off.
Matthias Fekl, the French minister for foreign trade, tweeted that his
government demanded negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP) should cease.
François Hollande, the French president, also raised doubts about TTIP
and said France would not support a deal this year.
In a speech to French ambassadors, Hollande said: "The negotiations are
bogged down, positions have not been respected, it's clearly unbalanced."
He said he would withhold support from any agreement reached before
the end of Barack Obama's presidency in January.
France has been sceptical about TTIP from the start and has threatened to
block the deal, arguing the US has offered little in return for concessions
made by Europe. All 28 EU member states and the European parliament
will have to ratify TTIP before it comes into force.
Fekl's statement follows similarly gloomy
comments from the German economy
minister, Sigmar Gabriel. He said on
Sunday: "The negotiations with the United
States have de facto failed, even though
nobody is really admitting it."
Gabriel's views were at odds with public comments by the German
chancellor, Angela Merkel, who said last month that the proposed US-EU
deal was "absolutely in Europe's interest".
However, Gabriel, who leads Germany's centre-left Social Democratic
party and is vice-chancellor in Merkel's coalition government, said: "We
mustn't submit to the American proposals."
Gabriel said on Sunday that in 14 rounds of talks on the transatlantic
pact, the two sides have not agreed on a single common item out of the
27 chapters being discussed. His spokesman blamed lack of movement
by the US and said Gabriel had concluded there would not be a deal this
year.
The US and the EU have been negotiating TTIP for three years to forge a
free trade zone covering half the world economy. Both had sought to
conclude talks this year, but differences remain.
However, a spokesman for the US trade representative, Michael Froman,
said talks had not stalled. He told Germany's Der Spiegel: "Negotiations
are in fact making steady progress."
Bayern begin as they mean to go on but Schalke are in a sticky patch
H ermann Hesse was born in Baden-Württemberg, the future ground
zero for German football hipsters, and even though he didn't leave
behind any explicit musings on the game, he 110% understood the
pressing need of setting your stall out early doors. "A magic dwells in
each beginning, protecting us, telling us how to live," he wrote in Steps,
his most famous poem, in 1941.
After much anguished ruminating about the threat from the Premier
League moneybags, the suffocating dominance of Bayern Munich and
proliferation of no-name-no-fans teams, the Bundesliga was firmly
banking on the enchantment of the new (season), too, at the weekend.
Tim Bendzko, a world-famous singer/
songwriter in one of the 210 countries
broadcasting the opening game at the
Allianz Arena live on Friday night, was
singing the national anthem for novelty
effect. Instead of hapless former northern
powerhouse Hamburger SV (5-0 losers in
Fröttmaning a year ago), the league had cleverly cast hapless former
northern powerhouse Werder Bremen to provide much more resistance
against the champions this time around.
And Bayern Munich, perhaps themselves bored with constantly winning
the league under the freakishly brilliant Pep Guardiola, have kindly
installed the much-more-easy-going Carlo Ancelotti, to give the
opposition a bit of a chance. Carletto's way, history books have shown,
tends to lead to the Champions League but relatively rarely to league
titles.
The illusion of the new soon revealed itself as such, however, as Viktor
Skripnik's Green and Whites were destroyed 6-0 with frightening ease.
As an advertisement for the competition, the result did not exactly send
the desired message, even if Werder Bremen was briefly trending in the
US on Twitter. The league president, Reinhard Rauball, professed
himself "shocked" by the docility of the visitors in the non-contest, and
Skripnik admitted that his team had made him feel like "the arse of the
world". Him and his coaches had been "embarrassed" on the bench, the
Ukrainian admitted.
Two competitive defeats (in the cup and the league) into the season, the
46-year-old has already been forced to employ some hefty endgame
rhetoric. The home game against Augsburg after the international break
will be "a final" he claimed. For him personally, it might well be.
The distinct lack of originality scoreline-
wise aside, Bayern's stroll to the top of the
table at least fed into the media narrative in
Bavaria. Relieved from the "shackles of
Guardiola", TV pundit/frustrated coach
Mehmet Scholl explained, Bayern's players
have rediscovered the joy of attacking
football, without all those pesky, minute instructions.
There is an element of truth in that, of course, but a less self-serving, less
reactionary analysis would probably uncover that the much-vaunted
freedom in Bayern's game is largely the function of more space ahead of
them, which is being found at the expense of ceding possession in spells.
Werder in any case were not in the slightest bit able to put the tweaked
system to the test.
The next day at Frankfurt, it was business as usual for Schalke too. The
Royal Blues have a new coach in Markus Weinzierl, a new sporting
director in Christian Heidel and a bunch of interesting new signings. But
on the whole, it was a startling case of deja vu, all over again.
Süddeutsche Zeitung's long-suffering S04 correspondent Philipp Selldorf
had flashbacks to a litany of mishaps and accidents past as "the familiar
weirdness" of the visitors' passivity in the opening 20 minutes allowed
Eintracht's Alex Meier to give his side the lead. Schalke did wake up to
create some decent chances towards the end of the match, when the
Chelsea-loanee Michael Hector was sent off for the second time in as
many games, but the hopes of a fresh start dissipated into the hot August
air and left Schalke in a sticky patch. They will host Bayern next.
The new and possibly improved Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, showed
that the pre-season hype has some justification, a slight wobble against
Mainz 05 notwithstanding. Two goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
saw the Gabon international (almost) keep pace with the hat-trick hero
Robert Lewandowski, and by and large Thomas Tuchel was pleased with
the progress shown.
Narrow-minded fears of a "loss of identity", as expressed by some ultras,
seem as unfounded as concerns about the time it might take for the team
to gel in the wake of all the changes. With players such Ousmane
Dembélé and André Schürrle up front, Dortmund are certainly fast
enough to catch Bayern at the top. Only their endurance (and solidity at
the back) is still in question.
So far so fairly expected, you might say, but matchday one did offer
some shiny, genuine newness in other quarters. At the Borussia Park, for
example, Gladbach v Leverkusen didn't just live up to its fourth-v-third-
from-last-season billing but exceeded expectations with a surprising
punchline: the Foals' superb counterattacking and impressive depth
suggested that they might be better placed than Roger Schmidt's hard-
pressing Werkself to make an assault on the duopoly at the top.
Goals from André Hahn and Lars Stindl helped to overcome the visitors
in a high-quality game that showcased just how far German club football
has come in recent years.
Similarly enjoyable, albeit on a slightly
lower plane technically, was Hoffenheim's
2-2 draw with RB Leipzig on Sunday. Few
people would have watched it live on
German TV – a self-deprecating fan banner
greeting "the four viewers on Sky" might
not have been too far off the truth – but the
game between the billionaire-sponsored
village club and the Red Bull-owned newcomers was entertaining enough
despite being rather deficient in terms of historical resonance or, if you
will, authenticity. "We showed that we can enrich the league," the RB
coach Ralph Hasenhüttl said after the successful debut in the top flight.
No pun intended, to be sure.
The Bundesliga's most disliked club did not just win a point yesterday,
they also struck a small blow for the league as a whole by signing the
Nottingham Forest winger Oliver Burke from underneath the noses of a
host of Premier League clubs, some of whom had frantically upped their
wage offers as news of the 19-year-old's medical broke, according to
Kicker. Late transfer-window raids were supposed to go the other way
this summer.
Leipzig's arrival as a super-charged force in waiting cannot possibly
mark the beginning of the Bundesliga's financial fightback against the all
powerful English, not even the beginning of the beginning. But maybe
the envy/horror their inevitable ascent to the top is bound to generate can
at least temporarily end overblown worries that the league has lost its
capacity to surprise and excite in middle-age. Matchday one already
showed there will be enough going on here, both familiar and new, to
keep the attention.
Results: Bayern 6-0 Bremen; Frankfurt 1-0 Schalke; Augsburg 0-2
Wolfsburg; HSV 1-1 Ingolstadt; Dortmund 2-1 Mainz; Gladbach 2-1
Leverkusen; Hertha 2-1 Freiburg; Hoffenheim 2-2 Leipzig.
zero for German football hipsters, and even though he didn't leave
behind any explicit musings on the game, he 110% understood the
pressing need of setting your stall out early doors. "A magic dwells in
each beginning, protecting us, telling us how to live," he wrote in Steps,
his most famous poem, in 1941.
After much anguished ruminating about the threat from the Premier
League moneybags, the suffocating dominance of Bayern Munich and
proliferation of no-name-no-fans teams, the Bundesliga was firmly
banking on the enchantment of the new (season), too, at the weekend.
Tim Bendzko, a world-famous singer/
songwriter in one of the 210 countries
broadcasting the opening game at the
Allianz Arena live on Friday night, was
singing the national anthem for novelty
effect. Instead of hapless former northern
powerhouse Hamburger SV (5-0 losers in
Fröttmaning a year ago), the league had cleverly cast hapless former
northern powerhouse Werder Bremen to provide much more resistance
against the champions this time around.
And Bayern Munich, perhaps themselves bored with constantly winning
the league under the freakishly brilliant Pep Guardiola, have kindly
installed the much-more-easy-going Carlo Ancelotti, to give the
opposition a bit of a chance. Carletto's way, history books have shown,
tends to lead to the Champions League but relatively rarely to league
titles.
The illusion of the new soon revealed itself as such, however, as Viktor
Skripnik's Green and Whites were destroyed 6-0 with frightening ease.
As an advertisement for the competition, the result did not exactly send
the desired message, even if Werder Bremen was briefly trending in the
US on Twitter. The league president, Reinhard Rauball, professed
himself "shocked" by the docility of the visitors in the non-contest, and
Skripnik admitted that his team had made him feel like "the arse of the
world". Him and his coaches had been "embarrassed" on the bench, the
Ukrainian admitted.
Two competitive defeats (in the cup and the league) into the season, the
46-year-old has already been forced to employ some hefty endgame
rhetoric. The home game against Augsburg after the international break
will be "a final" he claimed. For him personally, it might well be.
The distinct lack of originality scoreline-
wise aside, Bayern's stroll to the top of the
table at least fed into the media narrative in
Bavaria. Relieved from the "shackles of
Guardiola", TV pundit/frustrated coach
Mehmet Scholl explained, Bayern's players
have rediscovered the joy of attacking
football, without all those pesky, minute instructions.
There is an element of truth in that, of course, but a less self-serving, less
reactionary analysis would probably uncover that the much-vaunted
freedom in Bayern's game is largely the function of more space ahead of
them, which is being found at the expense of ceding possession in spells.
Werder in any case were not in the slightest bit able to put the tweaked
system to the test.
The next day at Frankfurt, it was business as usual for Schalke too. The
Royal Blues have a new coach in Markus Weinzierl, a new sporting
director in Christian Heidel and a bunch of interesting new signings. But
on the whole, it was a startling case of deja vu, all over again.
Süddeutsche Zeitung's long-suffering S04 correspondent Philipp Selldorf
had flashbacks to a litany of mishaps and accidents past as "the familiar
weirdness" of the visitors' passivity in the opening 20 minutes allowed
Eintracht's Alex Meier to give his side the lead. Schalke did wake up to
create some decent chances towards the end of the match, when the
Chelsea-loanee Michael Hector was sent off for the second time in as
many games, but the hopes of a fresh start dissipated into the hot August
air and left Schalke in a sticky patch. They will host Bayern next.
The new and possibly improved Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, showed
that the pre-season hype has some justification, a slight wobble against
Mainz 05 notwithstanding. Two goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
saw the Gabon international (almost) keep pace with the hat-trick hero
Robert Lewandowski, and by and large Thomas Tuchel was pleased with
the progress shown.
Narrow-minded fears of a "loss of identity", as expressed by some ultras,
seem as unfounded as concerns about the time it might take for the team
to gel in the wake of all the changes. With players such Ousmane
Dembélé and André Schürrle up front, Dortmund are certainly fast
enough to catch Bayern at the top. Only their endurance (and solidity at
the back) is still in question.
So far so fairly expected, you might say, but matchday one did offer
some shiny, genuine newness in other quarters. At the Borussia Park, for
example, Gladbach v Leverkusen didn't just live up to its fourth-v-third-
from-last-season billing but exceeded expectations with a surprising
punchline: the Foals' superb counterattacking and impressive depth
suggested that they might be better placed than Roger Schmidt's hard-
pressing Werkself to make an assault on the duopoly at the top.
Goals from André Hahn and Lars Stindl helped to overcome the visitors
in a high-quality game that showcased just how far German club football
has come in recent years.
Similarly enjoyable, albeit on a slightly
lower plane technically, was Hoffenheim's
2-2 draw with RB Leipzig on Sunday. Few
people would have watched it live on
German TV – a self-deprecating fan banner
greeting "the four viewers on Sky" might
not have been too far off the truth – but the
game between the billionaire-sponsored
village club and the Red Bull-owned newcomers was entertaining enough
despite being rather deficient in terms of historical resonance or, if you
will, authenticity. "We showed that we can enrich the league," the RB
coach Ralph Hasenhüttl said after the successful debut in the top flight.
No pun intended, to be sure.
The Bundesliga's most disliked club did not just win a point yesterday,
they also struck a small blow for the league as a whole by signing the
Nottingham Forest winger Oliver Burke from underneath the noses of a
host of Premier League clubs, some of whom had frantically upped their
wage offers as news of the 19-year-old's medical broke, according to
Kicker. Late transfer-window raids were supposed to go the other way
this summer.
Leipzig's arrival as a super-charged force in waiting cannot possibly
mark the beginning of the Bundesliga's financial fightback against the all
powerful English, not even the beginning of the beginning. But maybe
the envy/horror their inevitable ascent to the top is bound to generate can
at least temporarily end overblown worries that the league has lost its
capacity to surprise and excite in middle-age. Matchday one already
showed there will be enough going on here, both familiar and new, to
keep the attention.
Results: Bayern 6-0 Bremen; Frankfurt 1-0 Schalke; Augsburg 0-2
Wolfsburg; HSV 1-1 Ingolstadt; Dortmund 2-1 Mainz; Gladbach 2-1
Leverkusen; Hertha 2-1 Freiburg; Hoffenheim 2-2 Leipzig.
Joe Hart heads for Torino but is not the first to seek Italian renaissance
A t least somebody loves Joe Hart. Whereas he was frozen out of
Manchester City at a speed that would surprise even gelato
manufacturers, the England international was met by rapturous
crowds on his arrival in Turin on Tuesday. The new Torino goalkeeper
wore sunglasses that Marcello Mastroianni would have been proud of and
posed, perhaps inadvisedly, with a T-shirt celebrating the club's Granata
Ultras. Welcome to Serie A, Joe.
In choosing to join Torino Hart becomes part of a select, if not always
successful, group. The 34th British player to sign for an Italian club since
the second world war, Hart follows in the footsteps of not just John
Charles but also Jay Bothroyd. While David Platt made his reputation in
Serie A, Des Walker almost contrived to blow it. And for every cult hero
– a Trevor Francis or Paul Ince – there is at least one who has left with a
good riddance. And yes, that includes Paul Gascoigne, described by one
Italian journalist as "one of the worst buys since the war".
Before making the decision to move Hart
consulted his friend and former City team-
mate Micah Richards. The Aston Villa
defender spent a season at Fiorentina two
years ago and loved it. "He asked me about
Italy and I told him it's probably the best
country you can go to," Richards told the Guardian. "It was one of the
best experiences in my life. Obviously I got to live in Florence, an
amazing city, but the people were really welcoming, really nice, and
made me feel right at home."
One of the biggest things Hart will have to contend with, says Richards,
is the change in footballing culture. "It's a lot different to England," he
says. "It is much more tactical – everyone knows their jobs. In Italy they
will always play an older player who has more experience than a younger
one who wants to express themselves. Every day in training you work on
tactics, you work on shape. On the other hand it's not so physical. It
helped my game, though. I like to get up and down but they helped me to
know when to hold my position."
The former England international Tony Dorigo, who played for Torino in
the 1997-98 season, knows better than most what Hart is getting into. He
says it is not just the culture on the pitch that Hart will have to adjust to.
"It's really intense, extremely intense, it's absolutely crazy," he says. "I
remember once when we lost a match at home and the following day the
fans stormed the training ground. We had to fly somewhere else to train
and then stay there for the entire week. The fans give you great power
when they get behind you, but you feel the pressure all the time."
Dorigo, now a pundit for BT Sport's Serie A coverage, believes that Hart
will be busy in his new role. Although Torino competed in the Europa
League last season they finished a disappointing 12th in Serie A. This
summer the manager, Giampero Ventura, left to replace Antonio Conte
as the Italy coach, with Sinisa Mijhailovic replacing him. "It looks as if
they will end up getting rid of three of their four best defenders this
summer," says Dorigo. "So Hart will get plenty of work. Torino are a
club that have to change a lot. They get good players but they have to sell
them too."
Torino's association with British football runs longer than most, dating
back to the 1960s and the signing of Joe Baker and Denis Law. Two of
the most promising forwards in Britain, Baker and Law were also only 21
years old. The pair acquired a reputation as young men about town.
Constantly followed by paparazzi, Baker famously assaulted one then, on
another fateful night, crashed his Aston Martin into a statue of Garibaldi.
He and Law survived the crash but their careers in Italy were soon over.
John Foot, in his history of Italian football, Calcio, describes the careers
of British footballers that went a similar way, from Jimmy Greaves to
Gascoigne. Greaves had gone to Italy only because of England's
maximum wage and, as soon as the rule was overturned, felt homesick.
Gazza, meanwhile, was known not only for his drinking and tendency
towards injury but also for his bad manners, notoriously answering one
journalist's question with a big burp.
The problem, as Foot sees it, was with the fact that such high standards
had been set by British football's first great export, John Charles. The
Gentle Giant who played for Juventus for six years from 1957-63 is still
remembered fondly in Turin.
"John Charles remains the model against which all foreign players – and
especially British players – have been measured," says Foot. "He was an
exemplary figure on the field and off the field where he was known for
being modest, generous and 'good'. No other British player has come
close." Foot adds a coda, observing that another well-mannered export
also left a good impression. "My advice to British players in Italy is
don't get drunk. It's bad publicity and conforms to stereotypes. One
person who was quite good there was David Beckham."
But Hart is part of a mini-revival of Britons looking for an Italian job.
Ashley Cole, Nathaniel Chalobah and Richards have played in Serie A in
the past three seasons and, at the time of writing, Ravel Morrison
remains on Lazio's books. For Richards this trend will continue. "It's not
that people don't want to go away," he says. "But you're in your comfort
zone in the Premier League. But now that more Champions League
places are going to be guaranteed [from 2018-19] I think loads of players
will want to give it a go."
Dorigo, meanwhile, has one final piece of advice for England's number
one as he embarks on a new chapter in his career. "Move to Moncalieri,"
he says. "It's a beautiful village 10 miles outside the city. And when you
wake up, the first things you see are the Alps."
Manchester City at a speed that would surprise even gelato
manufacturers, the England international was met by rapturous
crowds on his arrival in Turin on Tuesday. The new Torino goalkeeper
wore sunglasses that Marcello Mastroianni would have been proud of and
posed, perhaps inadvisedly, with a T-shirt celebrating the club's Granata
Ultras. Welcome to Serie A, Joe.
In choosing to join Torino Hart becomes part of a select, if not always
successful, group. The 34th British player to sign for an Italian club since
the second world war, Hart follows in the footsteps of not just John
Charles but also Jay Bothroyd. While David Platt made his reputation in
Serie A, Des Walker almost contrived to blow it. And for every cult hero
– a Trevor Francis or Paul Ince – there is at least one who has left with a
good riddance. And yes, that includes Paul Gascoigne, described by one
Italian journalist as "one of the worst buys since the war".
Before making the decision to move Hart
consulted his friend and former City team-
mate Micah Richards. The Aston Villa
defender spent a season at Fiorentina two
years ago and loved it. "He asked me about
Italy and I told him it's probably the best
country you can go to," Richards told the Guardian. "It was one of the
best experiences in my life. Obviously I got to live in Florence, an
amazing city, but the people were really welcoming, really nice, and
made me feel right at home."
One of the biggest things Hart will have to contend with, says Richards,
is the change in footballing culture. "It's a lot different to England," he
says. "It is much more tactical – everyone knows their jobs. In Italy they
will always play an older player who has more experience than a younger
one who wants to express themselves. Every day in training you work on
tactics, you work on shape. On the other hand it's not so physical. It
helped my game, though. I like to get up and down but they helped me to
know when to hold my position."
The former England international Tony Dorigo, who played for Torino in
the 1997-98 season, knows better than most what Hart is getting into. He
says it is not just the culture on the pitch that Hart will have to adjust to.
"It's really intense, extremely intense, it's absolutely crazy," he says. "I
remember once when we lost a match at home and the following day the
fans stormed the training ground. We had to fly somewhere else to train
and then stay there for the entire week. The fans give you great power
when they get behind you, but you feel the pressure all the time."
Dorigo, now a pundit for BT Sport's Serie A coverage, believes that Hart
will be busy in his new role. Although Torino competed in the Europa
League last season they finished a disappointing 12th in Serie A. This
summer the manager, Giampero Ventura, left to replace Antonio Conte
as the Italy coach, with Sinisa Mijhailovic replacing him. "It looks as if
they will end up getting rid of three of their four best defenders this
summer," says Dorigo. "So Hart will get plenty of work. Torino are a
club that have to change a lot. They get good players but they have to sell
them too."
Torino's association with British football runs longer than most, dating
back to the 1960s and the signing of Joe Baker and Denis Law. Two of
the most promising forwards in Britain, Baker and Law were also only 21
years old. The pair acquired a reputation as young men about town.
Constantly followed by paparazzi, Baker famously assaulted one then, on
another fateful night, crashed his Aston Martin into a statue of Garibaldi.
He and Law survived the crash but their careers in Italy were soon over.
John Foot, in his history of Italian football, Calcio, describes the careers
of British footballers that went a similar way, from Jimmy Greaves to
Gascoigne. Greaves had gone to Italy only because of England's
maximum wage and, as soon as the rule was overturned, felt homesick.
Gazza, meanwhile, was known not only for his drinking and tendency
towards injury but also for his bad manners, notoriously answering one
journalist's question with a big burp.
The problem, as Foot sees it, was with the fact that such high standards
had been set by British football's first great export, John Charles. The
Gentle Giant who played for Juventus for six years from 1957-63 is still
remembered fondly in Turin.
"John Charles remains the model against which all foreign players – and
especially British players – have been measured," says Foot. "He was an
exemplary figure on the field and off the field where he was known for
being modest, generous and 'good'. No other British player has come
close." Foot adds a coda, observing that another well-mannered export
also left a good impression. "My advice to British players in Italy is
don't get drunk. It's bad publicity and conforms to stereotypes. One
person who was quite good there was David Beckham."
But Hart is part of a mini-revival of Britons looking for an Italian job.
Ashley Cole, Nathaniel Chalobah and Richards have played in Serie A in
the past three seasons and, at the time of writing, Ravel Morrison
remains on Lazio's books. For Richards this trend will continue. "It's not
that people don't want to go away," he says. "But you're in your comfort
zone in the Premier League. But now that more Champions League
places are going to be guaranteed [from 2018-19] I think loads of players
will want to give it a go."
Dorigo, meanwhile, has one final piece of advice for England's number
one as he embarks on a new chapter in his career. "Move to Moncalieri,"
he says. "It's a beautiful village 10 miles outside the city. And when you
wake up, the first things you see are the Alps."
Nigerian rapists escape punishment using money, influence – and marriage
W hen 14-year-old Amina got married last year, the occasion was
solemn. Rather than the flamboyance that often characterises
Nigerian nuptials this was a subdued affair, attended only by a few
family members and close friends.
The bride and groom knew each other, but they had not been in a
relationship. Rather Amina, not her real name, was marrying one of three
men who had gang-raped her in her village when she was 13 years old.
Usaini Ja'afar and his accomplices had confessed to the crime under
interrogation by the Hisbah board, a religious police force responsible for
the enforcement of Sharia law in the northern Nigerian state of Kano. He
pleaded for forgiveness and offered to marry Amina so as to escape
punishment.
Amina's father agreed and the men were allowed to walk free.
"I decided to temper justice with mercy," said Amina's father,
explaining his decision not to press charges against the men who
assaulted his daughter. "I allowed him to marry the girl because our
consultations with our Malams [Islamic clerics] showed that there is
nothing wrong about that."
Salahuddeen Armayau, who heads the Hisbah board, said the wedding
had taken place last year, adding that the board had approved of the union
because "the boy said he was willing to clear his mess, and even the
victim's father gave his blessing".
The marriage, which has been condemned by human rights activists, is
just one example of how rapists are escaping justice in northern
Nigeria's commercial capital. In a state where more than 100 cases of
rape are reported each month, only a handful suspects are ever
prosecuted.
Authorities say the majority of rape allegations are settled before they
ever reach court. Sometimes the accused get off by asking respected
members of the community to testify on their behalf; sometimes they
offer the family money in return for dropping the charges; sometimes
they marry their victims.
Even if charges are pressed, it can be hard to prosecute rape offences.
"Some of the victims are shy of speaking publicly about their ordeal in
the hands of their rapists for fear of being stigmatised," said Agafi
Kunduli, a prominent Nigerian human rights activist.
"The police cannot prosecute without witnesses and this is one major
reason why many rapists walk free."
Police officers have even been accused of demanding bribes from women
before arresting rape suspects.
"Some victims do not trust the police," said an officer in Abuja who once
worked in Kano. "We cannot blame them because even policemen are
also involved in this," he said, referring to the fact that a number of Kano
police officers have themselves been accused of rape.
In 2014, a police officer and four others were arrested for allegedly gang-
raping a 17-year- old at gunpoint. Last year, another officer was alleged
to have raped a seven-year-old girl at police quarters in Kano. Neither
officer has yet been prosecuted.
Even in the case of rape and murder, offenders often avoid jail sentences.
Murder victims include a 22-year-old pregnant woman who died after
being gang-raped in her home early this year, and a newlywed woman
who was killed by at least one rapist in Sha'iskawa village, north of Kano
state. No one has yet been prosecuted in either case.
Until last year, the maximum sentence for rape in Kano was two years,
with the option of paying a fine instead. After an outcry, the government
introduced a minimum sentence of 14 years life sentence in late 2015.
There is no crime of rape under Sharia law, which runs parallel to the
criminal justice system in Kano, but having sex outside of marriage
carries a sentence of death by stoning if the defendant is married or 100
lashes if they are not. In practice, however, the sentence is seldom
enforced.
Women's rights activists have called on authorities to do more to protect
women and girls from sexual violence, and to ensure that rapists face
justice. They say marriage should not be used as a way to escape justice.
"We just have to keep encouraging victims to speak," said Kunduli. "No
rapist should be allowed to go scot-free, even when he decides to marry
the victim."
Human rights lawyer, Eno Edet, said that the legal requirements to
proving sexual assault needed rethinking, as they did not take into
account the particular sensitivities involved in reporting rape.
"Law makers should sit down, speak to victims, and put themselves in
their shoes," said Edet, who has worked with a number of women who
have been sexually assaulted. "The police should take their work
seriously because rape changes lives.
solemn. Rather than the flamboyance that often characterises
Nigerian nuptials this was a subdued affair, attended only by a few
family members and close friends.
The bride and groom knew each other, but they had not been in a
relationship. Rather Amina, not her real name, was marrying one of three
men who had gang-raped her in her village when she was 13 years old.
Usaini Ja'afar and his accomplices had confessed to the crime under
interrogation by the Hisbah board, a religious police force responsible for
the enforcement of Sharia law in the northern Nigerian state of Kano. He
pleaded for forgiveness and offered to marry Amina so as to escape
punishment.
Amina's father agreed and the men were allowed to walk free.
"I decided to temper justice with mercy," said Amina's father,
explaining his decision not to press charges against the men who
assaulted his daughter. "I allowed him to marry the girl because our
consultations with our Malams [Islamic clerics] showed that there is
nothing wrong about that."
Salahuddeen Armayau, who heads the Hisbah board, said the wedding
had taken place last year, adding that the board had approved of the union
because "the boy said he was willing to clear his mess, and even the
victim's father gave his blessing".
The marriage, which has been condemned by human rights activists, is
just one example of how rapists are escaping justice in northern
Nigeria's commercial capital. In a state where more than 100 cases of
rape are reported each month, only a handful suspects are ever
prosecuted.
Authorities say the majority of rape allegations are settled before they
ever reach court. Sometimes the accused get off by asking respected
members of the community to testify on their behalf; sometimes they
offer the family money in return for dropping the charges; sometimes
they marry their victims.
Even if charges are pressed, it can be hard to prosecute rape offences.
"Some of the victims are shy of speaking publicly about their ordeal in
the hands of their rapists for fear of being stigmatised," said Agafi
Kunduli, a prominent Nigerian human rights activist.
"The police cannot prosecute without witnesses and this is one major
reason why many rapists walk free."
Police officers have even been accused of demanding bribes from women
before arresting rape suspects.
"Some victims do not trust the police," said an officer in Abuja who once
worked in Kano. "We cannot blame them because even policemen are
also involved in this," he said, referring to the fact that a number of Kano
police officers have themselves been accused of rape.
In 2014, a police officer and four others were arrested for allegedly gang-
raping a 17-year- old at gunpoint. Last year, another officer was alleged
to have raped a seven-year-old girl at police quarters in Kano. Neither
officer has yet been prosecuted.
Even in the case of rape and murder, offenders often avoid jail sentences.
Murder victims include a 22-year-old pregnant woman who died after
being gang-raped in her home early this year, and a newlywed woman
who was killed by at least one rapist in Sha'iskawa village, north of Kano
state. No one has yet been prosecuted in either case.
Until last year, the maximum sentence for rape in Kano was two years,
with the option of paying a fine instead. After an outcry, the government
introduced a minimum sentence of 14 years life sentence in late 2015.
There is no crime of rape under Sharia law, which runs parallel to the
criminal justice system in Kano, but having sex outside of marriage
carries a sentence of death by stoning if the defendant is married or 100
lashes if they are not. In practice, however, the sentence is seldom
enforced.
Women's rights activists have called on authorities to do more to protect
women and girls from sexual violence, and to ensure that rapists face
justice. They say marriage should not be used as a way to escape justice.
"We just have to keep encouraging victims to speak," said Kunduli. "No
rapist should be allowed to go scot-free, even when he decides to marry
the victim."
Human rights lawyer, Eno Edet, said that the legal requirements to
proving sexual assault needed rethinking, as they did not take into
account the particular sensitivities involved in reporting rape.
"Law makers should sit down, speak to victims, and put themselves in
their shoes," said Edet, who has worked with a number of women who
have been sexually assaulted. "The police should take their work
seriously because rape changes lives.
Donald Trump confirms trip to Mexico for talks with President Peña Nieto
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has confirmed that he
will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Peña
Nieto in Mexico City.
Moments before taking the stage for a rally in Everett, Washington, just
north of Seattle, Trump tweeted that he had "accepted the invitation of
President Enrique Peña Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to
meeting him tomorrow".
The meeting will happen hours before Trump is scheduled to deliver a
major address on immigration in Phoenix, Arizona, in which he will aim
to clarify his increasingly murky stance on the issue.
It was confirmed by the official Twitter account for the Mexican
presidency, which tweeted:
Translated, the tweet says that Trump "has accepted the invitation and
will meet privately tomorrow with the president".
Peña Nieto – who has previously compared Trump to Hitler and
Mussolini – said via Twitter that he had invited both presidential
candidates to Mexico "to discuss bilateral relations", adding: "I believe
in dialogue to promote the interests of Mexico in the world and to protect
Mexicans wherever they are."
The Trump campaign did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
However, Josh Green, a reporter for Bloomberg News, said Trump would
be accompanied on the trip by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani
and Alabama senator Jeff Sessions.
Trump, who launched his campaign in 2015
with the announcement that immigrants
from Mexico were "bringing rapists" , had
been scheduled to appear at fundraisers in
California on Wednesday morning, before
delivering his immigration address in
Phoenix at 6pm local time (9pm ET).
The trip to Mexico City to meet with Peña Nieto – who has previously
invited Trump to debate him in Mexico – will likely occur somewhere in
the middle of the day.
The proposal was first broached with the US embassy in Mexico City
earlier this week, a fast-tracking of an international visit by an American
presidential candidate that is typically planned over the course of weeks.
In recent days, Trump has been increasingly vague on his position about
the legal status of the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the US.
During the Republican primary, Trump appealed to the conservative base
by calling for a "deportation force" to remove all undocumented aliens
from the country.
However, on a recent trip to Iowa, Trump said the policy issue was driven
by the media. "In recent days, the media – as it usually does – has missed
the whole point on immigration. All the media wants to talk about is the
11 million or more people here illegally," he said at a fundraiser for
Republican senator Joni Ernst.
In front of a crowd in Everett on Tuesday evening, Trump made no
mention of his upcoming diplomatic mission, focusing instead on
campaign favorites, including a rambling story in rhyming couplets about
an ungrateful and poisonous snake, intended as an allegory about Muslim
refugees to the US.
Also notably absent from the speech was perhaps Trump's most essential
motif: the wall he proposes to build along the US-Mexico border.
Trump's approval ratings among Latino voters are historically bad, and
his relationship with Peña Nieto's government is even worse. Trump has
long pledged to force Mexico to pay for the 2,000-mile (3,220km) border
wall, a suggestion the Mexican president responded to coldly.
"No way," Peña Nieto told CNN earlier this year.
Peña Nieto has fallen on hard political times in recent months. The latest
polls put his approval rating at just 23%, according to Mexico News
Daily, as the president has been hit by personal scandals, as well as
allegations of human rights abuses by police officers. Protests by
teachers opposed to his educational reforms have led to widespread
unrest and several deaths.
It is hard to see how inviting Trump to meet him would help Peña Nieto
domestically, as Trump is, unsurprisingly, considerably less popular in
Mexico than the president. In March, city legislators passed a non-legally
binding bill to ban Trump from Mexico's capital.
Peña Nieto's predecessor, former president Vincente Fox, has been
considerably more vocal in speaking out against the Republican nominee,
calling Trump's ideas "racist" and saying "I declare: I'm not going to
pay for that fucking wall."
A spokesperson for Democratic candidate
Hillary Clinton said the focus should
remain on Trump's immigration speech in
Arizona. Jennifer Palmieri,
communications director for Hillary for
America, said: "From the first days of his
campaign, Donald Trump has painted
Mexicans as 'rapists' and criminals and has promised to deport 16
million people, including children and US citizens. He has said we should
force Mexico to pay for his giant border wall. He has said we should ban
remittances to families in Mexico if Mexico doesn't pay up.
"What ultimately matters is what Donald Trump says to voters in
Arizona, not Mexico, and whether he remains committed to the splitting
up of families and deportation of millions."
Launching his presidential bid last year, Trump claimed "the US has
become a dumping ground for everyone else's problems", pointing the
finger at Mexico.
"They're sending us not the right people," he said. "They're sending
people that have lots of problems and they're bringing their problems.
"They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and
some I assume are good people but I speak to border guards and they tell
us what we are getting."
will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Peña
Nieto in Mexico City.
Moments before taking the stage for a rally in Everett, Washington, just
north of Seattle, Trump tweeted that he had "accepted the invitation of
President Enrique Peña Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to
meeting him tomorrow".
The meeting will happen hours before Trump is scheduled to deliver a
major address on immigration in Phoenix, Arizona, in which he will aim
to clarify his increasingly murky stance on the issue.
It was confirmed by the official Twitter account for the Mexican
presidency, which tweeted:
Translated, the tweet says that Trump "has accepted the invitation and
will meet privately tomorrow with the president".
Peña Nieto – who has previously compared Trump to Hitler and
Mussolini – said via Twitter that he had invited both presidential
candidates to Mexico "to discuss bilateral relations", adding: "I believe
in dialogue to promote the interests of Mexico in the world and to protect
Mexicans wherever they are."
The Trump campaign did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
However, Josh Green, a reporter for Bloomberg News, said Trump would
be accompanied on the trip by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani
and Alabama senator Jeff Sessions.
Trump, who launched his campaign in 2015
with the announcement that immigrants
from Mexico were "bringing rapists" , had
been scheduled to appear at fundraisers in
California on Wednesday morning, before
delivering his immigration address in
Phoenix at 6pm local time (9pm ET).
The trip to Mexico City to meet with Peña Nieto – who has previously
invited Trump to debate him in Mexico – will likely occur somewhere in
the middle of the day.
The proposal was first broached with the US embassy in Mexico City
earlier this week, a fast-tracking of an international visit by an American
presidential candidate that is typically planned over the course of weeks.
In recent days, Trump has been increasingly vague on his position about
the legal status of the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the US.
During the Republican primary, Trump appealed to the conservative base
by calling for a "deportation force" to remove all undocumented aliens
from the country.
However, on a recent trip to Iowa, Trump said the policy issue was driven
by the media. "In recent days, the media – as it usually does – has missed
the whole point on immigration. All the media wants to talk about is the
11 million or more people here illegally," he said at a fundraiser for
Republican senator Joni Ernst.
In front of a crowd in Everett on Tuesday evening, Trump made no
mention of his upcoming diplomatic mission, focusing instead on
campaign favorites, including a rambling story in rhyming couplets about
an ungrateful and poisonous snake, intended as an allegory about Muslim
refugees to the US.
Also notably absent from the speech was perhaps Trump's most essential
motif: the wall he proposes to build along the US-Mexico border.
Trump's approval ratings among Latino voters are historically bad, and
his relationship with Peña Nieto's government is even worse. Trump has
long pledged to force Mexico to pay for the 2,000-mile (3,220km) border
wall, a suggestion the Mexican president responded to coldly.
"No way," Peña Nieto told CNN earlier this year.
Peña Nieto has fallen on hard political times in recent months. The latest
polls put his approval rating at just 23%, according to Mexico News
Daily, as the president has been hit by personal scandals, as well as
allegations of human rights abuses by police officers. Protests by
teachers opposed to his educational reforms have led to widespread
unrest and several deaths.
It is hard to see how inviting Trump to meet him would help Peña Nieto
domestically, as Trump is, unsurprisingly, considerably less popular in
Mexico than the president. In March, city legislators passed a non-legally
binding bill to ban Trump from Mexico's capital.
Peña Nieto's predecessor, former president Vincente Fox, has been
considerably more vocal in speaking out against the Republican nominee,
calling Trump's ideas "racist" and saying "I declare: I'm not going to
pay for that fucking wall."
A spokesperson for Democratic candidate
Hillary Clinton said the focus should
remain on Trump's immigration speech in
Arizona. Jennifer Palmieri,
communications director for Hillary for
America, said: "From the first days of his
campaign, Donald Trump has painted
Mexicans as 'rapists' and criminals and has promised to deport 16
million people, including children and US citizens. He has said we should
force Mexico to pay for his giant border wall. He has said we should ban
remittances to families in Mexico if Mexico doesn't pay up.
"What ultimately matters is what Donald Trump says to voters in
Arizona, not Mexico, and whether he remains committed to the splitting
up of families and deportation of millions."
Launching his presidential bid last year, Trump claimed "the US has
become a dumping ground for everyone else's problems", pointing the
finger at Mexico.
"They're sending us not the right people," he said. "They're sending
people that have lots of problems and they're bringing their problems.
"They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and
some I assume are good people but I speak to border guards and they tell
us what we are getting."
Arsenal complete signing of defender Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia
Arsenal have announced the signing of the defender Shkodran Mustafi
from Valencia. The central defender, 24, arrives after Arsène Wenger's
near summer-long pursuit and shortly after Calum Chambers' loan
departure to Middlesbrough.
Arsenal earlier on Tuesday secured the signing of Lucas Pérez from
Deportivo La Coruña, so Germany's Mustafi becomes their sixth summer
recruit after Granit Xhaka, Rob Holding, Takuma Asano, who has already
joined Stuttgart on loan, and Kelechi Nwakali.
"He is at the right age," Wenger told the club's official website. "He has
good experience. He is a very focused player who can play with the ball
as well. We have taken a great player but have prepared well for the
future."
from Valencia. The central defender, 24, arrives after Arsène Wenger's
near summer-long pursuit and shortly after Calum Chambers' loan
departure to Middlesbrough.
Arsenal earlier on Tuesday secured the signing of Lucas Pérez from
Deportivo La Coruña, so Germany's Mustafi becomes their sixth summer
recruit after Granit Xhaka, Rob Holding, Takuma Asano, who has already
joined Stuttgart on loan, and Kelechi Nwakali.
"He is at the right age," Wenger told the club's official website. "He has
good experience. He is a very focused player who can play with the ball
as well. We have taken a great player but have prepared well for the
future."
Chelsea close to signing Fiorentina’s Marcos Alonso for £23m
Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal with Fiorentina for Marcos Alonso,
with Antonio Conte's side expected to pay a fee of around £23m (€27m).
The Chelsea manager has been keen to add
a new left-back to his squad after allowing
the Ghana international Baba Rahman to
join Schalke on loan this month, with the
former Real Madrid and Bolton Wanderers
defender Alonso now identified as his
primary target.
Negotiations have been continuing for days, with Fiorentina expected to
accept a renewed offer for the 25-year-old. Alonso is understood to have
agreed personal terms and is keen on a return to the Premier League.
Chelsea have allowed the winger turned left-back Kenedy to join
Watford on loan for the season.
Chelsea's search for a new central defender remains unresolved after bids
for Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Milan's Alessio Romagnoli were
rejected. They may now attempt to bring in a player on loan to provide
short-term cover. The young Chelsea centre-back Keneth Omeruo is
joining Alanyaspor on loan for the season.
Juan Cuadrado will also depart Stamford Bridge and join Juventus on
loan. The Colombia winger joined Chelsea last year for an initial £23.3m
but struggled to make an impact under José Mourinho and spent last
season in Turin.
Diego Costa has admitted he wanted to leave Chelsea to return to
Atlético Madrid this summer. The striker has been regularly linked with
rejoining Diego Simeone at Atlético since moving to Stamford Bridge in
a £32m deal two years ago.
Chelsea have always insisted they would not entertain a bid and that
Costa was happy - although he says he did wish to return to Madrid.
"The truth is that I had hopes of returning [to Atlético] – I won't lie,"
Costa told the Spanish television station Movistar. "Everyone knew there
was the possibility to return; it wasn't to be because of some details.
"I'm always grateful to the fans of Atléti, and to Cholo [Simeone], who
has always placed his confidence in me.
"Right now I'm at Chelsea, I'm happy there and the league has started. I
hope Atléti do very well like last season and win some titles."
with Antonio Conte's side expected to pay a fee of around £23m (€27m).
The Chelsea manager has been keen to add
a new left-back to his squad after allowing
the Ghana international Baba Rahman to
join Schalke on loan this month, with the
former Real Madrid and Bolton Wanderers
defender Alonso now identified as his
primary target.
Negotiations have been continuing for days, with Fiorentina expected to
accept a renewed offer for the 25-year-old. Alonso is understood to have
agreed personal terms and is keen on a return to the Premier League.
Chelsea have allowed the winger turned left-back Kenedy to join
Watford on loan for the season.
Chelsea's search for a new central defender remains unresolved after bids
for Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Milan's Alessio Romagnoli were
rejected. They may now attempt to bring in a player on loan to provide
short-term cover. The young Chelsea centre-back Keneth Omeruo is
joining Alanyaspor on loan for the season.
Juan Cuadrado will also depart Stamford Bridge and join Juventus on
loan. The Colombia winger joined Chelsea last year for an initial £23.3m
but struggled to make an impact under José Mourinho and spent last
season in Turin.
Diego Costa has admitted he wanted to leave Chelsea to return to
Atlético Madrid this summer. The striker has been regularly linked with
rejoining Diego Simeone at Atlético since moving to Stamford Bridge in
a £32m deal two years ago.
Chelsea have always insisted they would not entertain a bid and that
Costa was happy - although he says he did wish to return to Madrid.
"The truth is that I had hopes of returning [to Atlético] – I won't lie,"
Costa told the Spanish television station Movistar. "Everyone knew there
was the possibility to return; it wasn't to be because of some details.
"I'm always grateful to the fans of Atléti, and to Cholo [Simeone], who
has always placed his confidence in me.
"Right now I'm at Chelsea, I'm happy there and the league has started. I
hope Atléti do very well like last season and win some titles."
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
Raheem Sterling says new work ethic behind improved Manchester City form
Raheem Sterling has stated that before the season started he promised to
work harder than ever at Manchester City.
The forward has begun impressively under the current manager Pep
Guardiola and scored twice in Sunday's 3-1 victory over West Ham.
Sterling pointed to the promise he made as a factor in his form and said
that last term's uneven campaign helped the improvement.
"Every day I'm learning," he said. "It's something that I will definitely
take into every season with me, to remember that sort of stuff and just to
move forward from it. I just made a promise, something that I said to
myself, that when I come back at the start of this season I am going to
work hard and try to be as consistent as I can."
Sterling has started four of City's five wins, being stood down only for
the Champions League knockout round second leg against Steaua
Bucharest, which was effectively a dead-rubber.
"I'm enjoying my football and I am enjoying winning games and I am
working hard to continue doing that," he added. "This is the season you
will see me working my hardest, that's for sure. I didn't come into the
season thinking: 'I want to show everyone.' But just to concentrate on
my football, that's the most important thing. People will talk, but the
most important thing for me was to come in and do well under the new
manager and impress here. I knew if I kept working hard I would get my
chances."
Guardiola called Sterling to offer support
when the forward was struggling with
England at the Euro 2016. "It was a big
lift," Sterling said. "The manager's been in
the game a long time, won stuff, worked
with young players, worked with great
players and he knows how to get the best
out of his players. He's been a massive help. Not just for me, but the
other players as well – the whole team.
"It's good to have a manager that not just talks to me but makes the
whole team feel really welcome, makes everyone feel they are all one,
whether you are starting or not. Everyone's hungry, everyone's ready to
run for him and play for him."
Of Guardiola's drive for perfection, he said: "It's a challenge. He puts his
system into play, likes a certain way to play and when everyone is
working hard together it's a plus and you get the rewards for it. The
manager's got his style and obviously coached Barcelona and at times
you can see that. It's exciting – some things we need to work on, but as
the season goes on we will just get better and better.
"He will bring the best out of the whole team, not just me. He will
definitely push everyone to do better. We are hungry, ready and pushing
to win the games."
work harder than ever at Manchester City.
The forward has begun impressively under the current manager Pep
Guardiola and scored twice in Sunday's 3-1 victory over West Ham.
Sterling pointed to the promise he made as a factor in his form and said
that last term's uneven campaign helped the improvement.
"Every day I'm learning," he said. "It's something that I will definitely
take into every season with me, to remember that sort of stuff and just to
move forward from it. I just made a promise, something that I said to
myself, that when I come back at the start of this season I am going to
work hard and try to be as consistent as I can."
Sterling has started four of City's five wins, being stood down only for
the Champions League knockout round second leg against Steaua
Bucharest, which was effectively a dead-rubber.
"I'm enjoying my football and I am enjoying winning games and I am
working hard to continue doing that," he added. "This is the season you
will see me working my hardest, that's for sure. I didn't come into the
season thinking: 'I want to show everyone.' But just to concentrate on
my football, that's the most important thing. People will talk, but the
most important thing for me was to come in and do well under the new
manager and impress here. I knew if I kept working hard I would get my
chances."
Guardiola called Sterling to offer support
when the forward was struggling with
England at the Euro 2016. "It was a big
lift," Sterling said. "The manager's been in
the game a long time, won stuff, worked
with young players, worked with great
players and he knows how to get the best
out of his players. He's been a massive help. Not just for me, but the
other players as well – the whole team.
"It's good to have a manager that not just talks to me but makes the
whole team feel really welcome, makes everyone feel they are all one,
whether you are starting or not. Everyone's hungry, everyone's ready to
run for him and play for him."
Of Guardiola's drive for perfection, he said: "It's a challenge. He puts his
system into play, likes a certain way to play and when everyone is
working hard together it's a plus and you get the rewards for it. The
manager's got his style and obviously coached Barcelona and at times
you can see that. It's exciting – some things we need to work on, but as
the season goes on we will just get better and better.
"He will bring the best out of the whole team, not just me. He will
definitely push everyone to do better. We are hungry, ready and pushing
to win the games."
Monday, 29 August 2016
Baby Girl and Naughty Boy Ch. 03
When we were finally finished with all 18 holes,
Patty excused herself to go to the restroom and
while she was gone I asked PJ if he would approve
of me asking Patty out on a date. "Absolutely," he
replied, smiling broadly at me, "I'm sure she'll
jump at the chance."
When Patty returned, PJ winked at me and excused
himself to go into the Pro Shop for a few minutes.
When he left, I looked over at Patty and asked her
if she wanted to go into the lounge for a cold drink
while we waited for her father. So, after getting our
drinks and finding a place to sit, I took off my
glasses and posed the question to her.
"Patty," I began, "do you think you might like to go
to dinner with me some evening? You know,
something low key -- maybe we can get to know
each other a little better?"
"Oh, sure," she said excitedly, "I'd love that!"
Then without missing a beat, she added, "How
about tonight? Are you free?"
"Yes," I answered, "totally free! Uh, about what
time?"
"Well I was going to do a little shopping today," she
replied, "but, maybe we can get cleaned up and if
you don't mind me dragging you around the mall,
we can spend the day together and then find some
place to eat while we're out."
"That's perfect," I said, "You think we better clear
this with your Dad?"
"Daddy already told me he liked you, Paul, and
that's saying something because Daddy's always
been one of those over protective fathers who've
looked down his nose at most of my friends.
Believe me," she continued, "he'll be elated."
"And your Mother?" I asked.
Patty shook her head as I asked, then told me her
mother was long gone, taking a substantial fortune
from PJ and as far as Patty was concerned, it was
good riddance to her. I sensed there was no love
lost between her and her mother, but I didn't feel
it was my place to pursue it.
Just then, PJ peeked into the lounge and called to
me. "Paul, you gotta see this putter they have in
here. I think I just found a way to take some
strokes off my game!"
Patty smiled and waved me away, saying "Go on
and see the silly thing. I'll write down my address
and phone number for you while you guys salivate
over that putter."
When we'd had our fill of the new putters in the
Pro Shop, we found Patty sitting on a bench next to
our carts. Upon seeing us, she stood up and
handed me a slip of paper with her address and
phone number. As we got in the carts to take our
bags out to our cars, PJ took off ahead of us,
leaving Patty and I still sitting there.
"Did you say anything to Daddy about us going
out?" She asked.
"Nope," I answered, "I couldn't get him away from
the putters!" Patty laughed and told me she'd fill
him in on the way home.
As PJ followed the cart path and made the turn
around the clubhouse and then out of sight, Patty
leaned over and lightly kissed me. "I haven't
thanked you well enough yet for letting me have
your seat on the airplane." She said.
"Hmm," I mused, "we'll have to work on that, won't
we? I have a few ideas how you can thank me."
"I bet you do." Patty replied as we took off down
the cart path toward the parking lot. I pointed out
which car was mine and she pulled up to the trunk.
Stepping out to snag my bag off the back of the
cart, I popped the trunk and laid my bag inside
and shut the lid. "Oh," I asked, "what time do you
want me to pick you up?"
"Well, I need a little while to shower and change.
Gotta wash my hair after being out here all
morning," she said, "but whenever you like is fine."
I looked at my watch and then back at her. "Is an
hour and a half from now too soon?" I asked,
jokingly.
"I'll be ready in an hour and fifteen!" Patty shouted
as she sped away, waving.
On the drive home, I couldn't get Patty out of my
mind. Not only did she have the most wonderful
little boobs, but she seemed to enjoy showing her
panties off, too. She was enticingly sexy, clever and
probably the most alluring female I had ever met.
And, you know what? I liked her. Not just the
boobs and the panties, I think I really liked her --
Patty, the woman.
Upon arriving home, I was in a rush to unload my
clubs and get in the shower. Moving way too fast to
get inside the house from the garage, I didn't set
my golf bag down squarely and it fell over.
"Damn!" I huffed at myself. "I hate it when that
happens!"
But, turning around to see them lying on the floor
of the garage, I noticed a golf glove tucked into one
of the pockets where I usually keep my water balls.
Now, I'm very particular about what kind of glove I
use, and I knew that glove wasn't mine.
Momentary panic set in thinking maybe I'd picked
up someone else's golf bag, but no - a quick check
told me it was my bag.
Pulling the unknown glove out of the ball pocket, I
noticed it felt stiff. Looking down inside it, I could
see something shoved down into the glove.
Sticking my fingers in to pull whatever it was out,
my jaw immediately dropped to the floor when I
pulled it from the glove. It was Patty's hot pink
panties! She'd folded them up into a tight package,
stuffed them down into her golf glove and secretly
put her glove into my bag. Damn!
Unfolding her delicate panties, I held them up to
get a good look. I was amazed to see how small
they were. I mean they were full cut panties, but
her waist must be awful small to be able to wear
these!
It was beyond the furthest reaches of my
imagination to think I would ever get my hands on
a pair of Patty's panties. I felt incredibly fortunate
just to have been able to see them so many times
while we were out golfing -- but now I was holding
them in my hands! It was a good thing the garage
door was closed because as soon as I'd had a good
look at them, I held them up to my face and took
in a long, deep sniff.
"OH HOLY SHIT!" I moaned. Her feminine smell
was not only permeating the whole garment, but,
the smell itself was nothing short of utopia.
Looking inside, I could easily make out the whitish-
clear fluids that leaked out of her vagina. Her
pussy juice glistened at me under the lights in the
garage and then by feeling the gusset directly, I
confirmed that it was wet with her feminine juice.
Not caring about anything else at this point, the
only thing on my mind was dragging out my
hardened cock and beating my meat while I
touched and sniffed her panties. Yes, this is
another one of my little fetishes none of my
previous girlfriends could understand or deal with.
And while some of them allowed me some latitude
with their underpants, none of them truly
understood my deep desire to see and touch
female underwear. Apparently, though, Patty must
have understood by the way I reacted when I saw
her panties out on the golf course, and she'd given
them to me as a souvenir of our little adventure.
I was torn between wrapping the silky panties
around my cock and tugging on my pole, and just
holding them to my nose and inhaling her
bouquet. In the end, I simply dropped my golf
slacks to the garage floor, hauled my cock out of
my underwear and held the gusset of her panties
up against my nose and started to stroke myself.
Patty's panties were perfect for use during
masturbation. Every breath I inhaled drove her
feminine scent deeper and deeper into my being.
Sensing there was at least one spot on the crotch
panel that felt slippery, I decided to save that until
later when I had more time to explore her panties
more thoroughly. Right now, though, I needed
some release and I needed it quickly. Seeing her
breasts and her panties all morning had taken its
toll on my self-control and all I wanted to do was
cum.
Closing my eyes, I leaned back and began to stroke
my tool at a nice even pace. Holding her panties to
my nose, I visualized her sitting in the golf cart
with her legs spread like she did, letting me look at
her. And then, my mind shifted to the times I'd
seen her breasts -- not only this morning, but at
the airport, too. I was just starting to envision her
standing in front of me topless, dressed only in her
underpants when my cock erupted and shot a thick
stream of cum all over my car, leaving a long arc
of cum dripping down the black lacquer finish on
the passenger side door.
In the past, I'd have to literally beg my girlfriends
to get panties like this -- I'd have to work on them
for days -- maybe even weeks to get panties that
were this perfect. Patty's panties soared right to
the top of the quality scale, scoring a '10' in my
book.
What was curious about Patty's panties came down
to this: Why would she give them to me this early
in our relationship? And come to think of it -- I'd
really only been around her maybe a total of five
hours and I'd already seen her bare breasts and
she let me look at her panties, too. Somehow, I
couldn't see Patty as someone that did this with
everyone she met, so why me? Maybe she just felt
sorry for me and thought I needed some good jerk
off stimulus. Maybe she was just doing all this as a
way to say 'Thank You' for letting her have my seat
on the airplane last week. Or maybe.... she felt a
spark between us, too.
After my shower, I arrived at the address Patty
gave me in exactly one hour and fifteen minutes to
the second. I was met by a hefty iron gate about 30
feet into the driveway. Pulling up to the gate, I
slowed, rolled down my window and then started
to get out of the car to look for the call button. But
before I could get out, Patty's voice emanated
from the ivy covered wall saying, "What took you
so long?"
Surprised, and unable to tell where the voice was
coming from, I just sat there for a moment. A
second later, the gate opened and I heard her say,
"Just follow the drive to the house, Paul. I'll see
you in just a minute."
To call the house and grounds 'stately' would be a
misnomer. Rather, one would use the term
'unbelievable'. The lawn was immaculately kept
and the short drive to the house was serene. When
I pulled into the circle drive in front of the house,
Patty was outside waiting for me.
Opening the car door for me as I shut the engine
off, she reached her hand in as if she was going to
help me out of the car. So, I reached out and took
her hand, but once I was out, she didn't let go.
Instead, she pulled me up the walk and into the
house, where we found her father, PJ, in the huge
kitchen, still in his golf clothes but wearing an
apron and stirring a large pan on top of the stove.
I stared at him for a moment until he looked up at
me. "I love to cook," he said, "always have. Gives
me time to think."
"Don't you like Daddy's apron?" Patty asked. "It
was his Christmas present last year."
Honestly, I'm not sure many men would be
comfortable wearing an apron like that. It was
white, and that's fine for cooking - but this one had
ruffles across the bottom, on the vest and
shoulder straps, too. It was obviously a woman's
apron.
"Well?" Patty asked, nudging me with her elbow for
an answer. "Don't you think it's cute?"
"Sir," I started, "I've never been one to comment
on another man's apron, but, it's the mark of a
real man who can feel comfortable wearing
ruffles."
PJ let out with a belly laugh that made both Patty
and I laugh along with him.
"My boy," PJ replied, "there was no way you could
have answered that question any safer than that. I
applaud your quick thinking and please, let's drop
the 'Sir' stuff. Okay?"
"Okay, Sir.... uh, I mean PJ. And on the level, the
apron looks quite fetching." I answered,
intentionally using the same word he'd used this
morning to describe his lovely daughter to me.
He smiled and winked at me as he walked over to
Patty. Leaning over to her, he wagged his thumb at
me and said, just loud enough for me to hear, "I'm
liking this guy more and more, Baby Girl."
Both he and Patty looked at me and it caused an
uncomfortable moment between us, but, Patty
took care of it in short order by yanking my arm
and saying, "Come on, Paul, there's stores out
there calling my name!"
As we turned to leave, I told her father I would
have Patty home at a decent time. "No problem,
Paul. But, I appreciate you being considerate
enough to put my mind at ease. She's my only
child, you know," he called out to me as Patty
pulled me through the front door, "....even though
she thinks she's a big girl now...." His voice trailed
off as she pulled the door closed behind her.
As we approached my car, I cringed to myself
seeing the dried cum caked on the passenger side
door. Against the flawless shine of the black paint,
it stuck out like a sore thumb. "Crap!" I thought. "I
should have wiped that off."
"Looks like something's all over your door, Paul."
Patty pointed out to me. Then, as I moved to open
the door for her she reached down as if she was
going to touch the dried cum with her finger. I
pulled her arm back quickly before she was able to
touch it, saying, "You might not want to touch
that."
"What is it?" Patty asked.
"Long story." I answered. "But, hop in and let's go
find those stores calling your name."
I held the door for Patty as she daintily sat down
into the seat in a most lady like fashion. Since we
were right in front of her house, I was confident
her Dad was probably watching us through the
windows. I expected her to turn and pull her legs
in, but, as I started to close the door, her knees
opened and I caught a glimpse of white between
her legs and under her rather short jean skirt. She
held her knees open for only a brief second, and
then pulled her legs into the car and I shut the
door. Hopefully, her Dad didn't see anything.
Quickly saying a short prayer hoping I might get to
see those panties up close, my cock started to turn
hard. By the time I walked around to driver's door,
it had developed into a noticeable bulge in the
front of my pants. Trying to be somewhat
clandestine about it, I adjusted my hardness to a
more comfortable position and then opened the
door and sat down.
Patty looked at me and burst out laughing. I knew
right away she must have seen me adjusting my
cock inside my pants and I was more than a little
embarrassed knowing she'd seen me with an
erection already since I'd only been there five
minutes.
"Hey, don't worry about it," she said, giggling, "I'm
taking it as a compliment."
Patty directed me out to the gate and once we
were on the road, I opened the arm rest and
pulled out her golf glove. She blushed sweetly as I
held it out to her saying, "Some how this ended up
in my golf bag. I though you might want it back."
Without even acknowledging the fact that I'd taken
her panties out and kept them, she acted with
mock surprise and said, "Oh, thanks. I was looking
for that."
Then, I turned to her and said, "And I want to
thank you for the nice present you left me, too. It
was a very thoughtful thing to do and I will
treasure them forever."
I could see she was really blushing now. Her
cheeks and her neck were turning dark red.
"But," I added, "I think you're gonna have to wash
my car for me, Patty."
"Wash your car?" She asked questioningly.
"Absolutely." I answered as serious as I could.
"You're indirectly responsible for that mess you
saw all over the side of my car." I was trying really
hard to keep a straight face.
"Me?" She replied, still confused.
"Oh, yes." I said, with a little sternness to my voice.
Then I added, "The car was fine until I found your
present when I was putting my clubs away in the
garage. Then all of a sudden, something
uncontrollable came over me and then next thing I
knew this big mess of white stuff got sprayed all
over my car door."
"What?" She said. "I'm not following you at all,
Paul."
I started to laugh. After a second I told her I was
just kidding with her, and not to worry about it.
Then, just as if a light bulb went on in her head,
she figured it out.
"Oh!" Patty exclaimed. "You mean you, uh.... you
found my panties and, uh...." She was making a
back and forth motion with her fist when I glanced
over at her.
"Yep." I laughed. "After I parked the car in the
garage, I found your panties and got so excited, I
just had to."
"You mean to tell me you masturbated in your
garage with my panties?" She was practically in
hysterics -- bouncing up and down in the car seat.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"I kid you not." I answered with a smile on my
face.
She was laughing so hard I thought she was going
to wet herself. "You could have waited until you
got inside, you know. That would have at least
saved your car." She said as she laughed.
"You didn't give me much choice. There was a real
sense of urgency I tell you!" I replied. "So you see,
you DO owe me a car wash now."
"Yeah," she giggled, "I guess I do. I'm just sorry I
missed it. I would have loved to have seen that."
"Well," I continued, thinking quickly, "if you're
around when I get another present like that, you
better make sure you stand back. I can't be held
responsible for what might happen."
She turned in her seat and looked right at me with
her eyes wide and her jaw flapping open. "Are you
serious? You'd do that and, uh.... let me watch?"
She asked.
"If I get another present like that, I'm going to have
to do something to let off some pressure, that's for
sure." I said. "I guess you'll just have to take your
chances."
"Oh, that's a chance I'll gladly take," she replied
and then added, "but, you know, if you're going to
keep my panties, don't you think its fair you
should buy me some replacements?" She asked.
"After all, those panties were expensive and I dare
to think what will happen if Daddy finds out some
of my panties are missing."
She was smiling broadly now, and I could see we
were going to have a good time with all this panty
talk. I suggested that as long as we were going to
the mall, we might as well take advantage of the
situation and let me buy her some replacement
panties today.
"Okay." She agreed. "That sounds fair."
As we pulled into the mall parking lot, I asked, "For
future reference, though, does your Dad really
keep track of your panties? Or, am I already totally
busted?"
Patty burst out laughing again saying, "Well, it'll
probably be okay as long as you don't end up
keeping more than, oh..... let's say ten or fifteen
pairs."
I looked at her in surprise. "You must have a hell
of a lot of panties." I replied.
"Oh, you'd be surprised." Patty said, then she
added, "but, you're still going to have the replace
the ones I gave you."
"No problem, I'll buy you as many as you want." I
answered. "Maybe even a hundred pairs..... that is,
as long as I get to help you shop and pick them
out."
Having parked the car in the mall parking lot, I was
about to get out and open the door for her, but
Patty put her hand on top of mine and said "Hold
on a minute."
She glanced around at the cars around us, and
then turned back to me and twisted in the seat so
she could lean back against the car door. Pulling
her left knee up, she propped her left foot up on
the car seat and pulled her skirt up above her
waist.
"Oh, my God, Patty." I sighed.
Glancing out the window again to make sure no
one was walking toward us, her right hand
dropped between her legs and she started to trace
a line up an down her pussy on the outside of her
tight, white panties.
Patty excused herself to go to the restroom and
while she was gone I asked PJ if he would approve
of me asking Patty out on a date. "Absolutely," he
replied, smiling broadly at me, "I'm sure she'll
jump at the chance."
When Patty returned, PJ winked at me and excused
himself to go into the Pro Shop for a few minutes.
When he left, I looked over at Patty and asked her
if she wanted to go into the lounge for a cold drink
while we waited for her father. So, after getting our
drinks and finding a place to sit, I took off my
glasses and posed the question to her.
"Patty," I began, "do you think you might like to go
to dinner with me some evening? You know,
something low key -- maybe we can get to know
each other a little better?"
"Oh, sure," she said excitedly, "I'd love that!"
Then without missing a beat, she added, "How
about tonight? Are you free?"
"Yes," I answered, "totally free! Uh, about what
time?"
"Well I was going to do a little shopping today," she
replied, "but, maybe we can get cleaned up and if
you don't mind me dragging you around the mall,
we can spend the day together and then find some
place to eat while we're out."
"That's perfect," I said, "You think we better clear
this with your Dad?"
"Daddy already told me he liked you, Paul, and
that's saying something because Daddy's always
been one of those over protective fathers who've
looked down his nose at most of my friends.
Believe me," she continued, "he'll be elated."
"And your Mother?" I asked.
Patty shook her head as I asked, then told me her
mother was long gone, taking a substantial fortune
from PJ and as far as Patty was concerned, it was
good riddance to her. I sensed there was no love
lost between her and her mother, but I didn't feel
it was my place to pursue it.
Just then, PJ peeked into the lounge and called to
me. "Paul, you gotta see this putter they have in
here. I think I just found a way to take some
strokes off my game!"
Patty smiled and waved me away, saying "Go on
and see the silly thing. I'll write down my address
and phone number for you while you guys salivate
over that putter."
When we'd had our fill of the new putters in the
Pro Shop, we found Patty sitting on a bench next to
our carts. Upon seeing us, she stood up and
handed me a slip of paper with her address and
phone number. As we got in the carts to take our
bags out to our cars, PJ took off ahead of us,
leaving Patty and I still sitting there.
"Did you say anything to Daddy about us going
out?" She asked.
"Nope," I answered, "I couldn't get him away from
the putters!" Patty laughed and told me she'd fill
him in on the way home.
As PJ followed the cart path and made the turn
around the clubhouse and then out of sight, Patty
leaned over and lightly kissed me. "I haven't
thanked you well enough yet for letting me have
your seat on the airplane." She said.
"Hmm," I mused, "we'll have to work on that, won't
we? I have a few ideas how you can thank me."
"I bet you do." Patty replied as we took off down
the cart path toward the parking lot. I pointed out
which car was mine and she pulled up to the trunk.
Stepping out to snag my bag off the back of the
cart, I popped the trunk and laid my bag inside
and shut the lid. "Oh," I asked, "what time do you
want me to pick you up?"
"Well, I need a little while to shower and change.
Gotta wash my hair after being out here all
morning," she said, "but whenever you like is fine."
I looked at my watch and then back at her. "Is an
hour and a half from now too soon?" I asked,
jokingly.
"I'll be ready in an hour and fifteen!" Patty shouted
as she sped away, waving.
On the drive home, I couldn't get Patty out of my
mind. Not only did she have the most wonderful
little boobs, but she seemed to enjoy showing her
panties off, too. She was enticingly sexy, clever and
probably the most alluring female I had ever met.
And, you know what? I liked her. Not just the
boobs and the panties, I think I really liked her --
Patty, the woman.
Upon arriving home, I was in a rush to unload my
clubs and get in the shower. Moving way too fast to
get inside the house from the garage, I didn't set
my golf bag down squarely and it fell over.
"Damn!" I huffed at myself. "I hate it when that
happens!"
But, turning around to see them lying on the floor
of the garage, I noticed a golf glove tucked into one
of the pockets where I usually keep my water balls.
Now, I'm very particular about what kind of glove I
use, and I knew that glove wasn't mine.
Momentary panic set in thinking maybe I'd picked
up someone else's golf bag, but no - a quick check
told me it was my bag.
Pulling the unknown glove out of the ball pocket, I
noticed it felt stiff. Looking down inside it, I could
see something shoved down into the glove.
Sticking my fingers in to pull whatever it was out,
my jaw immediately dropped to the floor when I
pulled it from the glove. It was Patty's hot pink
panties! She'd folded them up into a tight package,
stuffed them down into her golf glove and secretly
put her glove into my bag. Damn!
Unfolding her delicate panties, I held them up to
get a good look. I was amazed to see how small
they were. I mean they were full cut panties, but
her waist must be awful small to be able to wear
these!
It was beyond the furthest reaches of my
imagination to think I would ever get my hands on
a pair of Patty's panties. I felt incredibly fortunate
just to have been able to see them so many times
while we were out golfing -- but now I was holding
them in my hands! It was a good thing the garage
door was closed because as soon as I'd had a good
look at them, I held them up to my face and took
in a long, deep sniff.
"OH HOLY SHIT!" I moaned. Her feminine smell
was not only permeating the whole garment, but,
the smell itself was nothing short of utopia.
Looking inside, I could easily make out the whitish-
clear fluids that leaked out of her vagina. Her
pussy juice glistened at me under the lights in the
garage and then by feeling the gusset directly, I
confirmed that it was wet with her feminine juice.
Not caring about anything else at this point, the
only thing on my mind was dragging out my
hardened cock and beating my meat while I
touched and sniffed her panties. Yes, this is
another one of my little fetishes none of my
previous girlfriends could understand or deal with.
And while some of them allowed me some latitude
with their underpants, none of them truly
understood my deep desire to see and touch
female underwear. Apparently, though, Patty must
have understood by the way I reacted when I saw
her panties out on the golf course, and she'd given
them to me as a souvenir of our little adventure.
I was torn between wrapping the silky panties
around my cock and tugging on my pole, and just
holding them to my nose and inhaling her
bouquet. In the end, I simply dropped my golf
slacks to the garage floor, hauled my cock out of
my underwear and held the gusset of her panties
up against my nose and started to stroke myself.
Patty's panties were perfect for use during
masturbation. Every breath I inhaled drove her
feminine scent deeper and deeper into my being.
Sensing there was at least one spot on the crotch
panel that felt slippery, I decided to save that until
later when I had more time to explore her panties
more thoroughly. Right now, though, I needed
some release and I needed it quickly. Seeing her
breasts and her panties all morning had taken its
toll on my self-control and all I wanted to do was
cum.
Closing my eyes, I leaned back and began to stroke
my tool at a nice even pace. Holding her panties to
my nose, I visualized her sitting in the golf cart
with her legs spread like she did, letting me look at
her. And then, my mind shifted to the times I'd
seen her breasts -- not only this morning, but at
the airport, too. I was just starting to envision her
standing in front of me topless, dressed only in her
underpants when my cock erupted and shot a thick
stream of cum all over my car, leaving a long arc
of cum dripping down the black lacquer finish on
the passenger side door.
In the past, I'd have to literally beg my girlfriends
to get panties like this -- I'd have to work on them
for days -- maybe even weeks to get panties that
were this perfect. Patty's panties soared right to
the top of the quality scale, scoring a '10' in my
book.
What was curious about Patty's panties came down
to this: Why would she give them to me this early
in our relationship? And come to think of it -- I'd
really only been around her maybe a total of five
hours and I'd already seen her bare breasts and
she let me look at her panties, too. Somehow, I
couldn't see Patty as someone that did this with
everyone she met, so why me? Maybe she just felt
sorry for me and thought I needed some good jerk
off stimulus. Maybe she was just doing all this as a
way to say 'Thank You' for letting her have my seat
on the airplane last week. Or maybe.... she felt a
spark between us, too.
After my shower, I arrived at the address Patty
gave me in exactly one hour and fifteen minutes to
the second. I was met by a hefty iron gate about 30
feet into the driveway. Pulling up to the gate, I
slowed, rolled down my window and then started
to get out of the car to look for the call button. But
before I could get out, Patty's voice emanated
from the ivy covered wall saying, "What took you
so long?"
Surprised, and unable to tell where the voice was
coming from, I just sat there for a moment. A
second later, the gate opened and I heard her say,
"Just follow the drive to the house, Paul. I'll see
you in just a minute."
To call the house and grounds 'stately' would be a
misnomer. Rather, one would use the term
'unbelievable'. The lawn was immaculately kept
and the short drive to the house was serene. When
I pulled into the circle drive in front of the house,
Patty was outside waiting for me.
Opening the car door for me as I shut the engine
off, she reached her hand in as if she was going to
help me out of the car. So, I reached out and took
her hand, but once I was out, she didn't let go.
Instead, she pulled me up the walk and into the
house, where we found her father, PJ, in the huge
kitchen, still in his golf clothes but wearing an
apron and stirring a large pan on top of the stove.
I stared at him for a moment until he looked up at
me. "I love to cook," he said, "always have. Gives
me time to think."
"Don't you like Daddy's apron?" Patty asked. "It
was his Christmas present last year."
Honestly, I'm not sure many men would be
comfortable wearing an apron like that. It was
white, and that's fine for cooking - but this one had
ruffles across the bottom, on the vest and
shoulder straps, too. It was obviously a woman's
apron.
"Well?" Patty asked, nudging me with her elbow for
an answer. "Don't you think it's cute?"
"Sir," I started, "I've never been one to comment
on another man's apron, but, it's the mark of a
real man who can feel comfortable wearing
ruffles."
PJ let out with a belly laugh that made both Patty
and I laugh along with him.
"My boy," PJ replied, "there was no way you could
have answered that question any safer than that. I
applaud your quick thinking and please, let's drop
the 'Sir' stuff. Okay?"
"Okay, Sir.... uh, I mean PJ. And on the level, the
apron looks quite fetching." I answered,
intentionally using the same word he'd used this
morning to describe his lovely daughter to me.
He smiled and winked at me as he walked over to
Patty. Leaning over to her, he wagged his thumb at
me and said, just loud enough for me to hear, "I'm
liking this guy more and more, Baby Girl."
Both he and Patty looked at me and it caused an
uncomfortable moment between us, but, Patty
took care of it in short order by yanking my arm
and saying, "Come on, Paul, there's stores out
there calling my name!"
As we turned to leave, I told her father I would
have Patty home at a decent time. "No problem,
Paul. But, I appreciate you being considerate
enough to put my mind at ease. She's my only
child, you know," he called out to me as Patty
pulled me through the front door, "....even though
she thinks she's a big girl now...." His voice trailed
off as she pulled the door closed behind her.
As we approached my car, I cringed to myself
seeing the dried cum caked on the passenger side
door. Against the flawless shine of the black paint,
it stuck out like a sore thumb. "Crap!" I thought. "I
should have wiped that off."
"Looks like something's all over your door, Paul."
Patty pointed out to me. Then, as I moved to open
the door for her she reached down as if she was
going to touch the dried cum with her finger. I
pulled her arm back quickly before she was able to
touch it, saying, "You might not want to touch
that."
"What is it?" Patty asked.
"Long story." I answered. "But, hop in and let's go
find those stores calling your name."
I held the door for Patty as she daintily sat down
into the seat in a most lady like fashion. Since we
were right in front of her house, I was confident
her Dad was probably watching us through the
windows. I expected her to turn and pull her legs
in, but, as I started to close the door, her knees
opened and I caught a glimpse of white between
her legs and under her rather short jean skirt. She
held her knees open for only a brief second, and
then pulled her legs into the car and I shut the
door. Hopefully, her Dad didn't see anything.
Quickly saying a short prayer hoping I might get to
see those panties up close, my cock started to turn
hard. By the time I walked around to driver's door,
it had developed into a noticeable bulge in the
front of my pants. Trying to be somewhat
clandestine about it, I adjusted my hardness to a
more comfortable position and then opened the
door and sat down.
Patty looked at me and burst out laughing. I knew
right away she must have seen me adjusting my
cock inside my pants and I was more than a little
embarrassed knowing she'd seen me with an
erection already since I'd only been there five
minutes.
"Hey, don't worry about it," she said, giggling, "I'm
taking it as a compliment."
Patty directed me out to the gate and once we
were on the road, I opened the arm rest and
pulled out her golf glove. She blushed sweetly as I
held it out to her saying, "Some how this ended up
in my golf bag. I though you might want it back."
Without even acknowledging the fact that I'd taken
her panties out and kept them, she acted with
mock surprise and said, "Oh, thanks. I was looking
for that."
Then, I turned to her and said, "And I want to
thank you for the nice present you left me, too. It
was a very thoughtful thing to do and I will
treasure them forever."
I could see she was really blushing now. Her
cheeks and her neck were turning dark red.
"But," I added, "I think you're gonna have to wash
my car for me, Patty."
"Wash your car?" She asked questioningly.
"Absolutely." I answered as serious as I could.
"You're indirectly responsible for that mess you
saw all over the side of my car." I was trying really
hard to keep a straight face.
"Me?" She replied, still confused.
"Oh, yes." I said, with a little sternness to my voice.
Then I added, "The car was fine until I found your
present when I was putting my clubs away in the
garage. Then all of a sudden, something
uncontrollable came over me and then next thing I
knew this big mess of white stuff got sprayed all
over my car door."
"What?" She said. "I'm not following you at all,
Paul."
I started to laugh. After a second I told her I was
just kidding with her, and not to worry about it.
Then, just as if a light bulb went on in her head,
she figured it out.
"Oh!" Patty exclaimed. "You mean you, uh.... you
found my panties and, uh...." She was making a
back and forth motion with her fist when I glanced
over at her.
"Yep." I laughed. "After I parked the car in the
garage, I found your panties and got so excited, I
just had to."
"You mean to tell me you masturbated in your
garage with my panties?" She was practically in
hysterics -- bouncing up and down in the car seat.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"I kid you not." I answered with a smile on my
face.
She was laughing so hard I thought she was going
to wet herself. "You could have waited until you
got inside, you know. That would have at least
saved your car." She said as she laughed.
"You didn't give me much choice. There was a real
sense of urgency I tell you!" I replied. "So you see,
you DO owe me a car wash now."
"Yeah," she giggled, "I guess I do. I'm just sorry I
missed it. I would have loved to have seen that."
"Well," I continued, thinking quickly, "if you're
around when I get another present like that, you
better make sure you stand back. I can't be held
responsible for what might happen."
She turned in her seat and looked right at me with
her eyes wide and her jaw flapping open. "Are you
serious? You'd do that and, uh.... let me watch?"
She asked.
"If I get another present like that, I'm going to have
to do something to let off some pressure, that's for
sure." I said. "I guess you'll just have to take your
chances."
"Oh, that's a chance I'll gladly take," she replied
and then added, "but, you know, if you're going to
keep my panties, don't you think its fair you
should buy me some replacements?" She asked.
"After all, those panties were expensive and I dare
to think what will happen if Daddy finds out some
of my panties are missing."
She was smiling broadly now, and I could see we
were going to have a good time with all this panty
talk. I suggested that as long as we were going to
the mall, we might as well take advantage of the
situation and let me buy her some replacement
panties today.
"Okay." She agreed. "That sounds fair."
As we pulled into the mall parking lot, I asked, "For
future reference, though, does your Dad really
keep track of your panties? Or, am I already totally
busted?"
Patty burst out laughing again saying, "Well, it'll
probably be okay as long as you don't end up
keeping more than, oh..... let's say ten or fifteen
pairs."
I looked at her in surprise. "You must have a hell
of a lot of panties." I replied.
"Oh, you'd be surprised." Patty said, then she
added, "but, you're still going to have the replace
the ones I gave you."
"No problem, I'll buy you as many as you want." I
answered. "Maybe even a hundred pairs..... that is,
as long as I get to help you shop and pick them
out."
Having parked the car in the mall parking lot, I was
about to get out and open the door for her, but
Patty put her hand on top of mine and said "Hold
on a minute."
She glanced around at the cars around us, and
then turned back to me and twisted in the seat so
she could lean back against the car door. Pulling
her left knee up, she propped her left foot up on
the car seat and pulled her skirt up above her
waist.
"Oh, my God, Patty." I sighed.
Glancing out the window again to make sure no
one was walking toward us, her right hand
dropped between her legs and she started to trace
a line up an down her pussy on the outside of her
tight, white panties.
A Great Mistake
We did it once, and frequently after
Without protection, we explored it all.
I felt on top of the world and fulfilled
I got what I wanted in excess.
Alas!
Here she is all smiles with a result in hand
The doctor's report she brought;
Three weeks gone
What!
There and then
Reality dawned on me.
What have I done?
I lamented.
I'm not ready to be a father
I'm not ready to take reponsilities
But, the deed has been done
I'm a father in the making.
The seemingly bright future suddenly looked bleak
Head faced down, a depress fellow I see.
Then I recall the euphoric time spent; hugging, kissing and spanking.
The day our path crossed I tearfully cursed
The moment I thrusted in I rued
While at it;
The perfect plan crept in
Abortion!
Abortion, my mind echoed loudly
Hell no! I screamed
I can't!
That is cold murder
Hmm...
But it pose's to be the only escape route.
I gave it a second thought
But said nay to the suggestion it brought.
I looked at her who is to beget my first issue
She looks sexy, hot and her lips looks inviting
But the thought of her being my better half vehemently infuriated me.
She lacks wit I think,
How could she have let it happen?
I can't possibly entrust my child in her care
She is a pen without ink,
I know!
I saw the handwriting on the wall
But like an enchanted being into her nest i did crawl.
Junior won't let me think straight
Always ready to sprout to action
Calmly I asked her;
what are your plans?
Innocently, she smiled and said;
I will have the baby for my love.
Amazed, i became tabularized
I never loved her
All i wanted was the cookies she offered.
I looked at her and was ready to fight
To right my wrong I was ready to pay the price.
Parents ignored, Uncle scolds
Friends laughed enemies rejoiced.
He's been caught in his own web, they say,
While i prepared to live with it for the rest of my life.
I looked up, she was all smiles
I was awakened and we embraced
Only to do what I least expected
And the thought of abortion was forever truncated.
Without protection, we explored it all.
I felt on top of the world and fulfilled
I got what I wanted in excess.
Alas!
Here she is all smiles with a result in hand
The doctor's report she brought;
Three weeks gone
What!
There and then
Reality dawned on me.
What have I done?
I lamented.
I'm not ready to be a father
I'm not ready to take reponsilities
But, the deed has been done
I'm a father in the making.
The seemingly bright future suddenly looked bleak
Head faced down, a depress fellow I see.
Then I recall the euphoric time spent; hugging, kissing and spanking.
The day our path crossed I tearfully cursed
The moment I thrusted in I rued
While at it;
The perfect plan crept in
Abortion!
Abortion, my mind echoed loudly
Hell no! I screamed
I can't!
That is cold murder
Hmm...
But it pose's to be the only escape route.
I gave it a second thought
But said nay to the suggestion it brought.
I looked at her who is to beget my first issue
She looks sexy, hot and her lips looks inviting
But the thought of her being my better half vehemently infuriated me.
She lacks wit I think,
How could she have let it happen?
I can't possibly entrust my child in her care
She is a pen without ink,
I know!
I saw the handwriting on the wall
But like an enchanted being into her nest i did crawl.
Junior won't let me think straight
Always ready to sprout to action
Calmly I asked her;
what are your plans?
Innocently, she smiled and said;
I will have the baby for my love.
Amazed, i became tabularized
I never loved her
All i wanted was the cookies she offered.
I looked at her and was ready to fight
To right my wrong I was ready to pay the price.
Parents ignored, Uncle scolds
Friends laughed enemies rejoiced.
He's been caught in his own web, they say,
While i prepared to live with it for the rest of my life.
I looked up, she was all smiles
I was awakened and we embraced
Only to do what I least expected
And the thought of abortion was forever truncated.
Thursday, 25 August 2016
Baby Girl and Naughty Boy Ch. 02
We talked while we waited for her plane to board,
and during the conversation I happened to notice
that her shirt was billowing open at the top,
treating me to an unobstructed view down the
front of Patty's shirt. While I wouldn't normally be
interested in such a cheap peek, it was almost
impossible not to look -- and I could see absolutely
everything since the girl wasn't wearing a bra.
From where I sat, and without any effort what so
ever, I could look right down into Patty's shirt to
see her tiny breasts on display. Even though I tried
to be nonchalant about looking, I'm almost
positive she had to know -- and she didn't seem to
care.
The way her shirt buttoned, along with the way she
sat, gave me a completely private view of her tiny
boobies, which weren't even enough to fill a
heavily padded A-cup. In fact, those perfect little
breasts looked to be no larger than golf balls and
much of what she had was just her cute puffy
nipples straining up from her chest. The view I had
was so good, I could almost count the little bumps
on her areolas and I could see the pristine
smoothness of her delicate, pink nipple caps. I can
only remember getting a chance like this once or
twice before in my life, and each of them left me
with enough fantasy material to fuel many jerk off
sessions, so after covering my hardening cock with
my magazine, I feasted my eyes on her bare
breasts while we talked.
To be honest, there are only two things which are
100% guaranteed to get me to notice a woman.
The first being smallness in the tit department, and
I don't mean that in a derogatory way. What I
mean is, when I think about the perfect woman -- I
mean my perfect woman, I visualize a woman with
very petite breasts. That old adage, "Anything
more than a mouthful is wasted" is my mantra.
When ever I see a woman that might hold
prospective romantic interest, the first thing I try to
figure out is her cup size. If it's more than an 'A', I
lose interest quickly.
The second thing that always catches my eye is
VPL, or Visible Panty Lines. While I guess most
women are now wearing thong underwear to
reduce panty lines under today's synthetic
fashions, hopefully, there are some smart ones
that realize what an eye catcher panty lines are. I
can't understand why women wear fashions to
highlight their bounding breasts, but don't give the
same effort to highlight their butts. What's the use
of seeing a woman's butt if you can't visualize her
panties? It just doesn't make sense to me.
In Patty's case, her cute, clear and uncomplicated
complexion, along with her petite stature were a
visual bonus, and the fact that she seemed to be
an intelligent and articulate girl made her
attractive as hell to me.
So, I spent a good thirty minutes looking down the
top of her blouse directly at her unharnessed
boobs. Unless I'm seriously mistaken, when she
saw me checking her out, she actually shifted in
her seat to give me an even better view. While we
conversed, I rarely raised my eyes to look at her
face, and she didn't show the slightest bit of
concern that she was exposing her breasts to me.
Man, I was in heaven! And, she was an angel.
When the gate agent called for first class boarding,
she asked how she could thank me for my
generosity of giving up my seat. I almost told her I
would appreciate a picture of her tiny breasts as a
keepsake, but being the gentleman I am, I told her
it wasn't necessary and added that I'd thoroughly
enjoyed her company. Blushing, she lowered her
eyes to the floor and then gingerly peeked up at
me and said, "Uhm... I did, too. I wish we could
talk longer, but I have to go."
Before she walked away, Patty insisted that I give
her my name, address and phone number so she
could thank me properly once she got home.
Hopeful I might get another chance to see her
micro-breasts again, I jotted it all down on one of
my business cards and handed it to her. As she
stood, she shook my hand firmly and thanked me
again. Right before she disappeared through the
boarding door, she turned and stood on her
tiptoes to wave at me and then she was gone.
Now, my luck with women isn't what I would call
spectacular. In fact, it's horrible. I've been through
several relationships with women that were
snooty, moody and shallow. Since I'm about to
turn 30 and already own my own thriving business,
I'm doing pretty well for myself and I'm financially
comfortable. I try to keep that fact under wraps
when I first meet a prospective woman, but more
often than not, once the lady finds out my financial
situation, they seem to become interested in
marriage pretty quickly. Now, I'm not trying to
make all women out to be gold-diggers, but I've
run across more than my share. I may be the last
man on earth who actually wants to fall in love
before I get married, so, until that happens, I'm
just going to keep looking.
Yes, I get as much sex as I want. It's not hard to get
laid, but, it's not the kind of sex I'm looking for,
and, it's not the kind of sex I want. Perhaps I
should state it like this: It's not the kind of sex I
really need.
See, I've got some fetishes and interests which
most women seem to regard as 'Kinky' and I'm
very reluctant to disclose them because I've had
more than one girlfriend accuse me of being a
pervert or a sicko. But, the way Patty sat there and
let me ogle her tiny nubbins, it sure made me
think about all the fun I could have with her and
her beautiful A cups.
My flight finally boarded and as I sat on the
darkened plane for the trip home, I closed my
eyes and brought back the vision of Patty's little
buds. My cock responded almost immediately,
pushing against my suit pants in an urgent fashion.
"What an amazing experience" I said to myself as I
remembered the way she exposed herself to me.
When the plane landed, I made my way through
the terminal and was surprised to see a very well
dressed man standing there holding a sign with my
name on it. Now, sometimes I arranged for a limo
when I traveled, but this was my home airport and
my car was in the parking garage. So, what was up
with this?
Probably just a similar name, I thought -- but I
approached the man anyway and told him who I
was. "Paul J. Davis from ILP Corporation?" He
asked questioningly.
"Yes." I replied. "Are you here to pick me up or
something?"
"No, Sir" He answered. "I have a delivery for you. I
was asked to hand it to you, personally."
Immediately, the training from my over bearing
attorney kicked in and I took a step back so he
couldn't hand me a summons, subpoena or serve
me with court papers. Not that I've done anything
wrong, but the whole country is "Litigation Happy"
and I've been trained not to take things from
people without knowing what they are.
The man simply smiled and told me I had nothing
to be concerned about and held out an envelope
with my name hand printed on it. Cautiously, I
took the mysterious envelope from the man, and
while he waited, I opened it up and read it. To say I
was surprised would be a gross misstatement. The
envelope contained a very courteous and
thoughtful hand written 'Thank You' note from
Patty's father, thanking me for helping his
daughter get home and inviting me to have lunch
with him tomorrow so he could show his gratitude.
The note contained the address and time of the
engagement as well as an offer to have me picked
up.
"Shall I convey your acceptance to Mr.
Wallingford?" The man inquired.
"I appreciate the offer, but, tell him this isn't
necessary," I replied, smiling to the man. "I was
happy to help her out given the situation."
At that point, the man handed me a business card
and told me Mr. Wallingford insisted I accept his
offer. Looking at the card, my eyes bugged out as I
read the name. "P. J. Wallingford".
"P.J. Wallingford?" I asked curiously. "The real P.J.
Wallingford?"
"None other." The man replied quietly.
Taken aback that fate had thrown me into a lunch
invitation with the famous P.J. Wallingford, I shook
the surprise out of my head and readily agreed,
telling the man I would be honored to accept the
invitation.
"Very good, Sir." The man answered. "And by the
way, Sir, you needn't worry about Miss Patricia's
Grandfather. Seems it was just a bout of
indigestion, and he's perfectly fine." Then, after
giving him the address where he could pick me up
tomorrow, he expressed his thanks and left.
All night I struggled with the whole idea of meeting
P.J. Wallingford and the unbelievable memories of
how I shamelessly peeked at his daughter's
breasts. I can't tell you the thoughts that flew
through my mind, even wondering if I was going to
be chastised by the powerful man for my
voyeuristic behavior.
But, the lunch went fine and he was quite cordial,
even offering to pay me back for the first class seat
I'd given to his daughter. Smiling, I told him not to
worry about it; that the cost of the seat wasn't a
consideration in my mind. We ended up spending
most of the afternoon talking business and I found
him quite intriguing. He expressed an interest in
my business and even offered a few tips to help
me prop up cash flow. It turned out we had
something in common -- that being a passion for
golf. And golf is what enabled me to start dating
his only daughter, Patricia, or as he referred to
her, his "Baby Girl".
He invited me out to his club the next Saturday
morning to play a round of golf. I was enormously
excited about playing with this business icon, but
that excitement paled in comparison to the way
my heart jumped when I arrived and found Patty
there and learned that she was joining us, too.
While PJ went into the pro shop to check us in,
Patty and I waited outside. As I sat on the bench to
put on my golf shoes, Patty squatted down next to
her bag and started feeling through the pockets
obviously looking for something. The way she was
positioned was a dream come true for me because
her legs were parted a few inches and I was
treated to a nice peak up her skirt. Well, it was
actually more than a 'peek' because I could see it
all; a complete, straight ahead panty shot. Not just
a sliver of panties, mind you -- I saw her whole
panty covered mound.
She kept that position for another minute, and all
the while, I just kept looking. She glanced up with a
grimace on her face and said, "you don't have an
extra divot tool do you?"
I told her I didn't think so, and she simply turned
her attention back to her golf bag and kept digging
around, looking for it. Throughout all this, I'm still
sitting there and I'm staring between her legs at
the hot pink panties which were pulled tightly
across her pussy. "Damn, what luck!" I thought to
myself. First I see this girl's boobs at the airport
and now I'm seeing her panties. "The girl is
completely oblivious to what she's doing." I
thought.
The instant the pro shop door opened and her Dad
came out, she magically found her divot tool and
stood up. "I knew I had one in there." Patty said,
holding it up. Honestly, I didn't care if she'd found
her divot tool or not -- I just wanted to see more of
her panties.
Since we were a threesome, PJ suggested that he
and I share a cart for the front nine and once we
make the turn, Patty and I should ride together on
the back nine. Hell, I was thankful to have any time
alone with her, so I readily agreed and strapped
my bag into the cart alongside PJ's.
Not more than 10 minutes later, when we were at
the first tee, I saw her panties again and when we
were putting, she bent over and I got another look
straight down her top. Again, today she wasn't
wearing a bra and I saw her tiny boobs clear as
day.
When she stood up, she saw me looking and gave
me a sly smile. And with each successive hole, I
either got see her panties or I got to see her
breasts. Her tiny nipples were on display, too,
thrusting out wonderfully in the crisp morning air,
a fact I'm sure her father must have noticed. But
neither he, nor she, seemed to be the least bit
bothered at her appearance, so I took advantage
of the situation and enjoyed the show. She had my
total attention and I'm almost positive she knew it.
When we were hitting over the water hazard on
four, PJ and I stood behind her as she made her
approach to the ball. We were quiet as she looked
out over the water and up toward the pin. Then, PJ
leaned over toward me. "She's quite fetching, isn't
she, Paul?" He said quietly.
"Sir," I replied, "If you don't mind me saying, that's
probably the biggest understatement I've ever
heard a sane man say."
PJ, as he asked me to call him, just smiled and
patted my back lightly as we watched Patty hit the
ball and we followed it through the air as it rolled
to the outer edge of the green. Damn, the girl was
shooting right at par and I was already three over.
I kept telling myself it was okay, though -- it was
their home course and I'd never played it before.
Plus, with the distractions being thrown my way, I
was glad I wasn't eight over!
All the way through the front nine, Patty was more
than generous with her panty and breast
exposures. I kept waiting for her father to catch on,
but he never did, and the show never stopped. I
kept a perpetual hard-on for those two hours and I
never complained one bit!
During the back nine, Patty talked up a storm in
the cart with me. I let her drive, and under the
guise of being a good conversationalist, and
behind the safety of my dark sunglasses, I enjoyed
the view of her dainty nipples jiggling under her
shirt as she drove. Along the way, she told me her
life story and I told her mine. The more time I
spent with Patty, the more I realized she was
actually a pretty cool person. Granted, they way
she was showing herself off to me might have
caused my initial interest, but after a while, I
wondered if there wasn't a spark growing between
us.
At the twelfth hole, PJ stopped to take a restroom
break, so Patty and I hung out at the tee box
waiting for him. I watched as she bent down to
place her tee and set her ball up. She stayed bent
over for a while which allowed me to get another
clear view of both her petite breasts when the
front of her shirt fell away from her chest.
Continuing to adjust the height of the tee and the
way the ball sat on it, she stayed bent over long
enough for me to get an extra long look at her
lovely breastlings. Moving toward her, I kneeled
down across from Patty to brush away some
leaves and grass clippings next to her tee. Imagine
my surprise when she kneeled down opposite me.
Glancing over her shoulder to see if her dad was
coming yet - and then satisfied he wasn't, she
allowed her knees to open wide enough for me to
get an extremely close look at her pink panties.
The view she afforded me was nothing short of
mind blowing, and I could easily make out the
gusset of her panties and even the intricate
stitching along the elastic between her thighs. I
glanced up at her to see she'd caught me looking
between her legs. Embarrassed that she caught me
gawking at her panties, I quickly looked away and
apologized, but, she reached out and softly
grasped my hand saying, "No, it's okay, Paul. You
can look. We can't let Daddy see, though."
My eyes dropped down between her legs again
and she pivoted slightly, enough for the sun to
shine directly on the silky fabric covering her
pussy. I swear I could make out the lips of her
labia pushing against the tight material of her
panties. "Oh, Patty, that's so nice." I whispered as I
looked up at her. My heart started to beat wildly as
I stared at her panties.
"Daddy's coming." She whispered as she twisted
her legs away from me.
With that, Patty stood up and I followed a second
later. When PJ joined us, I had to turn away to
discretely adjust my hardened manhood inside my
pants. Patty saw my predicament and smiled,
knowing full well she'd given me an embarrassing
erection with her father about to walk right up to
us.
When we got to sixteen, PJ hit off into the rough on
the left side, so Patty and I waited in our cart while
he went to look for his ball. Turning toward me
and away from her Dad's view, she cocked one
knee up on the seat between us and pulled her
golf skirt up a little. Now to me, this was nothing
short of blatant exhibitionism, and I made my
mind up I was going to say something to her.
Initially, neither one of us said a word, but as she
looked toward her father to make sure the coast
was clear, my eyes traveled down between her
legs and I was treated to a full, wide open view of
those pink panties, which now had a very visible
wet spot and the material was creased up between
her pussy lips.
Without caring what her father might say if he saw,
I stared between her legs and said "Patty, forgive
me for saying this, but, if you've been trying to get
me hot and bothered, I just want you to know that
it worked. In fact, you've had me hot and bothered
since I met you at the airport the other day."
"I wondered if you were ever going to bring that
up." She replied cautiously. "I saw you looking
down my top, you know." She looked at me and
then asked, "You're a voyeur, aren't you?"
"And you're an exhibitionist." I answered. "It's kind
of convenient that we met, don't you think?"
Patty looked over at me and shrugged her
shoulders. "Most guys wouldn't bother looking
down my top," she said, "there's not much to see
down there. When you kept looking, I knew you
were either a voyeur or small tit man."
"You know," I replied, "I sat in that airport for 30
minutes with a hard-on looking at your beautiful
breasts, and then on my own flight, I spent
another hour with a hard-on remembering what
they looked like, and the instant I saw you this
morning, I got excited all over again. And to tell the
truth, you've kept me excited all day long."
"Yeah," she giggled, "I saw you back there trying to
make yourself presentable when Daddy came back
from the restroom."
"Found it!" We heard PJ yell. Patty pulled her skirt
down and shifted her legs around and we turned
to see her father walking toward us, about twenty
yards out. As he got closer to the cart, I leaned
over and said, "By the way, I think you're breasts
are absolutely lovely."
"Why, thank you, kind sir." Patty said in return as a
slight blush overtook her cheeks. "I don't think
anyone has ever said that to me before."
"I'm not kidding," I whispered, "I mean that very
sincerely."
I could see the blush spreading down Patty's neck.
I think my comments embarrassed her and she
glanced over at me in a bashful manner. I'm not
sure why I did it, but while she was looking, I
slipped my hand down into my pants and made an
obvious move to straighten my cock out so my
hard-on wouldn't be obvious when I stepped out
of the golf cart. Patty watched the whole time.
"You've really had an erection all day?" Patty
asked. "Because of me?"
Continued in the next chapter.
and during the conversation I happened to notice
that her shirt was billowing open at the top,
treating me to an unobstructed view down the
front of Patty's shirt. While I wouldn't normally be
interested in such a cheap peek, it was almost
impossible not to look -- and I could see absolutely
everything since the girl wasn't wearing a bra.
From where I sat, and without any effort what so
ever, I could look right down into Patty's shirt to
see her tiny breasts on display. Even though I tried
to be nonchalant about looking, I'm almost
positive she had to know -- and she didn't seem to
care.
The way her shirt buttoned, along with the way she
sat, gave me a completely private view of her tiny
boobies, which weren't even enough to fill a
heavily padded A-cup. In fact, those perfect little
breasts looked to be no larger than golf balls and
much of what she had was just her cute puffy
nipples straining up from her chest. The view I had
was so good, I could almost count the little bumps
on her areolas and I could see the pristine
smoothness of her delicate, pink nipple caps. I can
only remember getting a chance like this once or
twice before in my life, and each of them left me
with enough fantasy material to fuel many jerk off
sessions, so after covering my hardening cock with
my magazine, I feasted my eyes on her bare
breasts while we talked.
To be honest, there are only two things which are
100% guaranteed to get me to notice a woman.
The first being smallness in the tit department, and
I don't mean that in a derogatory way. What I
mean is, when I think about the perfect woman -- I
mean my perfect woman, I visualize a woman with
very petite breasts. That old adage, "Anything
more than a mouthful is wasted" is my mantra.
When ever I see a woman that might hold
prospective romantic interest, the first thing I try to
figure out is her cup size. If it's more than an 'A', I
lose interest quickly.
The second thing that always catches my eye is
VPL, or Visible Panty Lines. While I guess most
women are now wearing thong underwear to
reduce panty lines under today's synthetic
fashions, hopefully, there are some smart ones
that realize what an eye catcher panty lines are. I
can't understand why women wear fashions to
highlight their bounding breasts, but don't give the
same effort to highlight their butts. What's the use
of seeing a woman's butt if you can't visualize her
panties? It just doesn't make sense to me.
In Patty's case, her cute, clear and uncomplicated
complexion, along with her petite stature were a
visual bonus, and the fact that she seemed to be
an intelligent and articulate girl made her
attractive as hell to me.
So, I spent a good thirty minutes looking down the
top of her blouse directly at her unharnessed
boobs. Unless I'm seriously mistaken, when she
saw me checking her out, she actually shifted in
her seat to give me an even better view. While we
conversed, I rarely raised my eyes to look at her
face, and she didn't show the slightest bit of
concern that she was exposing her breasts to me.
Man, I was in heaven! And, she was an angel.
When the gate agent called for first class boarding,
she asked how she could thank me for my
generosity of giving up my seat. I almost told her I
would appreciate a picture of her tiny breasts as a
keepsake, but being the gentleman I am, I told her
it wasn't necessary and added that I'd thoroughly
enjoyed her company. Blushing, she lowered her
eyes to the floor and then gingerly peeked up at
me and said, "Uhm... I did, too. I wish we could
talk longer, but I have to go."
Before she walked away, Patty insisted that I give
her my name, address and phone number so she
could thank me properly once she got home.
Hopeful I might get another chance to see her
micro-breasts again, I jotted it all down on one of
my business cards and handed it to her. As she
stood, she shook my hand firmly and thanked me
again. Right before she disappeared through the
boarding door, she turned and stood on her
tiptoes to wave at me and then she was gone.
Now, my luck with women isn't what I would call
spectacular. In fact, it's horrible. I've been through
several relationships with women that were
snooty, moody and shallow. Since I'm about to
turn 30 and already own my own thriving business,
I'm doing pretty well for myself and I'm financially
comfortable. I try to keep that fact under wraps
when I first meet a prospective woman, but more
often than not, once the lady finds out my financial
situation, they seem to become interested in
marriage pretty quickly. Now, I'm not trying to
make all women out to be gold-diggers, but I've
run across more than my share. I may be the last
man on earth who actually wants to fall in love
before I get married, so, until that happens, I'm
just going to keep looking.
Yes, I get as much sex as I want. It's not hard to get
laid, but, it's not the kind of sex I'm looking for,
and, it's not the kind of sex I want. Perhaps I
should state it like this: It's not the kind of sex I
really need.
See, I've got some fetishes and interests which
most women seem to regard as 'Kinky' and I'm
very reluctant to disclose them because I've had
more than one girlfriend accuse me of being a
pervert or a sicko. But, the way Patty sat there and
let me ogle her tiny nubbins, it sure made me
think about all the fun I could have with her and
her beautiful A cups.
My flight finally boarded and as I sat on the
darkened plane for the trip home, I closed my
eyes and brought back the vision of Patty's little
buds. My cock responded almost immediately,
pushing against my suit pants in an urgent fashion.
"What an amazing experience" I said to myself as I
remembered the way she exposed herself to me.
When the plane landed, I made my way through
the terminal and was surprised to see a very well
dressed man standing there holding a sign with my
name on it. Now, sometimes I arranged for a limo
when I traveled, but this was my home airport and
my car was in the parking garage. So, what was up
with this?
Probably just a similar name, I thought -- but I
approached the man anyway and told him who I
was. "Paul J. Davis from ILP Corporation?" He
asked questioningly.
"Yes." I replied. "Are you here to pick me up or
something?"
"No, Sir" He answered. "I have a delivery for you. I
was asked to hand it to you, personally."
Immediately, the training from my over bearing
attorney kicked in and I took a step back so he
couldn't hand me a summons, subpoena or serve
me with court papers. Not that I've done anything
wrong, but the whole country is "Litigation Happy"
and I've been trained not to take things from
people without knowing what they are.
The man simply smiled and told me I had nothing
to be concerned about and held out an envelope
with my name hand printed on it. Cautiously, I
took the mysterious envelope from the man, and
while he waited, I opened it up and read it. To say I
was surprised would be a gross misstatement. The
envelope contained a very courteous and
thoughtful hand written 'Thank You' note from
Patty's father, thanking me for helping his
daughter get home and inviting me to have lunch
with him tomorrow so he could show his gratitude.
The note contained the address and time of the
engagement as well as an offer to have me picked
up.
"Shall I convey your acceptance to Mr.
Wallingford?" The man inquired.
"I appreciate the offer, but, tell him this isn't
necessary," I replied, smiling to the man. "I was
happy to help her out given the situation."
At that point, the man handed me a business card
and told me Mr. Wallingford insisted I accept his
offer. Looking at the card, my eyes bugged out as I
read the name. "P. J. Wallingford".
"P.J. Wallingford?" I asked curiously. "The real P.J.
Wallingford?"
"None other." The man replied quietly.
Taken aback that fate had thrown me into a lunch
invitation with the famous P.J. Wallingford, I shook
the surprise out of my head and readily agreed,
telling the man I would be honored to accept the
invitation.
"Very good, Sir." The man answered. "And by the
way, Sir, you needn't worry about Miss Patricia's
Grandfather. Seems it was just a bout of
indigestion, and he's perfectly fine." Then, after
giving him the address where he could pick me up
tomorrow, he expressed his thanks and left.
All night I struggled with the whole idea of meeting
P.J. Wallingford and the unbelievable memories of
how I shamelessly peeked at his daughter's
breasts. I can't tell you the thoughts that flew
through my mind, even wondering if I was going to
be chastised by the powerful man for my
voyeuristic behavior.
But, the lunch went fine and he was quite cordial,
even offering to pay me back for the first class seat
I'd given to his daughter. Smiling, I told him not to
worry about it; that the cost of the seat wasn't a
consideration in my mind. We ended up spending
most of the afternoon talking business and I found
him quite intriguing. He expressed an interest in
my business and even offered a few tips to help
me prop up cash flow. It turned out we had
something in common -- that being a passion for
golf. And golf is what enabled me to start dating
his only daughter, Patricia, or as he referred to
her, his "Baby Girl".
He invited me out to his club the next Saturday
morning to play a round of golf. I was enormously
excited about playing with this business icon, but
that excitement paled in comparison to the way
my heart jumped when I arrived and found Patty
there and learned that she was joining us, too.
While PJ went into the pro shop to check us in,
Patty and I waited outside. As I sat on the bench to
put on my golf shoes, Patty squatted down next to
her bag and started feeling through the pockets
obviously looking for something. The way she was
positioned was a dream come true for me because
her legs were parted a few inches and I was
treated to a nice peak up her skirt. Well, it was
actually more than a 'peek' because I could see it
all; a complete, straight ahead panty shot. Not just
a sliver of panties, mind you -- I saw her whole
panty covered mound.
She kept that position for another minute, and all
the while, I just kept looking. She glanced up with a
grimace on her face and said, "you don't have an
extra divot tool do you?"
I told her I didn't think so, and she simply turned
her attention back to her golf bag and kept digging
around, looking for it. Throughout all this, I'm still
sitting there and I'm staring between her legs at
the hot pink panties which were pulled tightly
across her pussy. "Damn, what luck!" I thought to
myself. First I see this girl's boobs at the airport
and now I'm seeing her panties. "The girl is
completely oblivious to what she's doing." I
thought.
The instant the pro shop door opened and her Dad
came out, she magically found her divot tool and
stood up. "I knew I had one in there." Patty said,
holding it up. Honestly, I didn't care if she'd found
her divot tool or not -- I just wanted to see more of
her panties.
Since we were a threesome, PJ suggested that he
and I share a cart for the front nine and once we
make the turn, Patty and I should ride together on
the back nine. Hell, I was thankful to have any time
alone with her, so I readily agreed and strapped
my bag into the cart alongside PJ's.
Not more than 10 minutes later, when we were at
the first tee, I saw her panties again and when we
were putting, she bent over and I got another look
straight down her top. Again, today she wasn't
wearing a bra and I saw her tiny boobs clear as
day.
When she stood up, she saw me looking and gave
me a sly smile. And with each successive hole, I
either got see her panties or I got to see her
breasts. Her tiny nipples were on display, too,
thrusting out wonderfully in the crisp morning air,
a fact I'm sure her father must have noticed. But
neither he, nor she, seemed to be the least bit
bothered at her appearance, so I took advantage
of the situation and enjoyed the show. She had my
total attention and I'm almost positive she knew it.
When we were hitting over the water hazard on
four, PJ and I stood behind her as she made her
approach to the ball. We were quiet as she looked
out over the water and up toward the pin. Then, PJ
leaned over toward me. "She's quite fetching, isn't
she, Paul?" He said quietly.
"Sir," I replied, "If you don't mind me saying, that's
probably the biggest understatement I've ever
heard a sane man say."
PJ, as he asked me to call him, just smiled and
patted my back lightly as we watched Patty hit the
ball and we followed it through the air as it rolled
to the outer edge of the green. Damn, the girl was
shooting right at par and I was already three over.
I kept telling myself it was okay, though -- it was
their home course and I'd never played it before.
Plus, with the distractions being thrown my way, I
was glad I wasn't eight over!
All the way through the front nine, Patty was more
than generous with her panty and breast
exposures. I kept waiting for her father to catch on,
but he never did, and the show never stopped. I
kept a perpetual hard-on for those two hours and I
never complained one bit!
During the back nine, Patty talked up a storm in
the cart with me. I let her drive, and under the
guise of being a good conversationalist, and
behind the safety of my dark sunglasses, I enjoyed
the view of her dainty nipples jiggling under her
shirt as she drove. Along the way, she told me her
life story and I told her mine. The more time I
spent with Patty, the more I realized she was
actually a pretty cool person. Granted, they way
she was showing herself off to me might have
caused my initial interest, but after a while, I
wondered if there wasn't a spark growing between
us.
At the twelfth hole, PJ stopped to take a restroom
break, so Patty and I hung out at the tee box
waiting for him. I watched as she bent down to
place her tee and set her ball up. She stayed bent
over for a while which allowed me to get another
clear view of both her petite breasts when the
front of her shirt fell away from her chest.
Continuing to adjust the height of the tee and the
way the ball sat on it, she stayed bent over long
enough for me to get an extra long look at her
lovely breastlings. Moving toward her, I kneeled
down across from Patty to brush away some
leaves and grass clippings next to her tee. Imagine
my surprise when she kneeled down opposite me.
Glancing over her shoulder to see if her dad was
coming yet - and then satisfied he wasn't, she
allowed her knees to open wide enough for me to
get an extremely close look at her pink panties.
The view she afforded me was nothing short of
mind blowing, and I could easily make out the
gusset of her panties and even the intricate
stitching along the elastic between her thighs. I
glanced up at her to see she'd caught me looking
between her legs. Embarrassed that she caught me
gawking at her panties, I quickly looked away and
apologized, but, she reached out and softly
grasped my hand saying, "No, it's okay, Paul. You
can look. We can't let Daddy see, though."
My eyes dropped down between her legs again
and she pivoted slightly, enough for the sun to
shine directly on the silky fabric covering her
pussy. I swear I could make out the lips of her
labia pushing against the tight material of her
panties. "Oh, Patty, that's so nice." I whispered as I
looked up at her. My heart started to beat wildly as
I stared at her panties.
"Daddy's coming." She whispered as she twisted
her legs away from me.
With that, Patty stood up and I followed a second
later. When PJ joined us, I had to turn away to
discretely adjust my hardened manhood inside my
pants. Patty saw my predicament and smiled,
knowing full well she'd given me an embarrassing
erection with her father about to walk right up to
us.
When we got to sixteen, PJ hit off into the rough on
the left side, so Patty and I waited in our cart while
he went to look for his ball. Turning toward me
and away from her Dad's view, she cocked one
knee up on the seat between us and pulled her
golf skirt up a little. Now to me, this was nothing
short of blatant exhibitionism, and I made my
mind up I was going to say something to her.
Initially, neither one of us said a word, but as she
looked toward her father to make sure the coast
was clear, my eyes traveled down between her
legs and I was treated to a full, wide open view of
those pink panties, which now had a very visible
wet spot and the material was creased up between
her pussy lips.
Without caring what her father might say if he saw,
I stared between her legs and said "Patty, forgive
me for saying this, but, if you've been trying to get
me hot and bothered, I just want you to know that
it worked. In fact, you've had me hot and bothered
since I met you at the airport the other day."
"I wondered if you were ever going to bring that
up." She replied cautiously. "I saw you looking
down my top, you know." She looked at me and
then asked, "You're a voyeur, aren't you?"
"And you're an exhibitionist." I answered. "It's kind
of convenient that we met, don't you think?"
Patty looked over at me and shrugged her
shoulders. "Most guys wouldn't bother looking
down my top," she said, "there's not much to see
down there. When you kept looking, I knew you
were either a voyeur or small tit man."
"You know," I replied, "I sat in that airport for 30
minutes with a hard-on looking at your beautiful
breasts, and then on my own flight, I spent
another hour with a hard-on remembering what
they looked like, and the instant I saw you this
morning, I got excited all over again. And to tell the
truth, you've kept me excited all day long."
"Yeah," she giggled, "I saw you back there trying to
make yourself presentable when Daddy came back
from the restroom."
"Found it!" We heard PJ yell. Patty pulled her skirt
down and shifted her legs around and we turned
to see her father walking toward us, about twenty
yards out. As he got closer to the cart, I leaned
over and said, "By the way, I think you're breasts
are absolutely lovely."
"Why, thank you, kind sir." Patty said in return as a
slight blush overtook her cheeks. "I don't think
anyone has ever said that to me before."
"I'm not kidding," I whispered, "I mean that very
sincerely."
I could see the blush spreading down Patty's neck.
I think my comments embarrassed her and she
glanced over at me in a bashful manner. I'm not
sure why I did it, but while she was looking, I
slipped my hand down into my pants and made an
obvious move to straighten my cock out so my
hard-on wouldn't be obvious when I stepped out
of the golf cart. Patty watched the whole time.
"You've really had an erection all day?" Patty
asked. "Because of me?"
Continued in the next chapter.
Michy Batshuayi leads Chelsea past Bristol Rovers and into third
Antonio Conte was made to feel a little sticky under his starched collar
on this sweltering summer night as his makeshift Chelsea side were
given a real game by the League One new boys Bristol Rovers.
A Michy Batshuayi double and a simple
finish from Victor Moses looked to have
been enough for Chelsea to win the game in
the first half. But a towering header from
Peter Hartley brought the deficit back to
two at half‑time and, when Rovers
converted a penalty early in the second half, the pressure was thrown
back on Chelsea. While his side held on to the win, Conte will now be
asking questions about which of his irregulars will be up to the task of
meeting the club's ambitions this season.
"It's a pity," the Italian said after the match, "because we were
dominating this game and then we suffer. We created a lot of chances in
this first half to score many goals but I don't like when you concede two
goals in this situation with a free-kick and with a penalty. We need to
understand that when you have the opportunity to kill the game you must
take it."
Conte made six changes from the team that started the victory against
Watford last weekend with Cesc Fàbregas returning to the starting line-
up after his weekend assist and the summer signing Batshuayi earning his
first start since his summer move from Marseille. There were also call-
ups for the academy graduates Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ola Aina, with
the left‑back making his full senior debut. The Rovers manager, Darrell
Clarke, meanwhile, made only one change from the draw at Southend,
with the winger Billy Bodin replacing James Clarke.
Conte, as is his wont, was permanently agitated from the first whistle,
constantly gesticulating and bellowing instructions even though the noise
from a lively Stamford Bridge crowd, attracted by reduced tickets prices
for this match, made it unlikely anyone would hear him.
Batshuayi had already missed one good chance by the time he opened the
scoring in the 29th minute. With Rovers regularly camped in their own
box it had seemed only a matter of time before Chelsea pushed enough
numbers on to make a difference. In the end it was Nemanja Matic who
cut through, running past the right-back Daniel Leadbitter and cutting the
ball straight back on to Batshuayi's left foot for the Belgian to drive the
ball into the roof of the net.
One became two only two minutes later. This time it was Pedro toasting
Leadbitter and, though his cross missed everyone in the six-yard box,
César Azpilicueta was able to stretch and get a toe on it at the far post to
turn it back across. This time Moses was ready and waiting and able to
apply the finish.
Just when it seemed as if Conte would have nothing more to point about,
Rovers got themselves back in the game. A foul on the Chelsea left gave
Chris Lines a decent free-kick opportunity. Rovers' own youth team
product swung in a beautiful delivery and the left-back Hartley rose John
Terry-like to power home. Three minutes later Lines was at it again but
the promising young forward Ellis Harrison could only head off target.
Chelsea restored their two-goal lead soon enough. Fàbregas started this
move, his through-ball finding Loftus-Cheek in the box. The 20-year-old
spun beautifully to elude his marker and cut the ball back once again, and
Batshuayi was ready to score his second of the game from six yards.
Despite being in the ascendant as the whistle blew, Clarke opted to shake
things up at half-time. His double substitution brought last season's top
scorer Matty Taylor off the bench and the switch immediately paid
dividends. Trapping a long pass on his chest in the 48th minute, he
pivoted and released the midfielder Stuart Sinclair past Chelsea's high
defensive line. Pedro was the man tracking back and a clumsy shove in
the box drew a penalty from Keith Stroud. Harrison stepped up and
coolly tucked the ball away.
Suddenly it was all Rovers. Harrison saw a piledriver go narrowly over
from 18 yards and, shortly afterwards, Jermaine Easter forced a
sprawling save from Asmir Begovic. Chelsea all of a sudden began to
look shaky, with the energy and control visibly dropping from the home
side. However, with Conte on the touchline, this situation was never
going to be left to drag. First he brought on Eden Hazard, then Terry and
alongside the more experienced heads such as the dominant Branislav
Ivanovic, they kept a lid on any pressure. Batshuayi even had a chance to
seal a hat-trick in added time but his rebound finish was adjudged to
have been offside.
Clarke, who has brought Rovers from non-league to League One in two
seasons was pleased with his side's efforts. "It was a compliment that
Chelsea played a strong side," he said. "We rode our luck a lot but the
character of the lads showed, they had a right good go. No bones about it,
though, Chelsea deserved to win the game."
on this sweltering summer night as his makeshift Chelsea side were
given a real game by the League One new boys Bristol Rovers.
A Michy Batshuayi double and a simple
finish from Victor Moses looked to have
been enough for Chelsea to win the game in
the first half. But a towering header from
Peter Hartley brought the deficit back to
two at half‑time and, when Rovers
converted a penalty early in the second half, the pressure was thrown
back on Chelsea. While his side held on to the win, Conte will now be
asking questions about which of his irregulars will be up to the task of
meeting the club's ambitions this season.
"It's a pity," the Italian said after the match, "because we were
dominating this game and then we suffer. We created a lot of chances in
this first half to score many goals but I don't like when you concede two
goals in this situation with a free-kick and with a penalty. We need to
understand that when you have the opportunity to kill the game you must
take it."
Conte made six changes from the team that started the victory against
Watford last weekend with Cesc Fàbregas returning to the starting line-
up after his weekend assist and the summer signing Batshuayi earning his
first start since his summer move from Marseille. There were also call-
ups for the academy graduates Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ola Aina, with
the left‑back making his full senior debut. The Rovers manager, Darrell
Clarke, meanwhile, made only one change from the draw at Southend,
with the winger Billy Bodin replacing James Clarke.
Conte, as is his wont, was permanently agitated from the first whistle,
constantly gesticulating and bellowing instructions even though the noise
from a lively Stamford Bridge crowd, attracted by reduced tickets prices
for this match, made it unlikely anyone would hear him.
Batshuayi had already missed one good chance by the time he opened the
scoring in the 29th minute. With Rovers regularly camped in their own
box it had seemed only a matter of time before Chelsea pushed enough
numbers on to make a difference. In the end it was Nemanja Matic who
cut through, running past the right-back Daniel Leadbitter and cutting the
ball straight back on to Batshuayi's left foot for the Belgian to drive the
ball into the roof of the net.
One became two only two minutes later. This time it was Pedro toasting
Leadbitter and, though his cross missed everyone in the six-yard box,
César Azpilicueta was able to stretch and get a toe on it at the far post to
turn it back across. This time Moses was ready and waiting and able to
apply the finish.
Just when it seemed as if Conte would have nothing more to point about,
Rovers got themselves back in the game. A foul on the Chelsea left gave
Chris Lines a decent free-kick opportunity. Rovers' own youth team
product swung in a beautiful delivery and the left-back Hartley rose John
Terry-like to power home. Three minutes later Lines was at it again but
the promising young forward Ellis Harrison could only head off target.
Chelsea restored their two-goal lead soon enough. Fàbregas started this
move, his through-ball finding Loftus-Cheek in the box. The 20-year-old
spun beautifully to elude his marker and cut the ball back once again, and
Batshuayi was ready to score his second of the game from six yards.
Despite being in the ascendant as the whistle blew, Clarke opted to shake
things up at half-time. His double substitution brought last season's top
scorer Matty Taylor off the bench and the switch immediately paid
dividends. Trapping a long pass on his chest in the 48th minute, he
pivoted and released the midfielder Stuart Sinclair past Chelsea's high
defensive line. Pedro was the man tracking back and a clumsy shove in
the box drew a penalty from Keith Stroud. Harrison stepped up and
coolly tucked the ball away.
Suddenly it was all Rovers. Harrison saw a piledriver go narrowly over
from 18 yards and, shortly afterwards, Jermaine Easter forced a
sprawling save from Asmir Begovic. Chelsea all of a sudden began to
look shaky, with the energy and control visibly dropping from the home
side. However, with Conte on the touchline, this situation was never
going to be left to drag. First he brought on Eden Hazard, then Terry and
alongside the more experienced heads such as the dominant Branislav
Ivanovic, they kept a lid on any pressure. Batshuayi even had a chance to
seal a hat-trick in added time but his rebound finish was adjudged to
have been offside.
Clarke, who has brought Rovers from non-league to League One in two
seasons was pleased with his side's efforts. "It was a compliment that
Chelsea played a strong side," he said. "We rode our luck a lot but the
character of the lads showed, they had a right good go. No bones about it,
though, Chelsea deserved to win the game."
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