Adkins "furious" with Rodgers http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18778825 All hell broke out in the South Coast as yet again one of the big four(or five,six?? ok eight) clubs have shown severe arrogance and complete disregard for copyright and licensing laws. For years the only team on the whole of the South coast of England, Southampton F C, have been constantly ravaged for promising players by Arsenal,Chelsea and Tottenham. Now another corporate giant is "tapping up" catchphrases and remarks from up and coming young managers. "On the Bus" a commonly used, much loved, original phrase used by the Southampton manager Nigel Adkins for almost two years, has been blatantly stolen by the new (latest) Liverpool manager Brenda Rodgers. The phrase was sure to win the PFA phrase of the season and the remix with Eminem was hotly tipped for the Christmas number one. With Count Nicola Cortese's pack of top lawyers in the building, baying for more blood after eating raw Scottish solicitors, Southampton hope to draw a blue line under the incident. Rodgers, previously thought to be a hard working individual, has possibly attempted to emulate the better manager, the man the LFC board had preferred for his job. An SFC club spokesman said "it's all about winning games of football and our bus is our bus, other teams will have to use a coach.
Don Cortese has issued a statement denying the infringement of copyright with regard to kit design stating that his elderly mother personally embroidered narrow white stripes to each and every piece of kit sold. 'I demand the retraction by Liverpool FC of any reference to the phrase 'On the bus.' (TM) In an unrelated story, unusual nervousness in all horses within the borders of Hampshire is being investigated by vets.
