I though after tens of thousands of posts bickering about the EU and just about every possible tangent off it, a few laughs might be a good idea. I'll kick off with this old one... After a pre season friendly with Real Sociedad in 1991, Everton's Peter Beagrie went drinking. When he had finished he hitched a ride back to his hotel on the back of a motor bike. Upon arrival he discovered that the hotel was closed for the night. Not satisfied with this, he persuaded the owner of the bike to loan it to him. Circling around a la Steve McQueen in The Great Escape, he roared up the hotel steps and straight through a plate-glass window! He ended up in hospital with 40 stitches. Oh, and it was the wrong hotel, anyway!
An English League game played in 1894 will forever go down in the history of football for having three halves. The match was between Sunderland and Derby County. It started with someone standing in as a deputy referee as the original referee was late. The match was played for 45 minutes, the original referee turned up and ordered a full 90 minutes to be played. Sunderland won 11-0.
