Furious Phil has the right idea

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HULL City gaffer Phil Brown deserves a lot of credit for brightening up the half-time action at football matches.

Gone are the annoying mascots, penalty shoot-outs and inept cheerleaders – instead Brown puts on a show that rivals the Christmas edition of Eastenders for over-the-top drama.

Trailing 4-0 at the break to Manchester City, the furious Hull gaffer sat his players down in front of their travelling fans and laid into them, in full view of more than 45,000 fans.

Top class stars like Geovanni sat there like wee school kids as they were publicly humiliated. Now that’s better than queuing for a stodgy pie and dishwater tea.

Brown’s tactic should be introduced as standard in every professional league in 2009. Just imagine, that Parkhead bust up between Aiden McGeady and Gordon Strachan would have been played out in public.

And I would pay top dollar to see Sir Alex Ferguson in full flow in one of his hairdryer routines.

Stoke City’s Ricardo Fuller also let his frustrations boil over away from the dressing room and slapped team-mate Andy Griffin on the pitch.

Gaffer Tony Pulis wasn’t too disappointed about Fuller’s sending off, as it was about time the striker got something on target.

The transfer window and Scottish football’s Bermuda Triangle opened on Thursday.

Ibrox is like the Bermuda Triangle as all the league’s best home grown players are lured there, only to disappear off the face of the earth.

There is more chance of seeing Big Foot or the Yeti than a young talent thriving in Govan after moving from an SPL rival. Kirk Broadfoot is the only exception, but his run in the team is more by chance than design, after the £9 million move of Alan Hutton to Spurs.

But at least the Bermuda Triangle guarantees three points at Ibrox, something in short supply in Govan.

This year will see the build up to the 2012 London Olympic Games hit over-drive, with more billions funneled into a bottomless pit.

As wise money moves go, Britain landing the Olympics will make as much financial sense as Rangers’ signing of Tore Andre Flo.

As Britain’s biggest global sporting name, David Beckham will probably be wheeled out for the opening ceremony.

I can picture his speech, “Uuuuum, oh, oh, oh….” An aide nudges him, “No David, stop, You’re reading the Olympic symbol.”

AC Milan’s Italian title hopes have been dealt a fatal blow – they have signed Beckham.

Goldenballs is set to start his loan spell at AC soon, and the Italian giants doctor has claimed Becks can continue to play until he is 39, six years from now.

If ever proof were needed at how slow Serie A is, that is it.

Tickets for the Olympics will be like gold dust, so many punters will try to sneak in. It was the same at the Beijing Olympics.

One brass necked fan turned up at the Olympic Stadium with wire under his arm, he came third in the fencing.

Hopefully the London Olympics will be without Dwain Chambers – the Mr Benn of British sport.

The shamed sprinter has had more costume changes than Strictly Come Dancing, sprinter, American footballer, rugby player.