Media twerpery, ahoy!

The screams of the London-centric football press could be heard way up here in t'north last night after the defeat of their beloved Chelsea denied the media a chance to properly lay into Liverpool FC. Surely any pretence at a balanced sports section required the focus to be on a home defeat for the most expensively assembled squad in the history of football by a team from the lower leagues? Add in a star striker aimlessly hurling coins into the ranks of the opposing fans and it's a guarantee, isn't it?

In short, no. Some papers found the home win for resurgent Spurs against Liverpool's reserves was the story of the day. Even watching the Liverpool debacle on tv I could tell the knives were out. Gerry Francis, sporting the worst haircut I've ever seen, was cock-a-hoop after the game and I could sense the press were ready, dusting down their favourite soundbites: Kop that, Rafa the rotator, Arise Sir Harry etc.

Perhaps after investing so much energy, glee and insight into their articles about Spurs' victory (and their inevitable march into the Champions League berths) the papers concerned didn't have time to adjust the backpage with the news of their darling's shocking defeat. More likely the decision to stick with the lesser story of the night was just further evidence of a lack of balance within the national press and an inappropriate bias for all things London...