Kids stuff

Is your team struggling? Do you suspect your lads aren't giving 110 per cent? Well, why not follow the example of Marseille's fans who have been none too pleased with their lot's recent efforts. Their method of encouraging their players to give a little more? At their last home game they held up pictures of goats with the numbers 1 to 11 printed on them. "It really p***ed us off," carped Marseille forward Florian Maurice, "but it also shook us up. We decided it was time to prove that we're not a bunch of goats." Next game? A damn fine display and a highly creditable 1-1 draw away to Lyon. Marseille fans aren't getting carried away by their young goats' improvement, though - as we know, you don't win anything with kids. Chortle.