EPL Fan Costume Suggestions

The Smurfs are real lefties. Shouldn’t they be St. Pauli fans?

Now that his Swans are safe in the knowledge that they will be playing top flight football for another season, Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has encouraged the team’s fans to don a specific costume to commemorate the achievement.

According to Rodgers, English bookies gave the prospects of spotting Elvis Presley alive and well better odds than they did the possibility of the Welsh side surviving.

And so, Rodgers has encouraged the Swansea faithful to show up for this Sunday’s game against Liverpool dressed as “The King” (not Kenny… or LeBron).

And just yesterday in London, over 150 Hartlepool supporters dressed up as Smurfs for the League One outfit’s final match away to Charlton Athletic.

An homage to your club colors is fun, but I like Rodgers’ more topical approach. So, I have provided some more suggestions for EPL fans, after the jump.

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What Would You Do for $14 Million?

Carlitos on vacation

He might need that shovel to dig himself out of this mess.

You’ve probably heard by now of the statement issued by Manchester City chairman Khaldoon “not that Mubarak” Al Mubarak regarding the staggering amount of money Carlitos “Apache” Tevez has left on the table (or been fined) for the sake of getting the hell out of Manchester. Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
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