HAVING A RIGHT PAIR.

Its drab here this afternoon, as I listen to the Indian spinners making our batsmen look like novices. Why didn't the Indian captain bring the spinners on at the start of our innings? Then there would be no need for me to get slightly excited about us producing a good opening stand, being up with run rate and looking to beat an ODI record.

But what does cheer me up is hearing from readers who have something to add to my modest blog. So, thank you to ANONYMOUS who quite rightly pointed out that Tina and Mooro may not have been football's first celebrity couple (see recent blog).

He is quite right of course and I would have mentioned Billy Wright and Joy Beverley (a member of the famed post war Singing Beverley Sisters see below) in the past, who were married in July 1958, one year before Billy retired from playing with his beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Joy had briefly been married before to an American musician.
http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/wolverhampton-wanderers.html

So it made sense to have a look at some of the other famous footballing couples; Ashley and Cheryl Cole (she a singer), Raphael and Sylvie van der Vaart (she a TV star and model), Wayne and Coleen Rooney (Coleen a childhood sweetheart), Gerard and Shakira Pique (she a Colombian songstress who recorded the South African World Cup tournament song). His manager Guardiola told Pique not to let marrying a lady 10 years his junior affect his game.

Then there are the Beckhams (she a singer), Francesco Totti and Ilary Blasi (a showgirl) and finally the Bests (Angie, a showgirl and "bunny"-not a spa assistant as pictured).