Source: Daily_Mail
Sven football goes mad: From Cloughie to Carlos - crazy moves that shocked the game
Baz Luhrmann almost had it right in his excruciatingly bad pop tune 'Sunscreen'.
He tells us 'the real troubles in life are the things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.'
Baz was close, as it had never crossed my troubled mind that Sven Goran Eriksson would join Notts County. But he was unveiled at 12pm on a Wednesday - so, what does he know?
Anyway, the news of Sven's arrival in the East Midlands is a massive coup for the minnows and a decision that has rocked football.
And to mark the Swede's drop from the World Cup to League Two, here's five other moves that shocked the game.
Brian CloughCloughie was rated as one of the best young managers in the country in 1973 after transforming lower league Derby into Division One champions.
More success followed, with the Rams reaching the semi-final of the European Cup, so it came as more than a surprise when he left and joined Division Three side Brighton.
Carlos Tevez and Javier MascheranoSo, you've got two of the hottest talents in South America and they've just impressed for Argentina at the World Cup. Where do they go next? Real Madrid? Manchester United?
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No, no. West Ham, of course.
No-one could quite believe it when the country awoke to the news that Tevez and Mascherano were heading to Upton Park.
Forget the fact it was one of the more complex deals ever done in football, the pictures of the pair with a bemused Alan Pardew at Upton Park still don't seem right three years on.
After a slow start, Tevez became a fans' favourite, by which time Mascherano had given up on trying to dislodge Hayden Mullins from the centre of the Hammers' midfield.
Bobby MooreA move more shocking than that of Sven's was the one that Oxford City pulled off in 1979 when they lured England's World Cup-winning captain to the club. A move that is remarkable as City were playing in the eighth-tier of English football at the time.
Ossie Ardiles and Ricky VillaBelieve it or not, there used to be a time when football players in this country came from a dreamland called 'England', where people wore flares, drank warm beer and everything was in black and white.
That was until the arrival of two people... men who were foreigners (cue dramatic music). Villa and Ardiles had just starred in the Argentina side that won the World Cup and had the planet's top clubs chasing them.
But after a quick chat with Spurs boss Keith Burkinshaw, they were on a plane to entertain the crowds at White Hart Lane. They said it wouldn't work, they wouldn't fit in, they wouldn't defend because they don't defend in Argentina.
Yet, Ossie became a terrace hero and Villa scored one of the greatest goals Wembley has ever seen. What do those English know?
Paul GascoigneIt was always going to end in tears.
In October 2005, Gazza was appointed boss of Conference North side Kettering. Oh dear.
Many prayed it would be just what the England legend needed to get his life back on track after a series of troubles. Yet, it seemed to exacerbate his problems and he lasted just 39 days.
