The rolling Football thread

[BelfastBloke]

There are quite a lot of football fans on MN, and also loads of football-haters. If we hide here in Dadsnet, none of the detractors will find us. But if they do, they are welcome to come here and moan.

You don?t have to be male to post here, of course. (No-one would say women can?t post in the Dadsnet section, just like no woman would EVER say men aren?t welcome on Mumsnet?)

Footy fans please sign in with

1. Which team you support.
2. Which team(s) you loathe.
3. How you are getting your kids to follow the correct team.

1. A thought on the season so far (Premiership/Championship/Champions? League/FA Cup/League Cup/(el clasico?)/World Cup bids.

intersting that think about Kompany in the World Cup Final. Belgium didn't get there. Did they?

Ooh a football thread, why haven't I seen you before!

1. Everton
2. Liverpool, naturally. Wigan also, with all their drum banging 5 fans a game. Could probably lump Blackburn and Bolton with them too.
3. DS comes to watch me play football. Currently umming and ahhing about whether he is too young to take to the football at 2.6. Have mentioned to the bloke next too me if he isn't going one game I'll have his seat for DS.
4. Premiership decent, although a bit depressing for us.

Can't see anything but more players leaving for us in January, don't really know how things will get much better either without any new money.

Just watched the City Lpool game. Andy Carroll, what an absolute bargain??

Yay, Liverpool still manage to surprise me even after all these years.
I think next season will be ours.

(Arsenal) - PadDad
(Arsenal) - Saltatrix
(Arsenal) - DanFmDorking
(Arsenal) - BigGitDad
(Arsenal) - BelfastBloke
(Birmingham) - GingerCat12
(Bradford City) - bobbyzee
(Brighton & Hove Albion) - GiveMeSomeSpace
(Coventry) - Truckulente
(Everton) - PresidentWensleydale
(Everton) - WhenSkiesAreGrey
(Hull) - BristolJim????
(Huddersfield Town) - Trublatmill
(Liverpool) - Binx14
(Liverpool) - cjdamoo
(Liverpool) - Justine MNHQ
(Liverpool) - RedDad
(Liverpool) - LurcioLovesFrankie
(Man Citeh) - Caron1968
(Man. Utd) - Pan
(Middlesbrough) - Iliad
(Millwall) - DaytimeDave
(Norwich) - Eeore
(Notts County) - Jenniferturkington
(Nott'm Forest) - MavisEnderby
(Preston North End) - Chippy47
(Southhampton) - JetGirl
(Spurs) - Oblomov
(Spurs) - Whathappened
(Spurs) - MarsLady
(Spurs) - AVeryMerryPersonalClown
(Sunderland) - KenDoddsDadsDog...
(Sunderland, Blackpool) - Purepurple
(Swansea City) - Deemented

This is from the Guardian. Do you think they really understand the definitions of "eccentric" and "controversial"?:

"Mario Balotelli's penchant for eccentric behaviour continued on Thursday when the Manchester City striker walked into a local college and asked a student where the toilets were located.

Balotelli, who featured in City's Carling Cup tie with Liverpool on Wednesday evening, parked his Bentley outside Xaverian College at around 1.30pm before walking into the canteen and making the inquiry.

After using the facilities the 21-year-old Italy international went into the staff room to speak to teachers before spending 20 minutes walking round the college campus accompanied by students.
......

This is not the first occasion Balotelli has drawn attention for controversial behaviour. In 2010 he drove through an open security gate at a women's prison in Italy to look around, while in October he set his house on fire after letting off fireworks in his bathroom.

He also visited a school in Manchester last year to confront a youth about bullying a fellow pupil."

and he asks "Why Always Me?" Err....

Well, Sunday's going to be interesting.

The two Champions' League clubs (Arse and Spurs) vs two of the Europa League clubs (ManU and Citeh).

Can't wait. Except I'll be in the stadium when ManUre waltz through our makeshift back line.

No, Millie, this is a footie thread.

Have an over-developed sense of optimism as we travel south to the arse. As it were. We have some notable absentees climbing off the sick bed, and arse are not a happy band at all. Even investing in Spurs doing something quite bad to Citeh....

Ooh, this is also the week that Harry Redknapp begins his trial for tax evasion!

It's likely to last two weeks - and will be interesting to see how Spurs fare with Joe Jordan and the rest standing in for HRedknapp.

Arsenal fans talk a fair bit about him going to gaol if he's found guilty; is that actually a possibility? I don't know whether it's just anti-Spurs bluster/jokes. Isn't it more likely to be a massive fine?

I think tax evasion is taken pretty seriously ( unless yo uare Vodaphone for eg then it's facilitated for you)and suspect the starting line is custody.

It looks like the high winds have blown rubbish all over the pitch at the Reebok.

But enough about Liverpool.

(Reading)- GashInTheAttic
(Bournemouth)-GashInTheAttic
(St Mirren)-GashInTheAttic

But only because the DP and DCs get pissy when they lose.

Which is orften..

Can I just say, Martin O'Neill is a genius?

"Except I'll be in the stadium when ManUre waltz through our makeshift back line."....I see, BB, you've started your post match analysis already.

Oooh not good for Arsenal. What the hell was Arsene thinking? Followed bits of it whilst travelling. Arshavin is a major misfit and can't hit a barn door. Sad day.

What the hell was Arsene thinking? Indeed. He says the Ox was beginning to cramp up, and that's why he replaced him with Arshavin. But that better be true, because no-one could understand the decision.

I feel bad for Djourou. A centre-back being asked to play full-back. He had a nightmare and had to be taken off at half time, but he was getting no protection at all from Walcott and the Ox swapping wings ahead of him. So not only was he playing out of position, the team was not set up to minimise the damage.

Likely for us to be in the Europa League for the first time. And likely for Spurs to be Champs League instead.

Seems like Thursdays will no longer be Spursdays.

No worries BB - I have constructed your panacea to all of this:

Reddies ( just made that up!) gets an 18 month custodial. But given it's non-sexual or violent he serves 7 months and is eligible for Home Detention Curfew, July/August. Meantime a teary farewell is provided to Arsene who goes off to (sun)cream in big bucks managing in US, African nation, or Middle-East. Reddy takes over at Emirates just intime for 12/13 season and Arsenal beat Man U 9-2 to win the title on the last game of the season on goal difference a la 1989.

Easy.

What will happen to Harry?

Erm...prison..then Arsenal-led glory. Did you read anything I just posted KDDDdead?

We totally cross posted!

I know. I was teasing.
Still things aren't looking too good for Mr Reddies. England ambitions stifled through greed. Which Spurs manager have we witnessed that sad tale in previously?

I'd prefer "Pep Guardiola takes over at Emirates just intime for 12/13 season and Arsenal beat Man U 9-2 to win the title on the last game of the season on goal difference a la 1989."

But then...the following season Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes over at OT leading to another 20 year domestic and European dominance. Sorry.

Reddies, love it! I bet he will get cushy open prison or tagged.