Happy Anniversary
This year's Carling Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester United will take place at Wembley on Sunday 28th February 2010.Curiously, this date marks the exact 34th anniversary, to the very day, of Manchester City's last trophy.
After United defeated Millwall 3-0 in the 2004 FA Cup Final, all the United players changed into shirts numbered '36' in a tribute to the young player, Jimmy Davis, who had recently died in a car accident.
Today I have written to the club to see whether United could do something similar to mark the anniversary of Dennis Tueart's spectacular overhead kick that beat Newcastle in the 1976 League Cup Final. My proposal is for United to sport shirts sporting a MASSIVE '34' while Dennis Tueart could be the club mascot for the day, wearing a pale blue and white retro scarf.
34 years
'When we go to Old Trafford, we will take that banner down. This is the last year it will be displayed because we will win.'
Roberto Mancini - 6 January 2010
Cock Watch
The Guardian has a decent summary of the various cock ups, gaffes and clangers dropped by Garry Cock.
The story claims Cook's future at Manchester City is in doubt. This would be a terrible shame but, knowing City, they have probably got Peter Kenyon lined up as a ready replacement.
the wit and wisdom of Gary Cook
'This football club will be without doubt the biggest and best in the world. People don't like to hear it but I'll make no excuses for saying it, and I will never stop saying it because I truly believe it with the resources and capabilities that we have - and when, not if, we're at Wembley having beaten Man United yet again !'
Gary Cook - Mad Hatter Saloon, New York, 22 January 2010.
34 years.
wit and wisdom of Arsenal fans
The first (and probably the last) in a very occasional series.
'Channel 5. Thursday night'.
Arsenal fans taunting Liverpool on their unwanted appearance in the Europa Cup.