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On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...
2 Fertile Gloves
OK folks, here's the rub: There are twenty teams in the Premier League and each one has a regularly
playing goalkeeper. Some are better than others, but most are likely to trigger off a reaction with
you, be it good, bad or bewildering.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...
3 French Number 10's
Arguably the most prestigous shirt number a player can wear has to be the number 10. With the
French National team, however, there is no arguement - it's a fact.
According to Monsieur Platini, "The street is the best way to become a good footballer.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
11 Players 'Piping'
Smoking related player names
Matt Piper [Southampton]
Ashley Cole [Chelsea]
Nicky Butt [Manchester United]
Alan Stubbs [Everton]
Craig Fagan [Derby]
Dmitar Berbatov [Tottenham Hotspur]
Paul Benson [Dagenham & Redbridge]
Ian Hedges [Forest Green]
Paul Lambert [Celtic]
Thomas Butler [Swansea City]
Russell Coughlin [Torquay]
With Christmas starting to appear on the horizon, Some People Are On The Pitch would like to ease
you into the festive season with our very own 12 Days of Football Christmas. Each day we'll
be presenting you with a little seasonal gift in the form of something quirky, fun and interesting
- in fact all the things that your childhood Christmas presents weren't, more than likely.
On the seventh Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
7 Swansea Legends
Just over half a dozen players that wore the white shirt with pride for Swansea City...
Ivor Allchurch, 1947-1958, 1965-68
164 goals from 445 games
Wilfe Milne, 1920-37
586 league games
Reg Weston, 1946-52
229 league games
Alan Curtis, 1972-1979, 1980-1983, 1989-90
95 goals from 359 league games
Mel Charles, 1952-59
66 goals from 233 league games
Bob Latchford, 1981-84
35 goals from 87 league games
Joe Allen, 2007-?
On the eigth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
8 Players 'Milking it'
Players who 'Milk it' for varying reasons, though most are due to a lack of shame and pride.
Warning : The following footage is rather embarrassing especially when you
consider how much they earn for their 'Sportsmanship'
1.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
12 Derby 'Drubbings'
We return to where we started - with a Derby County related post - this time for the 12 biggest
defeats for Derby County this Premier League season.
Liverpool 0-6 (A)
West Ham United 0-5 (H)
Arsenal 0-5 (A)
Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 (A)
Manchester United 1-4 (A)
Aston Villa 0-2 (A)
Everton 0-2 (H)
Chelsea 0-2 (H)
Birmingham City 1-2 (H)
Reading 0-1 (A)
Sunderland 0-1 (A)
Manchester City 0-1 (A)
"And that's a wrap" as they say.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...
4 Scoring Birds
Marta (Brazil)
Despite being on the losing side in the Womens World Cup Final 2007, 21 year old Marta had plenty
of consolation in collecting the Golden Ball and adidas Golden Shoe awards as the tournament's best
player and top goalscorer respectively.
On the fifth day of Christmas, etc etc...
5 Gold Kits
Barnet
A classic off the shoulder number as worn by... some bloke.
Arsenal
The Gunners change strip as worn by Barcelona star Terry Henry.
Spurs
Berbatov in action, wearing the Spurs Old Gold kit.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
6 Geezers Saying
A small selection of ill-thought out utterances from football commentators, pundits and players
"Playing with wingers is more effective against European sides like Brazil than English sides like
Wales"
Ron Greenwood
"Bobby Gould thinks I'm trying to stab him in the back.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
9 Players Dancing
Our top nine players who can dance... our at least they think they can
dance...
1. Roger 'The Legend' Milla (Cameroon)
2.
On the 10th Day of Football Christmas my true love gave to me
10 Managers Managing
Managers who havent seen the axe wielding Chairman for quiet a while...
Dario Gradi, Crewe Alexandra, 24 years, 187 days
Alex Ferguson, Manchester United, 21 years, 44 days
Graham Turner, Hereford United, 12 years, 141 days
Arsène Wenger, Arsenal, 11 years, 80 days
John Coleman, Accrington Stanley, 8 years, 132 days
David Moyes, Everton, 5 years, 280 days
Martin Ling, Leyton Orient, 4 years, 84 days
Steve Coppell, Reading, 4 years, 72 days
Steve Tilson, Southend United, 4 years, 31 days
Paul Fairclough, Barnet, 3 years, 265 days
