Dags för premiär i det nya spelet ”King of the Castle”. Varje dag på förmiddagen kommer vi att presentera dagens match. Ni behöver helt enkelt bara tippa rätt tecken – 1, xeller 2- och du är vidare till dag två. Den som har längst svit(antal dagar i rad) blir ”King of the Castle”. Skulle man åka ur är det bara att börja om dagen efter och försöka gå så långt som möjligt. Vinnaren kommer sedan att presenteras på hemsidan på ”Wall of Kings”. Sedan är det upp till er alla att slå rekordsviten. Lycka till!

Gårdagens match: Kaiserslauten-Arminia Bielefeld 1-0

Topplistan just nu:

Med Flera.

Vill du vara med och tippa i ”King of the Castle”?

Skicka ett mail till info@lansdowne.se med namn och dagens match med tillhörande tecken (1, x eller 2).

Ange ”King of the Castle + dagens datum” som ämne.

Another day another dollar. Xmas is getting closer. Partys coming thick and fast. Skövde this saturday, TV Allstars Chrsitmas Party. Biggy Wiggy is getting excited! I have just been to the gym.

25 mins on the tread mill this evening. The runnings going well. I have now been training and eating sensibly since the 6th October. Thats 8 weeks. My weight is now 95kg thats a loss of 8 kg in 8 weeks you do the maths. 8 weeks in which i have once again enjoyed sweating and even started setting targets for myself. Its a great feeling believe me. I have even started cooking again (for the first time really) and am even enjoying that. I still have 5 kg to go and must get the thumbs up from Doctor Johnny on wednesday so i can increase my training dose.

I had lunch with Dennis (meat ball) Nilsson today. Always enjoyable chatting to my old team mate. We sorted out Lindsdals IF´s  future, worked out how Kalmar FF can be successful in their new stadium and even had thoughts on global warming. Thats the way things are when two ex footballers get together for lunch.

Had a quick chat with the ”Voice” on facebook earlier today. He was in his usual tag and pinne form! Even PK is a frequent FB man nowadays. Who knows one day i meet even chat with Noodles and Snäckan on line.

A chicken salad awaits.

Dags för premiär i det nya spelet ”King of the Castle”. Varje dag på förmiddagen kommer vi att presentera dagens match. Ni behöver helt enkelt bara tippa rätt tecken – 1, xeller 2- och du är vidare till dag två. Den som har längst svit(antal dagar i rad) blir ”King of the Castle”. Skulle man åka ur är det bara att börja om dagen efter och försöka gå så långt som möjligt. Vinnaren kommer sedan att presenteras på hemsidan på ”Wall of Kings”. Sedan är det upp till er alla att slå rekordsviten. Lycka till!

Gårdagens match: Barcelona-Real Madrid 1-0

Topplistan just nu:

Med Flera.

Vill du vara med och tippa i ”King of the Castle”?

Skicka ett mail till info@lansdowne.se med namn och dagens match med tillhörande tecken (1, x eller 2).

Ange ”King of the Castle + dagens datum” som ämne.

A lazy sunday! Didn´t get up untill 11.00. Quickly put up the ”Advent” decorations, checked my e-mails and made myself a little brunch! I then got comfortable on the sofa and the 3 match marathon football afternoon was underway.

First up the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool. Two sides that have had a difficult last few weeks and it showed. Loads of individual mistakes very few players impressed and i am now starting to wonder if Stevie G needs a change of scenery. He has never had a quieter derby game. Both sets of fans are as passionat as ever and the atmosphere was electric. However with only a handful of ”scousers” on the pitch the game never really came alive. In the olden days this game was like a war as it meant so much to the players and their families who were nearly all born and raised in the Liverpool area! Nowadays its just another match. Liverpool won 2-0. Lucky first goal. A Mascherano shot that went in off Yobos knee. Kuyt got the second late on.

Off to London and the match between Arsenal and Chelsea. Wenger said it was time for his youngsters to show what they were made of. 90 minutes later and we now know that they have a long way to go. Chelsea won 3-0. Drogba was outstanding. 2 great goals and always looking menacing. Chelseas defence are the leagues strongest and Arsenal without Van Persie meant that Petr Cech had a quiet afternoon. The game never really came alive thanks mostly to Chelseas effectiveness. I now make Chelsea clear favourites to win the league.

Game 3. Off to Spain and El Classico. No Zlatan from start and with Henry as the central striker. Real started brightly and Ronaldo or Cristiano as he is now known should have scored early on. Barcelona slowly but surely came into the game and started keeping the ball for longer periods. 0-0 at half time with very few chances created. TV 4 sports experts were praying for an early 2nd half appearence for Zlatan. Their prayers were answered after 6 mins and 5 minutes later when Zlatan scored with a left foot volley Hussfelt, Kåmark and the Camp Nou exploded. The game ended 1-0. Zlatan is king of Barcelona and is on his way to becoming a legend with the fans.

Puyol is a better diver than both Drogba and Greg Louganis!

A long afternoon has come to an end. All in all 3 games that never really lived upto expectations. Drogba and Zlatan both produced the goods when needed and showed they are two of the best forwards in Europe. What odds they will meet each other in the Champions League final nexy May??

Atletico Madrid – Espanyol now? I dont think so! Paddy however looks sharp in has red shirt, tie and hanky.Forlan 1-0!

Coffee time.

Dags för premiär i det nya spelet ”King of the Castle”. Varje dag på förmiddagen kommer vi att presentera dagens match. Ni behöver helt enkelt bara tippa rätt tecken – 1, xeller 2- och du är vidare till dag två. Den som har längst svit(antal dagar i rad) blir ”King of the Castle”. Skulle man åka ur är det bara att börja om dagen efter och försöka gå så långt som möjligt. Vinnaren kommer sedan att presenteras på hemsidan på ”Wall of Kings”. Sedan är det upp till er alla att slå rekordsviten. Lycka till!

Gårdagens match: Aston Villa-Tottenham 1-1

Topplistan just nu:

Med Flera.

Vill du vara med och tippa i ”King of the Castle”?

Skicka ett mail till info@lansdowne.se med namn och dagens match med tillhörande tecken (1, x eller 2).

Ange ”King of the Castle + dagens datum” som ämne.

Another great friday night! The Wilson Boys had organised what i thought was a little office warming party! It turned out to be another classic friday. Not good for my weight loss but balsam for the soul. No long speeches or triangel sandwiches. No background music. Not even a great deal of ”Mingle”. They had invited in one of Stockholms best DJ´s, rolled in a ”mixer board” and cranked up the volume. 3 hours of dance, more beer than an average off licence and ”Mad Martin” in charge of refreshments. Wilson boys are on their way.

Junior is in Venice, Silver in charge of the ”Revival” show, Biggy Wiggy has his kids and the remainder of the ”usual suspects” involved in family activities. That all adds up to a quiet saturday for ”moi”. Premier league football and ”El Classico” will keep me occupied i am sure!!

DJ duo in great form

Godfather on the left, Lasse in the middle.

Lansdowne.se and the boss Jacob

Mad Martin and the boss

Dags för premiär i det nya spelet ”King of the Castle”. Varje dag på förmiddagen kommer vi att presentera dagens match. Ni behöver helt enkelt bara tippa rätt tecken – 1, xeller 2- och du är vidare till dag två. Den som har längst svit(antal dagar i rad) blir ”King of the Castle”. Skulle man åka ur är det bara att börja om dagen efter och försöka gå så långt som möjligt. Vinnaren kommer sedan att presenteras på hemsidan på ”Wall of Kings”. Sedan är det upp till er alla att slå rekordsviten. Lycka till!

Gårdagens match: Bochum-Köln 0-0

Topplistan just nu:

 Med Flera.

Vill du vara med och tippa i ”King of the Castle”?

Skicka ett mail till info@lansdowne.se med namn och dagens match med tillhörande tecken (1, x eller 2).

Ange ”King of the Castle + dagens datum” som ämne.

Dags för premiär i det nya spelet ”King of the Castle”. Varje dag på förmiddagen kommer vi att presentera dagens match. Ni behöver helt enkelt bara tippa rätt tecken – 1, xeller 2- och du är vidare till dag två. Den som har längst svit(antal dagar i rad) blir ”King of the Castle”. Skulle man åka ur är det bara att börja om dagen efter och försöka gå så långt som möjligt. Vinnaren kommer sedan att presenteras på hemsidan på ”Wall of Kings”. Sedan är det upp till er alla att slå rekordsviten. Lycka till!

Gårdagens match: Södertälje – Modo 3-2

Topplistan just nu:

Vill du vara med och tippa i ”King of the Castle”?

Skicka ett mail till info@lansdowne.se med namn och dagens match med tillhörande tecken (1, x eller 2).

Ange ”King of the Castle + dagens datum” som ämne.

England’s boy wonder, Theo Walcott, experienced what may be a career-defining moment this week.

Amongst a huge number of supporters, no one has championed his cause more than his club manager, Arsene Wenger.

But when the Arsenal boss’s patience with the winger has been exhausted it is time for Walcott to start worrying.

What seemed like a routine press-conference ahead of a similarly routine Champions League tie – home to Standard Liege – was turned into a Wenger tirade punctuated by the odd four-letter word thrown in for good measure.

What triggered it was yet another question directed by the English media to Wenger about the most hyped Premier League footballer of his generation. 

“Will Walcott’s return [from his latest injury lay-off] be good for England’s World Cup hopes?”, was the gist of the enquiry.

Wenger’s retort was not what the gathered throng would have anticipated.

To sum up, Wenger let everyone in the room be made aware of the fact that Walcott’s selection for the England squad should in no way be guaranteed and the 20-year-old should concentrate on delivering the goods for his club for the rest of the season.

Rarely, if ever, has a negative comment been levelled in the direction of Walcott by Wenger since he signed the player in January 2006.

Almost four years later, however, and Walcott’s influence on the Arsenal team remains peripheral.

And Wenger knows it.

Arsenal face their most important game of the season so far on Sunday when they host Chelsea.

Lose that match and they can kiss goodbye to any fleeting hopes of winning the title for another year.

Will Walcott making the starting line-up?

Almost certainly not.

In mitigation he is only just returning from injury, but the chances are he would not have been risked in the starting line-up for such a match of high-importance even if he had been fit for several weeks.

When Patrice Evra branded last season’s Champions League semi-finals between Manchester United and Arsenal as ‘men against boys’, there was no more junior player, in stature and impact, on the opposition than Walcott.

That despite the fact that he had already made 100 first-team appearances for Arsenal by that stage, and scored a hat-trick for England.

Not that his three goals against Croatia did him any favours.

All that freak turn of events did was to raise the level of expectation still further.

He may still be ‘only’ 20 but the vast majority of footballers who have gone on to become world-class footballers were offering far more to their club side at that age than Walcott does to Arsenal.

That Walcott remains a liability in matches against the top sides – and his solo assist in the Champions League against Liverpool in 2008 does not make up for all of his other displays when he has resembled a ‘little boy lost’ – should be a concern to himself, Arsenal and England.

Now that Wenger has finally revealed his reservations, there may be a few other believers starting to doubt themselves.

Then we will really see what Walcott is made of.        

Greg Lansdowne