Wishing and Wanting…

Unlike the Queen of England, we are going to keep our Christmas message short and sweet. Whatever part of the world you are from, Happy Holidays to you, your family and your football team.

This is the time of year to reflect and travel down memory lane. But it’s also the time of year where we wish and want.

Whether it’s Santa Claus or Father Christmas, you don’t have to be a child to write to the most famous bearded man ever with a wish list as long as a football pitch.

We football fans generally don’t wait for Christmas to ask for things. We just see it as a bonus time of the year where we can ask for even more. And since the invention of the January transfer window, the wishing and wanting has become an even bigger epidemic.

You wish your team buys new players in order to compete at the highest level. You want your team to sell players that just aren’t good enough. And you want them to keep the stars you love.

What do you wish for this holiday season? A new left back? A center back or striker? Do you wish your team had a new manager? Do you want a new Chairman? Or do you wish your club dumped your mascot?

It’s not rude to wish and want. It’s just part of life. Don’t be ashamed. We all do it. To make yourself feel better, try and give back a little sometimes. It just makes for more wishing and wanting room.

Share your wishes and wants with us. And who knows, they could come true…

Santa’s bag of tricks…

DVDCharlieBrownCharlie Brown often gets off to a bad start around the holidays. But somehow, some way, it all comes together for him in the end with a little help from his friends and Santa Claus of course. Around this time of year, Santa can be your best friend. He can bring you gifts you never dreamed of and he can make things happen by just simply sliding up and down your chimney! If you could have one football wish this holiday season what would it be? What would you like to receive from Santa?

If you are a Liverpool fan, you might want a new manager. If you are a Manchester United fan, you might want to see new referees in the league. If you are an Arsenal fan, you are praying for something silver this year! If you are a Tottenham fan, you are hoping your man Defoe can keep up the scoring! If you are a Chelsea fan, you might be wishing for the double this season. And if you are a Manchester City fan…well you got your gift when you beat Chelsea!

Spare a thought for Portsmouth, Hull and West ham fans. What can they be hoping for this holiday season? A boat to prevent them from drowning as they lurk in the deep and dangerous waters of the Premier League? What about Bolton fans. Surely their wish is to see the back of Gary Megson already. They’ve been asking Santa for years now! And let’s spare a thought for Evertonians. They are having a dodgy season and are finding themselves at the wrong end of the table. Are they praying not to be the Newcastle United of the 09/10 season?

You could be wishing for the Premier League title, the Champions League, the F.A. Cup, the Carling Cup, or just plain and pure survival. Heck you might already be praying your country wins the World Cup next summer. Whatever it is we might be hoping for, the one thing that brings us all together is the love of the game. The passion, the heartache, the elation and the despair. It’s that time of year. It’s Christmas. It’s the time where hearts can be broken and when the shape of things to come is evident. It’s make or break time. Keep praying, keep hoping, keep wishing and keep watching. Santa’s bag of tricks could be on your side this holiday season. If Charlie Brown is anything to go by, it might just turn out fine in the end for some of us fans…