The Young And The Restless

Ooohh I do love a good football story.

One of the latest story lines in the soap opera that is the Football League revolves around Sol Campbell.

I have to confess I was surprised when he went to Notts County. It seemed a really odd move from where I was sitting but I just thought I was probably missing something.

Now it would seem that he was seduced in some way (not the first of Sven's conquests!) and has suddenly woken up.

To add to the intrigue, there is a rumour he may be returning to Spurs.

Which may of course upset one or two White Hart Lane fans.

'Arry has previously said he would 'ave him in a 'eartbeat were he not at Spurs.

But Tottenham need to strengthen their defence having seen them play against Chel$ea at the weekend.

So the temptation may become too great.

Tune in tomorrow at the same time to find out what happens in the next thrilling installment.

It's All Gone Quiet Over There

And off we go on the roundabout that is football management.

Mourhino off to Inter Milan to replace Mancini, who is rumoured to be one of the favourites for Mourhino's old job at Chelsea. Mark Hughes looking an increasingly likely option for Manchester City now Sven has finally been given his marching orders.

And so it goes on.

It's not all mad action though. Some situations that had seemed decidedly rocky a few weeks ago have suddenly disappeared from the radar. Benitez at Liverpool for example.

And I am not picking up anything much about Hollow Ways replacement at the moment. There isn't even the usual degree of speculation amongst the Foxes faithful.

Of course we have got the distraction of the European tournament coming up.

That should keep us quiet for a bit.

What Georgina's Seen In Her Crystal Ball

Sven for Chelsea.

Billy Davis for Leicester.

You heard it here first.

Handbags At Dawn

I'm not usually prone to schadenfreude as you know, but I can't help a wry smile about the antics at Newcastle. Keegan is adamant that the appointment of Dennis Wise as Executive Director of Football was no surprise to him and that his position as manager has not been undermined.

I can't help feeling that he protesteth a little too much though. What do you think? I see handbags at dawn.

Much more interesting though, I think, is the immienent announcement of the England team for the forthcoming friendly against Switzerland on February 6th.

Will he or won't he include Beckham, if only for the one match. Many notable voices are speaking out in support of him getting his 100th cap for England, joining the elite group comprising Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Billy Wright and Peter Shilton. Voices such as that of Sir Alex Ferguson, Steve McLaren and Sven Goran Eriksson.

And who will be Captain? I favour Gerrard.

As for other players, I would have David James in goal and Rooney would definitely feature. Be good to see some new faces too though. Kitson, Bentley and Young must be contenders.

And what of those who don't get picked and think they should? More handbags at dawn perhaps?

Oh well - not long to wait now. I will just have to manage my excitement somehow in the meantime.

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane?

There has been lots of tittering and speculation today following Stephen Ireland's celebration last night of his winning goal against Sunderland. He dropped his shorts to reveal a pair of Superman underpants.

The worry was that the FA would feel obliged to take some sort of punitive action, given that the match was beamed all over the world. The good news is that he will not face any sanction, although he has been "reminded about his responsibilities"

I have been intrigued by the story. Not because I am the sort of girl that thinks it is funny when someone pulls down their shorts in public (which of course it is), but because I am wondering what would happen if everyone was missing the point.

I mean the fuss has been about decency and setting a good example and all that.

But what if the real debate should be whether Stephen Ireland actually is Superman?

Yes OK I know it sounds a bit far fetched. Bear with me for the time being though. Lets explore this a bit further.

If Superman really was playing for a Premiership team incognito, that would rather make the concerns about performance enhancing drugs pale into insignificance wouldn't it?

And how would you know? There would have to be a Kryptonite tests as well as urine and blood tests. Oh and don't believe the Wikipedia claims that this is a fictional substance because it exists.

Nor would it be completely to a team's advantage to have a superhero playing on their side. If it comes to a choice between flying off half way through a match or not saving the world, guess what he is going to do.

Flight of fancy? Probably. But then Sven rather mysteriously said "Superman - super goal".

Maybe he knows something we don't.