The Footy Mumble: DNA Mismatch, Fatherly Advice!

Gone with the wind

In recent years, we football fans have become too bored with the game of musical chairs played at Chelsea perenially when it comes to appointing managers… Mourinho, Grant, Scolari, Hiddink, the list goes on. But Italian club Palermo have left everyone behind in this game, including Chelsea!

After all, these guys have had a new manager every season. That’s right, every season from 2000-2009. And after a brief lull, the storm struck again, with 5 managers in just one season, in 2011. And in their attempt to top that too, they have continued their firing spree in this season as well!

Yes we are talking about the one that just began!

After 3 games into the season and claiming just a single point, Palermo coach Guiseppe Sannino has been fired and replaced by Gian Piero Gasperini. Oh, and guess what? Gasperini lasted only 5 games into his previous managerial stint, at Inter Milan just last season !

We all know what that means. And in anticipation of exactly that, we at the Mumble too have forwarded our resumes to the club. And no surprises really, if one of us gets lucky!

Balotelli in race to be a father!

To all those fans who have wondered numerous times about the kind of kid Mario Balotelli would have, considering the antics of the player, your wait might just be coming to an end.

And that’s because Ms. Jenna Thompson, Wayne Rooney’s old ‘lady friend’ who is famous for her claims about bedding the United striker when his wife was 6 months pregnant, has now claimed that she is pregnant.

While we can rule out Rooney as that particular fling happened in 2009, his Manchester City counter-part Mario Balotelli could be the ‘lucky one’ after his own fling with the same lady in question, was revealed earlier this year.

Josh Beckett, of Harry Potter fame, is one of the other men in the race.

This is one race Rooney would happily let Balotelli win, unlike the Premier League, considering the troubles he’s already had thanks to this old ‘friend’ of his.

Curse of the San Siro

Curses seem to be trending in the virtual world right now, as they continue to pop in our news repeatedly, week after week.

After the earlier revelation about a footballers’ wife cursing him, it seems like its the turn of a stadium to curse the players. And its none other than the famous San Siro, shared by city rivals Inter and AC Milan.

Both teams have failed to win on their home-ground this season, in 5 combined attempts. And that has lead to a trending of rumors about the curse in the stadium, where the pitch was re-laid only recently.

While we should appreciate Milan fans’ quick thinking, copying our stories and making it your teams’ excuse can convince people only so long!

Arsenal DNA in Puyol?

Xavi famously said a couple of years back about Fabregas’ Barcelona DNA and how he would be a perfect fit in the Barcelona team.

While Fabregas’ DNA has failed to match with Barcelona, with his frustration at being on the bench at the Catalan club reported just last week, it seems Barcelona players are getting infected by a virus with Arsenal DNA.

Raising our suspicions is the news of yet another injury to captain Carlos Puyol, who is expected to miss up to 6 months with another knee injury.

Arsenal players have been well documented for their injury problems and it seems Fabregas has taken it upon himself to spread that particular strand of DNA as much as possible at the Nou Camp.

And it seems to be working, with Andres Iniesta now injured for a fortnight at least and Fabregas himself expected to step into the team.

The Irony of Marco Materrazzi

Former Italian International Marco Materrazzi has said Antonio Cassano should count to 10 before voicing his opinion in public.

Cassano has become infamous in Italy for his outbursts on the pitch and Materrazzi has now stepped in to advice the striker.

We at the mumble can’t help but laugh at, considering the irony in the statement. Who can forget his alleged tirade against Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final, which lead to the defender being head-butted by the Frenchman?

Sound advice for sure, but surely the best example of the pot calling the kettle black?