The kids are alright
Wed Sep 24 09:09AM
Arsenal have revealed their youth policy for the future - education, education, education.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown droned on at the Labour Party conference about his plans to open new and improved academies for the nation's children, and he need only look at Gunners boss Arsene Wenger for the way to give kids a Sure Start.
For Wenger's own little rainbow family look to have ushered in a new era at the Emirates with their 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United in the Carling Cup.
It's been a good week for Wenger, what with Michel Platini's irrational comments giving him the chance to take the moral high ground, taking a sideswipe at Manchester City's new owners and looking better off next to a suspiciously slurring Alex Ferguson at the League Managers Association dinner.
In fact, even the discovery of that embarrassing motivational memo hasn't put a dampener on his fortunes of late.
It looks as though the young team used those crib notes to good effect before Tuesday night's test. The team's average age of 19 was dragged up by old warhorse Lukasz Fabianski (23) in goal.
Even an Englishman got in on the act, as Jack Wilshere got his first goal at the age of just 16. Sixteen! Do you know how young that is? Significantly younger than you, that's for sure. Banish those dreams of turning pro right now, it's over. You are finished.
As Carlos Vela left Paddy Kenny on his backside with his Mickelsonesque chipped finish on his way to his hat-trick, Blades fans must have thought that it's better to be in the second tier with that impending payday from West Ham than have to face opposition like that every week.
While the Wenger Boys managed to successfully avoid getting lumps kicked out of them by Chris Morgan and Gary Naysmith, Manchester United's Rodrigo Possebon was not so lucky.
Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz was dead set against having rings run around him by some little pipsqueak, and decided the best course of action was to remove a leg. The Austrian was only partially successful, but it was more than enough to warrant his red card.
Nobody would have winced more at that tackle than Middlesbrough owner Steve Gibson. The Boro benefactor is still reeling from the £4.3 million the club had to fork out as compensation for former United youth player Ben Collett, who had his career ended by a Teesside player in 2003.
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Cristiano Ronaldo opening his account for the season in that match may be news for some, but ED is far more interested in reports from Brazil that Manchester United midfielder Anderson is in the clear after a drug dealer was arrested at his home in Porto Alegre last year.
Ricardo Herbstrich, who led the operation in the Menino Deus neighbourhood, told a newspaper: "There is nothing against Anderson in this investigation.
"According to what we have, he is just a friend of the dealer and maybe he doesn't even know he is a criminal."
His agent, Paulo Tonietto, said: "The only thing I can say is that Anderson, as well as any other person, can be a friend of whoever he wants, but he is not involved in any crime.
"Anderson is a professional and he will offer an explanation of what has happened soon."
Leaving aside the fact that Anderson's agent has been described as dealing with his client's 'businesses' in his home country, ED loves the fact that even the dealer, who is known as Richard Alex da Silva Martins to his mother, has a cool Brazilian nickname - 'Gigi'.
That got Early Doors wondering - if it had a Brazilian name, what would it be?
Being a real whizz in this here internet thingy these days (ED has seen the Hamster Dance and has just made its own Bebo page), it found that putting 'Early_Doors' into this random name generator gives the name 'Early Doão'. That'll put the fear in them down City of God way.
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TALKING POINT - Less talking point than proving the point that some people don't even read the bountiful fruits of Early Doors's labours before sounding off, as after ED described itself as the "millionth smartarse to ask whether that Nigerian consortium sent their bid for Newcastle by email", jude_surf was the only smartarse to point out "The dodgy e-mail thing has been done before". You suck.
Today - What would your Brazilian name be? You can make up your own if the wildly inconsistent generator doesn't do it for you.
FOREIGN VIEW - Milan 'striker' Andriy Shevchenko is kidding nobody when he says he is not worried about his Chelsea goal famine following him back to Italy: "I am growing and for me it's important to continue to work hard, sooner or later the goals will come. The important thing is not who scores but that the team wins."
COMING UP - More Carling Cup action coming up, including very resistible force Newcastle hosting the wholly movable object Tottenham. Find out whose season gets marginally better and whose takes yet another nosedive here from 19:45 UK time!
Thirst!!!!!
From roxydgurll on Wed Sep 24 09:12AMNot commented on by ED (why??) but I think it is disgusting that West Ham lost the case yesterday, it will bring new doom to this great club and football in general. I would have thought that Sheffield Utd. would have been motivated but they ended up being thrashed 6-0 last night.
If we live in a world where clubs are incapable to survive on their own merits but need to sue someone because it's "unfair" then this sport will end up like F1.
From llewellyn_davies on Wed Sep 24 09:15AMMorning All!
My Brazilian name would be 'Kevson' Apparently.
Follow this link, loads of fun....Not!
http://www.minimalsworld.net/BrazilName
/brazilian.shtml
From kevin1985kane on Wed Sep 24 09:18AMjust added u on bebo early doors ;)
From emmapeebles on Wed Sep 24 09:18AMLoving the links between the gooners and government initiatives! Great job ED
Oh and as a Boro fan i'd like to say that Pogatetz deserves a longer than the standard 3 match ban but not a lifetime ban as has been suggested.
These sort of tackles happen from time to time, i am not condoning it but let's be realistic and accept that football is a contact sport and from time to time injuries happen.
It doesn't help that Manu has a reputation for being an animal but having seen the tackle, it was not done on purpose, it was just a really poor tackle.
From darren_gicc on Wed Sep 24 09:18AMOh yeah Artti - Pleased to say that West Ham officially suck!
From kevin1985kane on Wed Sep 24 09:19AMdoes any1 else see a likeness 2 simon pegg in Earlydoors pics
From emmapeebles on Wed Sep 24 09:20AMemmapeebles - Typed in early doors to bebo - Only one member? Lucky you!
From kevin1985kane on Wed Sep 24 09:22AMMorning party people,
Gr8 performance by arsenal's youth team. Tho vela is very experienced and very capable. I rate him quite highly.
My brazilian name would have to be jaydinho...no suprises there then.
From jay8my on Wed Sep 24 09:26AMElliedoz, wtz up? Where did you get a pic of my baby from?
From blu_deman on Wed Sep 24 09:27AMfreakshow filter comment 1 & 2...haha that guy really has no life.
i mean u sit on the computer 24/7 to expose samuel banks?? wtf hahahaha.
From antarctic13 on Wed Sep 24 09:29AMllewellyn - its proved yet again that the FA have no balls. They were too pu$$y to give a point deduction in the first place. They should pay the fine.
Future looks bright for arsenal - Jay, is that you in the picture?
Agree with Darren re the Pogatez tackle; it was more reckless than malicious.
From kgh_r on Wed Sep 24 09:29AMArsenal TOP of the league!!
Spurs BOTTOM of the league!!
West Ham are just Dog@#$%From jay8my on Wed Sep 24 09:30AMJay - Lucas Chadwickson? Haha, only kiddin'
Fair play to the Gooners though, put remember what happened the youngster last time round, 5 something to the arch-rivals?
From kevin1985kane on Wed Sep 24 09:31AMmines Anneta not very imaginative is it
From anne_helm on Wed Sep 24 09:32AMWell, my nickname is Rio. It works in Brazil, doesn't it??????
From roy_elias10 on Wed Sep 24 09:33AMFreakshow SHUT IT
From eliotot on Wed Sep 24 09:33AMwhat is the suitable age of reading this is it 40 or Something!! "at the age of just 16. Sixteen! Do you know how young that is? Significantly younger than you, that's for sure" No ED that is Not i am Just 15 ,it seems That u 3 ED Team are 70 years old or something near that
From fady.incrediblehulk on Wed Sep 24 09:33AMghinimo apparently... Sounds more like Geronimo
From g_hine on Wed Sep 24 09:35AMI know kev kane last year was terrible, but the youngsters seem to be a bit more organised at the back. It was only sheffield utd tho.
Kgh_r: no thats not me in the picture...im nowhere near that cute. Altho i would like an adult size hat like the one the arsenal player is wearing in the pic above.
Oh and kev & kgh_r whats with the abuse, irish people always seem to target me!! lolFrom jay8my on Wed Sep 24 09:37AMMorning all and big congrats to jay and the arse, its always to see attractive football winning in style and with the younguns….
Freakshow filter has actually shown that most of the imposters are done by him and not sambank, so you have just shot yourself in the foot (ben)…. Unless it is sam pretending to be….. no no its too early for conspiracy theories.
From some_steam on Wed Sep 24 09:37AMfady.incrediblehulk... get back to school you skiving loser (yes I am aware of the irony)
From g_hine on Wed Sep 24 09:38AMCan't believe i forgot sergio ramos in the cheat XI yesterday. I hate that coont!
From kgh_r on Wed Sep 24 09:38AMand freakshow filter, adding to my comment 13, dont tell u havnt lie before??
hahahaha what a loser.From antarctic13 on Wed Sep 24 09:40AMkevin1985kane: if it had just been the youngsters losing like that, it'd have been ok. Just. But it wasn't, it was every fit player we had from the first team and we played like @#$%.
Of course, spurs couldn't even be described as 'playing' this season. two points from four games. that's just @#$%!
From p_tolomy on Wed Sep 24 09:40AMfady.incrediblehulk....16 isnt young??? In mens football 16 IS VERY young. You could have 2 jack wilshere's and 2 of those babies in the pic above and that would only just equal Ryan Giggs. Also dont skive off school its not worth it mate, especially to blog on early doors. Just go in late and apologise, because u have exams at the end of the year and u need to put the work in.
From jay8my on Wed Sep 24 09:44AMJay that was hardly abuse but i see kev mentioned the LC word again. You should report abuse that one from now on!
If irish people keep targeting you, then you must give off a vibe as the type of guy who's just about to buy a round; either that or danny_mac might have a different theory!From kgh_r on Wed Sep 24 09:45AMI got a pretty dull Roberto Santos. My flatmate's was the bes ever when we did this a while ago though. His nickname is Veggie and his Brazilian name came out as Vegmadildo. No joke!
From rob_snaith on Wed Sep 24 09:46AMWhat position does the teddy bear play in? Mid-field is my guess with an ability to deliver a crunching tackle when needed. Apparently I'm 'Jamico' in the Number 7 shirt. Sounds like a good name for a company that pulls off lucky business deals.
Four of the six youngest players in the Arsenal squad are from the British Isles and Ireland. Nobody from Scotland yet.
From james_ssmith on Wed Sep 24 09:46AMmaff wardhaugh gets misco
matthew wardhaugh gets wardhaiano...nice
jacqueline alison ann owen gets a massive "owao" least i can write it in the snow now
From matthewwardhaugh on Wed Sep 24 09:46AM
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