Greetings to all as we head into what promises to be a very tight and tense period of the English Premier League calendar; Christmas. But what is the festive season like for a Gooner?

The latest controversy to hit football, the so called ‘hand of frog’, has led to many calls from the FAI to the FFF and many fans worldwide.

After dominating seemingly the entire proceedings of the Asian Cup Qualifier against Australia, the Oman players will be shaking their heads in disgust. Rightly so.

Another EPL round and another dismal day at Anfield, as Liverpool threw away a lead and then had to fight back to claim a controversial draw against Birmingham.

Australia only had a handful of fit players for the 6th ODI, and their bowling stocks had been crumbling before the tour even started. Nathan Bracken had already been ruled out, and he was followed by the likes of Brett Lee, Peter Siddle and James Hopes.

They surprised most with a deserved 20-12 victory over the Kiwi’s, but now it’s time to see if the English can really stand up and match it with the arguably the best league side in the world

Going to the stadium Ittihad had called home for two-weeks was never going to be an easy task for Pohang, but the Korean side surprised the ‘hosts’ and their fans by claiminga famous two-one victory.

Matchday 4 was a significant round for eleven out of the thirty two competing teams, six securing their places in the knockout stages, whilst five others dropped out of qualifying, respectively.