It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

CROOCKS - BARSTEWARDS and the LOT ( ball boys ) spoiling the game already on a bad shape

First - 17 years old is not a boy in my books,( plenty of footbalers of that age in the premier division. he knew well was was doing most likely already teached by the Swansea staff, about retaining the ball on wining.

second - ball boy's job is to get the ball back to the players as soon a posible ( he did not do that but let it run to the wall and on top hold the ball after)

So the fault was with the 17 years old who started the problem. ( Judge and Jury said )

certainly not a Chelsea fan but one has to get into the starting problem, not like others over here being bias talking about prima donas footballers and so on ( most likely Sheep S#aggers themself)

What I have found on looking at the net ............

" Chelsea legend Hoddle stunner: Swansea ball-boy was bent!

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read all about ..........

Before the match the boy suggested he would deliberately waste time during the match, tweeting: “The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting.”

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24 January 2013

A kick in the ribs from a multi-millionaire footballer has made him the most famous ballboy in the world.

In the space of a few hours after Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard was sent off for kicking 17-year-old Charlie Morgan more than 83,000 people began following the teenager on twitter.

But debate was still raging today over who was to blame for the incident with singer Lily Allen and former England footballer Michael Owen among those taking to social networking sites to join the row.

The boy, whose father is Swansea director David Morgan, had fallen on the ball as Hazard attempted to retrieve it with 10 minutes left in the Capital Once Cup semi-final second leg against Swansea.

The star lashed out, prompting the teenager to roll on the ground in agony before being comforted by other Chelsea players.

Before the match the boy suggested he would deliberately waste time during the match, tweeting: “The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting.”

Police interviewed the teenager after the match before deciding to take no further action while Hazard is waiting to see what punishment he will receive from the Football Association.

The incident has sparked massive debate online, with many posting spoof pictures of the “injured” teenager.

Lily Allen tweeted: “prayforthelittlewelshballboy,” while Gavin and Stacey star and Swansea fan Joanna Page wrote: “Thank you to our 12th player by the way!”

Meanwhile controversial footballer Joey Barton criticised the teenager and said Hazard should have “kicked him harder”.

He tweeted: “Ballboys aged 17, time wasting, then rollin round like they’ve been shot.

“Swansea should face punishment also in my eyes. Hazard only crime is he hasn’t kicked him hard enough.”

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale also criticised the punishment. He said: “Unbelievable decision by the referee to send Hazard off but congrats to Swansea. Who’d have predicted this final?!” while Stoke striker Michael Owen called the teenager’s actions “scandalous”.

The incident will be a major embarrassment for Chelsea, particularly after the club was forced to apologise for a tweet which initially attempted to make light of the incident.

It said: “Has football gone mad? Hazard is sent off for kicking the ball under a ball boy attempting to smother the ball rather than return it.”

Former Chelsea player-turned-pundit Pat Nevin today criticised the ball boy for “over-reacting”.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Nevin, said: “It’s disgraceful, it’s unacceptable brittish behaviour. He ain’t injured, he’s acting there.

“He [Edin Hazard] hasn’t hurt the ball boy. The ball boy has behaved disgracefully. That young lad’s actually ruined the game for everyone.”

A Swansea spokesman confirmed the youngster would not be pressing charges, and that Chelsea had invited the 17-year-old - who has been a ball boy at the Liberty Stadium for six years - into their dressing room.

He said: “The police have interviewed the boy and his father and there are no charges going to be pressed, as far as they are concerned that is the matter closed.

“The ball boy has been into the Chelsea dressing room after the game and shaken hands with Eden Hazard.

“As far as we are concerned the matter is closed. He has been a ball boy here for six years with no incidents here at the stadium.”

Hazard later told Chelsea TV: “The boy put his whole body onto the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball and I think I kicked the ball and not the boy. I apologise.

“The ball boy came in the changing room and I apologised and the boy apologised as well, and it is over. Sorry.”

In a twist it is believed the Chelsea stars stayed at Morgans Hotel in Swansea, owned by the teenager’s family, who are worth £42 million.

There was no response from the family at their home outside Swansea today.

A spokesman for South Wales Police said: “South Wales Police can confirm that the Swansea City ball boy has been interviewed in the presence of his father and no complaint has been made. The ball boy did not sustain any injuries.”

"Aye about 13 of those appearances were for 5 minutes as a sub." So you've signed a Sunderland reserve who was only thought worth being selected for 2 first team games all season? Tell you what Dil we will loan you one of our Youth team strikers for that.. what was Malky thinking of -):

With Dils posting and the spoilt antics of the ball boy , its quite clear that the Welsh have no morals and poor sporting behaviour

A look round the popular comment boards shows that the majority view is polar opposite to these IQ challenged people, who once again include the braindead Rio !

And....... leaving aside the ball boy fiasco, it is a fact that despite the millions that Chelsea have spent, will continue to spend and no doubt change their manager at the whim of their Russian owner. In 180 minutes of football they could not score a goal against a team who played exceptional football and fully deserved their victory. Up to Hazard being sent off,Swansea looked comfortable. Bradfords victories were even more deserving. To say the Welsh have no morals and exhibit poor sporting behaviour is pathetic Joe, sour grapes?

Oh go take a dive Joe , watching Chelski you should know how to do one. Drogba and half the current team were/are probably the biggest bunch of cheats in English football so get off your soap box.


Stan , instead of loaning him to us us maybe if you played him you wouldn't be 18 points behind us :-)

Chelski, back in the gutter, their usual home.

Both the ball boy and Hazard in the wrong, but kicking the dopey welsh kid was more wrong and for that Hazard should get a long ban. Three months sounds about right.

Typical of Chelski management to be totally unrepentent. No wonder Pep told them to get lost.

unrepetant as the ball 'boy' wasn't kicked - try getting the facts right first

and who has blamed this incident for this defeat - we lay the blame at Rafa's door - thrown every trophy since he's been here

Well Done Oldham!!!! 12/1 Keeerrrrchiiiing! :O)

"Stan , instead of loaning him to us us maybe if you played him you wouldn't be 18 points behind us :-)".. The boy's done well, just giving the lad a rest before we continue the serge northwards.

Anyway Dil despite the shock result at the Fortress last W/E, about time your annual post Xmas collapse started isn't it?.. 18 pts?.. my rear end -):

Your right Stan , just checked again and its 20 points !

Took Frazier Campbell 3 minutes in a Cardiff shirt to score , much better value than some of the over hyped one season wonders some clubs were trying to offload on us :-)

Yeah, yeah yeah -): Talking of loan players scoring early on their debut, Howe got someone called Nathan Delfonso from Villa who scored first few minutes away at Hull (and turned out to be the winner).. then preceded to do naf' all ever since till we sent him back to Villa... Lets hope your bloke is equally as successful -):

I'm sure he won't be :-)

It pains me to bring you news that a Burnley player last night saved the Principality team's face against Austria, by securing the winning goal -):

"Clarets' striker boosts Wales goal tally after taking over from a Cardiff player just after HT.
Sam Vokes returned to Burnley today with another international goal under his belt after helping Wales beat Austria 2-1 in Swansea on Wednesday night.

Vokes came off the bench at the Liberty Stadium to win his 25th-cap.

And the Clarets’ striker powered home a header from a Gareth Bale cross to record his fifth goal for his country."

watched by 6 sheep and very few humans

Bolton V Burnley live now http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/168147/1/watch-bolton-wanderers-vs-burnley-fc.html

Or Southampton v Man City live ESPN 5.30pm. Hmmm that's a toughie Stan :O) Especially if you have a treble on City, Arsenal and Chelsea all winning today. City will probably get beat now :O)

City losing 1-0 after 7 mins, I rest my case. City need to win today to stay at least in touch today, As ardent an Evertonian as I am, realisticaly best the blue half of Merseyside can achieve tom is a draw at Old Trafford on current form.

2-0 brilliant.

2-1