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Swansea have suffered a new injury blow after Kyle Bartley was ruled out of action for three months. #swansfc

 

not a good couple of weeks for Swansea

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9m Joseph Barton ‏@Joey7Barton

Will chuck in the flights, a signed shirt and some accommodation as well. Obviously, not in my house but it'll be a superb prize to win...

 

18m Joseph Barton ‏@Joey7Barton

Gonna offer 2 tickets to Marseille v PSG 'le classique' tonight at some stage using my Facebook page.

 

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/raphael_honigstein/09/13/kevin-pezzoni/index.html

 

The Bundesliga has long prided itself on the relatively close relationship between the clubs, supporters and players. Most training sessions are still open to the public. Tickets are affordable. Players are expected to engage with supporters in open-day events and visits to fan clubs.

But this kind of proximity can be highly problematic when red lines are being crossed. At second-division 1. FC Köln, the destructive influence of militant ultra fans has just resulted in a player being hounded out of his job. Defender Kevin Pezzoni, who was scapegoated for the club's relegation in May as well as the poor start to the current season, was released from his contract last week following a spate of violent incidents and threats.

"We looked for the best solution for him, and that was him leaving," coach Holger Stanislawski said. "This wasn't about financial matters, but a question of his well-being. We hope that he can soon rediscover his joy for the game".

The decision was taken after Köln was beaten 2-0 at Erzgebirge Aue at the end of August, where Pezzoni had been substituted in the 34th minute.

"I was insulted by my own supporters in the stadium," the 23-year-old told Welt am Sonntag.

The next day, five men turned up outside Pezzoni's Cologne apartment and threatened to beat him up. Another threat ("Be careful when it gets dark") was left on the windscreen of his car. A Facebook group called for him to be shot and have his legs broken. (In February, Pezzoni suffered a broken nose after a run-in at the carnival, but it's unclear whether the motive of his assailant was personal or football-related.)

 

(follow link for whole story, feel slightly guilty copy pasting whole articles lol)

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Köln fans are fairly nuts in relativity with other German clubs I seem to remember reading last season.

 

Sort of shit that happens every week in Italy and Argentina though.

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Put this on Facebook earlier on, what the fuck is this email I got from SkyBet all about?  The big five?

 

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/196489_10151197202602744_1190726544_n.jpg

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Arsenal, Man U, Chelsea and Liverpool with always be 'The Big 4' no matter how far some of them fall away, Man City have bought their way into that.

 

Depressing but unlikely to ever change.

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