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New football gifts, souvenirs, merchandise and memorabilia from www.footballbits.co.uk

Ooh Squidoo !

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Been playing around making some Squidoo lenses today
If you dont know what a Squidoo lens is? Dont worry, neither did I !

Suppose the easiest way to describe them is in their own words:
Squidoo is the popular publishing platform and community that makes it easy for you to create “lenses” online. Lenses are pages, kind of like flyers or signposts or overview articles, that gather everything you know about your topic of interest–and snap it all into focus. Like the lens of a camera, your perspective on something.

It’s a supersimple, fun and powerful way to share your interests, build your online identity and credibility, and connect with new readers and friends

So anyway, thought I’d create a couple to show off some of our new products. Pop over and have a look, let me know what you think!

First off there’s the Arsenal No.1 Fan

And then the Manchester United No.1 Fan

Very simple to do, might just have to do some more!

The perfect gift for every football fan!

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He’s as handsome as David Beckham, cooler than a cucumber in Ray Bans, costs considerably less than Ronaldo and is quite simply the finest, funniest gift for football fans here on Plant Earth.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you ….The No.1 Fan.

The No.1 Fan

The No.1 Fan is a 25cm high plastic toy representing football fans everywhere. He may have had a few too many pies, he certainly won’t get to play professionally but be in no doubt, this little fellow will follow his team through thick and thin, rain or shine, win or lose.

In his jeans and replica shirt, the No.1 Fan swings his hips and waves his scarf when a button is pressed on his base, but that’s not all, he sings five of your favourite teams most popular terrace chants.

Arsenal No.1 FanThe Fan is an ideal gift for dads, husbands, sons or anyone who likes a laugh and a kick about. Rival fans get to wind up their mates and loyal supporters get a friend for life.

In short, it’s on sale, it’s fun, it’s £19.99 and we think you should own one.

The No.1 Fan is available from Footballbits Football Souvenirs

Celebrate 100 years of the ‘Theatre of Dreams’

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This month, Old Trafford, home of Manchester United celebrates its one hundredth birthday and has an amazing history. .

In 1902 Manchester United were known as Newton Heath , newly appointed chairman John Henry Davies pushed for a new stadium to built as he believed their current stadium, Bank Street simply wasn’t good enough for a team who had won both the FA cup and First Division.

The stadium was originally planned to have a capacity of 100,000 but due to the high cost of the land, the capacity was reduced to 80,000. The FA Cup Final was hosted at Old Trafford in 1911 and 1920 the first England international was played there when Scotland visited in 1926.

Football continued at the stadium throughout the 3nd World War, until  the 22nd December 1940 when a German air raid severely damaged the stadium. Old Trafford reopened in March of 1941, but just three days later, most of the stadium was destroyed by another German air raid. During the reconstruction of Old Trafford, Manchester United actually played their home games at Maine Road, home to rivals Manchester City.

Old Trafford finally reopened in 1949 after nearly 10 years. In 1951 work began restoring roof over the main stand, followed soon after by the other 3 stands. and floodlights were installed.

In 1992 the Football League, after the Taylor report into the Hillsborogh tragedy, decreed that all First and Second Division football stadiums had to be made all-seater. Once the changes had been made, Old Trafford had dropped to an all time low capacity of 44,000 seats.

Because of United’s popularity,construction began in 1995 of a brand new twenty five thousand capacity north stand. In 2000, with continued success, second tiers were added to both the east and west stands bringing the capacity to over 68,000.

Between 2005 and 2006 second tiers were added to both the North-West and North-East corners of the ground bringing the capacity to well over 76,000 all- seated spectators.

Why not celebrate 100 years of the Theatre of Dreams with these official commemorative souvenirs, part of the huge selection from Footballbits Football Souvenirs

100 years of Old Trafford Cufflinks

Old Trafford Hip FlaskManchester United 100 years of Old Trafford Commemorative Leather WalletManchester United 100 years of Old Trafford Commemorative WashbagManchester United 100 years of Old Trafford Mousemat

Where do you spend your Saturdays?

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The most ardent football supporters spend the majority of their Saturdays (and a lot of time in their dreams) at the home of their team – their spiritual home.
So why not get them a nice reminder of where they love to be with a Framed photograph of the stadium?

Villa Park Stadium PhotographFootballbits Football Souvenirs now have a new range of glass fronted, black framed stadium photographs for vitually every team in the Premier League and Football League.

Premier League and Championship stadiums are on sale now, the lower leagues will be on the site shortly.

Go on, treat the fan in your life to one of these – they will love you for it!

Football Manager 2010 is due for release soon, is it just a rehash of 2009 or is it worth buying?

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According to the makers of Football Manager 2010, there’s a hell of a lot of improvements from the last version of the popular football management game.

SI have spent a year polishing up things, making the game faster, more immersive, more realistic and easier to play with better in game feedback and more advice, and delivered in a more user friendly way.

There’s an improved Match Engine with an improved Artificial Intelligence, over 100 new animations in 3D mode, new stadiums and crowds, improved pitch degradations and better lighting, which they say make for the most immersive pitch-side experience ever.

A match analysis tool shows you where shots, passes, crosses, headers, tackles, fouls and interceptions have been made on the pitch for both teams. You can see this analysis both live in game, and after the  match, allowing you to pinpoint the weaknesses and strengths of both your team and your opponents.

A New User Interface has been added, with a completely new vibrant look and feel, along with a navigational overhaul. The side menu has been replaced by an intuitive tab system, which has been based on extensive consumer feedback and usability studies, and allows you to access all areas of FM 2010 quickly and easily.

A new tactics module makes it much easier to make your team play as you want them to. There are thousands of possible pre-set options and touchline “shout” instructions for making instant changes to your teams playing style. But don’t worry – the old system is still there for people who prefer the sliders.

Football Manager 2010

Football Manager 2010

A New Data Editor, including a brand new Competition Editor which allows you to add competitions and extra levels for leagues currently in the game, and add completely new competitions and leagues all via a very simple to use editor. Plus, the new editor allows you to keep your game up to date more easily than ever before.

So with a current player database including all of the latest transfers, it seems likely that FM 2010 will be the best in the long and distinguished Football Manager series.

Football Manager 2010 is for for release at the end of October 2010 on PC/Mac and PSP formats.

While youre waiting for Football Manager 2010, why not check out the extensive range of officially licenced football souvenirs, football gifts and memorabilia at footballbits football souvenirs

And because Christmas is coming, it’s a good time to pick up a new pocket diary so you can plan ahead for next year – 2010 team diaries are now in stock


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