If the kids are United…

Taking my kids for a quid today in the hope my daughters will bring some luck as both have a great record of wins at WHU games. On the other hand it might put them off for life. Andy Carroll is said to be about to return to training and may soon be running, though that's still a long way from fitness. But I have seen a video of AC kicking a ball while standing on a bench in Belgium. Last night I dreamt that West Ham played a striker… looking at Freudian interpretations of this in Her Indoor's dreams book, but apparently it's so weird it's off the scale.

If the kids are United

Taking my daughters today in the hope that their 100 per cent record this season will result in a win for the Irons - and also because it's kids for a quid. This season they've seen us beat Portsmouth, Peterborough, Derby and Nottingham Forest, though obviously their appearances have to be rationed carefully as there's only so much good karma you can utilise in one season. Would really love us to beat Birmingham, particularly as their more neanderthal supporters tried to attack us West Ham fans leaving the ground in last season's  Carling Cup semi-final, even through City had just got to Wembley.