CHRISTMAS GIFTS...PLEASE...

So it's got to that time of the year where everyone is buying presents and getting ready for the big day (which happens to be tomorrow), and it really gets to me, it makes me want to own all these things shops advertise and the telly says i have to own. This has all led to me wanting new football boots...

Above are my current boots which i have now owned for nearly 5 years, which to be honest is pretty good for a pair of boots. All those white powerstrips have gone sadly and a single brown colour tinge covers each one... I think it was Gerrard's performances in Liverpool's 2005 Champions League win that inspired me to buy these, there seemed to be no other option at the time, as a 13 year old watching a player at his very best.
Well anyway, recently as some may know, Andy Carroll hasn't been playing too badly and is shining as the player Newcastle fans have been waiting for. I normally would say i don't fall for player advertising as the Gerrard Predator's have been the only case in many years, yet Carroll's decision to change boot from the AdiZero to the Umbro Speciali has got me going again. The boots worn by past heroes of mine:

(note here even the legendary Roberto Carlos wearing the speciali)

 These boots are classics. As I have grown up playing football I would like to think my taste has got better (I do hope) in terms of choices of boot etc. I did at one point choose to wear a lovely pair of bright red/orange Nike Mercurial Vapour's but eventually grew out of those. I also delved into the Adidas F50+ world, with a pair of black and white split boots, literally two tone as worn by Arjen Robben and Damien Duff back in the Chelsea old days. However, to go back to my point, Andy Carroll has now taken up a line of Newcastle Umbro Speciali wearing forwards and to put  it bluntly, I now want a pair. 

He made his England debut in the Speciali against France back in November and also scored a particularly good goal against Liverpool in them just a few weeks ago...

http://www.soccerclips.net/videos/newcastle-3-1-liverpool-carroll

They may not be the most flash or fancy pair of boots on the market at the moment, but they can definitely hold their own with the best. See here as a review gives the newest boot 27/30 in comparison to the Nike Mercurial Vapour Superfly II's 20/30. 

http://www.sport.co.uk/features/Football/1001/Sportcouk_Boot_room_Umbro_Speciali_vs_Nike_Mercurial_Vapour_Superfly_II_.aspx

So, if Father Christmas is looking to give me a present last minute, i would really love it if he could invest in a pair of Umbro Speciali Italia's from back in the day. 

At £80 Umbro's boot is also far more modestly priced than boots by Adidas or Nike, so please please provide me with these God of football/Father Christmas. I think I deserve them for researching a pair of boots for a couple of hours of my life. 

Jesse