When football tattoos go wrong - a warning to Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski The excitement of a transfer window can do strange things to a fan. The thrilling prospect of big money signings, international stars rumoured to be joining, Sky Sports Jim White shouting from your television. It can lead to bad decisions. Very bad, in the case of Manchester City fan Chris Atkinson. The 25-year-old, back in 2009, was so convinced that Brazilian star Kaka was jointing the club that he committed the World Cup winner's name to his chest. He didn't sign, of course, opting to stay with AC Milan. The name Robert Nesbitt might not mean anything to you. But your memory might be jogged when you're told that Robert was the man who famously got a thigh-sized tattoo of then Newcastle United striker Andy Cole drawn on his, well, thigh. The ink was barely dry before Cole had signed a deal to join rivals Manchester United. Which hurt more, he has never said. Earlier this year one particularly 'passionate' Sheffield Wednesday fan paid his club the tribute of having a picture of the club's crest tattooed on to his back. Proudly showing off his artwork on his Facebook page to other Wednesday fans at first his loyalty was applauded ... until one eagle-eyed Owl spotted a problem. The legend that proclaimed the club's date of establishment was out by a decade, 1877 when it should have read 1867. Sympathy was limited on his very public embarrassment ... Podolski would do well to have a word with Arsenal fan Mark Brewer should he decide to have a club crest on his body. Clubs change badges from time to time. And having a retro design may even boost your rabid fan status. But Brewer's design is not just out of date now, it's back to front. After he had the old version of Arsenal's badge pasted on his arm, the club changed crest and with it flipped the direction of the gun. It still looks right looking in a mirror though, eh? You can have too much of a good thing. And you can certainly have too much of a bad thing. And for this Leeds United and England fan, walking in to a pre-match pub that stipulates 'no colours' is no longer an option. Words don't do it justice ...