april 3rd
Right, it’s early morning. I have a hangover. I have to go down the town and then come back and watch the match whilst drinking some beer. The sun is shining. It’s warm. The sky is blue. Arsenal will play in red.
According to The Sun Jeremie Aliadiere and Dennis Bergkamp will start up front for the Gunners, with Thierry Henry rested. However, yesterday afternoon I was told it was 99% certain that Thierry would play, but perhaps the boss has an eye on all the games coming up and has decided that this is the best game to give him a rest in. Maybe it’s a boost for United, but we went to Old Trafford last season and won with Jeffers and Wiltord up front, hardly a striking duo to …erm…strike fear into anyone’s hearts.
There’s loads of other build up stuff going on. The boss praises the maturity and performances of young defender Gael Clichy, James Beattie says Arsenal are too reliant on Henry’s goals (while failing to recognise Pires and Ljungberg are also in double figures while Edu has 7 or 8 and not mentioning United’s reliance on RVN), James Lawton says the FA Cup has lost it’s magic (tell that to the thousands of Arsenal fans who want 3 in a row and the United fans that want this trophy to make something of their season), Bob Wilson talks about Arsene Wenger and gruff ex-Spur Jimmy Greaves reckons things are about to go ‘belly up’ for Arsenal. He’s obviously been round George’s house.
And we welcome back our old friend Leopold, who’s Knee Deep in all things Arsenal on the real ANR. Sort of.
Right, I’m off down the town for some breakfast, then it’s back home for the game. More later.
