may 4th
Well, the boilerman came around yesterday. I’m now €151.33 poorer, but at least I have the satisfaction of knowing my boiler is fine for at least a couple of months, as whatever part they’ve loosened up this time to ensure a return visit won’t go too haywire just yet.
Arsenal take on Portsmouth tonight at Fratton Park without Robert Pires (he didn’t play the cup game down there either, did he?), Dennis Bergkamp or Gilberto. We’re likely to see Jose Reyes, Jeremie Aliadiere and possibly even David Bentley all take part. The boss says “David Bentley is a great talent, technically a top, top player but he needs to play in the first team now. Jose Reyes needs to adapt to England and Jeremie Aliadiere has an English spirit and must play games too.”
With no real pressure on the young players, and the league already won, it seems like the perfect time to give them a run-out. And although there will be some people worried about losing the unbeaten record, our back 4 will be the same as ever, and with Vieira, Parlour and probably Ljungberg in midfield, there’s plenty of experience there.
Apparently the FA have changed the dates of next season’s FA Cup semi-finals to the week after the Champions League quarter final second legs have been played. Erm…great, I suppose. I’ll worry about that next season though.
Being slightly bored last night I commenced the summer overhaul of the site. Obviously you’ll have to wait for the season to be over before you get to see it in all its glory, but after trying many things, I settled for a minimalist, no-nonsense design which I think you’ll get used to quite quickly. Here’s a sneaky-prototype peek for you.
More later.
