May 3rd
So a 2-0 win over West Brom last night opened up the 4 point gap between ourselves and United again and sent Bryan Robson’s men closer to the Nationwide/Championship/Old division 2.
I didn’t see the game myself but goals from Robin van Persie and Edu settled matters. The first a well worked move between José and a Dutch striker who actually seems to have goals in him while Edu’s goal right at the death calmed any nerves against a team who were fighting for their lives.
Arsene Wenger praised our patience and new found strength at the back, saying “We had to wait for a chance and that’s what we did. If we don’t concede goals at the moment it helps to gain patience.”
It was another clean sheet for a defence in which Philippe Senderos is now becoming a permanent fixture and the young Swiss said afterwards, “I think we were very serious at the back. We played a good game up front and it was another clean sheet for us. We did very well to keep a clean sheet. We don’t really care about the others but you want to win every game until the end.”
When asked if he thought he’d stay in the side for the FA Cup final he said “I don’t think ahead, I think of the next game, which is Liverpool next weekend. We have to keep going.”
Anyway, three vital points and a chance to say ‘Up yours Frank Skinner, you poxy cunt.’
In the Spanish papers AS are reporting this morning that Emilio Butragueno rang up David Dein and asked him how much Arsenal wanted for José Antonio Reyes. Double-D told them ‘He’s not for sale’. They go on to say Luis Figo could be used as part of a deal although Figo himself wants to go Manchester United. Apparently it’s up to Madrid to convince him that Arsenal are the best side for him to go to. Quite what we’d want with a bloke so far past his best I don’t know. More Spanish press shite, really.
Not much else going on in the world of Arse this morning. There’s some big game tonight at Anfield, which for my brother’s sake and football’s sake, I hope Liverpool win. Mourinho says he’s never lost a semi-final. Well, if you’ve only been a coach for a few years that’s not such an impressive record. And there’s always a first time you scruffy looking vagabond. And why does he sound like a Russian when he talks? Anyway, go on the Scousers.
Finally a word for the people who call to the office that’s on the same floor as my apartment. I know it’s tough but there’s is a marked difference between 5-1 and 5-Estudio. They call to my door 3 or 4 times a day and it’s really, really, really fucking annoying. Especially as most of them seem to think that ringing the buzzer for a really long time is the correct way to announce yourself to somebody. If it happens again, and I’m quite sure it will, I am not only going to flay the person who does it and then roll them in salt before firing their burning body out of the window I’m going to go into that office with and set a large bear on the cunts who work there. Maybe then they might mark their documentation a little better. Bastards.
Laters.
