Oh boilky you’re so boilk, you’re so boilk you boilk my boilk, oh boilky!
Oh beer and rum, you delicious bastards, you will be the death of me. Or at least the unwell of me as I scuttle forth between my office and the toilet this morning. I know it seems rather unfair to blame the Mug Smasher but since when did fairness have anything to do with anything? I’m sure he’ll read this at some stage today and know I’m setting him up but he’ll be too poorly to do anything but say ‘meh’.
Not a huge amount going on this morning. Arsene Wenger has promised a decision on his new contract will be made ‘very soon’. He’s being a bit of an old tart about it, isn’t he? Either sign or don’t sign but don’t keep telling people something is about to happen. Maybe I’m just a bit sore of head this morning but it all seems a bit teasey or something.
After saying yesterday that he wanted to stay injury free and make a real impact this season Tomas Rosicknote is out of tomorrow’s game against Blackburn with ‘knock on the knee’. It’d be funny if it wasn’t so depressing and other players would not have received such patience and generosity from fans. He really does have to start delivering but he’s got to get fit first.
In the pre-game press conference Arsene talked about his young players having old heads and blah blah blah. I’m kind of bored of hearing that same story repeated 50 different ways now. Why did nobody ask him about new signings? We’re without Eboue as well so our options in wide positions amount to Hleb and Walcott and it’s quite clear the squad is stretched to the limit already. New blood needed and so far there’s no sign of it. Hopefully both of them can have good games tomorrow but if they don’t we’re pretty much bollixed if we need to change things.
Eduardo, after being tipped for a start, will probably be on the bench with the boss unsure whether or not he’s quite ready to be in the first XI. We have Denilson back so we may see him in one of the wide positions with Hleb continuing in the more advance midfield role – or we could see Bendtner which, I have to say, would be my preferred option. His physical approach is just what we need, especially if we see the same cynical Blackburn side as we did in the FA Cup last season.
Kolo Toure talks about William Gallas being captain at the bottom of this article here and has some good things to say about it. You get the feeling that if Wenger had appointed Jeffrey Dahmer as captain Kolo would say he’s great at taking young opposition players out of the game.
And that’s it. I need painkillers, coffee, more painkillers and some painkillers. Till tomorrow arsebandits.
