Brrr, it appears that winter has arrived. It’s cold, wet and grey here in Dublin this morning. Blogette is angling for a lift to school because she has no jacket. What lies. I distinctly remember buying her a jacket in 1998. She should take better care of her things.
What would be nicer to warm things up this Monday morning than a competition? What a shame there is no competition then. There’s not even much Arsenal news because we’re in the middle of international week.
Jens Lehmann was praised by his national team’s manager for his performance against mighty Cyprus, conquerors of the Repubalic of Eyerland, but then had to deny he gave German fans the finger. They were apparently chanting for the reserve keeper to come on, rather a touchy subject with Jens these days, but he says he’s never done anything like that in his life. I find that hard to believe. I bet Jens gives the finger to loads of people every day.
There’s a Q&A in the Guardian with Alisher Usmanov. Typical exchange:
Q: So you’ve been accused of all kinds of terrible things. Are they true?
A: No, of course not. I am excellent.
Q: But what about all that time you spent in prison and stuff?
A: No, of course not. I am excellent.
Q: Do you like Arsenal.
A: No, of course not. I am excellent.
Naturally they missed the chance to ask the important questions like – Why are you such a big, fat, annoying cunt?, or, Did David Dein squeal with delight when you gave him his £75m? More fluff really. At least they tried but giving someone the chance to respond via email and have lots of time to think about their answers isn’t exactly putting somebody on the spot. However, I completely understand the reluctance to go there and ask those questions to his face. It’s very cold in Russia this time of year, isn’t it? Yes, cold. Very cold.
Not much else going though. Which is all a bit shit. The sooner these internationals are over and done with the better. England can still qualify which, in one sense, is good because it puts an end to the jingoistic bollocks we’ve had to put up with about foreign players. It’s a curious thing that most observers, English or otherwise, would say Steve McClaren is a pretty uninspiring manager who has never had any success on his own yet the blame was going on foreign players and not the fact that England have someone that shit in charge. It’s a funny world we live in.
Right, coffee, breakfast and then work. How was your weekend then?
