february 23rd
15.59 – A small Sunday round up.
According to the Sunday People, Arsenal will sign Turkish goalkeeper Rustu as David Seaman’s long term successor. Having seen the highlights of yesterday’s game again, I don’t think we need him. Stuart Taylor made some quite outstanding saves, had much more presence about him than he did last season, and overall looked more than capable of taking over the number 1 shirt from David Seaman.
Robert Pires has ensured the already frosty relations with our Manchester rivals remain as cordial as those between Washington and Baghdad. Speaking about last weekend’s FA Cup game on his radio show he said, “Van Nistelrooy’s violence was a disgrace. In the space of a quarter of an hour they really tried to intimidate us, with Van Nistelrooy’s tackles and Scholes’ tackle from behind on Patrick Vieira. If you’re talking about butchers, you should look at what Scholes did to Vieira.” You won’t find too many Arsenal fans who would disagree with that, but it’s not often you hear a player express the same thoughts quite so vigorously. Nice one Bob.
Despite yesterday’s good results, AW says the title race is not over. He’s right too. There’s a long way to go, and one slip up from Arsenal and a Man Utd win could close the gap to two points. So, while we’re all exceptionally impressed with the way we’re playing now, let’s not get cocky and assume the title is as good as won. He also confirms that Ashley Cole and David Seaman should be fit for the game against Ajax on Wednesday. Dennis Bergkamp will travel to Holland, as as we speak he is cruising down the motorway in his Morris Minor. He’s expected to arrive in Amsterdam sometime on the Wednesday morning.
I’m off to eat dinner and drink wine. Enjoy your Sunday evening and let’s hope Arsenal old boy Matthew Upson can make Liverpool’s day as much fun as having colonic irrigation performed with an old hoover.
