may 15th
So it’s the last day of the season. We’ve seen [insert number here] matches, scored [insert number here] goals, won [insert number here], drawn [insert number here], and lost [insert number here]. We’ve had [insert number here] yellow cards and [insert number here] red cards.
You know, it’s bringing the stats to you, my loyal readers, that makes this blogging lark worthwhile.
Arsene Wenger confirmed yesterday that Martin Keown would be making his final appearance for Arsenal tomorrow, and even though he’s such a loyal servant, there’s no room for sentiment and he’ll start on the bench as we look to go the whole season unbeaten. AW said “He went out and did extra training yesterday, even though he knows he will only be a substitute on Saturday and that tells you everything about him.”
We may see him back at some stage in the future as the boss would like to offer him a coaching role at some stage, but it seems likely that Martin will wind down his career elsewhere. Portsmouth and West Ham seem likely destinations. All we can do is thank him for the memories, this one in particular (although maybe he’d rather forget it) and wish him all the best for the future till he’s back at the club teaching the youngsters how to scare the bollix off opposition strikers.
Of course today is about seeing whether or not Arsenal can go the whole season unbeaten, something that has never been achieved before in modern times. I remember us winning the title in previous seasons then getting beaten by Villa and the scousers, but the boys have kept things going this time around. In front of a packed Highbury, in celebratory mood, they just have to remain undefeated by Leicester to write their names in the history books. Football is a funny game at the best of times so I’m not going to make any kind of prediction, nor am I going to comment on it, but I’ll be very proud of the lads, and the manager and his staff, if we can pull it off.
I have to work this morning, but I’ll be back later to listen to the game and have a chat on the Arseblog IRC channel, which is #arseblog on DALNET if you want to join the rest of us nerds. More later.
