november 22nd
Well, here are. More than 24 hours since the WBA game and we still haven’t won a game. Appalling. I might change the theme of this blog to actual arses, starting with close up shots of Kylie’s pert backside and the dangleberry stained hole of Chris Evans. Or maybe I’ll give them just one more chance.
Some good news to start the week is that Sol Campbell came through a rigorous training session yesterday and it looks like he’s going to be fit to play against PSV on Wednesday. Obviously it’ll take him a couple of games to get into his stride but having him back should calm things down at the back.
The loss of Edu and Gilberto for most of the season is a factor too and the boss is worried that we’re having to rely too much on Cesc Fabregas. He’s been virtually ever present this season and at 17 years of age he’s going to need a break at some stage. Mathieu Flamini was signed to play the Parlour role, to come on and run around like mad, but he’s got a knock too. The worrying thing is that even when Edu and Flamini get fit they’re going to need some games to get their match sharpness up.
PSV Eindhoven’s preparations for Wednesday’s crunch game were disrupted firstly by the loss of start striker Jan Venegoor of Hesselink by the Sea van der Hymen, and secondly when the referee of their league game this weekend took the players off the pitch for 15 minutes after being called a rude name by Vitesse supporters. Refereeing used to be a man’s game, they’re obviously letting any old sissy do it these days.
Last time we played PSV they were fined 23p after the game for racist chanting at our black players. It seems that FIFA will now back a team if they choose to walk off the pitch if they’re suffering such abuse. While that’s obviously a very dramatic statement I really hope that it never comes to that. First and foremost I hope the PSV fans don’t repeat their behaviour but walking off the pitch would set a dangerous precedent which Arsene Wenger explains far more eloquently than I could about halfway down this page.
More Champions League build up tomorrow as well as the chance to win a fantastic t-shirt. So how was your weekend then?
