november 3rd
17.15 – Fulham 0-1 Arsenal (Marlet og)
I had the pleasure of listening to the first half from the Fulham site – and was treated to a comedy duo the likes of which I haven’t heard in ages. A Fulham fan who would yell stuff like ‘GET IN THERE STEVE’ as the main commentator, and an Arsenal supporting, Julian Clary sound-a-like co-commentator called Carmello. Seriously. The Fulham dude kept going on about a penalty they should have had, and sounded so miserable when we went 1 up. “If ownly we’d ‘ad that penawltyy”. Ha Ha.
Anyway, Steve Marlet’s own goal must be some kind of sign that our luck is changing. It didn’t sound at all convincing, and apart from one or two saves, Van der Saar seemed untroubled. Still, a win is a win and 3 points is 3 points and all that. Remember, it was a flukey goal against Everton from Wiltord that started our unbeaten run last time round.
No place in the team or on the bench for Francis Jeffers. Hard to see much of a future for him at the club, but I reckon he’ll start against Sunderland in the Worthless Cup. It’s not much of a chance, but it’s a chance all the same. We’ll see how he goes.
I’m sure you all know what a big fan I am of football bodies, like FIFA and the FA. Well, this says more about the English FA than all the swear words I could muster.
I feel at peace now, we’ve won again. Hurrah. I’m off for a beer. Or eight.
