october 23rd
08.49 – The captain still reckons we can do it. In a rallying call to the team, and I suppose to fans too, he said “We still have a chance to qualify. Mathematically, anything is still possible so we will believe in it. It’s going to be hard but we still believe we have a good chance to go through.”
I don’t know that it’s a good chance. A good chance is having to lose by 12-0 not to qualify, maybe that’s just me though. If they do manage to win the two home games against the Russkies and Urkraininnies, it’s off to Milan for make or break game against Inter. We never do things the easy way, especially in Europe, and while the eternal optimist in me – the one that kept me going through the 80s, always thinking at the start of the season we had a good chance of the league – can see us making the 2nd round with a last minute goal at the San Siro, the realist in me tells me we’re pretty fucked. So, I’m going to take more drugs and drown the realist out. He’s a stupid cunt anyway. Pay the bills. Be responsible. Don’t bunk off work. Fuck him. Stupid realist baaaaastid. It’s all good. We’re going through. I believe. Praise Jebus, I believe. Oh yes.
Ray Parlour says “We definitely need seven points from our last three games but I imagine we need to win them all. Going back into the UEFA Cup would be a bitter pill for us all to swallow.”
The Sun and noted Arsenalyte Mark Irwin talk about how Arsenal’s exit from the Champions League at such an early stage could mean the end of Ashburton Grove. Of course, it’s a load of made up shite, but since when did that stop anyone?
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‘Are you watching Arsenal?’ asks this Chelsea site. Who the fuck else would we be watching, you twats?
Misfiring gunners needs a new approach, says the Guardian. Can’t argue with the headline anyway. More on Kluivert. He’s having an unhappy time at Barcelona, and at this stage he could score a hat-trick against Madrid and they’d still give him a hard time. Barça spokesman Juanjo Mebanjo said “Arsenal and Chelsea have been in touch with us regarding Patrick and we hope the whole thing will be resolved quickly.”
The papers here have been talking about Arsenal and Kluivert for some time now. January isn’t far away, so we’ll see what happens. It might be too late for Europe, but I think some fresh blood would give the the team a bit of a lift. As it appears unlikely this is going to come from the youths, you can only hope AW is allowed go shopping when the transfer window opens.
