Twilight Zone

UPDATE: It's Arse v bloody Steve McLaren's FC Twente. Why why why? I suppose we've got a pretty good record against his Boro, but it's just the thought of seeing him again that just kills me. Another example of divinely poetic luck of the draw.

It's funny that kind of things that come out in the media - usually originating from comments from the anuses of brainless yobs. There's this one: "Bentley gunning for Arsenal", and his comments:

"I've not been sleeping at the moment thinking about running out there. I've always wanted to play in a north London derby, it will brilliant. Hopefully they want to see characters. They don't always go just to watch the football, they'll come to abuse me. I'll get the banter but I'll enjoy that. You don't to have a boring life as a footballer."

I so wish I could shout out on the PA system at the Emirates right before kick off. Let's forget about the loser. Why the heck we should even give him the honour of banter befuddles the mind. Who the hell even cares about the loser enough? I mean, yes, the summer is slow, but this is kinda scraping the bottom for quotes. Let's get this straight once and for all. Bentley is irrelevant. He plays for an irrelevant team. So let's treat him accordingly. The notion of a North London derby seems kinda irrelevant too. Who cares anymore? I mean, it gives me great pleasure beating them, but it'd give me just as much pleasure to see them get beat by Fulham or West Brom too.

Speaking of losers, there's of course this chap called Joey Barton too. People are talking about a 15 match ban. Why don't you just stick him in jail as he deserves and let him play his games in the ole prison patch?

All in all, Arse-wise though, I'm feeling pretty satisfied with things as they stand. No further news is good news, so I've just got two games to watch out for this weekend. It'll be fun, and we'll get to watch some of the boys out playing a serious game for the first time. Before that though, fingers crossed for the Champs League draw in a couple hours time.