Nothing Surprising

Ah well. Our super run of 146 games unbeaten, out of which 145 we did not win, and in which we did not score for 143 games...is in tact. In fact, if you read the official grapevine, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Arsenal was a Middlesbrough in disguise - for "securing" a "priceless" draw. I suppose these are signs of the depressed times, when even if it was 10 versus 11, we come away from a game with Spurs thanking our stars for a point. It's #$!%&! sad.

As for the game itself. What can one say. Eboue will serve out his ban, and come back as Arsene Wenger's irreplaceable #1 in midfield (or defence as necessary). What can change things, however, is that Adebayor's injured - which is all the better, since he'd probably have a better chance of scoring during Rosicky's first-touch-of-the-ball-type training sessions. At least we've got Eduardo on the bench, and Arshavin too! Wow. That's TWO new signings. Yippee!

So while we thank the gods for a good away point (oh damn, nausea setting in), let's not forget that we're now 7 behind Aston Villa, and 5 behind Chelsea. How we are fallen this low, I cannot for the life of me know. 7 behind Villa. I suppose one must get used to new things and changes in life.

What's in front of us then - struggling with Everton for that UEFA Cup spot, having the FA Cup as our one option of silverware (yay), and praying we keep our players for next season.

I had an awful dream last night. I dreamt we lost 9-8 on penalties to Cardiff, after a 0-0 draw. Judging from our red hot form, I won't be surprised. Maybe that was premonition ahead of the Spurs game.

Anyways, now we have Cardiff at home on Monday next, then Sunderland at home, Roma at home and Fulham at home. That's four good home games in a row, and if we don't get convincing wins in all four, we should all just pack our bags, hibernate for three years, and hope that for the 2012-13 season, we're still considered anything near a "Top 4" team.

Bad weekend this was. Started well enough, with Chelsea drawing at our favourite Hull. (Note: Phil Brown with the thing in his ear is also beginning to irritate me big time). Looked to be going really swell with Pompey leading 2-1 against Pool. But then, you can't mitigate against stupidity there too. So that turned bad quite quickly. Poor Sol. He should just go sit next to Tony for a bit, then retire, and maybe start designing handbags for a change. Frigging Villa are winning as usual, and Man U just about have it wrapped up, if you asked me.

Brilliant weekend then. Bugger.