Exorcisms and Premonitions

Bits and pieces of news, and irritations about. First though, is the news - as we all know - that Villa lost at Citeh. See. That's what I meant about the collapse. Now, let's all sit back and watch it unfold in its most gory, slow-mo, bloody but really compelling brilliantness. Can't wait. This weekend's FA Cup though. So we'll have to wait a week before watching Villa implode again. In the meantime, if we win at Blackburn one week from Saturday, we'd be in 4th even before Villa play Spurs on Sunday. At there, I'm sure, Spurs would love to do us a favour in smacking them at home. Villa's home form really makes me smile. W: 5, D: 7, L: 2. Let's not go overboard though. I could give them a draw, rather than expect Spurs to win.

With that Villa tirade out of the way, on to the news.

Cesc said something, something along the lines of:

"If he left the club then of course I would consider my own future and whether I would leave the club. I am happy at Arsenal and I believe that we and Barcelona play the best football in Europe. But Wenger is a main part of that."

Nothing wrong with that, I must say. Like saying, if my dog died, then I might have a think of getting another dog. But no...what do we get, idiot headlines like:

"Cesc Fabregas: If Arsene Wenger quits Arsenal so will I"
"Fabregas makes quit warning"

Oh, to be a mediocre sports journalist. That would be the life. But before I end, I must say that if my wife left me, then I would also consider my own future and whether I would leave her too. So there, mediocre sports journos.

Many many words from Sagna on the end of our goal drought, and you have to hand it to him for making it all sound all hunky dory, i.e. "We trust each other and we never spoke about the situation. I think everyone at the club trusts the forwards and, against West Brom, they did their job. I hope the goals will keep coming. I hope the victory and scoring goals will help us psychologically."

I sort of know what he's talking about. It's a bit like how men deal with the occasional bout of PE (not physical education). You don't really talk about it - at all. But trust that one day, it'll turn good. But you really don't want to even think about it too, coz it only makes it worse. But ah - one day, it all changes - like a good 7-0 drubbing, then it's history. Yup. Good thing not to talk to the forwards about such things.

Alright then. Nothing much else - except to look forward to better news on the injury front ahead of Sunday. We so need to give them a good whipping for ganging up on our boys earlier.