Enough of the moping around. The whole world seems to have assessed the game sufficient accurately, so I won't ever go into our team's performance on Saturday again.
As for the coming apology from Keith Hackett for the pathetic refereeing decision re Le Boss's kick out at a water bottle, just go screw yerselves, I say. Who cares. Perhaps read this one Arseblog entry if you feel like it - just for some context.
Elsewhere though, it makes me smile and think of all the wondrous divine powers that must be at work. Now, this weekend, Celtic's Aiden McWhatever gets sent off following a second yellow for DIVING. Yes sir. Of course, Mr Mowbray claims no way was it a dive, but what follows is classic:
"If you take the incident into context with the week we've had - the Eduardo situation - then if that hadn't been blown up so big then 99 times out of 100, maybe 100 times out of 100, never in a million years is there a yellow card shown."
- Who the hell played it up, apart from your own team and the chief of your own FA?
"I think there was a pressure on the referee after the week we've had. He's been influenced by this diving situation."
- Indeed. See above, and who "influenced" this whole diving extravaganza.
"We've now suffered twice in the same week from the Eduardo situation, like a double whammy. We suffered from a penalty on Wednesday night and we have suffered today."
- See, you twat. Aren't you playing up the whole Eduardo Affair all over again? Idiots who can't see the contradictions in their comments two sentences apart should just kill themselves to avoid the embarassment.
And finally:
"Players like Aiden have to ride tackles or he'll never play football. I would suggest he's gone to ground probably because he's knackered after travelling 50 yards and skipping tackles."
- Good reasons, those: "riding tackles", "knackered". Pathetic. But, better get them translated into Croat and Portugese in case Ed needs to use them during the appeal.
Since we're all in a rather bitchy, post-Saturday shits kind of mood, I thought I'd say something about Ade#$!%'s love-in with Mark Hughes, or vice versa:
"There was a lot said about Ade as a player and as a person and a lot of it was negative."
"But he has come in and he is very much wanting to be a success for us. A lot of the things that were said before [about him] … I haven't seen it in him. He is a good vocal voice in the dressing room and he is encouraging his team-mates."
"I have been really impressed by his play and his personality. It's clear to see that he's enjoying what's around him and the fans at City love him. Maybe that's what was missing from his life before."
It's all over the place, but if you're bothered, go here.
Y'know. It's funny. I swear if I bothered, I'd find exactly the same things said when he first came to the Arse. Clearly, he's a friggin' good footballer when he can be bothered, and someone anybody would like to have in their team, when he can be bothered.
All I can say to Sparky is, well, good luck. Let's see what happens when come January, agents get up to their tricks again. Let's not forget there's no issue of him being cup-tied in Europe.
As such, wonder what would happen if Real offered him a £1 increase in his weekly wages, but with the promise of European football to go with his ego. So yes, it'll be interesting, when he realises what had been missing in his life before. (By the way, is it me, or is it only the case when you're talking about chicks, meeting a wife to be, getting laid for the first time, or having kids that people realise "what has been missing from their lives"?)
Finally, with all the goings on the last few days, I've missed the draw for the ultra-important Carling Cup 3rd Round. We'll be at home to WBA, so it'll be nice for our youngsters (ooops, they're our first team now) not to have to travel. Great opportunity for Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs, Fran Merida, Carlos Vela (if not crocked) to have a run out. I think this season, they will be a force to be reckoned with in the Carling Cup actually.
Elsewhere in the Carling Cup, there's an interesting tie at Elland Road - Liverpool visit. Nice. Should put some money on Leeds. Also, Preston North End v Spurs at Deepdale. For all sorts of reasons, that would be a tie I'd have liked to have gone to support PNE.
As it stands then. A couple hours to transfer deadline, and still nothing interesting happening. Oh well. C'est la vie.
Ciao.
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