This is it!

Switch on your stereos.
Turn up the volume.
Look out for that song.
Yeah, that one.
The Eye of the Tiger.

I can just hear it now, and it'll continue playing in my head for the next five hours. Till kick off. At which time it'll be nervous tension. Hopefully, the tension remains for as long as possible. Tension sure beats resignation. So here's to a 1-0 win to the Arse. My money's on it. We'll keep Bartha out for 89 minutes, with nary a shot on goal ourselves. Then, Theo breaks, runs the 100 metres from defending a corner to get round Valdes (in 10.3 seconds), slide it across goal, for Bent Nick to tap it in. Of course, there's also the option of trailing 3-2 and getting the third goal on 89 minutes too. It all works for me, man!

But back to reality...have to add to my little injury-list update from yesterday. Looks like Rosicky's out too. At 50-50 for Rosicky, sure looks like a 100% to me. So anyways, it's not like we're not used to injuries or anything.

Whatever the case, we'll be up for it. The adrenaline will be pumping from the 2-2 draw and the last-gasp winner against Wolves. That's all we're going to need. Even if we go a goal down, there's nothing that will prevent them from still going at it. Things are different now. The boys, them got balls. So let's go to it.

The world, however, won't end at the final whistle. There's still a whole lot of other business to see to, and funny things are starting to emerge again. Remember what I'd said re Wenger and his job? What? Was it yesterday? Anyway, look what's come up today.

Basically - Wenger's told the board that he'll quit if Arse win either the Champions League or the league proper. Sounds reasonable enough. Sounds a lot like what I'd said - Wenger would be more than available for France in the run-up to the Euros. And if he does take the French job, then one Laurent Blanc becomes available too - which according to the rumour mill, points in our direction, amongst other places. Interesting...but all still conjecture. Blanc can then take the reins for oh...5-6 years? By which time Dennis Bergkamp will be just about available too.

But I wonder. Just how a coach who doesn't fly is going to make it in the Champions League. Over land to CSKA Moscow? Train to Bate Borisov? Suppose it's not as bad for a coach then the players.

Oh well.

Henry could come do a Pep Guardiola too...if only he sorts out his visiting rights with ex-wife/daughter.

Back to the real world again. And the transfer rumour mill has already started. One has us already signing Marouane Chamakh. Yeah yeah yeah. Who cares. Whatever. It's like watching re-runs of Beverly Hills 90210. The other has us signing Hugo Rodallega. I'll admit this one sounds vaguely more interesting. I'd consider it quite positively, if he came in at something less than £9.99. But we'll see.

Since we're on the topic of cheap fantasy signings, I'll just say that I won't mind having the following on the cheap: Boaz Myhill (or perhaps Marcus Hahnemann). Tim Cahill (who won't be THAT cheap). Brede Hangeland (who won't be so cheap too). And oh yeah. Robin van Persie. He'll be like a new signing man!! For free!

Ciao. Till tomorrow's post/review. Wonder what I'll say.