Hello all! Back again, not much wiser but just a touch older. And to kick off, a tad of history. Some might be wondering, “Where does ‘My Old Man’ come from?” Well, My Old Man literally means “dad”, but from where I’m from it’s also a football song. For those with extra times on their hands, have a look under “Shrewsbury Town” on fanchants.com. Good stuff, that.
So, I don’t like to talk too positively about Arsenal. Not because I have some vendetta against the club per se, but some years back at an away match I, along with the Shrews fans I was with, was spat upon. That said, even I can notice Arsene Wenger has been blessed with the gift of time and has seemingly turned it back to the early 2000’s. It was a time when life in North London was rather rosey. It’s a case of when the Arsene Wenger/Dr Who memes start appearing on our Facebook feeds! The signing of Mesut Ozil has been a stroke of genius that has been lacking in Arsene’s arsenal (beg, pardon the pun) since the days when Arsenal found Dennis Bergkamp, Nicolas Anelka, Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry – the same players who helped make the “retro” Arsenal into a legendary side. Fair play, Monsieur Wenger, fair play.
Another “retro” mention must go to Señor Mourinho. Chelsea not only turned on the power on Saturday, but turned off Cardiff. Could this be a London shootout for the Premier League title? Maybe. If you add Tottenham to the Arsenal-Chelsea mix (which I don’t personally – and many completely forget about) and you have a three-headed beast that makes that dog-like creature in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone look a wee pup. But Liverpool and Manchester City will surely have something to say about this, neither wanting to be cast aside like yesterday’s rubbish. I believe these four (or five if you are insistent on considering Spurs) will be in close contention for this year’s title.
Yes, I’ve written off Manchester United! Boom! Just caused a rip in the footballing earth’s crust as that bomb dropped! Sit on that!
This week’s “LOL” is for David Luiz of Chelsea leaving Jordan Mutch to tuck in Cardiff’s opener after a sloppy back pass. Petr Cech looked more confused than a tomato in a fruit bowl! Awww, that’s rough!
And finally, a mention to Gillingham striker Adebayo Akinfenwa. If anyone watches Ksi’s videos on YouTube, you know who he is! #legend
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