La bella figura

Off to Italia in the morning. Managed to
get a ticket somehow...now got to sneak
past those Italian policemen.
Really excited as I guess that's why I put
up with watching the likes of Iversen, Sinton,
Armstrong, and Stuart Nethercott to name but
a few. Pay day.
I hope that we manage to 'turn up' for the
occasion, and wonder how much we will miss
VdV? I think that Sir H should bring back Wilson
P for this game, although I'm not sure about
the free kick count. I'm wondering why Sandro
was not in the CL squad? Or is he?
Anyhow I've packed my sharp suit, sunglasses,
and some tea bags, and with the immortal words
of Bob Hoskins rattling round my brain, 'the mafia-
i've sh*t em.'
Ciao, ciao...

Dedication...

In all the excitement I forget to mention how
pleased I was last weekend when Manchester
City beat Chelsea. Every year I get worried that
some motley bunch of 'Superstars' will break the
11 straight wins which was set by the Double
side 50 years ago. I've got neither the time nor
the inclination to check it out but my instinct
tells me that there are very few, if any, sporting
records that are still around after 50 years...
I'm off to phone Ross and Norris McWhirter, I'll
kep you posted!

Me and Bill

I really enjoyed the CL match last night. I'm
still firmly in the H is a lucky manager camp,
and against a really good side, with another set
of officials things might not have gone so well.
R VdV is a different class of player and even
makes Luca look invisible. Tom was lucky
to still be on the pitch, and he was actually much
better when we went down to 10 men.
Still did not understand the subs. Crouch is
always good for defending at set pieces and better
at holding up the ball than Pav. Also why Lennon
when I would have bought Wilson on to defend.
My theory on Keano is that it somehow was in
his contract, but he still looks like a pub player.
Saving himself for Milan...
Bloody hell, Champions League. Bring on the San Siro!

I don't geddit!

There are certain things in life that I
will never understand, as you get older
this becomes easier to accept.
I'm still bemused by some of the things
that 'arold does, and for the life of me
will never understand some of them.
Firstly throw some kids into the car
crash that was the Carling Cup farce,
then loan two of them out to Ipswich and
Bristol City for the rest of the season!
Talk about building them up then knocking
them down...Surely Sir 'arold of Sandbanks
knows more about psychology than me?
This is on the same day he declares that
only Charlie and Bassong are our only fit
"centre halves"? Answers on a postcard
please...

Positives?

There really were not all that many. It
was a horrible place to be, three seats
away from the Gloating Scum. It's the
sort of thing that Levy and Sir H should
be made to witness.
I was pleased to see some of the kids
before they go 'out on loan' forever.
I think what it proved is that their
2nd tier is stronger than ours, and
also that with dodgy keepers they will
win *@*K All. Here's hoping...

Trapped

Dan the man has just gone on record as
saying that The Champions League is "not
a goldmine." I've read this about 4 minutes
after being fleeced for a ticket for the CL
home game against FC Twente. It's a 'Class
A' match so £44.00, (I only want to watch the
thing not play in it!). I then did a quick sum
on the back of the nearest fag packet: average
ticket £53.00 x 36,000 = 1,908,000.
I feel trapped,trapped in the goldmine!

COYS

Stop,start,stop,start, I just can't seem
to get going with this new season lark.
If we can't beat West Brom then I'm
going home. Billy G could be captain,
which probably says something about
the other lot in the changing room.
All I keep thinking of is when he was
shown sitting down at the end of an
Arse match (possibly at Birmingham)
like a sulky schoolboy.
If you sulked when playing for Les
Arse, then you're in for a shock!