It’s Big Brother’s birthday today. I was struggling to find the words to wish him, I mean, ‘Happy birthday and may you be blessed with a long life and good health’ doesn’t sound appropriate somehow when he is battling the dreaded disease. Of course I hope that he will live a long life but realistically what are his chances? I wonder how he will celebrate today.
It’s strangely hazy out there at the moment. It’s been overcast since Monday afternoon - and the clouds finally did open up Monday evening – but this is not just another cloudy day. It’s outrageous that we have to put with such air quality as if we’re some mining city in China.
Anyway, tonight is going to be a big night. If we win tonight by more than two goals, we will go top of the table. I was surprised to see the following comments from the BBC football page hoping for us to win and singing Cesc praises (interesting that the midfield general admitted that he lost his passion for football last season):
1. From iamshearer on Twitter: ‘As a Man Utd fan, if we don’t win the league I’d like no-one to win it more than Arsenal. Their football deserves it!’
2. From I tried to teach Bent the offside rule but he wouldn't listen on 606: ‘Cesc Fàbregas is the best player in the Premier League. And I’m a Spurs fan.’
3. From the increasingly brilliant optajoe on Twitter: ‘Cesc Fabregas has now scored four goals in his last three PL appearances - despite only being on the pitch for a total of 98 mins. Form.’
Even Owen Coyle whose side will meet Arsenal tonight thinks we are genuine title contenders and hopes we win it – interesting when we were not just written off from the title but also dismissed only a mere few weeks ago. Thanks for the vote of confidence and while we’re desperate for the title, we have to really perform, focus, focus, focus and be calm. We can win and play beautifully. We are running really thin now though (we can form another team with our injured players) and Wenger has ordered a review of the training ground as he seeks for answers for the injury crisis. About time, Wenger, about time.
And it’s about time too that we get some new players, don’t you think, to be seen as genuine title challengers? It’s already 20 January 2010 today so, please, sign some big guns quickly!
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