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It wouldn’t be so bad apart from that fellow Alastair Campbell
IF it wasn’t for Alastair Campbell’s smug face, I wouldn’t mind the Arsenal second team losing to Burnley in the Carling Cup.
Of more comedy value in this Milk Cup farce was the boo boo of a bobble cap perched on the head of Sir Alex Ferguson, looking every bit the knight of the realm he is (services to looking like a miserable Scottish detective, wasn’t it?), as he watched from the sidelines at Turf Moor. No Man United player should ever be scared of Sir Taggart’s hair-dryer antics once they have seen what he wears for fun in his spare time.
The virtue of the Rumbelows Cup is the way the second wave of smaller football clubs get the the chance to shine – the likes of Burnley, Derby County and Spurs.
Fair play to Burnley in particular who were great when they beat Chelsea’s first team in the last round, which in a seamless link brings us back to Arsenal, who were also great when they beat Chelsea’s first team on Sunday.
You only have to mention Chelsea’s miserable attempts to buy the Premiership and the Champions League, their lack of history, John Terry’s hilarious penalty misses, the club’s failure to attract enough fans to sell out their ground or their odious left back, and the letters come flooding in. This week the fan mail was cocky about Chelsea’s chances of victory against Arsenal and it was the first thing that sprung to mind when Robin van Persie smashed in that glorious winner.
TODAY Arsenal’s annual routine of denial begins.
Every season they start in four competitions, and when they get knocked out of one they start listing off the others they’re still in. “We’ve still got the FA Cup, the league title and the Champions League,” they cry.
Well this year Arsenal fans “have” the league perhaps once a month, scrummaging through the rubbish for their discarded hope and loyalty every time their team surprises everyone by actually managing to win a game. The FA Cup hasn’t even started yet for Premier League sides so that’s always a good one to fall back on.
Arsenal’s youngsters were brushed aside in the Carling Cup by a glorious Burnley side. No doubt the press will be heralding the bright future of English football with the Clarets’ Chris Eagles replacing Jack Wilshere as the next big thing.
Continuing their glittering inconsistency, the Arsenal first team managed to beat Chelsea.
Of course, Big Phil Scolari being the incredibly astute man that he is, realised this was impossible without cheating. This was the first time he’d ever encountered Arsenal, but Scolari already knew what to expect; a conspiracy. An incredibly clever ruse involving Arsenal losing to Stoke, Hull, and Fulham, but being helped to beat Chelsea to keep the Gooners in the title race at least until Christmas. Or perhaps, inspector Phil, your team were just rubbish. |
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