Day of Three Happiness

I take no pleasure in Chelsea’s slow motion dive into the dismal abyss. Jose Mourinho is indeed the best manager Chelsea have ever had, just like he said in the post-match conference yesterday.

I thought I would type those things just to see how it felt.  It felt like I was a liar with my pants on fire.Read More »

An evening with my people

We had been to the Emirates once before, described in my posts Premier league schedule will be announced tomorrow and The times they are a-changing. That time, we were clearly making a pilgrimage. In contrast with our temporary London living situation in which we found ourselves strangers in a strange land, described in my post Amongst the hipsters, when we attended the Liverpool match at the Emirates on Monday we could not have been more at home.Read More »

Mesut Özil inspires the first Gooner Supper Club

The Arsenal win against Crystal Palace feels more comfortable 90 minutes after the end of the match than it felt at any point during the match. Arsenal looked great most of the time, but Crystal Palace put together far too many solid moments for comfort. But 3 points are in the bag.

Mesut Özil was man of the match, with a 98% pass completion rate. Only one pass he attempted Read More »