Theo Finishes In Style
May 11th, 2008 by gooner
Thank you Match of the Day. The only sight I have had of the final encounter of this season at the Stadium of Light is courtesy of the dear old Beeb.
I was forewarned by a very fair match report on Arsenal.com from which it was clear that Sunderland had contributed their fair share to the afternoon’s entertainment.
The highlight was clearly a very well taken goal by Theo Walcott from an astute throughball from Gilberto. I wonder if that was the Brazilian’s final meaningful contribution in an Arsenal shirt?
The other talking point was the Arsenal bench, which looked very much like half of next season’s Carling Cup side. Mark Randall came on and only an incorrect offside flag deprived him of a second goal for the visitors. Just the latest in a long line of officials’ cock-ups this season.
Anyway, eighty three points were secured, and if you had been offered that at the start of the season you might have been tempted to take it. Doom-mongers would do well to consider that only four points separated the top three sides at the end of the day.
Talking of the other two it was probably right that Manchester United emerged from this afternoon’s fixtures with another title. Let’s be honest, they played much better football than Chelsea for most of the season.
I endured their contest from a hospital bedside with the sound turned down. One thing is clear. I remember not that long ago when we used to boast that English goalkeepers and referees were the best in the world, and not without reason.
Things have turned full circle. Our ‘number one’ cannot get a game in N17, and his ineptitude has been matched only by the men in the middle this season. There should be an enquiry into Steve Bennett’s performance this afternoon just so the FA can confirm that he is just hugely incompetent. I really hope it was incompetence, because the alternative would be hard to stomach.
One final message for Martin Taylor and Alex Mcleish. He who laughs last roars his bollocks off.






