Goonerholic

What sozzled old soak said “It’s a funny old game”? Correct. Me at around 9.40 after Arsenal had completed the only win for the top four tonight. Let’s face it, the two results that preceded the triumph over Liverpool were not good, and you can’t really say that those who over-reacted did so without reason. […]

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It’s time we stopped torturing ourselves about what has gone, and start looking forward to the next test. What a test it is too. Liverpool have spent much of this title race misfiring like a Trabant with a tank full of dandelion and burdock, but a massive one goal drubbing of their poorer relations has […]

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Seven minutes. A corner. Terry is given virtually a free header. Gael Clichy is seeing dead people and deserts the far post to hold hands with Samir Nasri at the near post. Alex Song momentarily wonders if he remembered to lock his front door before leaving home, and leaves Drogba unmarked at the far post […]

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“Do you remember, ‘holic, when the decade started and we hadn’t won anything for a whole five years. My God, the fans had something to moan about then, didn’t they?” “That’s right Emmanuel, and if you had suggested that you would be the boss ten years on they would have been suicidal.” This amusing and […]

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Writers, both professional and strictly amateur like yours truly, have it really tough in these weeks where there is no game, and the transfer window has closed, and the last performance was about about as poor as we have witnessed ever, since man first started kicking a sheep’s bladder around a muddy field. Actually, forget […]

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I wasn’t looking forward to it, in all honesty. Some people enjoy going to see old flames, curious I guess to see if a spark remains or if the parting was a good idea after all. John Terry pops home to see his wife every now and then for much the same reason. Problem with […]

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