I got a text after the game from my Sp*rs mate Paul who summed up their feelings really well, he said "I'm perplexed. What the hell do we have to do to beat you?" We seem to forget that they have had to sit and watch their closest rivals get bigger and bigger; how sick they must feel knowing that they are so far behind us and they will only be further behind once the new stadium is built.

They started the game the same way as Southampton and Palace did in a previous matches, they were determined in their approach, trying to put us off our stride and it nearly worked but I get the impression that we have learnt from the last two games and we raised our level of play to counter this.

The media have been going from one extreme to the other, calling the match the best and worst about English football, you can't please everyone all of the time.

There is no question that we are missing both Campbell and Gilberto especially when it comes to defending set plays and that is the thing which is really getting to most fans. The big question being asked is why we keep conceding from set piece plays, if George Graham was dead he'd be turning in
his grave.

For me the turning point was not Henry's goal but Lehmann's save when the score was still 1-0 to them. I think that if they went 2-0 up their confidence would have grown and it would have been a lot harder for us to get back into the game. Lehmann has taken a lot of stick recently but I would still prefer him to Robinson, who has now conceded 14 goals in the last three games he has played against us.

If any of you are wondering why the heading is called 'Jumpers for Goalposts' it's reference to a comedy sketch on a UK program called 'The Fast Show' which had a character called Ron Manager. He would describe his boyhood memories of playing down the local park with his friends and use their jumpers for goalposts with final scores being 18-19.

Soccer AM
Back in the 70's the only pre-match football coverage available was the BBC's 'Football Focus' or ITV's 'On the Ball' later changing to 'Saint & Greavsie' but since Sky TV got the football rights Saturday mornings have changed beyond recognition. Soccer AM is now established as the No. 1 Saturday viewing for football fans.

Hosted by Tim Lovejoy (Chelsea) & Helen Chamberlain (Torquay) it's a very entertaining way to start your pre-match build up, with a mix of sketches, guests and football trivia. They also have quite an influence on the supporters on the terraces running fun campaigns every season to see how many people will take it on. Last year one of Lovejoy's friends called Chip had a girlfriend who did not like him watching too much football and they ran a banner appeal where they wanted fans to hold up signs with 'Free Chip' on them and grounds were flooded. This year they are championing the case to have the word 'bouncebackability' listed in the Oxford Dictionary after Ian Dowie used it in a TV interview. Players are now using it in press conferences, journalists are putting it into their match reports and even politicians are using it in the House of Commons; who said the power of media doesn't work?

So, if you have Sky Sports 1, get up early one Saturday and have a look; or definitely catch it when you're next in the UK, you won't regret it! It's on from 9am till 12 (4am till 7am - New York) every Saturday

I Heard It through the Grape Vine
Adrian Muto has not been the only player to have snorted Charlie and been caught by the Chelskavich.

Life after Arsenal
Martin Hayes was sold to Celtic but only played a handful of games and spent most of his time in the reserves, he was finally transferred to Swansea and then fell into the semi pro game. He was working as a salesman at 'Highbury Ford', a car dealership on Highbury corner and is now the manager of semi-pro side Bishops Stortford.

Spotted out and about.
Giles Grimondi buying a train ticket for Wycombe.

Players We Have Been Linked With This Week
Julio Cesar (Flamengo) Brazilian keeper
Stuart Downing (Midd') English midfielder
Emir (Inter Milan) Turkish midfielder
Samuel Kuffor (Bayern Munich) Ghanaian ground thumping defender.
Emanuel Eboue (Beveren) Ivory Coast defender.

Useless Arsenal Trivia
Arsenal tube station was originally called Gillespie Road and Herbert Chapman made London Underground change the name. Some of the old signs are still visible.

This Weeks Celebrity Gooner
Dido (songbird) Season ticket holder and a genuine fan

This weeks 'Totally Irrelevant' link to Arsenal
My mate Metin lives in a house that was once Bob McNab's, the 1971 double-winning left back.

All the best,
Teabag