As for the match itself it's another two points dropped, with the only consolation being that Chels' also slipped up. The slightly worrying sign is that the red nosed twat and his horde of cheating Mancs are making up points.

We had the chances on Saturday to have wrapped up the game before the inevitable goal we have been conceding of late. The first half went the same way as other games have lately, in that teams are playing against us like it was a cup tie. They strung five across the middle and stifled the midfield.

I feel sorry for young Fabrigas because he is still learning and he is being asked to do a man's job and it is not fair to put such responsibility on such young shoulders. Vieira is flitting in and out of games too much for most fans liking and he is not really helping Cesc as a captain should.

We picked up the pace in the second half with Bobby playing the type of football we have become accustomed, ably supported by Freddie. Chances came and went and the longer the game went on without us getting the all important second goal the anxiety levels grew not only in our play but in the crowd with everyone on edge knowing that the way we have been defending in the last few weeks a chance would come their way, as it surely did from Bugs Bunny look-alike Earnshaw. Fair dues to Greening for an amazing piece of skill to keep the ball in play before his cross, but where were Cole, Cygan and Toure who all had a chance to cut the cross out?

The next few weeks will be very testing and it could determine our season. A win on Wednesday will see us through to the next round no matter what happens in the last game and we can forget about the Champions league till February. But if our league form does not improve in the next few weeks we can forget about the Premiership till next season.

Talk Sport? (part 1)
Up to about 10 years ago there were only a handful of ways to listen to football coverage on the radio. Local stations would cover teams within their area on match days and then have the odd sports program during the rest of the week. The good old BBC also has its own local stations plus the national "Sport on 5"; this will cover all domestic, European and international football plus an excellent phone-in after games. The last and newest kid on the block is "Talk Sport".

Started around five years ago as "Talk Radio", it was originally formed as a phone-in station for all topics from politics to cooking and DIY, but the programs which attracted the most audience figures were the football shows. It was then decided to have a change of direction and become a sports station, making it the UK's first and currently only sports radio station, mixed in with some other talk programs, most notably the daytime geriatric shock jock, Mike Dickin.

The morning drive show is hosted by former Ipswich, Sp*r, Manc and Scottish international Alan Brazil added by co-presenter Mike Parry, a former Sun journalist who has been off air recently due to health problems. Considering Brazil's playing background he gives a far and objective view on the day's subjects, often siding with the players, with an air of "If you've never played the professional game how can you comment" attitude. Parry on the other hand plays Devils Advocate, slating everything that Brazil says just to get the phones ringing. Whilst Parry has been away his stand-in has been Graham Beecroft, or Beeky as he is know. Beecroft also tries to play the Parry role but with little joy. He hates Arsenal and is not afraid to say it. He was one of the many idiots who last year suggested we should be thrown out of the Premiership after the Manc game, saying it was some of the worst behavior he had ever seen on a football pitch; he has obviously never been to Hackney Marshes on a Sunday morning. Beecroft talks like a Sunday school teacher and I don't think many people can associate with him as he doesn't come across as someone who would have ever have stood on the terraces. This show is worth a listen for Brazil alone. (To be continued.)

I Heard It Through The Grape Vine
A friend, of a friend, of a friend who knows Pat Rice says we will be buying a top name defender from Holland in the January transfer window.

Life After Arsenal
David Price 1979 FA Cup winning midfielder, who later moved to Crystal Palace. Was last heard of driving a London black cab.

Spotted out and about.
Edu and his wife at "Chopstick Exchange" in Whetstone, North London. A Chinese buffet restaurant.

Players We Have Been Linked With This Week
Scot Parker (Chels')
Jean Alain Boumsong (Rangers) French centre-back
Gennaro Gattuso (Milan) Italian midfield lion
Massimo Oddo (Lazio) Italian right back
Edwin Van Der Sar (Fulham) Dutch keeper
Emmanuel Petit (?) He's blond, he's quick, his names a porno flick, Emmanuel.

Useless Arsenal Trivia
Arsenal played for one season in the early 80's in a Green & Blue away kit. The same style as our Red/White home kit but green body with blue sleeves, blue shorts and green socks. It sounds disgusting but in fact it was a lot worse.

Celebrity Gooner
Ian Poulter, Ryder Cup golfer who once put a red stripe in his hair in honor of Freddie.

This weeks "Totally Irrelevant" link to Arsenal
Roman Abromivich came to Arsenal first before going to Chels', but the board rejected his offer because they did not trust him.

All the best,
Teabag