Ahhhh the Champions League. The league of, er, champions. Europe’s finest. Except Spurs. We were only allowed to play in it once and were the best team there by miles. For just a wee while. Ahhhhh…

But now all is not so pretty. Not that I saw any of the matches so far but that’s irrelevant. They play them without me. I didn’t watch Liverpool play Ludo Razgd and they didn’t watch me play bridge. Though we both won our games.

Man City had it tougher last night. There’s certain teams you don’t want in your group. And the number one (ok, maybe two) team would be Bayern Munich. And City lost. Only just but as ‘a miss is as good as a mile’ so no points is no points, however close it may have been at the night. Hanging on gallantly until conceding a goal in the 89th minute is very disappointing. But if you got points for disappointment Spurs would be world champions at everything. Fact is you don’t. You get nothing. Gornisht. De nada. Zip. And City seem to be struggling this year a bit. I know, it may not last, they may be in stalking horse mode, like Man United may be in the league, but they just don’t seem… like Chelsea.

Who also managed to drop points last night, at home to Schalke. Even though in the league thus far they’ve looked completely invincible. Which begs the question, that without Diego Costa (rested, can’t play 3 games in a week, what do you think he is? some kind of professional athlete or somefink??) does the juggernaut that is Chelsea turn into an overpriced dump-site? Even with ancient legend Drogba back in the blue. Just a thought.

And Arsenal. Ahhhh, Arsenal. The cause of my deja vu. Although its more like Groundhog Year really. Every summer Wenger buys A player. One. A significant One. “But you’ve lost 3 players!!” the pundits cry. No, says Arsene, we need no-one else. “But Vermaelen’s left, Sagna’s gone; you’re weak in defense”. No, we need no-one. Always the same. Wenger has his ‘war chest’ to go buy playerS but instead buys player and keeps the money safe in the bank earning 0.03%. For a rainy day. In case the roof caves in at the Emirates. Oh, it hasn’t got a rood. Well, just nice to have a reserve. Of cash. Though apparently not of players. And then by Christmas, normally, we get the “of course we’re strugglling in *******, all our players are injured and we have no back-up”. Same old, same old. Every bleedin’ year. Except this year its come early and Arsenal are already looking a bit thin on the ground back four-wise.

Today Scotland votes. Thank Christ for that. We can change the subject now. To: ‘the aftermath of the vote!!! the repercussions!!!’. Its gonna be a long haul.

Happy Thursday

A xxxx