Tomorrow night sees possibly the biggest football game in the entire history of the known universe. Which, as you know, dates back 13 billion years!!!! Because Tottenham play Liverpool. Doesn’t matter if its home or away, football’s really not about that any longer. But its a game that, up until a few weeks ago, would have been a classic ‘top versus second place’ battle. Now its a battle for 4th place. As long as West Ham aren’t still there.

And, I mean, like, how, at the end’a da day, I mean, in what world are West Ham in the top 4/6/8 of the best, hardest, meanest league there is? They should be fighting for relegation. Biting referees. Trying to get their rent reduced at the London Stadium for Coronaviurs, to bring it down from the 30 quid a week they currently pay (including policing and every other benefit you could, and possibly could not, imagine). Instead they’re up there with the big boys as if they have some kind of right to be at the top table. Or perhaps the top of the table.

Arsenal won last night too. So with that, West Ham beating Palace and the reaching of 100,000 people dead from Covid, yesterday was indeed black Wednesday. Black, red, claret-and-blue Wednesday. Whereas Monday was buoyant when we beat Wycombe in the cup. Doing it properly. Letting everyone think its a draw until 5 minutes before the end. Then get the winner and score two (very) late goals for emphasis. Hah! I knew it all along, never had a moment’s doubt. Really. Confident in their abilities. Honest. My nails are always bitten to my elbows at this time of year.

Manchester City become the 8th team this season to be ‘top of the table’. Tragically, according to the pundits, they’ll probably be the last. But eight teams? Amazing how coronavirus has improved our football.

Frank Lampard was sacked by Chelsea. Just because he has the lowest win ratio of any manager since records began. Is that any reason to sack a ‘legend’? Very unusual for Roman Abramovich to show such little patience and such a lack of confidence in someone with such promise. Rinse and repeat.

Happy Wednesday

A xxxx