what a great headline that is. Apropos of nothing, but I’ll save it for use in the not too distant future.

And although Crimea specifically, Ukraine generally and Russia horribly is on our minds and in our thoughts, there is simply too much amazing sport this weekend to expend too much mental energy on mere geopolitics.

There’s a whole bunch of football matches on today at 3, but they’re not of much consequence. Because at 5.30 Spurs are at Chelsea. Good versus evil. The Righteous against The Damned. The powers of light against the purveyors of darkness. And the game is so important, not just on a moral level, not just for the good of all mankind and the future of civilised humanity, but even on footballing grounds. So important that every Arsenal fan is willing Spurs to win. All fans of Liverpool, of Manchester City will temporarily be putting on their Spurs shirts and rooting for my team. Even though we actually hate the lot of them and don’t want or need their fickle, insincere and self-serving support.

To win at Chelsea is ‘a big ask’. Its like a Ukranian Grandma in a wheelchair invading Russia. Because here’s few horrible statistics about Spurs and Chelsea.

We haven’t won at Stamford Bridge since 1990 when Gary Linneker scored the winner. And that’s 26 games ago. Even more scary: Chelsea have never lost in the league at home under Jose Morinho. Never. Though I was at Stamford Bridge one night to see Chelsea lose to Charlton on penalties in a League Cup match, and very nice it was too. But heh; statistics have no predictive value, they only analyse the past. And I’m holding on to that thought as if my life depended on it.

All we have to do is prevent the most lethal attacking force in the country (apologies to Liverpool fans with delusions of grandeur, but they are) from scoring, whilst trying to break through the most impenetrable defence there is. Unless David Luiz is playing at centre back which makes them more vulnerable, then the bastard scores a couple from 45 yards out.

But our away form is great. Well, it was until Norwich. Though Chelsea are no Norwich. No. Chelsea are a really good team.

Tomorrow England play rugby against Wales to decide the 6 Nations trophy. Winner takes all, loser takes comfort from his loved ones, if he still has any after losing. Massive game. Played by massive blokes.

Great weekend. Even the weather’s great.

Great.

Have a good one

A xxxx