I saw the league table this morning. And thought they were showing one from 1972. Liverpool top, Nottingham Forest 3rd, Aston Villa 5th, I mean, WTF??? These are teams mired in 1970s, sepia-coloured, historical-interest-only glory. Alright, Liverpool have had their moments, in between various Hillsboro’ inquiries, of winning a few things, and of course Manchester City are there in the mix, which they emphatically weren’t in 1970, or 1980, or any other decade until the Oil Barons took over, pumped a few bil into the club, most of it illegally, (cases pending), and thrust them to the very top in a way that only immense quantities of cash can do. Tottenham were ‘way down’, as could be the case in any and every season since 1963. Arsenal were a rather limp 4th after their drubbing at Newcastle yesterday. And City were second. After losing at Bournemouth. I wish I’d have had a tenner on that one.

But this was the table for ‘now’. And if Villa had beaten Spurs this afternoon they’d have gone up to 3rd. But, ‘alas’, they didn’t. Because Joey was there and quite frankly, the Brummies wouldn’t have dared to upset him. It gets very dangerous. And in part, Spurs played pretty well too. In fact, at times, really well. Well enough to beat a high-flying team 4-1. And Villa aren’t just high flying in the league, but they’re currently top of the whole Champions League table. Which means Spurs are currently much better than Barcelona, Bayern Munich, the lot. It’s a fact. The numbers don’t lie.

The rugby was more disappointing. Firstly that they showed it on TN-fucking-T rather than any ‘proper’ tv channel, and secondly that England had two chances, whilst losing 22-24, to kick 3 points. And missed both. I don’t hold George Ford personally responsible but let’s just say I’m not sending HIM a doughnut at Chanukah.

And so the big news for the weekend, Kemi Badenoch notwithstanding, is SPURS GO MARCHING ON!!!!

Happy Sunday

A xxxx