Another week passes, taking us out of the morass that is January. The sun was out and the sky was blue again today. One of those beautiful days where you can cosy up in your coat and scarf without minding the cold as the sun sets orange over the rooftops. The effulgence of the day encouraging an extra skip in your step.

The past week has once again been busy. The lovely Matt turned 26 (closer to 50 than to birth as Mary pointed out) Happy Birthday Matt! A very fine evening was shared, with dinner, wine and friends old and new. Thanks to all involved :)

Football on Tuesday. We had no midfield. We deserved to lose. It is interesting however to see how the behaviour of the players was reported. It was bad tempered and petty...but mainly from the opposition. Rooney should not have been on the field of play. If Utd fans can be proud of their team winning through foul play and intimidation then so be it. I would be ashamed had we behaved in that way. Also, there was a full on punch up at Chelski/Blackburn that night - but the media chose to focus on the Arsenal/Utd game. Because Chelski are whiter than white arent they? It all spoils the game. Lineker had it right for once when he said he wouldn't want his kids watching Utd. The media should leave well alone and stop winding up players, managers and supporters alike. Concentrate on the game in hand not incite more dislike and venom which to the majority of football followers is an invitation for hatred and violence if you ask me.

*nods

There is my two pennies worth :)

Most of the rest of the week has pretty much been spent watching paint dry. Very interesting it has been too. I love to watch people doing things they enjoy and so thanks to Nik for putting up with my ramblings and untrained eye :)

A quote that rang true for me... 'As for Cygan - what's he still doing at Arsenal?! He must have secret skills that we know nothing about. Maybe he's a good masseur or perhaps he's good at directions without using multimap. Just ask Cygan, he'll know how to get to the ground.
There's no other excuse for him being in that squad. ' (Robbo, BBC Sport)