Putting all the ingrained negativity to one side though (for a minute), the scene of probably last seasons highlight, a fucking penalty shoot out win against a team out of form, has had a habit of seeing us grind out decent results and we haven't been beaten down there in the league for about 5 years, even more agonising is that we've not been beaten by the helmets since that balmy day out in London in May 2009, in that time we've played them 6 times. Would you swap six 5-0 reverses for that win in 2009, i know i would.
Just like the City run we were on at Eastleand's though, i get a feeling it ay be the time for the law of footballing averages to rear its ugly kipper and give us yet another early season slap in ours. We looked at the run of league games we had coming up in September and October and thought: ''hmmmm...3 or even 6 points would be more than achievable there'' but as it stands were staring down the barrel of the two most difficult fixtures out the four with frig all in the bank, literally and metaphorically. Depressing stuff.
How does Moyes go down there and plan for this one? The positives about the derby are thin on the ground, but the fact that before the sending off we were competing for everything, knocking it about a bit and that Louis Saha looked pretty sharp, these have to be the hopes that we cling to before this fixture. Hopefully with all eyes being on Jack Rodwell, he may also be able to use this fixture as a stage to shine. As ever, were capable and it'd be nice just to see them put a shift in and get rewarded for it.
Kudos to all the supporters who blindly venture down for games like these too. Not only the absolutely scandalous ticket pricing Chelsea arrogantly employ and have done for years, but the 17:30 kick off too. No ta. Still, plenty of time to watch Liverpools FA Cup final, sink loads of ale and get involved in some Capital high jinx. Enjoy.
Speaking of the loveables, we've all been treated to yet another chapter in their best-selling 'Self Awareness and Pomposity Bible' this week, when Ian Ayre playfully suggested teams should start negotiating their own Television rights. It has been roundly lambasted by just about every single chairman or chief executive in the premier league so far, which is nice. But the example of Bolton being used by the shameless capitalist lizard, in some ways is bringing the deal, the agreement that all the teams currently have and the game as a whole into disrepute. The timing of it is plain for all to see. You bare faced hypocritical cretins.
"The socialism I believe in is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That's how I see football, that's how I see life." - BILL SHANKLY
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