Outside the Litter Box

And the hits keep a coming...

2011-11-02T18:38:00.000-04:00

Yah I know the titles have left their usual format. Does it really matter? Perhaps no. It comes down to a win away and a champions league draw to OM. I can't complain about that. OM is a tough team on a bad day. In their honor, I will listen to Keny Arkana, which seems quite appropriate at this juncture in time. By the way, I find it astounding how many people simply have no clue about what

What? They won? YES!

2011-10-24T20:44:00.000-04:00

Well what a dynamic weekend! First things first, Saturday, I was working. Now I really do enjoy the fact that may job is meant to help out the less fortunate, however weekends... working... well I do need money from somewhere. I shouldn't bellyache about things like that and just get on with it. Mind you I do have a soft spot in my heart for Norwich... go'on Canaries! 'ave em! Sunday was a

Sunderland at Home

2011-10-17T18:13:00.000-04:00

Another pleasant weekend goes by, and the Arsenal take three points. I would guess that I should be taking away some satisfaction but the reality of it all is that it feels quite hollow. Three points is three points, no matter what, right? I don't give in easily with that philosophy but I do understand it. Saturday at the pub was quite fun. The Scousers and Mancscum seemed to make it a game.

Tottenham Away

2011-10-03T18:19:00.000-04:00

From the looks of it, the wheels have fallen off. All in all, amongst other things. The weekend was not half bad. I have to admit the festival was pretty nice, not a lot of big crowds and plenty of fun times. I guess at these moments of time, you have to stick with the positives. I am really at a lost of words. I don't want to dwell on the failings because that does no one any good at the

Some stuff and some other things.

2011-09-27T18:17:00.000-04:00

I don't even know where I am on the season any longer. I suppose there is a champions league thing going on within the next day or so. That's nice. All in all, this perspective has got me thinking. I think a lot and it usually gets me into trouble. However, I am beginning to understand how certain club players feel at the end of the day. You sit there, give your all for your club; maybe some

Swansea at Home, Borussia Dortmund (CL)

2011-09-14T20:30:00.000-04:00

So much talk, still, about the 8-2 dismantling of the Arsenal by the hands or should I say feet of the MancScum that you would think the season was over... in September. It can be like that, life, over-dramatic and unnecessarily inaccurate (double negative, I know). We tend to forget about what will happen the

Udinese CL and United Away

2011-09-05T20:55:00.000-04:00

My mind says I should have written this about a week ago. My heart says I was right to wait a bit before putting something down. I'm not going to dwell on the victory or the loss. What's the point in doing that now? So here we are, the close of the transfer window that had quite a few last minute decisions made. I can't say either way but sometimes in life you got to make decisions. Sometimes

3 games 1 blog

2011-08-22T20:41:00.000-04:00

Well 2 plus one qualifier have passed. And yes this is my first actual blog of the season. I wasn't up to writing at all this summer or even towards the end of the season. Isn't it time for us to get reacquainted. This blog itself became a concept in my mind several years ago, after my umpteenth reading of Fever Pitch. If you haven't read it and claim to be a football supporter, then I'd put it

Bridesmaids!

2011-05-31T18:56:00.000-04:00

I bet that is how the old MancScum are feeling about now. I know this blog is about a day late and always a dollar short. This weekend did prove quite interesting overall. Saturday started off with a few coordination issues but eventually we all ended up where we needed to be at the right time. Champions League final at the pub. It was also the pre-celebration of HalfArseDean's birthday. The

And now what?

2011-05-23T19:55:00.000-04:00

So a fourth place for the Gunners. I could go on and on about things being unacceptable this season but why beat the horse. The last EPL weekend at the pub saw most of the regulars there. However, the lack of a decent game being shown was disappointing. Myself, well I was more interested in some of the more important relegation battles. The major networks decided that ManYoo game should be

37 and done!

2011-05-16T20:34:00.000-04:00

Well I cannot leave for long. I know some people have been asking what happened to the blog. Well the answer was/is simple... I had quit. I don't remember, probably the last one, you can go back and read, if you would like. On a more serious note, there's been a lot happening in the world. I'm not going to rehash it right now but just a simple nod at it and know that it has been addressed. I

Barcelona Away (CL) ManYoo Away (FA)

2011-03-14T19:03:00.000-04:00

I don't have much to say. Really nothing to say at all. To be honest, I've given up on things to say. It's really indefensible. Two competitions in one week. What is there to be said? Nothing at all. My CD player has stopped working in my car. My laptop has a virus and won't let me restore. Japan got wiped out and there was not a large monster in sight! Will something restore my faith? Wait

Orient at Home (FA) and Sunderland at Home

2011-03-07T18:48:00.000-05:00

My what a lackluster week. To be honest, I could care less about either tie. It's kind of funny how one can be a hero on a Wednesday and a complete muppet by the weekend. Nicklas Bendtner, please stand up! Fact of the matter is you may think you're the bees knees but your consistency is severely lacking. The big head and the big feet need to be in communication. Ahh, I'm not here to slag off

Stoke at Home (EPL), Birmingham Carling Cup Final

2011-02-28T18:29:00.000-05:00

Midweek fixtures, well as usual, not much to say. Three points to the good and that's about it. I have to admit that I myself was not in form at all this week. This flu thing seems to be wiping out whole offices as we speak. It sort of reminds me of 28 Days Later or some other zombie apocalypse type story. Everyone is infected. I end up with a 2 day work week and the Carling cup final to look

Barcelona at Home (CL) and Leyton Orient Away (FA)

2011-02-21T14:27:00.000-05:00

Well a bunch more of the expected. Earlier in the week, someone had asked me why I hadn't done a write up after the Barca game. Simple reason, I'm only doing the one a week, on the traditional football Monday. I certainly could have but why change? In all honesty, while Barca are well on form for the last couple of seasons; they are not the be all and end all of the world of football. At the

Wolves at Home

2011-02-14T18:32:00.000-05:00

Happy St. Valentine's day to you and yours or it, or whatever you decide to declare your romantic interests to. Whether it be an actual living breathing human being, a sheep or that nice soft sock/pillow, etc.. and so on. This weekend we were met with the MancScum v. ManShitty derby. However, for myself, it was at a very inconvenient time in the morning. I decided it would best be spent getting

Everton at Home and Newcastle Away

2011-02-07T19:36:00.000-05:00

Well Tuesday was Tuesday. There isn't too much to say about it. It was a mid week game. The Arsenal played... won... 3 points to the good. Now Saturday was a whole new ball of wax. LilBlondieGooner sent me an early morning text. She was still jet-lagging from the wrong coast and was wondering when people were coming down. I let her know I'd be right around game time. I couldn't see myself

Ipswich Home (Carling) and Huddersfield Home (FA)

2011-01-31T19:45:00.000-05:00

CUP CUP CUP The Arsenal are still in some cups. It should be an exciting time, a real chance for some silverware after such a long drought and the continuous bridesmaid finishes for the last half decade. I haven't and well couldn't be assed with going to the pub this week. To be honest, getting up for Huddersfield at 7:30 Eastern was not in the books. I should plan my Saturday evenings out a

Leeds Away (FA) and Wigan at Home

2011-01-24T19:53:00.000-05:00

Well FA is said and done. Well Leeds got done, something to be said in that. It's always a good day when Leeds gets done. I spent my fine afternoon at work, looking at the Guardian play by play concerning the doing of Leeds. Funny part about it, the Guardian is not allowed in Elland Road. It has something to do with reporting a story about the shadowy ownership of Leeds a few years back. There

Ipswich Away (Carling) and West Ham Away

2011-01-17T19:27:00.000-05:00

Another week goes by and two more games. I can't really say much about the mid-week, so I won't. Ipswich took the advantage and ran with it, while The Arsenal did what they do best, bottle it against a much less talented opponent. This weekend, well was a slightly different story. I made my way down to the pub with Gingerette in tow. She hadn't been down for a game yet, so figured it would be as

ManCity at Home (EPL) Leeds at Home (FA)

2011-01-10T19:31:00.000-05:00

January and the games come fast and furious, however the blog comes slow and almost on-time. If you haven't noticed, it's easier for me to just combine the mid-weeks in with the weekend games. Keeping up is a test of my mental capacity right now and to be honest I just don't feel like it. This is a work of love and inspiration so it comes when it comes. Now check these apples. The mid-week

Birmingwho? at Home

2011-01-04T19:40:00.000-05:00

LittleblondieGooner took some time out of her busy west coast schedule to remind me that I failed to keep her informed on the inner workings of my stream consciousness also known as this blog. I kindly informed her that I would not fail again at providing her with the much needed entertainment that she needs, apparently Hollywood and Vine is just not enough for her. HAPPY NEW YEAR Friends! Let

Chelsea at home, Wigan away

2010-12-30T08:50:00.000-05:00

This has been a weird week all around, just to begin with, 2 matches within 3 days time. I know there are those who side with, well they get paid a shit ton of money to look like shit, but it's seriously a lot to ask especially in the premiership. Boxing Day Have to admit this was one of the worst Boxing day turn outs I've ever witnessed. It may have been for a lack of quality games on the

s-NOOOOOOOO Football

2010-12-20T18:40:00.000-05:00

Surprise! I heard a rumour of 3 inches in one hour around the Grove. I mean that's what I heard so I'm not going to question it. It must be true. My weekend consisted of going to see Tron in 3D. It's a decent remake/sequel of the old movie. I'm not going to give a full review cause it has nothing to do with football at all. Well I suppose it has something to do with my life... and this blog

United Away and the forgotten CL

2010-12-14T18:44:00.000-05:00

Yes, that's right. I forgot the Champions League-midweek the week before. It didn't really matter much anyways. There wasn't much to say about it. It was just another game that took way too long to finish. So let's just put that to rest and on to more recent things. I dropped down the pub on Saturday for the Liverpool match at the behest of ScouseDrummer. I wasn't going to, just because I was

Fulham at home

2010-12-06T18:25:00.000-05:00

Sometimes even in victory, there can be a kind of sadness or despair. As you know, I don't like to harp on team or individual performance, so I'm not really going to start. However, I'll leave it at this one remark; having one or two good cylinders is not the way to run your four cylinder car. I've been keeping my profile low as of late. I'm really not in the mood for dealing with any kind of

Wigan at home (Carling Cup)

2010-12-01T20:30:00.000-05:00

Another mid-week gone by and what is there to say? Not much I suppose. As usual I found myself dealing with work stuff. Good thing is, the phone lines went down, so most of the morning was spent actually doing my job, rather than returning calls from over-needy clients. ArseBob and PastryMan had some little bet going on FB about starting lineups. I popped my head in on it but wasn't really up

Villa Away

2010-11-29T19:34:00.000-05:00

The weekend was shaping up to be a bad case of déjà vu. Or I should say more like a nightmare experience all around, but it ended up being just really tame. It was a holiday weekend here, so that meant it was extra long. Thursday, also known as (American) Thanksgiving, was a bit a strange to begin with. Usually there is a fair number of family around but this year that seemed to be lacking. I

Sporting Braga Away (CL) - Thanksgiving Issue

2010-11-25T21:24:00.000-05:00

... I wasn't going to write anything but I figured that would be unfair, not only to myself but to the greater cosmos. I mean it's one thing for me to put in half ass performance, but I'm not getting paid for it. This is more of an intellectual exercise than anything else. Dissatisfaction seems to be an appropriate word. The sky is not really blue. The sea is polluted by a floating island of

SP*RS at home

2010-11-22T18:13:00.001-05:00

I'm just going to gloss over the reality of what actually happened and concentrate on positive things. I figure through positive thought good things will happen. When good things start happening then I can relax my positive thinking. Sort of like being 2-nil up.... OH wait... fuck. Friday was good. I went and saw Brian Poshean or however you spell his name. I ran into the Librarian and T-Bone.

Wolves Away and Everton Away

2010-11-15T18:07:00.000-05:00

It seems like I've been writing this blog forever and a day. There have been highs and there have been lows. The best part of it all is I keep giving. However, I've noticed I missed a couple of midweeks lately. I'm going to say it was fatigue. Things have just been piling up like a big old elephant after eating laxatives. So what's the good. Two wins in the past 7 days. I can't complain about

Shaktar (CL) midweek and Newcastle at Home

2010-11-08T19:03:00.000-05:00

What a pitiful display last week was. I am not even going to get into it. Midweek was the same old story. I was at work, unable to phone Wenger and get the right team on the pitch. Only if I truly had that power, however I don't think it would matter either way. So let's flog the dead horse and call her November. Saturday, I'll be honest. I completely checked out of the world. I had awoken

Newcastle Away (Carling) and West Ham at Home

2010-11-01T22:01:00.000-04:00

I am doing the double, as mid-week I had little to say. Mind you I did have healthy fear of Newcastle away but it was much ado about nothing. For once, I was able to catch the second half of a mid-week. The night before was the annual awards ceremony for my work. We had a certain gentleman who was fired from NPR just days before speaking. Long story short, the boss said we could either come in

Man City Away

2010-10-25T19:17:00.000-04:00

11 men went to play.. went to play at City! Ah, what a great way to end the week. THREE points, unbelievable three points but three points none the less. I was convinced of the draw, even after City went down a man. Statistics has it that once a team goes down, usually the team with advantage has a hard time getting to goal. However, like everything else, the Arsenal flaunts its shoulders

Shakhtar Donetsk at HOME (CL)

2010-10-20T18:51:00.000-04:00

A bit of group H action happening yesterday as the beloved Arsenal delivered the quality that they are capable of. Mind you, I haven't even looked at the game yet. I don't really see the point. I guess I could peruse the highlights but in all honesty, group fixtures really just seem pointless sometimes. I know that's unfair statement to make, because in some ways it does matter. It matters to

Birmingham at HOME

2010-10-18T19:39:00.000-04:00

Suffice us to say, I just wanted to begin with that phrase. There's nothing in it, kind of like the bleating over Chamakah's penalty...there was nothing in it. Friday I usually don't start with my Friday revelry but I must say, the bandmates and myself found our way to Zella's (correct my spelling if needed). It's a rather nice, off the beaten path type of place in the SouthWest. The one thing

Chelsea Away

2010-10-04T21:22:00.000-04:00

OH how I wish this weekend panned out better. I don't really have much to say about it to be honest. Needless to say it was a good time. The pub was chock full of people. It was essentially alive with song. Which for being a festival weekend, this was a good thing. I think it kept out the little tourist people. So, without much to say where does that leave me? No where... that's where. I

Partizan Belgrade Away (CL)

2010-09-29T22:08:00.000-04:00

Lackluster and I really don't care. I mean that's what it's become. I just really don't care. I didn't rush home to take a look at the score... because I really just don't care anymore. How in the world would you throw your soul behind our keepers? Don't answer that? I really don't care. Life's funny like that, things just keep going no matter what. To tell you the truth, nothing really

West Brom at Home

2010-09-27T21:42:00.000-04:00

REALLY! Chelski drops points a few moments before kick off and what does the good ol'Arsenal go off and do. You know what they didn't do. Couldn't even manage a draw against a side that does the good old up and down. My usual pub forays are becoming more or less the cause of a bad heart condition. I think this whole having hope for some silverware thing is really not good for my health. I know I

Sunderland Away then Spurs Away (Carling)

2010-09-21T18:35:00.000-04:00

In not keeping with traditions, I'm writing this today/night. The usual Monday rants got bumped due to me laying in bed with the covers pulled over my head and feeling like some miniature mountain climber was using my esophagus as his Mount Everest. I am not a big fan of internal pain. External pain, the stuff you can see what's going on, like a skinned up knee or what have you. I can even deal

Sporting Braga at home - CL

2010-09-16T23:58:00.000-04:00

Funny thing about Champions league ties; you realize that there are these other leagues out there vying for something big. I don't mean the likes of Spain, France, Germany or even the Dutch. I am talking about the likes of Portugal and Russia and Scotland. I don't mean to discount these leagues but you tend to forget that they exist at times. It's like you know there are these little bugs that

Bolton at Home

2010-09-13T18:57:00.000-04:00

I've come to realise after my many many years of supporting a club; just how deeply my affiliation and, for lack of a better word, obsession can be. Saturday morning, I was headed down to the pub, as usual. I had took a scant glance at the United game before leaving the homestead and not really caring about the scoreline at all. I took the not so usual path down through some of the county roads,

Blackburn Away

2010-08-30T18:26:00.000-04:00

I really don't know what's going on here anymore. I am totally underwhelmed at the prospect of the new season. I mean, yes it's here already. Yes, I've watched a few games. Yes, I have even jotted a few words in this space about it. However, it is a very strange feeling to it. My hope is to have my finger on it some time in the near future because I don't like this strange unfeeling that I have

Blackpool at Home

2010-08-24T19:25:00.000-04:00

Ah my trickery has succeeded. It was my plan all along to write on Tuesday. It was, I assure you. This weekend provided not much in the way of excitement or joviality at all. I can say it was pretty boring, in a nut shell. It's common to assume that a win with such a big scoreline would have oneself much overjoyed but due to the lack of real teeth in the attack and a lackluster showing in the

Liverpool Away

2010-08-16T17:45:00.005-04:00

YES! It has finally arrived. Opening weekend of the EPL season. So enough with the frivolity, let's get down to business, shall we?FridayIt was a really non-plus type of night. I headed home after a long day of work, sat down in front of the computer and zoned out into my own megalomaniac session of Tropico. For some reason I am finding this game to be very addicting. I think it's the fact that I

Charity Shield (a bit late)

2010-08-10T18:01:00.004-04:00

It's not like I really cared about it anyways. I mean it doesn't protect against dragons or anything cool like that. It's not even a real shield, just a flat plate, or so I think. I can't remember, who cares? Not I. And I'm not going to sour grapes it either.This past weekend presented some interesting things, a warm-up for the season. Friday eve, I found myself seated in the Sidebar listening to

Emirates Cup o' Noodles

2010-08-02T18:10:00.006-04:00

Ahhh the first brilliant weekend of the return of some preseason club football. I have to say, in general the weekend in the city proved to be a very interesting confluence of absurdity.To begin with, there as the anime convention, which brought out a whole lot of people carrying very large swords and wigs with spiky hair. I think Chamakh was trying to do the same thing with his excessively

FAILURE

2010-07-08T18:17:00.004-04:00

-interview excerpt clipped from Arseloba Magazine.M. LeChat, apparently you failed at picking who would come out of group and beyond. Can you explain this to us?That's correct. I am no ocotopus. I can't believe I got beat on my picks by an 8 armed freak that lives in an aquarium. Seriously, who would have thunk it.Is that your excuse or better, the reason for your failure? What do I have to say

Implosions and Classic French Novellas

2010-06-22T18:07:00.004-04:00

I've been keeping my head low on the whole thing. Yes, I've got your messages and texts and fb posts and e-mails. I just haven't cared to respond to anyone on this at all besides a nod and a smile.When it first went down, was I surprised? NON!Should I have been? NON!Should anyone have been? NON!Why in the world am I here then? Typing this thing that's been done to death like the off-sides call

England - US WC2010

2010-06-13T07:49:00.005-04:00

The day started off quite good enough. HalfArseDean gave me a call about 5:30 so that we could stake claim to the regulars section. After doing all the regular morning rituals, I found myself meeting up with him, ManCity himself and The Manager in Black. Apparently MIB was still working from the night before, so it was a bit of a surprise.It was interesting to see a few US supporters straggling

Had to do it - WC 2010 preview

2010-06-08T18:08:00.004-04:00

AHHH! I can't do it... I swore to myself I was going to leave it... let it be... not even poke my head in on the pub blog... but god be damned curiosity and bloody fucking cats!As of late, for those of you who don't know. I did take a venture across the pond to watch Sheffield and the lovely now Ms.Sheffield (formerly WestBrom) tie the knot, jump the broom and release some doves. It was my first

Fulham at home...

2010-05-10T17:56:00.004-04:00

YES! I know... I WAS NOT AT THE PUB!The half a dozen text messages I also received let me know as well. It was mother's day! And I for one am grateful for my mother, cause if it wasn't for her I don't know if I'd be as big of a supporter of the beautiful game as I am today.So, that's where I was, spending Sunday with my mom, my aunt and bits and pieces of the extended family. I have to mention,

Blackburn Away

2010-05-03T17:45:00.004-04:00

Surprise, usually this is written the day after the game/weekend but since a certain person decided to try and wind me up a little bit on FB today before I got a chance to sit down and take a look at the scoreline. I'm going to perform a pre-emptive. Plus this week is going to be incredibly busy with work and other stuff.Let's take a look at what my dear old MancScum supporting friend said.Maybe

Man City HOME

2010-04-26T19:49:00.002-04:00

Let's say the day started off well... light... not too many cares in the world. I made an easy one out of it. Headed to the pub for some of the early matches, as usual, with no personal agenda. I caught quite a bit of the MancScum match as they handed the proper Scum a proper beating. An interesting spectacle did happen though. The Karate kid guy has been showing up a lot more lately. I wonder if

Wigan Away

2010-04-19T18:05:00.005-04:00

FUCK!That explains it all. A whole weekend of...FUCK!I really don't have much to say about that matter. A comfortable 2-nil that was decimated in a matter of 10 minutes.EXACTLY 10 MINUTES80', 89', 90'What else can happen in 10 minutes?Apparently there's a student film about it. You can look it up yourself cause I frankly can not be bothered to share the link. Similar to someone not being too

Spurs Away

2010-04-15T21:03:00.006-04:00

Yes, you are right.I had tried to push this to the back of my head. Way to the back, back where no one else can find it. I knew something was wrong. Something had to be wrong. I was having a good day, then all of the sudden the bottom dropped out. My wrist started to hurt, my sinuses started to go.I sat at work with an annoyed agitation. Pulling my phone out of my pocket, I just knew it was not

Barca Away (CL)

2010-04-07T19:04:00.005-04:00

I sold my team for 2 packs of crips and a pint of porter. While I sat in my semi-air conditioned office building, shuffling papers for the good of those who can't afford an attorney but need representation. FOUR THOUSAND AND NINE MILES away, mas o menos, my beloved club dropped the ball against my other loved but not as much club.In a perfect world, it would have been a final. I would have loved

Wolves at Home

2010-04-05T18:21:00.002-04:00

Another holiday weekend passes with much ado about nothing. My Friday was spent stumbling around the point, trying to avoid eating meat and not avoid the finer beverages that life has to offer. As I stated in the beginning, much ado about nothing. Sushi had become the order of the day and it was a bit underwhelming to say the least. However, the 22 ounce Kirin Lager did make things go down a

Barcelona Home (CL)

2010-04-01T19:53:00.003-04:00

There is not much to say. I do not even care to watch the highlights. I spent my time dealing with random mess at work instead of being able to watch the game. While I understand it was not a lackluster match; it was described as a grade school team playing against the World XI. The result, well, it was a result, justified or not. Too little too late would probably be a more accurate phrasing.

Birmingham Away

2010-03-29T20:54:00.003-04:00

Dear Arsenal Keeper,You are officially a muppet. You and Mr. Bendtner need to go find a blue weirdo and do remakes of the muppet show. Why, you may ask? BECAUSE you are officially a muppet.Yours Truly,LeChatSeriously, I think this whole weekend plotted against me worst than communist on a small Caribbean island. If it wasn't one thing then it must have been another. I could not catch a single

West Ham Home

2010-03-22T23:23:00.003-04:00

Another weekend goes by and what did I do with it. Absolutely nothing. I spent a ton of money, only to find out that I must be buying tickets to PISA! I keep forgetting but now that is done. Some of you may be wondering why the blog is so late this week. Well, for one, to be honest, as A Certain Scouser put it. I was watching the "Canadien Ballet." Apparently that is also a euphemism for strip

Porto (CL) and Hull Away

2010-03-15T18:33:00.004-04:00

Midweek?Yah, who cares. A solid trouncing of that big Portuguese club. Did you expect anything less? What was I doing, absolutely nothing. I was working, it was a mid-week match and that's all I ever do when there is a mid-week match, unless I have the glorious luck to be allowed a day off for whatever dead person who probably accomplished a lot more in theirs than I did in my 30 odd years of

Burnley at home

2010-03-08T19:27:00.002-05:00

I have to admit, this weekend was the absolute bore when it came to football. I do not know what's going on, is it just me or am I just in need of more entertainment. I mean I can't always be this angry and unfulfilled? Can I?SaturdayWake me up when someone decides to actually play football. I figured catching the last bit of the first half of an FA cup tie would be exciting. PLEASE next time

Stoke Away

2010-03-01T19:08:00.004-05:00

Every Monday I seem to forget what happened on Saturday. This Monday being no exception. I won't tell you my secret on how I figure things out but somehow I do. SaturdayThe morning started out well enough. Earlier the previous evening, I believe, ManCity himself sent me a message concerning my allegiances for the days early game. I did not declare one but did let him know that the ball is round

Sunderland at home (Birthday weekend!!!)

2010-02-22T18:30:00.006-05:00

Let's be honest, it was all a blur this weekend. Well a bit more of a blur than what the usual weekend is, so to speak. My actual birthday was on Friday, just to keep the record straight, and I spent the evening quietly sipping New Castle's with an old friend at his establishment for a couple hours before calling it an early evening. SaturdayOur intrepid adventure begins at the well known pub, a

Porto Away (CL)

2010-02-18T19:04:00.003-05:00

OUCH! That hurts! Don't let it happen again.I had some great jokes about Polish Keepers but I think Fabianski totally made them all a little too accurate. I bet if we put a Polish Striker in the net and put Fab up front, maybe we would win some games. Apparently Fab has a nose for goal, as they say. Let's see, midweek and I was at work. OF course my phone was constantly ringing and since I had

Liverpool at Home

2010-02-11T10:34:00.003-05:00

Once again the red tide of Scouse has been turned back during a mid-week fixture. As usual, yours truly could not avail himself to witness it at the pub, due to reasons beyond his control and for once, not concerning actually being at work.Yes, that's right. SNOW BOUND, like a 19th century family trying to get through the Sierra Nevadas with only a few days rations and sick children. Something

Chelsea Away

2010-02-08T18:06:00.005-05:00

Ah, once again stuck in the homestead because of another weekending snowstorm. I'll just keep it short, not to bore you with the details of my ordeals. Thank goodness for the ample supply of food, rum and cola that resides in my home.Saturday started out as a white wash. I watched the Scousers play on ESPN while trying not to fall asleep. It wasn't the game, just me hibernating as much. Most of

United Home

2010-02-01T18:37:00.005-05:00

Today, as I was leaving the garage where I park at for work. I pulled forward trying to get a jump on the traffic and cross over Howard. As expected, the light was not in my favor. A guy comes walking by and had to walk around my car, as I was trying to get out in to traffic. After passing my car, he gives me a dirty look and calls out, "Asshole."I smiled and nodded so that it was really

Villa Away Mid-week

2010-01-28T19:25:00.004-05:00

SAD SAD SAD day it shall be. I am not one to complain but so much, so I won't. Where was I? I was sitting at my desk, at work, being annoyed by an annoying person who doesn't understand the meaning of the words/phrases: patience, free service and no guarantee. Yes, I do have issues with self-entitled stupidity. Another mid-week and I was stuck working. I should be used to that by now, you'd think

Stoke Away (FA Cup)

2010-01-25T18:27:00.005-05:00

Greetings.Well we all know of the unceremonious exit of the Arsenal from the FACup this weekend by the hands of a very capable Stoke. I can't be ashamed of the loss because it was a hard fought battle of which the scoreline belies.The pub, however, was full of some interesting happenings this weekend.SaturdayI entered the pub around 8 or so to be greeted by the smiling Reading fan. There were

Bolton at home (Haiti Relief)

2010-01-21T19:40:00.004-05:00

Chim Chim!Top of the league but the blue scum have a game in hand. As usual, did not see the match because of it being a mid-week but thanks to my trusty handy dandy mobile, I was able to keep up with all the scores. I mean all the scores from all the leagues, seriously I considered turning it off for a moment but I did not.Yes, I'm addicted. I did head down to the pub after work. A Certain

Bolton Away (MLK, Jr. Day)

2010-01-18T13:05:00.004-05:00

I swore that today, in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States I would actually be nice, for once. That means, no sideways comments about how much I despise certain squads and their cretinous ways. No comments on how a certain someone shags their mum up the shitter. No comments on why having a crap load of money does not make one a big club. Yes that's right, no comments

Everton at Home

2010-01-11T18:04:00.005-05:00

Londontown is very cold.I believe those are the lyrics to some song or another. I actually know which song but I can't be bothered in telling you at this moment simply because.Anyways, as the big freeze is happening across merry old Enger-land and parts of the continent, many games have been postponed. There is this whole thing about fixture congestion that starts to become more and more an issue

West Ham away (FA Cup) and the New Year.

2010-01-04T19:00:00.006-05:00

A New Year and a new blog post!Thursday (New Year's Eve)My plans, well there were none technically. I never make concrete plans but I think we all know that. My New Year's usually ends up with me going to the pub and hanging around to watch the fireworks across the harbor. However, I was blindsided, waylaid, mugged by the most annoying cold that I have ever been on the receiving end of. I woke up

Portsmouth Away (New Years Eve)

2009-12-31T19:04:00.004-05:00

Alright, alright.First of all I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope all your celebrations went well and you are looking forward to the fun of the weekend. My celebrations will be tame by virtue of falling ill once again with a cold. Figures, the last day of the year, I spend half of it in bed. However, the second half is proving to be more of the usual show.(I believe it was the shot

Villa at Home (and other holiday stuff.. so it is long)

2009-12-28T18:00:00.008-05:00

Alright, here we go. I was debating on whether I should start this from mid-week or not. I decided, probably against my better intuition, why not... funny things did happen. So grab a cup of tea and some warm slippers.Christmas Eve-EveThe night prior my old indoor friends were looking for people to fill in for their match at local indoor arena. I had nothing better to do so figured I would make

Hull at Home

2009-12-21T18:19:00.003-05:00

This weekend I found myself stuck in quite a bit of snow. I would like to say it was about 12 inches on the ground before I even ventured out but I wouldn't be exactly truthful, as I didn't measure. I spent half the morning trying to order the game package from local cable company, to no avail.Everyone was probably doubling up on some channels at the same time and I'm impatient when it comes to

Burnley Away

2009-12-17T19:16:00.004-05:00

DRAW!Yes I should pull out all my guns on this one. However, as usual, I was working, so I only saw replays. It is not like it matters much, because, from what I understand it was nothing.I actually enjoy my job. So I really don't mind that I miss these mid-week fixtures at times. The one thing I can say is that my work is never boring. Most of my days, in general, end up in draws.The crux of my

Liverpool Away

2009-12-14T17:54:00.006-05:00

What a glorious weekend! I will admit my memory of certain said events have faded due to the Sunday Funday Good Luck Day of events that transpired. However I believe I should keep this in some kind of chronological format.SaturdayI found myself putting up the lights for Christmas, one of my least favorite activities. I really don't see much point in it anymore, they're just stupid little lights.

Midweek - Radio Show - Olympiakos Away (CL)

2009-12-09T18:10:00.003-05:00

Same day post, now what do we owe this pleasure?Well, to be honest, it's a post the day after the remote broadcast from the pub. Which I must say was an interesting little happening. I'll take a moment to mention the Champions League in brief because really not much happened from the Arsenal point of view.The Arsenal fielded a young side and took a reasonable loss. The scoreline justly reflects

Stoke at Home yawn

2009-12-07T17:47:00.005-05:00

The fine month of Decembre rolls in with out much a hitch. I guess the small exception of the left over funk that I have been in, hangover from last month. I won't dwell on the negatives though. Positive thoughts, positive actions.Who the hell am I kidding?SaturdayLet's start this out properly by saying there are better things to watch than Pompey v. Burnley, but then I'd be lying. I made it down

Midweek - ManCity Away (Carling Cup)

2009-12-03T17:57:00.004-05:00

I am out of witticisms like the Arsenal in the Milk Cup. Lately writing these blogs have been a great chore. I don't mean like washing dishes or mopping the floor. I am talking about stripping the walls, putting on a base coat and then covering that with a nice warm red currant with gold accents. I can't even make it pretty anymore. A week or so ago, I didn't feel up to doing a mid-week. It

An Open Letter. (Chelsea at HOME)

2009-11-30T18:26:00.005-05:00

To the team I love,It has come to my attention that my affections and prayers that I have sent out to you have now been returned in a manner not much unlike the days of the past. Unrequited I sit here, staring blankly into space at the disastrous lapse or shall I say unfortunate misjudgment beneath the hands of the BlueScum. At first, I could feel the utter disappointment when you faltered and

Sunderland Away

2009-11-23T21:51:00.005-05:00

This is going to be quick and painless. I am none too happy about the results this weekend at all. NONE.My first inclination was to avoid writing about anything pertaining to Saturday, but then I thought better. SATURDAYThe usual suspects abound. I made it down to the pub for the ManShitty - Scousers tie and was bored. Not even a slight bit of excitement. *sigh*Then the Arsenal match. Watching

Allez Les Bleus! - Midweek WC2010 qualifier

2009-11-19T18:47:00.002-05:00

Well, where to begin? Where to begin?As many of you already know, there was a sleight of hand that allowed Les Bleus to go through. There are arguments about how the game should be replayed, about how Henry has tainted his soul and the such. I think what everyone is truly forgetting here, being a voice of reason, is that it is FOOTBALL!We know this game. We love this game. We hate this game. We

Internationals/WC 2010 Qualifiers at Dublin

2009-11-16T18:11:00.003-05:00

One thing about World Cup, which I still can't figure out. I tend to spend a lot of money. Well beyond my usual amount. I am trying to wrap my head around how it happens but I blame the atmosphere.SATURDAYIreland - Les Bleus: Dublin.The morning started off with the usual foray onto the good old social network site. Posting some videos, commenting and rallying the troops. I think I spent about a

Wooooooolves (Away)

2009-11-09T17:50:00.005-05:00

I can not say there is much joy happening right now. I am in nervous anticipation for the next weekend. WC2010 qualifiers, France-Ireland. I am usually not too nervous about such affairs but it began preoccupying my mind late Sunday after getting off the phone with ACMilan.It is funny how a wonderful weekend can turn into a "wonder what the hell next weekend will bring", in a matter of moments.

Midweek - AZ Alkmaar Home (CL)

2009-11-04T18:11:00.003-05:00

I know I know I usually do this the day after but I'm working on doing this today instead. When I first started this blog, I had mentioned that I would be writing on the day of eventually. I don't want to say this is the start of that veiled promise because it really isn't.TuesdayBetter known as the retaliation from ACMilan. I'll mention it again. ACMILAN is not a turncoat or traitor or Chelski

SCUM! at Home (and I forgot the Milk Cup tie)

2009-11-02T17:24:00.005-05:00

First of all, I want to apologize for missing the mid-week Milk Cup blog. I don't think it would have made much difference anyways. I did think about it. I watched the highlights but last week was trying, to say the least... and I'm sure my Scouse loving friends won't want me to mention too much about it. SO, I present a totally unrelated to anything football or Scouse blog filler video.HALLOWEEN

West Ham Away

2009-10-26T17:59:00.005-04:00

This weekend was a difficult one all the way around and I'm not just talking about the draw. However, since I just mentioned the elephant in the room, I will say that it is a game of 2 halves and playing for the win in the first half does not mean running around the pitch with a finger up your ass the second half until the other side draws a red card and goes down 10 men. We all know that a team

There's only one Nick Dauner!

2009-10-22T19:53:00.004-04:00

I probably shouldn't be writing a blog post in the state that I am in right now. The reality is that I lost a good mate. Someone that you could totally rely on. A true supporter of the game today. I write these words in the spirit of himself. Nick Dauner aka Pretzels.I do realize that I am a shot and a couple pints of Magner's into my evening, just had a few with some of the faithful at the pub.

Midweek - Alakazaaam! AZ Alkmaar Away

2009-10-21T17:45:00.004-04:00

Champions league mid-week group stages for me only mean one thing and one thing only... I will not and can not call out sick to enjoy a few pints at the pub. From what I understand though. This mid-week might have been one to enjoy at least for 92 minutes.A Certain Scouser decided to give me a few updates, while I was deciding on whether or not a few clients actually qualified as low income or

BIRMINGHAM at HOME and WC2010 Playoff Draw

2009-10-19T17:44:00.003-04:00

Where shall I begin?This weeks blog, like my beautiful little Volkswagen, is having a hard time starting. I am sure that the finishing will be much better than what the Scousers had going on this weekend however. (Apologies to all my Scouse friends, you may want to stop reading now.)I believe there was some kind of benefit or get-together on Friday. I only picked up a smattering of what was going

Internationals or How I plot my move to Faroe Islands!

2009-10-12T18:08:00.004-04:00

YES YES it's another INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND!Throw on your favorite country's colours and dance like you want to...I took a rare and I mean rare Friday night out. I found myself in my normal spot, amongst the strangers, tourists and ne'er do wells at the bottom end of the Point. I had nothing else better to do and the weather was kind.All in all uneventful, minus the fact that one of the ne'er do

Blackburn HOME (Mr. Wenger's 13th anniversary)

2009-10-05T17:42:00.004-04:00

Where to begin, where to begin?A little background for those who don't know. Mr. Wenger began his Arsenal career v. Blackburn at home. Mr. Wenger celebrates his anniversary v. Blackburn at home.Mr. LeChat fondly remembers a George Graham led Arsenal kicking the yarbels out of same said club at home. (little fuzzy on details, not even sure if it was a league game the more I think about it.)

Champions League - Olympiakos HOME

2009-09-30T19:31:00.005-04:00

Once again, another mid-week feature goes by and I sit at my desk steadily typing, reviewing, being all work minded and whatever else you want to call it. I won't complain about work. At least I won't complain about my work, because I'm pretty satisfied with the type of work I do. Now if they can get my pay rate correct and put me into the permanent position I might even be quite happy with the

Fulham Away

2009-09-28T19:43:00.003-04:00

It was a bright and sunny day.Bloody hell I can barely remember the day. And now I have this sore throat and headache plus other symptoms that I believe someone infected me with swine flu. I have to admit this was one of those weekends where there was not much happening as far as happenings which can happen. I did pick up my friend SkyBlue so she could work on her research paper for some class

Carling cup West Brom at HOME!

2009-09-23T18:54:00.003-04:00

I was of course at work. I understand that someone scored, someone got slapped, someone else scored and the ref is still a bastard. So in order to not bore you with my boring day of not being able to watch midweek matches here are a couple of videos.Explanation: Nike did an advert.. video 1...Someone did a parody.. video 2And one of the true Mancs sent me this Evra ad.. tres cool!~LeChat

WIGAN PIER

2009-09-21T20:40:00.003-04:00

Yes apparently The Arsenal know the way. However, it was a home game. DAMN!Please excuse me, I am having a hard time remembering things right now. Jonfromnextdoor decided to invite me out to have some beers, which led us around the corner to Murphy's and running into P himself. Many shots were had but that is today and I'm not going to write about today.Saturday was an ok day. I started they day