The Opposition Party

Yo!

I was going to talk about the Arsenal reserves, but it then occurred to me that we haven't gotten into our opposition for next year, and all the rumblings dealing with said squads.

For example, the BBC has had an entire thread dedicated to Chelsea managment rumors.  I'm hoping for one of those cinematic failures...a mean, hard-hearted man who dreams of victory at the cost of his family, friends, and the lives of his players.  And then, in the end, when they could win by being evil, the manager realizes the wickedness of his ways and loses the game but saves his soul. 

And Arsenal takes the league.  Everybody wins!

Then, in the sequel, the formerly evil manager is sacked and replaced by a robot.  The robot understands all of the technical aspects of football, presumably, but it can't capture the spirit of human competition.  Its circuits fizzle and pop. 

Arsenal takes the league, again. 

Well, I could go on. 

Back to rumors: there seems to be no easy end to the "Ronaldo to Realcelona" fiasco.  I love the story about SAFerguson flying to Portugal to woo Ronaldo some more.  Maybe a promise of two haircuts per game will make the difference....

Plus, the Man City garage sale.  They may be pursuing Ronaldinho, too.  In his current form, he shouldn't be too hard to catch.

Finally, for now, you might enjoy the Liverpool Crouchgate.  15 million?  That's numberwang!

There are various links throughot the BBC and The Guardian, and, you know, all the other silly places to look too.

Awww deee ose.