The answer of course is that it’s a pretty dumb question.
Wigan’s away section is sold out, so the humdrum of the Premier League has not been entirely dismissed. Equally there has been a bristle of activity on forums from fans wanting advice on manner of European Tour related issues. Where to purchase their Drachma, ‘is it safe to drink the water?’ and requests for a few handy phrases in foreign to get them by.
We have been subjected to the old ‘bare bones’ speech from Arry of course. Dawson and Bassong are our only two fit centre backs. Hang on – who’s on the incredibly long list of unfit ones? I’ll take Gallas, but Woodgate and Ledders have long since been converted into Prit Sticks, tubes of UHU and rolls of Sellotape, haven’t they?
The Boy Bale did his hamstring in enroute to Cardiff. Presumably whilst trying to simultaneously plug his laptop charger in to a near impossible to reach under table socket and prevent his tea being swept of said table by the passing coats and carrier bags of fellow passengers stampeding past him. Well it’s how I did mine.
For those of you still battling the whole ascent of man process, those of us to the far right of the chart have worked out that if we don’t actually win the Champions League then we must finish fourth domestically in order to qualify for it next time round. It’s true. Scientists did a study on it.
So Wigan cannot afford to be a warm up act, not treated as poor cousin or as a limbering up exercise. Our lot need to go there and show some minerals. To do less would equate to spending your rent money on hookers and fast cars but telling yourself there was nothing worry about as you’d left a tenner to spend on scratch cards and therefore everything would be cushty.
My shirt losing betting suggestion is Pav Anytime Scorer in a 0-2 win at a Vodkatastic 18/1.
My Indian spirit guide Dave tells me to expect Defoe to start.
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Quality interview with Sandro in the Guardian,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/02/sandro-tottenham-hotspur
Indeed. Excellent article.
He seems quite grounded. We need players like him, and BAE if you ask me. People with their feet on the ground. I certainly wouldn’t mind if we rid ourselves of the flash car driving, Essex club frequenting lot, the majority of whom are uninspiring.
I actually don’t give a monkey’s about Wigan as I don’t think the result will make any difference.
4th has gone, 5th means Loser League and Thursday/Sunday football for most of the season, but 6th, with the acquisition of new strikers and the public hanging of the present ones, means a free run at the title next season :freu
Besides, beating the Italian champions, the Spanish champions, the all time winners of the CL and possibly the English champions in the final at Wembley, should see Redknapp deemed good enough for England and Spurs the first London based champions of Europe.
No-one will be talking about the trip to Wigan in years to come. Madrid is much more important. :-p
Everyone in football will always talk about winning every game but in reality everyone prioritises and so they should – some games are more important than others.
You cannot play your best XI every game because they get injured or burn out so the bigger question is – do we have the strength in depth to rest some star players and still win like the big clubs do? and if not why not?
It don’t add up to say that we have this magnificent squad of players that can only be improved with a £40m special super star but then at the same time to shreek in horror at the idea of a few of them actually running on to the grass at Wigan.
I would give priority to Madrid. If the squad players fielded play like donkeys it tells me that we need to do some transfer business rather than that we were wrong to face reality and prioritise like every other club does.
The Wigan home fixture was more important. And the West Ham home fixture, and a few others earlier in the season.
interesting article on the boy Sandro!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/02/sandro-tottenham-hotspur
It’s as interesting as the article contained in the link posted about lines above. Still, thanks for cheering me up after watching yet another dismal performance.
^ *five lines above. :dizzy2: