Hello and how are you?
Tuesday the 1st of April will see the Mighty Cannon back in action playing the second of our two matches this season against Fulham FC of wild western London. Kick off at the Emirates is at 7.45 pm western European time.
Spring has sprung! Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, the droght of March hath perces to the roote and bathed every veyne in swich licóur of which vertú engendred is the flour etc.
Yet the spring-weather lore of our time bears little resemblance to that of Chaucers day. March (where I am) came in like a lamb and went out like a lamb, I don’t expect any April showers as I haven’t seen any for ten years. That’s the way of things for good or bad; all things change…
Well, we’re back again after the longest international ‘break’ ever. When it started I was 24 and now I’m 55. Can you hear the Kinks in the background singing: “where did all the good times go”..?
Everyone seems to be back without injury, phew. But perhaps any relief on that front is with an eye on the looming Madrid game rather than this encounter with Fulham or the up-coming game against Everton?
Mr. Saka looks like he will be returning, and the outlets I’ve been keeping a corner eye on, seem to think he will be the new messiah. How do you feel? I feel a bit sceptical about messiahs who are supposed to suddenly change the whole dynamic of the team and save everyone not just from sin but from poor play.
Do you think this perspective creates too much expectancy and too much pressure? The Selector warned us about too much pressure back in 1980. Seriously though, its unnecessary, if a players been out for a while it doesn’t mean they are coming in better than before, Martins been struggling since his injury and hasn’t hit the form we were used to seeing, and once noticed the Queen of Hearts of mob rule seems to pop up and start shouting “off with his head!”, which, in my mind is way too extreme. But who cares for my bat-squeak of an opinion, loud voices rule the day, even if they are carried away and forgotten by tomorrow’s breeze.
Yet telling us all its raining when all you have to do is look out of the window and see for yourself is poor punditry to me. Whats more interesting is the suggestion of umbrellas, boots and raincoats and where some shelter is? Don’t get me wrong, Saka is a fabulous player and makes us much, much more exciting, but consciousness is a nightmare in football and being self aware messes up everything, and pressure of expectancy makes it even worse? But hopefully he will do the business and leave me with egg on my mush and a scolding for being too angsty.
It seems at his point in the season a cloud of melancholy floats in? Eleven games to go, the baseballs already started, the seasons winding down, sunshine is back again and we will all soon be overwhelmed by the competition of the transfer market.
What a long grind of a journey its often been this year, only because I feel we’ve been underachieving, however I still hope we can keep second, build on it and enjoy St. Totteringham’s day soon. And there’s always next season…
“shut up you Brooklyn bum”
The mighty Cannon has been given a 64% chance by Statto HQ of securing a victory, whilst Wolfie Smiths favourite team have been given a meagre 12%. So come on you Gunners, can we please have five or more.
Take care of yourselves, and power to the people!
Mills