[theo_luddite]

We had a go at them yesterday, which was pleasing to see. Last season at home we just hung onto their coat tails and hoped. Their season had pretty much finished when we got THAT POINT at their's, but having been dismantled by The Blue Mancs at Wemberlee the previous weekend, they weren't going to put out a 2nd or 3rd 11 against us yesterday. Their bench was worth more than we've coughed up in net spend over the last two seasons, let alone 2 players on the pitch worth more on their own.

The one frustration for me of Wagbo's system is we just don't look like scoring on a regular basis. We had our foot over their neck a few times yesterday but never really on it. One header hit the post, apart from that, just one shot on target. Their keepers shirt probably didn't need washing. Anything against top 6/7 clubs is a bonus for sure and we mostly got nothing by sitting back and kicking the ball into touch last season. Having seen The Blue Mancs take this Chelski team apart last weekend and beat Arsenal today in cruise control, I don't fancy our chances of nilling them this time next weekend (or a few hours sooner), but it's a funny ol' game Saint, a funny ol' game, and you never know.

Just booked me train tickets for Sunday