Sitting on Top of the World
Had to post today to commemorate Manchester City's return to the top of the Premiership. I know its only after 3 games and that Arsenal and the Vodaphones play tomorrow, but it's been a long time.
Added to that, the victory was away at Blackburn who are a decent side, and was achieved via 3 fabulous goals. Goal number one came from Michael Tarnat. He swerved a 67mph, 38yd dead ball past the flailing hands of Brad Freidel. Next up came young midfielder Joey Barton beating three men on the edge of the area before calmy placing his shot past the flailing arms of Brad Freidel. Finally, the creme de la creme. Anelka wins a long ball and jinks past Amoruso before audaciously using the outside of his right foot to knock the ball through the flailing legs of Brad Freidel.
So, train comapinies are advising passengers to "take a holiday" for the rest of the week rather than attempt to get to work on our laughable railways. What world do these prats inhabit ? Do they honestly think its a simple as that ?
"I know its short notice but I won't be in for the rest of the week as the railway companies can't get their collective act together".
"Oh that's fine, take as long as you want - as you are aware your function here is such that it is of no consequence whether you are here to perform it or not".
Or how about:-
"You know that week in the Lakes we were going to take in October dear ? Well we'll have to cancel I'm afraid as the railway companies need me to schedule my holidays when it suits them and not us".
Seriously - in case you had forgotten - this IS the 21st century. When I was a kid I used to get a short-lived comic called TV21 (I think). It was a tie in with all the Gerry Anderson puppet series on the telly. Y'know Thunderbirds, Stingray, Supercar etc (although not 4 Feather Falls - who remembers that one ?). Anyway inside that comic the century we are now in was depicted as a fabulous place with sleek public and private transport zipping and humming round the globe at the speed of sound. The only time anything went wrong was when evil International Crooks orchestarted disasters to aid their own nefarious activities. These days all you need is leaves, snow and passengers to completely feck the entire thing up.
My mothers just phoned. She's got herself a new job. 70 she is and she just can't adapt to retirement without having to do something.
"It would drive me mad sitting round the flat with your Father day and night. I'd end up killing him".
So she's lined up a nice little 2 days a week machinists job with a local upholsterers. Good luck Mam but I hope that by the time I'm 70 I'll have the ability to say "a job ?? Balls to that !"
Update. I knew we wouldn't top the league for long, but I never guessed Portsmouth would nip in front on goal difference. Ah well I'll console myself that their 7 points came from two wins at home and a point away while ours were two wins away and a point at home. It's nice to see someone other than the Usual Suspects at the top though even if its not for long.
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