The ex-Arsenal and Wales striker John Hartson has one of his little outbursts and he reckons that
"people" are sick of Arsene Wenger always blaming the referee when his team gets beaten. The
Gunners have one of the worst disciplinary records in the Premiership this season and Wenger thinks
that it purely down to the [.
Worried. Rarely have Lyon supporters felt so worried before the start of the championship.
Worried that, for the first time in over ten years, their club might not be on the podium come the
last game of the season. Indeed, Ligue 1 observers now seem to predominantly place Lyon in the
outsiders category, with Paris, Marseille and Lille being the favourites for the podium.
Maddy's Note: Following the Mancs very ruthless culling plan, we at BFZ coldbloodedly
present Who Gets the Boot © TM Arsenal
After the season that's just gone by, most Arsenal fans will be tempted to say ‘the entire
fricking lot', but quite obviously even Roman Abramovich will not prescribe to that modus
operandi.
The phenomenon that is 'A Clockwork Orange' (for it would do it massive injustice to simply call
it a book or a movie) is very interesting when viewed through the prism of modern sport. It deals
with a protagonist, who enjoys violence, gets into fights for fun and is completely unapologetic
through it all.
Two teams. Two coaches who count on the Coupe de France to salvage their record at the end of
the season. Granted, Nice is in a far worse position than Lyon; but when you're coaching Lyon,
you're expected to win the title, or, at the very least, to be qualified for the Champions
League.
Before I proceed to justify yesterday's defeat against the Tangerines, along with my thesis on
rising onion prices and how it could cause tears to the eyes, it is time to take a deep breadth and
a silence of two minutes for it was my cat that died yesterday.
*After two minutes*
First of all, Football, let me assure you, is like Fight club.
The second half of the season is about to begin, we have our eyes set on that first game against
Lorient, but there are a couple of interesting things that have been said or done around the club
lately.
Here's a quick roundup:
- Jean II Makoun is on his way to Aston Villa.
