Watson for England By the age of 25, it's normally time to settle down in a job, accept that Phil
Collins does indeed have a few catchy numbers and limber up for a begrudging jog towards
reproduction and sensible haircuts. Certainly, the fantasy of becoming a respected figure on the
global footballing stage is over.
By Chris Wright
"You got once chance, mon frere!"
It was a bit of a strange, suffocating old game but, thanks principally to Kenny Dalglish
switching to a flat-back nine for the majority of the second-half, Liverpool came away from the
Etihad with the slimmest of advantages (City's first back-to-back home defeat since February 2008)
to take back to Anfield for the second leg.
Steven Gerrard is a period piece out of kilter with modern mores | Barney
Ronay
The return of the high-energy Liverpool midfielder reminds us of his hectic passion, his loyalty
and his love of Phil Collins Welcome back, then, Steven Gerrard. For all the Premier League's
enduring celebrity tinnitus, the parping flatulence of its star fixation, the return of Liverpool's
captain has been relatively soft-pedalled.
8 p.m. Galaxy-D.C. United at Home Depot Center (live on Fox Soccer
Channel).
The blog is essentially on hiatus, but in an effort to keep it ticking over in my absence:
*Read Phil Collins' game notes.
Tonight is Military Appreciation Night, which means those serving in the armed forces get 50
percent off tickets here.
Shocking stuff to begin with this morning! Paul Merson is on the back of The Sun.
Might I be so bold as to venture that the club were injecting him with his own recycled piss,
such was its combination of nutrients and boozeohol that down the years it had developed into a
kind of elixir?
Morning all, beautiful day here.
See any of that old Champions League stuff last night? Pfff. Who'd want to be in a competition
like that? If that's two of the best teams in the world give me Bushy Park Rangers v Leicester
Celtic any day of the week. Well, apart from that Messi bloke. He's a bit good, isn't he?
The Arseblog Online Store is now open.
Just some info: There are four different kinds of t-shirts to choose from and a
cool print. The mugs won't be in stock for another week or so, it won't let you checkout if you've
selected one.
New products will be added to the store as we go along and I'm always open to suggestions.
Morning all,
if last season's re-signing of Sol Campbell had a few people scratching their heads, yesterday's
news that Jens Lehmann is more than likely going to come on board for the final ten games of the
campaign will have had some scratchy fingers out again. He's 41, retired and, as we all know,
completely mental.
By Chris Wright
With Andy Carroll still not allowed out in public without adult supervision between the hours of
1900 and 0900 under the terms of his bail, the onus apparently fell in Liverpool manager Kenny
Dalglish's lap to chaperone his new £35 million signing to Boyzone's concert at the Echo Arena
last week.
Morning to you, the end of another working week. Unless you've got to do blogging at the weekend
which, I suspect, many of you don't. Not that I'm complaining. The internet is a 24 hour truck stop
and I'm merely the chunky-legged waitress who has seen it all. Watch where you put your hands,
mister, and don't complain that there's ash in your soup.
