Monday, April 10, 2006

its been a really busy weekend for politicians, what with the GE coming and all. the paper's full of them today, as the news was last night. the Opposition's coming to contest in my ward, and my mom's none-too-pleased about that, and i understand where she's coming from. the Opposition are no where to be seen for the intervening period during elections, and then appear out of nowhere like breeding rabbits when the GE appears on the horizon. she doesn't like the fact that they haven't helped her in the least, and yet hope to earn her vote and possibly make it into Parliament. yea. SURE they will. of all the names that the Opposition unveiled, i only recognized 2, and both for not-too-enviable reasons. haven't seen the Opposition around since the last election, so i'm guessing they'll be getting the same result as the last time: a crushing defeat.

Utd won, and convincingly too. apart from the first 20 minutes, Utd dominated the game. Rooney was in especially superb form. he was involved in every single attacking move, and also featured admirably in a cameo at leftback. Arsenal simply had no answer. perhaps the only "positive" for them would be the revelation that the versatile Kolo Toure can double as keeper as well; his "save" from Rooney's shot prevented Arsenal from losing by a greater margin.

next up for Utd's Sunderland. the Black Cats may have been short of quality all season, but they have shown great heart. Utd would be careful to not let them grab a goal or two. aside from those concerns, we're looking at a rout; Utd to win by any margin they want. Chelsea host Bolton, and for Bolton, it may be the worst time to face the Blues. four straight league defeats, six straight in all competitions. but, Chelsea have stuttered against teams that were going through a bad patch, so you never know. alot weighing on this game. if Bolton lose, they can kiss goodbye to European football next season. if Chelsea lose, and Utd win, the gap will be down to four, and the title race is on. Nolan of Bolton goes into this game knowing that if he can outshine Chelsea's Lampard in midfield, he might just book his ticket to the World Cup. 2 big games. should make for an interesting weekend.

i heard the crickets at 11:19 am

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