ANOTHER win, another clean sheet, a goal by Shevchenko, Liverpool and Arsenal losing — it’s been a pretty good weekend all round.

LONDON prices seem positively reasonable after three days in Norway —although paying over €10 a pint didn’t seem to put the Chelsea faithful off their drink.

I DON’T know what was worse at Pride Park — the football or the breath of the guy sat near me in the ground.

I’M usually bored out of my head on international breaks, but this was no ordinary weekend and we were reminded of what a fantastic game football really is; how it can affect the mood of an individual or indeed an entire nation.

I FOUND myself humming “we’renot special anymore” as I left Stamford Bridge on Sunday — and that was somewhat cheerful, compared to much of the talk around me, as I trudged back to the pub.

WE HAD an excellent turnout at Wigan on Saturday — cheap match ticket and subsidised travel meant that nearly 5,000 could watch Chelsea away for £15 cheaper than a match ticket would cost you at Stamford Bridge.

CITY should count themselves very lucky that we only scored the six goals.

OUR visit to Boro was a memo-rable one this season; firstly, we decided to break up the journey by getting at least half way up the evening before.

I WAS determined to make my column “upbeat” this week, but I have struggled to find anything to be upbeat about. As expected “Ten Cate” joined us from Ajax — much to the relief of their supporters.

IT’S been an interesting week — superficially a successful one, But what is really going on?