THERE’S the small matter of a semi-final with Man Utd to come, but for no logical reason, I’ve an inkling that Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final was a dress rehearsal for the Champions League decider.

TAKING advantage of Sunday’s respite from this arctic winter, I jumped on my motorbike for the brief four-mile trip from London N5 to N17. It meant that I was able to park up directly opposite White Hart Lane and following the final whistle, I was out of there and back home in time to have my feet up for the kick-off of the afternoon’s second sitting from Upton Park.

YOU know it’s been a disappointing campaign when you are left clinging to the PFA Awards for some solace. Yet in a season of such scant reward for such high-class entertainment, it’s of some comfort to see four Arsenal players voted by their peers in the PFA’s Premier League team of the season.