Brum blow puts Gunners’ belief back in its box

I MUST own up and admit my part in puncturing the illusion of Arsenal’s title challenge.

After having managed to maintain a composed air of relative incredulity these past few weeks, there was a moment at St Andrews on Saturday, as Samir Nasri’s speculative 81st minute shot flew into the far corner of the net, when I truly began to wonder if the Gunners fate was perhaps written in the stars.

I should’ve known better than to let myself get carried away with the euphoric mood. By joining in with the resulting “now you’ve gotta believe us” chants for the first time, it felt as if I was culpable of tempting fate to kick us in the teeth, with Kevin Phillips devastating fluke of an injury time equaliser.