Underdog role will suit us against Barca

AWEEKEND without footie is like Sunday lunch without the spuds. Naturally I lapped up the meagre morsel of mashed swede mash from the Stadium of Light and & Ewood Park on Saturday.

Bolton pressed for an equalizsr against Sunderland, with the sort of drive and determination that was sorely missed when we played United. While our skipper ponders our squad’s apparent insecurities against the better teams, myself I wonder if the finger of blame for the Gunners misfortunes can be pointed elsewhere?

After banning Spurs from any Xmas booze ups, judging by the tabloid tales of a bleary-eyed Ledley King, it seems Harry “He’s got a twitch” Redknapp relented and allowed the Lilywhites a night out on the town. By contrast, instead of Jack Wilshere’s customarily dull “tweets” concerning his big decision of the day, about whether to choose “Starbucks” or “Costa” for his morning cup of java, or loving pics of his two pugs (is there a theme here, with the Gunners and their slightly effeminate choice of dog breeds?), we were treated to some snaps of a somewhat tepid looking Xmas lunch at the Arsenal’s training ground.