Soccer: Happy days

ARSÈNE WENGER reckons we’ll have a winter break “by next year”. Well my regular compatriot in away day crimes has already begun this season.

However, my horror at the possibility of having to trek North to Elland Road on my tod, turned into joy when I discovered Rona's 15-year-old nephew would be coming over from Dublin for his away match initiation.

Naturally, Shane was devastated at the thought of missing his first day back at school, when I suggested that since he was here already, he might as well stay and accompany me to our midweek encounter up at Everton.