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May 2007 - It All Starts Here
Congratulations to the Mighty Rowdies on a ninth Premiership title.
But whilst we celebrate - personally I've winkled out a bottle of Aussie Pino Grigio from the Victorian Milawa stable - I wish to remove my headgear in acknowledgement of two related entities;
1) The Chelsea team for a spirited, gut-wrenching second-half effort this afternoon.
They rightly went down to 10 men . . . then battled like demons whilst Arsenal - thanks for nothing by the way - fell apart in a manner that was horrible to watch. Prosaic perhaps, efficacious maybe, workmanlike without doubt; but the players at Chelsea no matter what their collective price-tag, showed heart and guts today in refusing to be beaten on the pitch.
2) Roy Keane.
I'm on record as saying that whilst Keane is still missed at the Devilbowl for many of the attributes described above he was after all a thug. He is a man damned by his own autobiography, and is not revered in this house as he is in parts of OT. However he has accomplished something remarkable with an unremarkable Sunderland side; from nowhere to fast to top dogs in half a season.
I'm looking forward to next season's fixture list with relish.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
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May 2007 - It All Starts Here
