(Partridge quotes in bold text, for the non Partridge nerds amongst us) Watch the YouTube video first if you're not familiar with my work. It will explain some of my quotes. Ahaaaaa! It’s 3 in a row for me and I’m feeling lucky! Can I make it to 4 against the much rated Arsenal? Well, the proof is in the pudding and the pudding, in this case, is football! It’s a real shame that we’re not playing Norwich, because I’d love to talk to you about the pedestrianisation of Norwich City Centre, but alas it’s the Arsenal this week. Hot off the back of a 1-0 win over our small, but perfectly formed friends down the road, I'm hoping that Che-le can once again hit the back of the net! Did you see his deft header, glancing from his tight, curly hair? The baying crowd shouted Yes! yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!… That, was a goal! We find ourselves at home again, which I can tell you is a great relief. Go to London, and I guarantee you’ll either be mugged or not appreciated. Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central, and Shattered Dreams Parkway. When talking about football opponents I always like to break down their names to better understand the history behind the team. Breakdown below: Arse – the peach of the anatomy. I once saw Lynn’s arse when we were queuing for an artisan bacon roll at Gloucester services. If you haven’t been there before, it’s well worth a trip. First Class! Although I’d recommend that you don’t try and recreate Lynn dropping her classic blue bic, as it was enough to put a man off his sandwiches. Reminded me of a Boris Bike rack in ye old capital, London Town! Senal – this a lesser known, feminine name used in great big sausage factories, such as Germany. It means you are an emotional person and need to feel loved or surrounded, which ironically is why, I still look back on and reflect that the best thing I did was to get thrown out by my wife. She is living with a fitness instructor. He drinks that yellow stuff in tins. He is an idiot. Arse / Senal – A peach, which needs to be loved. Amazing co-incidence as I love peaches; probably my favourite, hairy fruit which are domestic to Northwest China. Why don’t you all tell me your favourite fruits? That would make for great listening on my drivetime show on Radio Norwich. Did you know that The peach tree grows up to 7 meters tall and only has a lifespan of 12 years. I like to call them the Vestergaard tree. Anyway, back to the beautiful game. I’m hoping Arsenal haven’t signed Valon Behrami. I watched him once before and said to Lynn that Vehrami has been all over the field this half, He will need two sugars in his tea and an oxygen tank at half time. The way he kicked the ball, he must have a foot like a traction engine! Don’t be fooled by the great run Arsenal have been on. To put it into perspective, let me tell you something about the Titanic: people forget that on the Titanic’s maiden voyage, there were over 1000 miles of uneventful, very pleasurable cruising before it hit the iceberg. Southampton are the iceberg! Come on Saintsy Saints, let's beat these peachy football-ites. Let battle commence. COYR!!
I've managed to squeeze a fruit topic into the thread and tick both boxes. Alan and fruit make a great pear! Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I've got Grape Expectations for this one! Incidentally, Great Expectations, a book by Charles Dickens, has a central character called Pip, and we're going to give Arsenal the pip on Sunday!
Given their performances and form they should and probably will comfortably beat us. However St.Mary does not seem to be a fruitful hunting ground for them. Last season they absolutely battered us at St.Marys, a 0-5 would have been a fair scoreline and yet we somehow undeservedly came away with all 3 points. They'll be well aware of that and won't take us lightly. I have no grape expectations for this game, it's berry unlikely we'll come away with any points especially without KWP, ABK and Lavia.
I can see Ralph going 3-5-2 on Sunday with KWP out and AMN ineligible. Unless he's prepared to risk Larios at RB against the league leaders. We could see: Baz Lyanco DCC Salisu JWP Stu Diallo Aribo Perraud Adams Armstrong
Will have nightmares over Martinelli 1v1 against any of the reserve options in a back four, so I agree with pushing to a back 5 to allow a CB to cover / double-up if needed. Or maybe Larios/Payne with Djenepo ahead of them on the right to come back and help.
A real banana skin game. Sunday 23rd October 2022 Southampton v Arsenal 14:00 ko. Sky. Referee: Robert Jones. Assistants: Lee Betts, Ian Hussin. Fourth official: Thomas Bramall. VAR: Peter Bankes. Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton.
