Portsmouth vs Arsenal, Sunday May 13th 2007
The last game of the season is finally here. Not much left to play for, still hoping for 3rd place, but don’t bet on it. Looks like my earlier prediction was a bit off - with AC Milan looking likely to win the Champions League, and us finishing fourth (and Chelsea possibly picking up the FA Cup), and Tottenham finishing higher than 7th. So basically I was completely wrong! (but if we do the impossible and manage to get 3rd tomorrow, then maybe it’s worth putting some money on my predictions after all)
No Adebayor, no Rosicky, and so unfortunately it looks like no goals either. Now that Bendtner is back with us, perhaps it’s worth giving him a game. We might still manage to win it, but unless Liverpool drop points (again Charlton? no chance), 4th is where we might stay.
We’ve also signed a new goalkeeper, Åukasz (pronounced Woo-kash) FabiaÅ„ski. The 22 year old Pole, currently second choice for Poland, looks like a good buy - good height, attitude, and a perfect understudy for Lehmann, all the while giving the German some competition to worry about. Hopefully it won’t be our only signing of the summer - we need at least 2 wingers and another striker after we part ways with Baptista, Ljungberg and Aliadiere.