Feed the Forss (and he will score).

Cracking win over Spurs and the perfect hat-trick from the legend that is Mikael Forssell, header, right foot, left foot. The poor bloke has had so many injury problems, let’s hope he stays fit and well from now on, although he maintains that for a long time last season and the start of this one he was fit but Bruce wouldn’t play him. Him and Faddy look like they could have a good partnership going and Zarate was again quality from the bench apparently. We could have done without Reading winning but walloping Spurs 4-1 should help the confidence no end. The Forss has a book out but at the moment it is only available in Finnish, apparently it is more like a philosophical tract than a football book! I’d get a copy for sure if it gets translated. It is all about what he went through when he was injured and how he got through it. If anyone tells you footballers are all stupid then point them towards the Forss. The guy is a living legend for us,  such a quality player. We all love him, hence the booing when he came off last week even though it turned out to be the right decision. He just demands respect for his loyalty in the face of some negative management, his attitude and the way he has come back from his injuries. It feels like he is one of us. He’s also a brilliant footballer so having someone like that representing you is great.

Very amusing to see a former Bluenose score the equaliser in the last minute against Villa too, nice work Nick. He doesn’t look or act like an Arsenal player and he was the first to stand up for Tiny too. Rich who supports Arsenal doesn’t rate him but I think he’s quality, just a bit lazy at times. He doesn’t look like he fits in with them so he should come back to us. He can stroll about then score a last minute goal against the Villa all he likes. The other games were a bit disappointing except for Fat Frank getting sent off and Derby holding Sunderland, a bit of a bonus for us. Newcastle losing was funny too. It’s getting a bit hairy down at the bottom but three or four wins and we could and should be fine. Pompey are up soon so no predictions for that although it’s winnable, and then Newcastle. It’s impossible to say what Blues will do on any given day but a few more performances like this weekend and we really ought to stay up. It would be brilliant to see Newcastle go down by the way. They won’t, they’ll pull a few wins out of the bag, but how funny would it be? To be fair anyone except us going down is fine. If it was Newcastle and Sunderland it would be a bonus but I’m not fussy.