Entries from January 2007 ↓

Arsenal beat the scum 3-1 in extra time, (5-3 on aggregate) to advance to the League Cup final against Chelsea next month. Goals by Adebayor, Aliadiere, and Rosicky (may have been an own goal) propelled the Gunners to the victory.

I’ve been in DC all day, and I’m fricken exhausted, so that’s all I’m up for writing.

Just a quick rant here. I don’t mean to sound insensitive or anything, but what kind of world do we live in where the death of a horse that won one fricken high-profile race was the lead story on the 11 o’clock news? To paraphrase a certain pot smoking ex-Philadelphia basketball star, “We’re talkin’ ’bout a horse! Not a human. Not a human. A horse!”

…but I digress.

The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was held today.

Should Arsenal find a way to beat Bolton on Valentine’s Day, they will face yet another Premiership side from the north of England. This time, it would be Blackburn at the Grove, the weekend of 17th or 18th of February.

Draw in full:

Arsenal or Bolton v Blackburn
Chelsea v Blackpool or Norwich
Fulham v Spuds
ManUre v Reading
Watford v Ipswich
Preston v Man City
Plymouth v Derby
Bristol City or Middlesbrough v West Brom

Yet another frustrating encounter with Bolton, as it takes a late Kolo Toure header to earn the Gunners a Valentine’s Day FA Cup Fourth Round replay at the Reebok.

You pretty much have to take everything printed in The Sun with many grains of salt. The London rag is notorious for getting it wrong more often than not. It’s with that preamble that I offer this next bit of “news”.

By THOMAS WHITAKER
Showbiz Reporter

LEGENDARY rockers Led Zeppelin are set to re-group after 22 years for a money-spinning stadium tour of America.

The three surviving members — singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones — plan to hit the road next summer.

The trio hope to pocket £6.4million for the shows.

Robert, 54, Jimmy, 58, and 56-year-old John Paul met two weeks ago at the offices of their management firm Trinifold.

They buried the hatchet over Page and Plant’s 1990s tour, which John Paul only learned about from a newspaper.

A band insider said last night: “If the right offer comes up they will do it.”

Trinifold added: “Jimmy is itching to do something, but there is nothing firm yet.”

Zeppelin split in 1980 after a booze binge killed drummer John Bonham.

His son Jason is set to play drums on the tour.

The band, famed for songs like Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love, are second only to the Beatles in worldwide album sales.

They still hold records for crowds at their 1970s concerts.

A music industry insider said: “They had so many hits that I am sure the reunion would be a major success.”

Happy 30th Doris!!!!!!!!!

:-p