Who got Ashley Young?
Two bits of important news that just had to be on your desks by 9 o’clock sharp.
One you should know is that we’re playing Arsenal in the Carling Cup semis. The 6-3 spanking at Anfield last night is a little frightening. Sure, Liverpool fielded more ‘who’ than you can fit in a Tardis and that’s considerable given the interior is supposed to be more or less infinite but the scum clearly sent their youngsters up to do the job and given they were away from home, that’s still some feat. We’re going to have to come up with something pretty special. Keep your eyes on the fixtures over the next month and half. They’re all going to go a bit haywire.
The other important piece of news, of which to take note is information form an article appearing in tomorrow morning’s Times. The broadsheet doesn’t usually get involved in the same tripe as the tabloids so expect a little smoke to the fire. The story goes that Ashley Young will be leaving Watford after their game against Liverpool on Saturday. The big question is, who dunnit and the answer’s all rather like Cluedo.
Will it be Reverend O’Neill, at Villa Park, with a whole lot of cash, more so in fact than Rafa Scarlet? An outside chance is Professor Pardew, at Upton Park, with a hammer (the wrench was unavailable). Unlikley though, being direct competition to the struggling club. But the No.1 suspect is Colonel Jol, at the Lane with Good Old Calum, Wayne Routledge and a bag of cash. You can see how this is the deal best suited to Watford as an emergency aid package but it comes on the proviso that we find a replacement for Davenport, which is reported in the same article to be Curtis Davies for the sum £9m smackers. Complicated stuff but as thrilling a mystery as Agatha Chrsitie penned. God, I love the transfer window.
As an to the story on Heinze the other day, Juve are looking to buy ‘The most aggressive left back in the world’ and play him in the centre of defence. Good luck at 5′11″. It’ll be chip ‘n chase all season. What this may mean, of course, is Bale to United, Heinze to Italy and bugger all to us. Ho hum. Let’s hope Ashley Young’s worth it.
Miss Scarlet, in the Kitchen, with The Bagel. Lucky old me.
The Bagel.