Crash, Bang, Wallop! What a Derby!

Having read back my pre-match ramble for what turned out to be the 3-3 game last year, I was tempted to copy, paste and pass it off as original work. Not just because I’m a lazy sod biscuit, but because it’s still relevant. But I won’t. You can read it HERE if you like though.

So we rock into this fixture as favourites. Something that hasn’t happened since… that 3-3 last year actually, but if you believe the hype, it’s been a dogs age since such a footballing planetary alignment took place. Unbeaten since 2009 and 1 defeat in the last 6 means we’ve rightly earned our mantle.

Anyone see their last away performance? Blackburn are a terrible side. The arse were worse, and if they’re even twice as good as they were that day come 4pm today, we should win handsomely. Tempting as it is to write them off however, they’ve still got a couple of lads that, given the opportunity, can hurt us, and we’ll need a Liverpool-level performance to win this. Van Persie needs isolating, and a 5 man midfield of Parker and Sandro holding, with Gareth Van Der Modders supporting Adebayor should achieve just that, causing them more than enough problems in return.

Their other remaining bastion of all that it means to represent the goons, young Wilshere has been rushed in for emerging facial surgery to try and prevent his incessantly lolling tongue escaping his mouth completely. Jackson, for those of you who haven’t read any of his 140 character witticisms, has been known to have as many digs at Tottenham, as 4 letter tirades at taxi drivers. Fair play though, it’s been a while since there has been such a partisan employee on their books. It makes it a lot easier to dislike him, and I for one will miss a bit of the pantomime these types bring to the table. Still, I suppose it means there’s now even more stage for our number 10 to perform upon.

Speaking of receptions, and pantomime villainey, a little bird tells me that the unspeakable one will be performing punditry duties for the sky sport screeneries. That’ll be… nice.

3-1 to the Totters.