Home and Away!

So, I chose to go to the other side of the world to good friends is Australia for my birthday at the perfect time! As over a three week period I don't miss one home game due to the international break and our premiership schedule, and how by chance it has fallen.

Unable to get feeds due to some remote locations on our travels, the time difference and appeasing the Mrs' holiday schedule, this post is just a broad comment on a few key topics of worth!

First and foremost - Palace and Yaya! Interesting to say the least and once again highlighting for all his faults he most have done good karma to always just pop up at the right time and right place! So he's finally apologised and for the first time in his City career highlighting he is not bigger than the team or manager. Good on you Pep and things like this is why I am especially glad you are with us. I hope Yaya looked at the Barcelona game and thought I still want to try and play some part in this, for it definitely doesn't reek of you are lost without me like the old days. Then you hear he is fitter than he has ever been! Well that excites me a lot if it is true as regulars know years of my opinions on his lazy attitude. However regulars also know that although my destain for his work rate was at times heated, I have never hidden from complementing his raw natural talent in skills and vision. So if he did decide to actually tow the line and get seriously fit, if that is still possible at his age, and then apply that fitness into determination for the team then that is still an exciting prospect. Offering another dimension to our title aspirations. Anyway let's see, I'm not counting my chickens where Yaya is concerned.

Next, Europe and a side we could have put ten past at home make it difficult for us away stopping us play, but at least we held on for the draw and got that all important point something we probably wouldn't have done over the past few seasons. Job sort of done!

Then Burnley, not much to say here as I don't know much so job again done! Nothing amazing but grinding it out and slowly putting us back on track.

So... Chelsea at the weekend, massive game and I have to give my ticket away again as it is my good mates 50th birthday weekend and we are all away at a cottage in the country, friendship before footy. However a country pub to watch it must be found, I draw the line at that!

Sydney, Blind.