The game wasn’t on TV and MyP2P didn’t have it either so that means I had to sit this one out. A scoreless draw against Pompey - not the most fashionable way to end a season but somehow it’s fitting given the overall disappointment of this campaign. The game didn’t mean a thing for Arsenal but everything for Portsmouth who were vying for a UEFA Cup spot. It must suck to be a Pompey fan, I mean getting denied in the last game of the season by Graham Poll who disallowed the Senderos own goal midway through the second.

Reading the Soccernet report it appears that our favorite f**k-up Baptista blew a penalty and missed another gazillion chances to put the game away. I hope this is the last I see of this guy in an Arsenal uni, he’s provided me with enough grief to last a decade.  I’ve never been so happy to see a season end, once that CL and FA Cup finals are finished we can safely close the book on what can only be termed a cupless disappointing season marred with injury, suspension and bad luck.  I really thought we had turned the corner in terms of form in January and everything was going pretty well until Wenger decided to field the kids for the Carling Cup final.  That was the first domino, the second was the Blackburn defeat (Senderos again) and finally the Champions League game (thank you Hleb for committing the most unnecessary foul in the history of Arsenal).

I think if we just had RVP (not even Henry) for the second part of the season we’d have a lot more to show than just a fourth place finish.  I thought the young players came into their own this year especially Fabregas, Denilson and Diaby.  The last two needed some top-class playing time and I’m glad they got it, we’ll see better results next season - that’s for sure.  I’ll write more later.

I knew Danny Dichio was going to be the first ever goal scorer for TFC after the KC game. He’s too resilient and physical to not be a scoring threat in a league where good ol’ fashioned English grit is at a premium. Thanks to Dichio the gorilla is off our backs and we can actually start winning some games now that the “firsts” are out of the way. A nice and convincing 3-1 win over Chicago can ail a lot of things including team confidence which had to be at low after 4 straight defeats. Even when Chicago tied the game, TFC still looked the stronger side and a second goal was only a matter of time.

I really need to go to a game, BMO Field looks like it might become one of the hubs of football in North America if the fans keep supporting the team at this rate. Of all the MLS games I’ve seen nothing even comes close to the atmosphere at TFC home games - of course I’m judging all this by just watching the games on the TV but I’m quite sure my assessment is accurate.

That first goal celebration was awesome, never knew raining seat cushions would make the field look so good.  Once you add in the flares, things go from good to great.  I really don’t have much to say nor will I break down the game.  The guys here and here probably will.