Arsenal 2, Fulham 1

So I finally got into an Arsenal game, having failed to get a ticket many times before. And this one was pretty fantastic. Beautiful day, first game of the season, playing a cross-town rival which also happens to boast an American captain and two others from USA!USA!USA!

The game had drama and a happy ending. Arsenal gave up an embarrassing goal 90 seconds in and waited til the last 5 minutes to score the equalizer and then finally the winner. I was sitting in between the Fulham and Arsenal sections. You can never say anything bad or even knowledgeably comment on football as a 'boring sport' until you've attended a match of the European (or I'm guessing South American) variety. It's really all about grown men singing.

Now if Arsenal can do that 37 more times we'll have a real party on our hands.

Crossing the Atlantic tomorrow, by plane (not the suggested means if you consult Google Maps for directions from London to Charlottesville). The blog will be quiet for the week so take the time that you usually spend reading up on er/uk and use it on something equally stimulating, like yardwork or Family Guy reruns.