TWO FRANTIC weeks have passed in the footballing season, as have the views about our pet teams.

Southampton are indeed the greatest football side the World has ever seen after their majestic 3-2 victory over Stoke.  Welsh wannabe Kenwyne Jones may be on strike but who needs him with good old Hampshire lads like Rasiak and Viafara leading the line. 

Two more sides stuffed full of homegrown talent faced up at the Emirates Stadium with Arsenal the victors over Manchester’s top team.  Arsenal’s Van Persie looked like he’d seen a ghost after City’s Kasper Schmeichel saved his penalty.  The Arsenal winner came late on courtesy of Cesc Fabregas. Sven’s position is starting to look wobbly.

Sam Allardyce believes that he’s sorted out Newcastle’s problems by removing the bad smells in the dressing room.  “It is important for me as a manager for the dressing room to be the right dressing room” said Big Sam. “You can smell a bad one. The fact that the smell is disappearing gives me great hope for the future”.  Sam was thought to be discussing the morale and attitudes of his players but was later seen presenting a large, unmarked parcel to a Glade salesman.  The Toon Army could only manage a 2-2 draw with ‘Boro.  Never mind a bad smell, a bad taste was left in the Newcastle boss’s mouth after his side lost 2 defenders and the lead twice.

West Ham United still look more Rich Tea than Hobnob as Alan Curbishley’s biscuit backed boys drew with Wigan.  With Wigan out of the Rugby League Challenge Cup, both of their fans travelled to Upton Park to see Paul Scharner’s magnificent overhead kick give them the lead.  West Ham fought back and Lee Bowyer equalised two minutes later.

Chelsea overcame Portsmouth at the Bridge on Saturday courtesy of a Frank Lampard strike.  David James misjudged the flight and let the ball squirm under his body.  He now looks certain to claim the England number 1 shirt.  Pompey battered the Blues but just couldn’t score and Jose Mourinho blamed everything for his side’s somewhat lacklustre display; the heat, internationals, opponents, referees, his hairdresser, Princess Diana.  You get the picture.

A fitting tribute to Rhys Jones was paid at Goodison where Everton met Blackburn Rovers.  Blackburn’s Roque Santa Cruz gave the visitors the lead sparking chants of “Santa Cruz is coming to town”.  Brilliant, they’re so witty and original. I would never have thought of that.  Everton equalised in the 78^th minute to gain a point but lost a player.  Manuel Fernandez, the Portuguese midfielder, turned the club down to move to Valencia.  He was told he was moving to the EU city of culture.  Great.  He then went there. Ah it’s Liverpool.  Valencia or Liverpool, Valencia or Liverpool.  Toughie.

Finally to Ebbsfleet.  Two tricky games faced the Fleet and both were overcome with great aplomb.  First a 1-0 victory over bank side Halifax. Not much to sing about there. And then a dramatic 1-1 draw with Cambridge United.  Ebbsfleet took the lead and almost caused an incident when an undercover Fleet fan was slightly over boisterous with his celebrations in the Cambridge stand.  The famous Ebbsfleet drum crashed away and the chorus of “oh when the Fleet go sailing in” echoed around the Abbey Stadium. (Old habits die hard).  However in the 92^nd minute Cambridge equalised.