Van-tastic Pitch-side View

Courtesy: The Telegraph

I've spent a good deal of money on The Arsenal. It certainly does not compare to what most avid Arsenal fans spend, going to every other game. Yet, after quite a few trips to the Emirates, I felt a sense of entitlement to see the REAL Arsenal. By that, I mean some flowing passes, good possession, and as a bonus - a victory. I got most of that today. Every single penny I spent was worth it (this is compared to my previous visits ONLY of course), mainly due of the genius of Robin van Persie. A flowing move for the first goal before some of the Emirates faithful had even warmed their seats, a sublime chip that came off the post and a brilliant late free kick again from the skipper sealed a deserved win. It did for a long time look uncertain after a nicely taken free kick by Seb Larsson, which I didn't see in real time to be honest.

The Eternal Optimist

I’m definitely not being a whiner when I say that today hasn’t been the greatest day for me. So it might not seem to be the best time to kick start a blog of my own, which I must admit has been on my mind for God knows how long. Well, the procrastination was not because I was lazy; it was because I didn’t know what I wanted to write about (I’m still not entirely clear). 

The string of events today though, prompted me to write this post because I think most of you reading will have definitely encountered at least one similar experience, maybe in slightly different contexts, but similar nevertheless. So where do I begin? Let me just go with the day as it happened.