I can't wrap my head around the racism issue. I thought this matter was taken care of already after Spanish fans ripped Samuel Eto'o during his Barcelona days. A big worldwide movement with dark skinned players like Thierry Henry strongly behind it. To still say multiple dark skinned players cannot be on the same club is outrageous!! I don't think skin color should determine where you play. As long as the player holds the natural, raw talent of the league, they belong. And the Nigeria thing, African players are naturally going to be big in body size. That is one thing people cannot change whatsoever. So bigger bodies will mean physicality, thus you see the Africans that prosper are defenders or holding players. Strikers you see every now and then, but their natural strength is perfect for defensive capabilities. And I don't agree with the saying that the French national team is like an outcast to the rest of Europe. Maybe the black players are more athletic and fit than the white players. I don't understand. If they possess a wealth of talent, why should skin color even matter? The manager of the French team isnt black. He is simply choosing the best player for each position. Since when did "the beautiful game" become a "white man's sport"? This sport can unite a whole country...hell and even is supported by EVERY country in the world. There is not a single country in the world that would not want to participate in the World Cup. So why should racism be a part of this sport?

Arsenal are in the finals!!! One of many trophies to come this campaign. After conceding a goal to Ipswich Town in the first leg, Gunners knew what they had to do exactly and came out with their job in hand. Arsene Wenger went with his rotation to keep the squad fresh and still had a dangerous first team selected. For an hour Ipswich looked poised to hold the one goal advantage, but once Bendtner scored the opener, it was smooth sailing. Nothing was going to stop us from grabbing another and we did with Laurent Koscielny. And fended off a Ipswich comeback to then finalise the deal with a third from Cesc Fabregas. So we play the winnner of the West Ham/ Birmingham City winner. I dont really care which side makes it. We demolished Birmingham a few weeks ago and West Ham are bottom of the league table. Of course when clubs get this far, they play their hearts out to salvage a dismal league campaign, so it will be tough, but the form this side has been in. It is no question Arsene Wenger will pick a good on form side to play for the win.

And more on that sexism scandal, I can't believe Andy Gray would say such things. I admired him as a great man of the game, about at the same level as Tommy Smith, but now, it seems he doesn't admire women for their knowledge, just their looks. What separates men from women and doing their jobs? What's so surprising for a girl to do the job of calling offside? She wouldn't be on the touch lines if she was not thoroughly qualified for that role. And what if she is a party girl? How does that affect her image when officiating? She isn't going to dance on the corner flag pole. Or walk down the touch line like its her own personal runway. She gets paid to call offside just like every other linesman who do the same week in, week out. Simple as that. Just go on about as if nothing happened. Nothing has changed.

More later Pips, mind has gone blank.