ok, i am getting over this crap today. against my pessimistic grain, here are some really good ways to look at this:
1. if we had drawn v arse and today, we'd be saying how we can match the top teams and would all be saying how good it looks. 1 win and a loss is 1 point better than that scenario.
2. we stuffed 7 goals passed these 2 top sides. last week without tev and robbie (and several others), today without our best striker and one of the worlds best.
3. it's early days and we have taken some big steps. go back a few years, today mean fuck all.
4. we have the fastest side ever to play in this league, bar absolutely none.
5. we have yet to have a fully fit squad.
6. we are as good as the rags. i would like to have seen the match up today with adebayor - we'd have won, i am convinced.
7. we conceded in the first minute and never folded; actaully we came back and were the better side in that 1st half. so they got at us after the break - they are the champions from the past 3 seasons playing at home, it is what happens. we almost dealt with it, almost.
8. we all know this is a good city side and that they are getting better and better. it is so obvious that they are going to be competing, so, so obvious. in fact, we are competing right now, evidently.
9. we have lost in disgraceful circumstances. we are 4th. 40% of our games against the old top 4 (lol).
10. we won 5 straight prem games before today (inc bolton). we have only done this once, in 1986. 23 bastard years ago.
11. we have won all 6 games prior to today and i think it reasonable to include the small matter of a win at a packed nou camp in that. barca were not full strength, neither were we.
let's beat fulham and west ham , welcome back ade the beast and get on another little run. we can win a cup this year, we can match anyone on our day with a non-pre-purchased referee and most of our players available.