Selsey 4 Oakwood 0 Sept. 17, 2006

Football has again enriched my life. Selsey’s 4–0 win over Oakwood, including Tom’s hat-trick. Uncle Alan with us in the crowd. In fact, we were the crowd. In the Premiership some memorable moments I’ll write down before I forget them and, muddled, in an old person’s home, fret and wonder when it was they happened way back when. Well it was this weekend… Portsmouth cut through Charlton like butter to go top. Watford climbed off the bottom inspired by Malkie McKay’s Premiership debut performance aged 34; The Hornets drew with Aston Villa, by buzzing constantly and by-passing Martin O’Neill’s superior midfield. Didier Drogba (from the Ivory Coast) settled Chelsea’s contest with Liverpool, scoring the goal of the season. Arsenal won away at Manchester United by out-passing them. A tactic which works less well against worst teams.