Competitive spirit

There was a bit of a punch-up in the supermarket last night, they tell me. Someone in an Arsenal shirt confronted two teenagers in Chelsea kit and it all got a bit pushy/shovey. I would like to say that this form of tribalistic violence is beyond my understanding, but bearing in mind the way the Brexit negotiations have been conducted, it’s hard not to feel a bit of sympathy.

I’m not even sure what I mean by that.

I never realised Arsenal and Chelsea were at opposite ends of a pool of animosity, but someone told me today that they were involved in an important match of some kind last night, so that may have helped instigate the silliness. I thought football was all done and dusted for another Summer? Didn’t Manchester City win everything, including best of breed at Crufts? And didn’t Manchester United make the worst managerial appointment since the Nazi Party circa 1935? How come they’re still playing each other at the end of May?

RC 30-5-19