Weekending 27th Sept 2010

Liverpool 2: Sunderland 2

I was reading the match report on the BBC , and I noted that the 606 debate was 'how was the 'pool's first goal allowed to stand?'.  Well my response to that is by the same reasoning that allowed the goal that was scored with the the aid of the beach ball was allowed to stand in the opposite fixture last season.   Do I sound bitter? Well may be so, but my point is that incidents such as these go around again and again  but it's always the people on the receiving end of the perceived injustice that will remember it!   This incident refers to the fact that Sunderland were deemed to have taken a free kick when Michael Turner kicked the ball back toward their goalie and Dirk Kuyt took advantage and scored for Liverpool!  Next time throw it!

If I am honest, I would have to say that this was a poor result from my beloved Reds, in particular on the back of being ousted from the Carling Cup by Northampton earlier in the week. ( not the same team though) but on balance I would say that we are not as bad as the pundits are saying but clearly no where near as good as our potential!

This brings me on to the subject of Luck, it appears to me that the whilst The FA, FIFA &Co dilly dally on the small matter of the use of technology to make key decisions in football the distribution of luck will have to rely on good old Lady Karma.  e.g last season there was a big raucous when Michael Owen scored the winning goal against Man City in the 6th Minute of stoppage time, when most of us felt that the whistle should have been blown...now fondly referred to as Fergie time...Darren Bent scored the equaliser  for Sunderland against Arsenal ( last week) in injury time and Mr Wenger was not amused... Is that luck? what is it?  We could be here citing many more examples.It was only when I saw the replay on MOTD that I accepted that the Torres's goal ruled out for off side was in fact offside. Technology would save a lot of heartbeats!

Last week, my gunner loving friend put out a vitriolic attack on my beloved Reds suggesting that Alex Fergie was correct to say that Torres was a cheat..somehow I have not heard from him, since his beloved Arsenal were beaten by West Brom!

Interesting Trivia...before this weekend, West Brom had not won at Arsenal since 1983 and funnily enough, Sunderland have still not won at Anfield since 1983. (Gary Linekar mentioned this  on MOTD)

Am writing this a bit prematurely this week, as have not been to my slimming world class yet. However I have had a mixed week!  At the start I came flying out of the starters box like Usain Bolt and kept sprinting and doing all nicely until Saturday! WHY oh WHY is the weekend so hard to follow a eating plan on. My hubby turning into Mr Hop along did not deter me, am trying to get the psychology behind not being able to keep to the plan or indeed be able to make good choices when one is outside of one's normal routine.  Yesterday I went to our old girl's association meeting in Bushey, it was a lively affair with lots of women screeching and all that and there was food- lots of it!  I tried to be sensible, a trait for which I was laughed at for by friends..imagine that..my friends that are the correct size for their frame.  I said to them, I want to be the correct size too..  I want to be able to buy nice jeans. I realised that people who can get nice jeans do not understand my desire....

Anyhow I digress..My sensible choice was beans with designer stew... well am yet to see how sensible that was. You would think that with Saturday over, Sunday would be easier..but hell no... I did not sleep well, as a result I did not get up on time, got lazy and my ability to make good choices for food slipped further and further away from me and I am beginning to realise that to lose weight and keep it off..is going to be hard work...

Will keep you posted on my weight loss if I make it to class this week. Watch out for my menu maker over coming soon!