Glory

Yessss!!!

Nice little 0-0 draw last night. Arsenal through to the semis and with quite a good chance of actually going all the way. Fan-bloody-tastic! Watched the game with about 30 other gooners in a pub in Ramat Gan, a few mature ex-pats mixed with a noisy bunch of Israeli teens. I'll have to get some pics next time. Even mrs. anglosaxy enjoyed herself.

Nice to hear the old classics - "The referee's a wanker!" and "Oo to, Oo to be, Oo to be a, Gooner!" - while I also got to learn an Israeli chant, which should be sung repeatedly when the opposing team is making a substitution: "Ben Zonna yotzeh ver Ben Zonna nichnes!" ("Son of a bitch goes off, Son of a bitch comes on!")

Ah, footie and beer, life's simple pleasures.