Chelsea (0-2) - 18th December 2005

Thankfully I can ignore discussing the game itself. We pretty much knew how it would go and even if RvP's goal had been allowed (as it should have been) I'm not entirely convinced we would have won the game but we may have got a point. The Russians have bought another league title and we have to move on with our own game.

And the main reason I can ignore it is because today was the day that I chose my seat for the new stadium. Although a 10.00am appointment was a little early (especially travelling up from Guildford with a hangover) - it allowed a large breakfast, a trip round the outside of Ashburton Grove and a reccy of new pubs for the next season (I'll discuss these in a future blog). There were 5 of us (a group of three - me, Ian and Steve who had sat in the East Stand together plus two other mates - Andy & Steve) and we actually agreed on a location very quickly. So we're all off to the East Stand (lower) right on the halfway line! Have we made the right choice - well we'll see next season.

Ajax (0-0) - 7th December 2005

Very strange this evening...Arriving for the final Champions League Group Match in the knowledge that we had not only comfortably qualified BUT were also guaranteed topping the group! With Ajax also certain to finish second the game was like a pre-season friendly and a missed penalty and Ajax fans shouting abuse at RvP apart - it was a non-event. However, text messages were relaying the events in Benfica which provided the most entertainment of the night. Gone are the days (did they ever exist) when you supported the "other english" clubs in Europe and so it was with great glee that the Mancs loss in Portugal was received. They didn't even make the UEFA cup!