"Well they were a bit... bitey. "

Headed over to London on Wednesday to see Arsenal frustratingly draw with Fenerbahce. The game provided further evidence that I am becoming a curse when it comes to going to see them play. The last 4 matches I have seen have finished 0-0, 0-0, 1-2 and 0-0. Won't be able to afford to go for a while now so let’s hope Arsenal pull their finger out in my absence.

Arsenal - Man U tomorrow, always a nerve jangler. Especially this week, with al the injury problems we've got (again). It's been a strange week listening to Le Boss talk about bullies in the game, I'm reading The Professor by Myles Palmer at the moment, the contrast is unbelievable with the 1998-2001 period, back then, Arsenal were perceived as the bullies of the Premiership, all those red cards, etc. We are missing an enforcer that’s for sure. Each game we get rolled over, that Vieira-shaped hole in the centre of the park becomes more vivid. I’m hoping last Saturday was our nadir…

Still, now that we live in Barak Obama's brave new world, things seem to be on the up already. Having contrived to leave my phone on the tube on the way into town on Wednesday, I figured that I'd lost it and that was that. However, a very kind hearted soul handed it into Arsenal tube station and I was able to pick it up after he game - praise the humanity of it all. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Obama himself who committed the good deed.

Did anyone see Charlie Brooker's excellent 'Dead Set' last week? I effin love zombies, films, comics, games, the lot. This show was great, some terrific gore (especially the ol' crushing of the skull with a fire extinguisher scene) and a startlingly simple story. One slight problem with it though - running zombies. Zombies don't run, they are the walking dead, and should move as such. Don't start banging on about the monsters in 28 Days either, they weren't zombies, they were rage-infected maniacs who liked to spit up blood on people without a thought for the mess it would create. On the same theme, I've finally come up with an idea for my zombie screenplay this week, expect to see it on your screens sometime in the next 20 years, if I get round to writing it (and find someone stupid enough to produce it).

Something silly to finish with, if you go to this website, you can find out your reggae name, all just good larks for a Friday, yours, Dr Ethiopia.