The Fall of Math

Another quiet day as the world (or Europe at the very least) awaits the Champions League draw. Some kind of pointless speculation on what the ties might be is available here - and if you're reading this after the draw see how pointless the speculation really was by following the same link... Though, to be fair, one interesting piece of info is in the article:

In any case, the last 16 will loom over us for quite a while whether we like it or not. This year, as Uefa strive to prolong the broadcasters' obsession with the Champions League, the ties will be contested over eight separate match dates between 16 February and 17 March. This element of the competition may not be engrossing, but the ruling body is determined to keep on bringing it to your attention.

Elsewhere there's not a lot doing. This comment by Frank Lampard - "We're still on target for 90 points this season and we're the only club which is." - made me think - about how rubbish The Independent's football website is - it could just be me, but a website that links the ever-rubbish James Lawton's last five or so articles from it's front page but absolutely nowhere provides a league table or a link to a league table (unless I'm absolutely blind) is a bit shit (and yes Frank's mathematically correct - they'll get 92 points if they get the same points in the second half of season as first (assuming they win their next two games, which I did...) and we'll manage 86).
The Daily Star has a quote from Rio Ferdinand in which he states, and the thought is meant to be comforting, that he will be fit for the World Cup. Great, sod the rest of our season, he'll be fit for England...
And the pointless criticism of Wolves continues today, Wolves will cite us as an example of playing weakened teams. Good luck to them - given the FA's record of hating everything to do with us...