Heading back up North

Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea

After 3 years on-loan in London, the English Premier League trophy will soon be heading back up the M6 to Manchester. To a place where it has already lived for 8 out of the 14 years of its dramatic life. To the Theatre of Dreams.

Is this the finest triumph to date? Statistically it could be - we need 4 points (from 2 games) to equal our best, set in 93-94, of 92 points during a season.

But it's the context and the style in which it has been achieved that makes this title so special. We were written off by so many 'experts'. We were allegedly past our best. We would not win anything without Beckham & Keane. A new era had dawned, the Abramovich-Mourinho axis was here to conquer all. Of course, 3 years with nothing but an FA Cup and even an optimist like me begins to wonder...

And then there was the much-hyped 'bust-up' between our two most talented young stars - Ronaldo & Rooney - who would apparently never again play together in the same team. Their response? 46 goals between them in all competitions.

I could go on for the whole night, talking about excitement, drama, courage, and above all, exhilerating attacking football. But i won't - i'll let the statistics speak for themselves.

P36; W28; D4; L4; F83; A26; GD57 Pts88