Peacock at the Palace

One of the first things a new visitor to Scone Palace will notice is the peacocks. Everywhere you look, each way you turn are peacocks. This particular day there were several peahens running about, too. So, obviously the cocks were strutting their stuff, and in a big way. This beautiful young stud was fanning and shaking for all he was worth, but to no avail. Eventually, the hens lost interest and moved away, but we tourists got quite the show. As noisy & as nasty as these birds are, an ostentation of them is quite the sight. On the footy front, that prat Sven Gorn Eriksson has finally admitted that he fucked up made a mistake or ten and will be abandoning his post as England Head Coach immediately after the World Cup. 'Bout time I say! Oh, and good riddance! He's been nothing but an embarassment for several years now. So now the FA get to try and find a new coach while launching a probe into potential bunging managers through the EPL. What a sorry situation. There are several names being bandied about for replacment coach with Curbishly (nah), McClaren (nope) and Allardyce (yep) leading the way for English nationals and Guus Huddink being the odds-on favourite to take the spot. Personally, since only English players can play on the damn team, leaving me out in the cold being American and all, I feel that only English coaches can coach the damn team. Makes sense to me. Arsenal are, at the moment, taking Wigan to task in their final bid for silverware this year. After the tepid performance on the weekend against Everton, Arsenal best have unknotted their knickers and brought a real team to the match. Else the Highbury faithful will turn the stadium into a library and Arsenal will leave this season & their stadium to chants of "boring, boring, Arsenal" or worse. However, it appears as though Arsene has figured this out and has pieced together a pretty potent starting XI in the likes of Henry, Reyes, Campbell, Lauren & Bergkamp while also handing nods to a couple of the new boys. Kerrea Gilbert, & Vassiriki Diaby line up beside Almunia, Hleb & that useless bag, Gilberto Silva. While Poom, Flamini, Pires & RVP sit the bench. It's a strong side, excepting Gilberto. Of course, with a penalty miss by Reyes on the 22nd minute, things could get all cock-eyed pretty quickly. Wastrel On! (Listening to: Regulate by Warren G & Nate Dogg)