Issue 110 – 11 January 2010

Forest look flash against the Albion
There’s that scene in the Matrix, when Neo first faces one of the agents and fights rather than runs. “What’s happening?” asks Trinity, Morpheus – oft derided for his faith in ‘the one’ simply answers “He’s starting to believe.”
That’s how I feel having watched the Reds spend 70 minutes demolishing West Brom. True, there was a slip that let them in, which perhaps offers us a reminder that inevitably things won’t all go our way – but my gosh, we are certainly the architects of our fortunes at the moment, and there were some magical moments for us to celebrate.
Predictably Billy went in ‘away mode’ – but his flexible five in the middle formation worked beautifully and devastatingly today, leaving the Baggies with no choice but to lump it long and kick out petulantly as the rampant Reds gave them no time or space to play. Magical stuff, even the Sky pundits veritably lavished us with praise. This, folks, is pinch-yourself territory.

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