Alan Gilzean's glancing headers.

   The reason for the antagonism?

   Some Spurs fans, (not me - I've never been an against-another-team type of supporter), remember that after the first World War (blimey, tsk), Arsenal got into the top division because their chairman pulled afast one behind the scenes, when Spurs had a better case for promotion. A pretty solid reason for griping if that's your bag.

   Secondly, Arsenal began south of the river, at Woolwich (a part of their original team name - how am I doing G-GEF? Hope your ungraciousness doesn't persist.). Subsequently they decamped to a ground in the same part of London (roughly N.E.). So Spurs fans also call them The Nomads. All in the best possible taste.

personally, I think in the last few years, Arsenal have played some wonderful football, and greatest respect for their recent achievement of being unbeaten in the league for an entire season.



Meantime, I'm still on a high , a sort I didn't even experience as a lad when I witnessed Spurs became the first team in the 20th century to win the League and Cup in the same season (a feat thought probably impossible at the time - Arsenal, inter alia have done it since).

And I'm pleased I've heard people say they enjoyed the game on Sunday, too. It wasn't a boring final as is often the way. Part of the Spurs thing demanded by the fans is to play attractively. A possible reason contributing to lack of success. Both is best.

Ivor