Blue is the Colour

The White Vieira

The mighty Linfield go marching on. We won 6-0 on Friday night away to Distillery, and even missed a penalty, the bazillionth in a row since the end of the season (our penalty record must be one of the worst in the world this season, I kid you not). Michael Gault (!),aka 'The White Vieira', not known for his goalscoring prowess and someone who has been a bit too keen on the WKDs this season, scored a hat-trick. Apparently we are playing some delightful stuff. But this result shows once again just how poor the league has become this season. Apparently Glentoran are playing abysmally but are still unbeaten domestically (as are we) and are only 2 points behind us in the league.
Anyway, something's got to give on Saturday, in the final of the CIS League Cup, live on BBC1 NI. The season really starts here. It is about time we gave the Glens another beating, but to use a old cheesy cliche, 'current form goes out the window in Blues-Glens matches'. I have a bad feeling, I hope this is a good omen, we played this lot last season in the final too and that time, i felt confident despite our injuries, and we lost. Time to establish supremacy over Satan's Disciples from the East.

Typical Glentoran b*llshit in the lead-up to the final. Here's their boss and his thoughts on the final, bear in mind that Glentoran are only 2 points behind us in the league:

Glentoran boss Roy Coyle admits that Linfield will be huge favourites going into Satuday's CIS Insurance League Cup final at Windsor Park.
"From a bookmaker's point of view, the Blues will be clear favourites to win the cup," Coyle told the News Letter.

"Indeed they will be huge favourites considering the number of goals they are scoring and the fact that they will have home advantage.

"But I have a lot of faith in my guys. Don't forget we are also unbeaten."

Coyle said that people imagined that there must be a crisis at the Oval this season the way things have been going.

"Far from it," said Coyle. "We are nicely placed, two points off the pace in the Championship.

Penis. Must have been on the vodka again.

As for TeBe, 3 wins in a row now after an impressive 4-1 win over a fading Yesilyurt, with Micha Fuss Fuss Fuss back to the form of old, scoring all four goals. I am now confident of survival going into the second half of the season. Our trainer question has yet to be decided, but surely Raicko, if he wishes to continue, will be given the job on a permanent basis given the upturn in fortunes since his arrival. Maybe get someone with more experience in as his assistant during the winter break and get the Maschkes the hell out.

And the Gills had a good weekend too. They didn't have a match, so they didn't lose, ergo it was a good weekend :)