Wouldn't it be funny if Poland and Northern ireland were drawn in the same World Cup Group....

.....I said to my girlfriend on Saturday evening....

World Cup Draw - Sunday afternoon:

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying : Group Three Table

25 November 2007 16:35

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	San Marino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bloody typical! Now it's gonna be a struggle for us both to qualify, although the games should be entertaining to watch. We initially thought of attending both games, until I remembered some clips of Polish football "fans" on You Tube, and given I'm the kind of guy who gets intimidated at a Charlton game, maybe I'll stick to trying to get some tickets for Windsor Park....

Congratulations to DH

Yes, another victory over a traditional European powerhouse team, and another goal for St David of Kilkeel. That's his 13th of the qualifying campaign, ensuring he is now the record scorer in Euro Championship qualifying history - taking the record from no less a luminary than Davor Suker of Croatia. If only we hadn't developed a tendency for scoring own goals in September, I'd be joining the scramble for flights to Austria next summer. As it is, the spineless Swedes did us no favours by folding against Spain last night, and the longest of shots will see me glued to the telly on Wednesday hoping Latvia pull off a shock and we somehow rediscover the spirit of '82. Hmmmm.

I'm off to see Arcade Fire this evening

Have to confess I don't know a huge number of their songs but I'm reliably informed by just about anyone with their finger on the musical pulse that it'll be a fantastic gig. And it's up the Ally Pally, which I've never been to, so I'm really looking forward to it. Of course, being 30 now, I'll probably end up stood at the back grumbling about not being able to have a nice seat for three hours.

T to the Chizzle steps out

yes, due to my being tied to the most rubbish and expensive tariff vodafone have to offer, coupled with a girlfriend in another city and no landline and resulting in a phone bill this month of a mere £160, I have taken my first step towards becoming a hustla.

I'll now have one phone for my everyday use, and one for my bitches (i.e. my girlfriend and my mum). J's on O2 meaning I can get a pay as you go sim card and 500 mins free to O2 and landlines for a mere tenner a month. Pity I didn't think of it, oh, about 30 days ago?