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At least the run of consecutive defeats has come to an end. It was a fair result overall in my opinion; ManUre were the better team in the first half, we edged it in the second half. The man pictured above, Martin Laursen, was man of the match for me, and I felt Gareth Barry and Stilyian Petrov both played very well. In all fairness, I think everyone at least did okay.

Of course, the other reason we will take it is that we are now into the top 4, thanks to ManCiteh beating Arsenal. I think we can stay there, but whether or not we will remains to be seen. Obviously the longer Arsenal continue to have their 'woes' can only be of benefit to us!

No not that one...



...yeah, that bloke, sticking one on Malignaggi.

For the third consecutive week I made a nice little profit. Nothing major, but a few quid is better than losing, eh! Hatton was a class above, and proved he is clearly still the best light-welterweight on the planet. It should set up a superfight with Oscar De La Hoya at Wembley next year if he can overcome Manny Pacquiao in a fortnight. I'd love to see it, although my only worry would be the size; it just feels like De La Hoya would probably be too much physically.

Still though, for now let us just enjoy walking in a Hatton Wonderland... ALL TOGETHER NOW... "There's only one, Ricky Hatton"...

Jennings was a bit disturbed when Wyatt started playing with his food



MACCA got a welcome mat



Castle Vale authorities took a new stance on drink-driving



At a local protest, Dixon couldn't help but get involved



After not being mentioned in the blog for a while, Jiten got quite depressed



Moose was in a car accident



Pype Hayes Park is no longer the friendly place it once was



When she went into labour, Glewy faced a weird complication



As casting for 'Family Guy: The Movie' got underway, the man to play Peter Griffin was announced...



...and so was Quagmire



The Catholic Church responded to criticism that it wasn't modernised enough



The White Brothers tried to install their own Sky+



While off sick, Michelle has done a lot of reading



Darren isn't welcome back on the Vale



After constantly suggesting National Service should be compulsory, senior citizens have taken action into their own hands



Hibbert was pleased that his tosh hasn't affected his sex life



Toni used to play some strange games with her Barbie dolls



Sickboy went for a Sunday afternoon stroll



As he got ready to go travelling, Pearson decided to get a tattoo of all the places he'll be visiting



And finally, Cranks latest conquest got ready to meet him for a date

... I am getting fed up of being ill now... I had a bloody flu-jab as well, seems a bit pointless now  ... I can not believe the Christmas Do is less than a fortnight away. What's the bloody point? May as well combine it with Halloween! Absolute nonsense... Mind you, I am sure the idea of me going to a Christmas Do with relatively good drink offers on is scary enough for some people, so the Halloween factor is already sort of there

Sh-laters!!

Up The Villa!!

Get The Hell In!



Now now Gooners, no need for that...



Ah, poor Arsene...

I was genuinely gutted when I woke up that I wasn't off to the Emirates and, due to how close it is to pay-day, didn't really fancy counting my pennies at Rococo, the Royal or New Inns. So I stayed at home & watched every last second on the t'internet, and while the atmosphere wasn't as good as it could have been had I gone out, I made plenty of noise!

Arsenal will moan that they were poor, but make no mistake about it, we made them poor. For every bit as bad as they were, we were just as good. Perhaps frustratingly, for as bad as we were against Newcastle, we were as good today.

I must admit, with the chances we had, especially the penalty, I was nervous at half-time. Partly because we played THAT well that I didn't think we could play as well in the second half. In all honesty, we actually didn't; Arsenal had far more of the game than they had previously. But we were comfortable and looked electric on the break. There were a couple of times where I felt we were too deep, but that will happen when you're defending a lead, especially at a place like Arsenal, and overall we were thoroughly excellent value for the win. In all honesty, it could have been more than 2-0.

I know that we have an awful record against ManUre and next week we may well be brought back down to earth with a bang. I know the result today makes the outcome of the matches against Newcastle & Middlesborough even more irritating. But for now, let's just enjoy it. I hope this isn't the ultimate highlight of the season, as a trophy would be wonderful, but today will take some beating, whatever happens.

As angry and hurt as I was after Newcastle, I am equally delighted and proud today.

The News In Pictures



As Villa finally ended their run of not winning away at the 'Sky 4', all sorts of other strange things started happening



When he was first born, Wyatt didn't take to Jenn & Nic straight away



Michelle is REALLY ill at the minute

Madonna went shopping



As plans for 'The Mac Attack' were released, MACCA revealed the inspiration for the show



Not many people were fond of Caroline's new boots



'Old men' Sickboy & Craig were having trouble opening a beer



As pictures of his secret office were shown, it became clearer why Blues director Ralph Gold is never seen in public



For his last birthday, Darren was given helicopter pilot lessons



After losing the US Presidential Election, McCain & Palin came up with a new career plan



KIMBO started to develop his mission to take over the world using beer



Glewy decided to send out a Christmas Card with herself on the front this year



The government denied that Britain has a problem with immigrants coming in to the country too easily



Crank took his internet porn viewing to the next level



The White Brothers faced all sorts of problems at their previous house



Some Facebook users have started to develop an addiction problem



Jamie had a brief but eventful stint in the navy



With less & less desks being used at Brindley Place, the cleaning staff have been dealt a whole new load of problems



Berni had a craving for some cookies



A strange story came out about a frog who is addicted to strawberries



Moose & Lyndsay made their own version of Titanic



KIMBO decided to grow his hair



Lynda doesn't understand why some people think she gets road rage



As a local man complained about being over-run with insects, a SWAT team was sent to deal with the problem (oh take that look off your face!)



And finally, Hibbert continued to grow his hair

Sh-laters!!

Up The Villa!!