What a great week yet again to be a gooner. I am one of these unfortunate people who was not in Rome on Tuesday night and I don't have OnDigital. But Jonathon Pearce kept me company and he was great, really cheering the team on. And he got so excited when Pires scored it was like we had won the League. As the final whistle went my dad rang me (he's also a gooner) and said he had been watching Sky and Frank McLintock commentate on the game and Frank was openly bias (later when I watched the highlights, Bob Wilson was too, funnily enough). When I heard that Prague had lost and we were definitely in the second round I was so excited I ran round my flat screaming, I dread to think what my neighbours thought!

A lot has been written about Gilles facing an UEFA ban and racist comments aimed at Patrick, and the press seem to have forgotten what Arsenal have achieved. Arsenal with a depleted side and a goalie who hadn't played first team football for 3 years had showed their strength and determination and got a draw away against the Champions League favourites and got through to the second stage with two games still to play. The atmosphere will be great on Wednesday.

When I came into the office on Wednesday morning by boss (the Chelsea fan) congratulated me on the win, but added the caveat that we hadn't done badly for dodgy North Londoners! I also got emails from friends congratulating me, it was like I had played myself.

It is now back to the grindstone and a trip east to West Ham. Not a good hunting ground last year with sendings off, but on the same day Chelsea beat Man Utd 5-0. So let's keep everyone on the pitch and Dennis how about a hat trick?