I have a five year old son with a vivid imagination.  It’s my own fault of course.  I’ve read him all manner of books, let him watch movies about dragons and spacemen and openly encouraged his dinosaur-like tendencies.  He simply lives in an imaginary world and quite frankly, I love it.

There are some drawbacks however.  School can be a particular challenge and when it comes to watching sports with his Dad, well this is nearly impossible.  There is almost no way a five year old who believes he is a T-Rex can sit still for three minutes, let alone watch ninety minutes of Arsenal versus Stoke at 7 am in the morning – note that this is his prime energy time.

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Saturday, April 12th, 2014.

For most, this day will mean nothing; another Saturday to do yard work, cruise down to the strip mall for malt liquor, take the kids to football practice, or go dancing with friends.

For Gooners, April 12th 2014 should be remembered and respected because for 19 minutes on that day, the Four Riders of the WOBpocalypse were nigh. For 19 minutes it looked like one of the biggest meltdowns in Social Media history was afoot and as a Gooner — I was terrified.

On April 12th, Arsenal found themselves in an FA Cup semi-final with Wigan Athletic. 

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