Wednesday, 2 August 2006
Its hot everywhere except in Welling!
Thunderstorms should put a temporary end to the heatwave in Chicago tonight. The temperature reached 97 degrees here today, although it was cooler than New York, where I have been for the last two days. It touched 103 degrees in the Big Apple, although it felt more like 110 with the humidity, before I flew back this afternoon.
New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg was urging residents and public buildings to scale back on consumption of air-conditioning, making restaurants and my hotel still uncomfortable. Lights on top of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings were turned off, Wall Street companies dimmed lighted signs and New Yorkers were being urged to keep large-screen televisions off when they got home tonight. A perfect night to listen to the Welling game on the radio New York Addick!
Talking of which, is it just me getting worried about the new season? I think most Addicks are showing an unusual patience this summer but 5 promised signings became 1 or 2 earlier in the week and tonight's defeat to Welling (56 degrees incidentially) was in itself not disturbing but the "youthful team" did include players such as Youga, Walton, Sam and Gislason who have to be considered squad players and M Bent, Euell and Fortune who are supposedly Premiership ones!
Four trialists also took part tonight fuelling some much missing speculation although to be part of that abject failure wouldn't have done them any favours.
The trialists were Spaniard Xavier Farinos, Costa Rican Christian Bolanos and a couple of young players from the Ivory Coast, Ismael Fofana and Me Aboucar Diomande.
Ok, I'll finish with a rumour. Instead of Sidwell, Mark Noble will join us on loan with a view to a permanent move from West Ham before the season kicks off. ¶ 23:13
New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg was urging residents and public buildings to scale back on consumption of air-conditioning, making restaurants and my hotel still uncomfortable. Lights on top of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings were turned off, Wall Street companies dimmed lighted signs and New Yorkers were being urged to keep large-screen televisions off when they got home tonight. A perfect night to listen to the Welling game on the radio New York Addick!
Talking of which, is it just me getting worried about the new season? I think most Addicks are showing an unusual patience this summer but 5 promised signings became 1 or 2 earlier in the week and tonight's defeat to Welling (56 degrees incidentially) was in itself not disturbing but the "youthful team" did include players such as Youga, Walton, Sam and Gislason who have to be considered squad players and M Bent, Euell and Fortune who are supposedly Premiership ones!
Four trialists also took part tonight fuelling some much missing speculation although to be part of that abject failure wouldn't have done them any favours.
The trialists were Spaniard Xavier Farinos, Costa Rican Christian Bolanos and a couple of young players from the Ivory Coast, Ismael Fofana and Me Aboucar Diomande.
Ok, I'll finish with a rumour. Instead of Sidwell, Mark Noble will join us on loan with a view to a permanent move from West Ham before the season kicks off. ¶ 23:13
