What a great win on Saturday. We started slowly but then got a real foothold in the game and limited Arsenal to very few chances in front of goal.

The spine of the team was excellent and that's important against Arsenal because they pass the ball well and try to cut straight up the middle. We were up for that battle and Paulo and Lorik in particular were excellent.

Jordan played well too and kept Fabregas quiet. They are complete athletes and to be able to shut Arsenal down at that pace for 90 minutes was not easy. 

That's probably the main reason why we came out of the game with three points.

Looking ahead to this weekend, to be honest I don't think it's a great time to be playing them after that game against Spurs.

I remember we came out and won the very next game after going down 7-1 at Everton a couple of seasons ago.  They'll be desperate to show that was just a freak result and get back to winning ways.

In the Premier League those results come along once every few years and they can happen, but it won't two weeks in a row. It'll be a very difficult game.

The manager's going back to his old club as well of course so there'll be an added edge there. Wigan have everything to come back and play for.

We're confident too after the Arsenal game so it should make for a good contest.

I was at the SAFC Foundation Fashion Show earlier in the week and I have to say the lads who modelled seemed to enjoy prancing about on the catwalk and showing off!

It was a great night and Reidy was brilliant on the guitar as well.  That's the first time the manager's been and I think he enjoyed himself.

I can't say I picked any new styles up - I'll leave the fashion to the boys who were on the catwalk!

Craig

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