
Come On, Give Me Some Real Football
This interlull has gone on long enough. I’m ready for real football to return – and there’s plenty to look forward to, from Gyökeres getting his Arsenal season properly started to Liverpool welcoming Manchester City to Anfield.

The idea of being outnumbered
With the OddBaby less than two months away, I’m starting to wonder how exactly we’re going to manage life as a family of five.

Mancheater C114ty
It’s a great day, it’s a great day, it’s a great day.

From Engine Covers to SUVs
Baby number three is on the way, which apparently means our perfectly adequate family car is no longer adequate. Cue weeks of SUV research, child-seat Tetris and one very nostalgic reminder of how I travelled around as a kid.

Brighton 3-0 Arsenal: Something about pecking and seagulls
Well. This is a test of my commitment to the blog.

Mundane Monday
A sore neck, a sleepless night, a poorly OddSon and a Monday morning dash through the park in my pyjamas. Just another perfectly ordinary day in the OddFather household.

OddSketch: Goalkeeper Supreme
David Raya really is a wizard between the sticks.

Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal: A comfortably uncomfortable win
Arsenal are top of the league. Raya saved a penalty. Bruno scored his first Arsenal goal. The referees appear to have forgotten how to referee. And City have somehow emerged as our old new foe.

I’m Getting Fat
I love a kebab. I love chocolate. I love crisps. What I apparently don’t love is having any self-control. So I’m trying to break my junk-food habit one small step at a time.






