Rumours that Arsène Wenger may reveal a two-year contract extension are likely to cause a spike in cotton futures, as London bedding retailers expect a run on sheets. For many without a stake in either the linen industry or Arsenal football club, the prospect of Wenger sticking around presents different challenges. What may we expect in the weeks, months – and indeed years – ahead?
More Shakespeare Trivia buffs may care to know that the only Premier League incident that can actually be described as Shakespearean was the time when José Mourinho was smuggled into the Chelsea dressing room in a laundry basket. This was a direct – and surely knowing – lift from a bit in The Merry Wives of Windsor, where Falstaff is covertly transported in what was then known as a buck basket. Unfortunately, that sole instance of analogy hasn’t kept commentators from biweekly references to almost everything else that happens in football as being “Shakespearean”. And frequently “a Shakespearean tragedy”. Wenger is a case in point. The tragic hero, the hollow crown, the Seven Ages of Wenger …
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