#well. I like Japhet and The Other Guy involved with him both

[cloudbatcave]

@nihilistic-body

Say hello to the Judge and Japhet for me <3

[anewkaiju]

Ocean of Tenderness (a Premier League write up)

On Friday night, Brentford football club returned to top flight action for the first time in 74 years. There was a man in stands who attended that last high match in 1947. He's now 88 years old. There were also plenty of people aged four, seven, 19, 44 and on who were positively joyous as Brentford took it to Arsenal en route to a 2-0 victory.

It's hard to say how Arsenal supporters might be feeling after this match. A perennial powerhouse, for what feels like all of my life, the club was finished eighth in each of their last two campaigns. On Friday, they spent almost the entire match passing the ball backward and hesitating. Things picked up a little when Bukayo Saka finally entered the competition, but it was a little late by that point.

There's an argument to be made that it wasn't all bad for Arsenal. Their kits look pretty great, and will look ever better when they're finally able to pair them with blue socks as they had originally intended. Historically speaking, Arsenal kits look anywhere from pretty good to absolutely fantastic

All in all, the opening match of the season left me with plenty to think about and ruminate on as I made my way through the weekend. I was in New York from Saturday though Monday, but managed to catch Tottenham vs Manchester City live, and then once home, I watched recordings of both Manchester United vs Leeds United and Leicester City vs Wolves.

Of the three, Sunday morning's Spurs vs City was the standout match for me. In case, you haven't spent the last six weeks reading about footy as I have, there was a fair amount of drama heading into this match. Put simply, Tottenham standout Harry Kane is eager to taste championship glory, doesn't think it'll happen with the Spurs and would like to go suit up for Man City where he will almost assuredly fill up his empty trophy case. Standing in his way is Tottenham's wildly stubborn owner who is vehemently opposed to such a move. The reporting on this comes so fast, furious and frequent but I'm pretty sure that the Tottenham owner said that a Kane transfer to City would only happen over his dead body. I am loathe to take the side of an old, rich, white guy but it'd be pretty boring if Kane went over to the wildly, stacked Manchester City.

Anyway, the match was blast. Spurs were clearly eager to make a statement, got on the board when the moment struck and then held on to win the match. Simply put, Japhet Tanganga was amazing. Also, Tottenham Hotspur wear some really, truly lovely kits. So clean, they really make me pause.

This might have come up in the last missive, so apologies if I'm just repeating myself, but my head keeps telling me that Leicester City could be my club. They framed as underdogs .Their manager wears a suit and takes fastidious notes while the match is going on around him. One of their top players is a self-described "mad man" who spent his offseason gardening and drinking beer. His pre-match ritual involves double shots of espresso, three cans of Red Bull and an omelette. How is everyone on the planet not a Leicester City supporter? Objectively speaking, they played well but it was nothing mind-blowing. I could say the same about their kits too. On the other end of the pitch, the old gold and black Wolves kits is highly attractive but I'm having a hard time telling how I feel about the club.

It's unclear which matches will be on my television this weekend, but I will return.