I'm not entirely sure, but it certainly seems to me that Islington Council have a more liberal, forgiving attitude towards paedophiles and asylum seekers than they have towards motorists. They've certainly put an end to allowing any non-residents parking in their precious bloody streets. This wouldn't be quite so bad if good old Transport for London had filled the gap in the market, which they quite obviously haven't. Bearing in mind that our fan base now spreads far and wide. What's the answer?

In the not too distant past, Ipswich was a fairly pleasant little away trip. Hard to believe, I know, but true. For those who've never done it, you headed off down the A12, which was straightforward enough, as long as there weren't any roadworks, until you got to a huge roundabout which was the Ipswich turn off. This was where it all started to get a bit messy as the traffic began to back up. They had the same problem as us, you see. Too many cars, not enough parking spaces, resulting in gridlock.

What was strange was that all the people sitting in the queue, nervously looking at their watches, seemed to be Arsenal fans. Had the Ipswich lot got some magical piece of local information that allowed them to arrive at the ground unhurried and untouched? The answer came some moments later, when a bus full of blue and white came hacking past us in the bus lane. Park and Ride! The crafty carrot-crunching bastards! To be fair, they didn't all lean out of the windows, in time-honoured fashion, and shake their wrists at us, but they might as well have done. All they'd done was park their cars in a car park on the edge of town and taken the bus to right outside the ground. How very pleasant for them. Complete and utter bastards!

A pointless anecdote? Well no, because if they can do it, why on earth can't we? I can't believe that there aren't various pieces of land totally underutilised on a Saturday afternoon, owned by people, who wouldn't mind earning a bob or two. I also can't believe that there aren't coach and bus companies looking for business at that time. Is it totally beyond the realms of possibility to put the two together? Voila! Le Park and Ride! Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could? It would mean all those people from the shires, who are desperate to get back to watch Pro Celebrity Dancing on Ice with Stars in Their Eyes, can now stay until the end and see how their team got on, without spoiling their Saturday night televisual experience. Think of all those marriages we'd be saving!

While we're on an automotive theme, has anyone ever managed to hail a cab in the Holloway Road? Is the Royal Bank of Gooner money no longer acceptable in golf clubs or something, or is there some obscure by-law, which forbids cabbies to pick up fans after a match? I lost count of the number of empty cabs with their lights off. All "going home", boys? Perhaps they're all looking forward to their evening with Cilla Black, too. Who can blame them, I say.