My take on the weekend

Entertainment (supposedly)
I have only started watching the Xfactor this year and up until now i have always thought that it has been a singing competition, however there is new evidence to prove this wrong-they go by the name of John and Edward. Although they seem to have the largest fan base at the moment, people will eventually come to the realisation that they can't sing, even if they are fun to watch. (I particularly enjoyed their rendition of Ricky Martin's 'She Bangs'). However the thing that annoys me the most about these two is that they are causing good singers, such as Rachel Adedeji tonight, to be voted off of the show. I am sorry but J&E don't have a long standing future in music. Some of the contestants, Rachel, Danyl and Jamie to name a few, however could go far and if the British public isn't careful these genuine articles will be voted out of the competition. I can only hope that when there are so few of the good singers left with J&E, then the remaining voters will end up teaming up against the fools that vote for the twins every week and leave them fighting for their place on the show.

Football
Firstly Liverpool losing (Get in there) to a remarkably good Fulham side. Things are getting worse and worse for the reds, but fortunately (and yes i mean fortunately) for them and football in general they can't sack Rafa Benitez. As it was pointed out to me by i can't remember who, Liverpool can't afford to sack him. The owners don't have the money to pay him compensation as well as pay a fortune for a good manager. However this is a good thing as too many managers nowadays are sacked too early and not given the time to turn things around (with the exception it seems of Phil Brown, who just cannot turn things round at Hull). Maybe Benitez will show that a manager given time will improve the results of the club.

Next Man City not even scoring against Birmingham with all of their millions of pounds of investment into their attacking options. Even with Tevez on the pitch who was adept at scoring critical goals for United. Not to mention the penalty save by Given (who is by far their best buy this year). If Birmingham had put that away...

Arsenal's victory over Spurs was a display of how supreme Arsenal are at times but they were heavily aided by the usual 'Suicidal' (to put it in Redknapp's words) Spurs. It seems that maybe Spurs are returning to the form that means they consistently finish 5th with some great results and some pure shockers against teams like Stoke. Also a mention to a Gunner's clean sheet. It's a rare occurrence but maybe Vermaelen is what Gallas needed next to him to form a solid defense with the likes of Sagna, Clichy and Gibbs to play in the Full Back positions.

My beloved United again winning their game and keeping in touch with what seems an incredible Chelsea side (as much as i hate to admit it). Berbatov as usual missing the sitters and scores a stunner, but my star of the match even though he missed a sitter was substitute Gabriel Obertan who came on and caused real problems for Pascal Chimbonda down the wing. He has got pace, more than he showed against Blackburn, a pretty good touch, height and he's better then Nani (which doesn't take much). A real one to watch.

A quick well done also to Wolves for coming back against a Stoke side which is good at home, Portsmouth for truly thumping Wigan and West Ham for matching the goals scored by Sunderland who seem to be banging them in for fun at the moment.

The other team i have to mention is my favourite and sort of local League Two side, Barnet. Unfortunately losing this weekend to Chesterfield, however they are still only a point off of the playoffs and Ian Hendon is performing miracles as their manager so hopefully they can continue the Cup run against Darlington who they beat 3-0 only a week ago and get results in their next two league fixtures and be on the up again.

NFL
(Or at least what's already been played)
Basically all I'm going to write about are my team the New York Giants. All i can say is Oh Dear. After 5 games, 5-0. After 8 games, 5-3. It's just going down hill all the time and Manning seems to have gone off the boil. A thrashing against both the New Orleans Saints, with the formidable Drew Brees, and the Philadelphia Eagles is just not good enough. Hopefully a win against the far from brilliant San Diego Chargers will be simple and will boost spirits going into our bye week.

Formula One (My favourite)
This weekends Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was expected to be spectacular and it was as long as you didn't focus on the racing until the last 6 laps. The surroundings were spectacular, as you would expect with over $1billion worth of investment, but the racing was so dull. Yes the World Champion in waiting's, Jenson Button, charge on Mark Webber towards the close of the race provided some excitement at last but prior to that...:(. I particularly enjoyed Kamui Kobayashi today and feel he has earned a place in F1 next year. Anyway season done and only 4 months and 10 days till the next one, but all the driver changes will spice up the winter break.

News
Should really keep up to date with this but haven't checked it in a while. Maybe next time eh.