The Race for Third: Least inspiring title for biggest match in our recent history

The Race for Third!!!
Not exactly a title to get the nerves tingling in the small of your back. It’s no ‘Battle Royale’! Or ‘Thriller in Manila’! In fact it’s got a distinct whiff of the crap about it. The Race for Third! The fight to see who can finish a fair way behind the other two.
But still. I don’t think I’ve felt this nervous on the morning of a game for ten years. People keep referring to it as being like a cup final but I think that’s ridiculous. I didn’t feel like this on the morning of the Carling Cup final against Birmingham. Possibly that’s because, like most Gooners, and apparently the team that day too, I expected that match to be a walk in the park. I ...