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Archive for October, 2006

The Unexplained On Halloween

I’m undecided whether its down to Halloween, but some very strange things have been happening tonight. I’ve followed the debate elsewhere about the alleged booing of our Lord Henry on Saturday. I have to say from Block 26 there was not the slightest indication of such treason. According to sites far better populated than this […]

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Book Review – We All Live In A Perry Groves World

John Blake Publishing RRP £17.99 At a time when we are being inundated with ‘life stories’ from footballers who have barely made it out of their teens it is a relief to see Perry Groves story hit the shelves. Born in Bow in 1965, Perry signed for Arsenal from Colchester in 1986, and served the […]

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Another Bad Day At The Office

Well, another day that started, and ended, so well was punctuated by the all too typical home game. Spirits were high in the garden of the Gunners before the game as good company was mixed with good ale. Always an enjoyable combination I find. The game has been well documented. Everton, like eighteen other sides […]

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About A Ball

Yesterdays Carling Cup draw has paired the Young Gunners with this coming Saturday’s Premiership opponents, Everton. The mention of the men from Goodison evokes memories of a man who wore the colours of two of Englands biggest clubs. Alan Ball enjoyed his finest moment in football at Wembley in July 1966 when he was an […]

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Theo Is A Wide Boy – For Now!

Arsene Wenger has spoken of allowing Theo Walcott to continue his footballing education on the wing for the next season or two in order to aid his progress to becoming a top-notch striker. Walcott made his second Arsenal start in the Carling Cup clash at West Brom and turned in an impressive performance as the […]

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Baggies Undone As Kolo Commits

There will have been worse days for Arsene Wenger during his tenure of the Arsenal hot-seat. This evening, the latest of his young Carling Cup creations cruised all too easily to a victory at the Hawthorns. It must be disheartening for so many that Arsenal’s second string can so comfortably brush aside a team that […]

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Henry Leads Gunners To Royal Flush

The Arsenal players decided to give Arsene Wenger the perfect birthday present at the Madejski stadium. A fifth consecutive league win was secured as the Gunners turned on the attractive passing style that has become their trademark under the Frenchman. Thierry Henry hit the target twice as Arsenal beat Reading 4-0 to move up to […]

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Happy Birthday Arsene Who?

‘Le Boss’ celebrates his fifty-seventh birthay today. It is a day when all Arsenal fans should raise a glass and toast the man who has transformed our club, and has also had a major impact on English football generally. At the time of his arrival a decade ago the headlines read: “Arsene who?” but the […]

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Arsenal Old Boys Preview

It was interesting to read Arsene Wenger’s comments about the likelihood of English youngsters starting to come through the Arsenal youth set-up. He told yesterdays AGM In the next three or four years we will have developed the top-level domestic talent we have growing at the club.” Sunday’s trip to Reading could see the Gunners […]

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Cesc Deal Confirmed

Good news in a strange week, as the genius that is Cesc is confirmed as a Gooner until 2014. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed in September that midfielder Cesc Fabregas would sign a new eight-year contract with the Gunners. Wenger said: “The real new contract is now. Nineteen plus eight is 27. There are not […]

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