Posted in match review on Oct 17th, 2006 Comments Off on Out In The Cold
My good friend William Hill is chuckling tonight. A good proportion of my Saturday winnings were re-invested in a 1-1 draw tonight. Only William himself and Senor Gonzalez considered that the final score was anything different! There, that’s got it off my chest (rather like Thierry as he slotted the equaliser that never was). What […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 16th, 2006 1 Drink »
Arsene Wenger has been talking about the task facing Arsenal in Moscow. You would expect ‘le Boss’ to show the opposition some respect, and so he does, well aware that his Arsenal sides have yet to register a victory in Russia. It’s not just the quality of the opposition that concerns him, “While I feel […]
Ok readers, hands up, how many of you as kids used to pick your ‘dream team’? We all did it, didn’t we? I think my first would have included the likes of Joe Baker, Geoff Strong, and George Eastham (We had some good forwards when I was a nipper!). At the back I would have […]
Posted in match review on Oct 14th, 2006 1 Drink »
First of all, an apology. Those of you who checked my preview yesterday will remember I told you not to bother backing us to win 3-0 beacause that was my prediction, and I never win bets. Allow me to rub it in a little, 15-2 were the odds. Thank you William Hill! I should also […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 13th, 2006 Comments Off on Deep Joy – Real Football Is Back!
Thank goodness after a week of international drudgery we are back to proper football at the weekend! For Arsenal that means the visit of newly promoted Watford, who have proved to be difficult opponents in the past. In Watford’s only previous Premiership season (1999-2000) the Gunners achieved a double, winning by the only goal at […]
Just a few brief, and probably disjointed, notes on last nights internationals. It was a good night for Arsenal players generally. Thierry Henry and Robin Van Persie were both on target. What a frightening prospect faces the Watford defenders on Saturday. It was not such a good night, of course, for England followers. Much flak […]
Posted in history on Oct 11th, 2006 3 Drinks »
The youngsters in the crowd at Ashburton Grove today marvel at the skills of a lightening fast goalscorer who endured, rather than enjoyed, a brief spell in Italy. Rewind just over forty years, and the young Goonerholic was entranced by a lightening fast goalscorer who endured, rather than enjoyed, a brief spell in Italy. As […]
Posted in comment on Oct 10th, 2006 Comments Off on We Love You Freddie
News of Freddie Ljungberg’s calf injury will have done nothing to appease Arsene Wenger’s view of the increasing number of international breaks. Surely you have to sympathise with the clubs when they are losing their top stars for a hundred days of the year. That’s over a quarter of the season, for which the clubs […]
Posted in comment on Oct 8th, 2006 Comments Off on Any Sauce With That Hat Goonerholic?
Well it’s indigestion time for Goonerholic. I have to say my hat was almost as inedible as England’s inept performance against Macedonia. Thank goodness no Arsenal players were involved in that debacle. The only saving grace was that Goran Pandev did not complete my humiliation with a winner for the visitors! Which brings me to […]
Posted in comment on Oct 6th, 2006 Comments Off on Macedonian for Arsenal?
A topical story hits the press this morning. Surprise, surprise, one of the Macedonia players is talking up a potential move to the Grove. Lazio striker Goran Pandev says he has hopes of moving to Arsenal in the near future. The story says the Macedonia striker was linked to us during the summer, but talks […]
Arsenal News 24/7
