Posted in match preview on Feb 16th, 2007 2 Drinks »
Little more than sixty hours after both sides have faced stiff tests away from home Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers lock horns in the televised FA Cup fifth round tie at Ashburton Grove tomorrow. Blackburn will be buoyed by the two away goals they grabbed in a narrow UEFA Cup defeat in Leverkusen, whilst the Gunners […]
Posted in match review on Feb 15th, 2007 Comments Off on The Romance Of The Cup
It’s impossible not to rave about the midfield quartet that started for Arsenal at the Reebok on Valentines night. I suspect most have now ceased to be surprised by the quality that Hleb and Rosicky bring to the side, but Diaby and Denilson, with barely thirty-nine years between them, were simply awesome. It took just […]
Posted in match preview on Feb 14th, 2007 Comments Off on The Kids To Do It Again?
It’s FA Cup time, so we must be playing Bolton again. Predictably Sam Allardyce is trying to raise the temperature ahead of the contest, picking up on the theme of the moment and accusing Arsenal of time-wasting. While we as supporters can enjoy and react to the mind games that are a feature of the […]
Posted in tongue in cheek on Feb 13th, 2007 Comments Off on If Carling Did Spam….
Forgive me for contacting you via this medium, but it would appear your spam filter is preventing our direct negotiation. My name is Charles Holic, my mother died when I was a baby, and since then my father was poisoned to death on October 2006, by his business associates in one of their outings on […]
Posted in match review on Feb 11th, 2007 2 Drinks »
I’m not sure if passing my ticket up to enable someone else to experience the Grove on matchday was my best decision of the weekend. I was fortunate enough to meet yet another Gooner in the local as I took up my position in front of the big screen, and less than two hours later […]
Posted in match preview on Feb 9th, 2007 1 Drink »
One wonders what the Wigan fans will make of their surroundings on Sunday. The Latics last visit to N5 was of course on the historic occasion of Highbury’s final hurrah just last May, and most of the visitors stayed behind that day to share in our celebrations. They will, like the rest of us, be […]
Posted in comment on Feb 8th, 2007 Comments Off on Reading Between The Lines
Hello ‘holics. At last the international week is coming to a close, which will be a delight to bloggers and club managers alike. Today is the big day for bosses as they assess the damage done to their expensive charges in meaningless friendlies. Let’s hope we are luckier than most. For those of you in […]
Posted in comment on Feb 7th, 2007 Comments Off on Board Games
The takeover of Liverpool leaves Arsenal as the only one of the ‘big four’ without a significant backer. I’ve seen the current influx of investment described as ‘Premiership monopoly’, an interesting analogy. The difference between the board game and the current high stakes contest is that success is not guaranteed by who has the most […]
Posted in tongue in cheek on Feb 6th, 2007 2 Drinks »
How I would love to have been a fly on the wall when Raymond Domenech phoned the Training Centre yesterday. “Good Morning,Arsenal Football Club” “Bonjour, this is Raymond Domenech. Could I speak to Matthieu Flamini please?” “One moment sir.” “Call for Matthieu Flamini on line one”. “Ello” “Bonjour Matty, ici Raymond” “Ah oui!” “I need […]
The news that Thierry Henry has entered into a mega-bucks sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods and Roger Federer for Gilette has given me yet another headache at the shops. I am one of those for whom market forces cease to apply when companies are pouring pound notes into the coffers of my club and favourite […]
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