Goonerholic

‘Can you tell us more about the atmosphere?’, asked a reader after last weeks clash with United. Given that most of you will now have seen the game at Reading, or at least read a match report, that seems a reasonable angle to discuss. In fact it is fair to say that for half of […]

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It seems very strange to think that Arsenal could be in third place before they next kick a ball in the Premiership. Victories for the two Manchester clubs on Sunday would put the Gunners down a couple of pegs, albeit they would have two games in hand. Monday will provide the opportunity to restore the […]

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I would like to thank Sky Sports for their decision to put tonights Champions League game on Sky one for those who have a dish and red button thingy that is exclusive to Sky’s direct customers. UEFA must be so pleased that their broadcast partners exclude cable customers and, I assume, freeview customers. They must […]

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Arsenal have boarded the plane for Prague and sensibly left some key players behind. Nine points from the opening three fixtures, including a seven goal drubbing of our next Champions League opponents provide a real opportunity to utilise the strength of the squad. Kolo Toure could see his place taken by Gilberto or Justin Hoyte, […]

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I should apologise for the lateness of todays post. Trust me, the condition I was in this morning rendered me incapable of stringing together more than two words. I’m not sure if the cause of my temporary illness was the pastie I bought at Paddington, or the sea of Guinness I managed to quaff in […]

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It has to be said it is some time since I last looked forward to a match with the same levels of excitement and anxiety as I am experiencing about the clash of the big two on Saturday. Arsenal are once again playing wonderful football, and after a couple of years of transition appear to […]

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