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Archive for September, 2008

Gratuitous Gloating

It’s hard to believe that a fortnight ago there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth because Arsene Wenger had failed to write out a couple of large cheques as the transfer window was slammed shut. Those who over-reacted the most were, I trust, witnessing events at the other end of Seven Sisters Road last […]

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A great week for Arsenal in general, and Theo Walcott in particular, came to an end with the four goal demolition of Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. I’m pretty sure though that Theo would be the first to pay tribute to the magnificent support provided by the travelling Gooners. From the first chorus of ‘You’ve […]

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Hello all. As you may now be aware, if you have listened to the Arsecast, I am suffering from that most debilitating of conditions, Anfield alzheimer’s. I cannot remember the name of any Liverpool players, past or present, which is a bit of a drawback given that tomorrow’s opponents have just signed an ex-scouser on […]

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Thought For The Day

We got more money from Blackburn as our cut of the deal that took David Bentley to sh, you know where, than we paid for this lad. Still think Arsene doesn’t know what he’s doing with English talent?

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And Still It Continues…

The wet weekend has come to a close, and we are now anticipating a wet Tuesday. There’s a surprise. Some things just keep pouring down as sure as night follows day. A week after the transfer window closed there is still frantic speculation. Most remarkable of all is the complete and utter non-story about the […]

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A Wet Weekend

A cursory glance through the window makes me rather pleased there is not a game to preview this week. It would be a miserable journey as the British version of the monsoon season takes a hold. I did wonder briefly whether I should look to take in one of the Football League games over the […]

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A More Balanced View?

I’m somewhat humbled by the fact that posting a banner for the Samaritans at 00.01 has resulted in my second busiest day, and my second five figure audience in a day. Thanks for those who enjoyed it for what it was, and sorry if you were offended. Obviously it was better than my writing! I […]

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Some of you may want to bookmark this, just in case.

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Deadline Day Is Here

Thank goodness today has arrived. Ahead of another interminable international break we face another few hours of frenetic activity before the door shuts tight on another transfer window. Productivity will be low across the UK as corporate web servers hit red levels chasing the latest updates. How much will United pay for Berbatoss? Who are […]

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