Posted in comment on Jan 7th, 2009 30 Drinks »
The noise surrounding the proposed move for Andrei Arshavin would have been a deal-wrecker in recent history. Arsenal in the Wenger years have been very keen to conduct all of their business out of the glare of publicity. It will, therefore, be interesting to see whether or not a deal can be brokered with a […]
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Posted in match review on Jan 3rd, 2009 30 Drinks »
First things first. Fair play to Plymouth. The visitors arrived with a plan, managed to exert some pressure in both halves, and played on the fragility of confidence currently evident in the hosts. Arsenal clearly resembled the famous ‘curate’s egg’. Parts were, I assure you, excellent. Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie, captain for the […]
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Posted in match preview on Jan 2nd, 2009 9 Drinks »
Make no mistake, the FA Cup third round tie with Plymouth Argyle has become a significant fixture in Arsenal’s season. The early signs are that Arsene Wenger is taking the opportunity to give some squad players another taste of first team football. For over a decade we have got used to Arsenal not falling in […]
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