Posted in match review on Aug 29th, 2009 83 Drinks »
‘Don’t do it, ‘holic. You cannot be rational when you are this wound up.’ The management has seen me upset by football before, but rarely like this. However, isn’t this what being a football fan is all about? If it wasn’t for feelings like this, when you are convinced the world is against you and […]
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Posted in match preview on Aug 28th, 2009 15 Drinks »
Manchester United v Arsenal. It’s about as big as it gets in the Premiership. The two clubs that traded titles from 1996 to 2004 clash again at Old Trafford tomorrow, and the game merits barely a mention in the popular press. What a funny old world we live in. Forgive me if I first concentrate […]
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Posted in comment, video on Aug 27th, 2009 18 Drinks »
Something very strange is happening. For what seems to be the first time in years, whoever distributes good fortune is smiling on Arsenal. We have faced Everton and Portsmouth as they are at a low, and pulled Celtic out of the hat in the Champions League qualifier, when tougher opponents were lurking. William Gallas has […]
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Posted in match review on Aug 26th, 2009 26 Drinks »
For nearly half an hour we were treated to a very familiar contest. As last week Celtic worked overtime to deny Arsenal the time and space to inflict damage on them. As last week Arsenal got the rub of the green and never looked back. In both games there can be no serious doubt that […]
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Posted in match preview on Aug 25th, 2009 21 Drinks »
The news that Cesc Fabregas would miss the second leg of the Champions League qualifier came as no surprise to anybody. The scoreline at Parkhead last Tuesday, and the imminent appointment at Old Trafford, combined to ensure that the Arsenal skipper will get a chance to rest that dodgy hamstring on Wednesday. “What is important […]
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Posted in match review on Aug 23rd, 2009 13 Drinks »
The first home game of a new season is getting more and more enjoyable with each passing year. We hit the pub at half past twelve and new friends and old alike are already into the business of thirst-slaking. Greetings are exchanged but that is not all. An extremely considerate man has returned from his […]
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Posted in match preview on Aug 21st, 2009 20 Drinks »
You get days to try you, don’t you? I remember starting today by promising a Pompey preview this evening in the comments on the Celtic report. Little did I know then that my ISP would decide to choose today, of all days, to give me an, admittedly rare, bit of grief. A tip for you. […]
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Posted in match review on Aug 18th, 2009 33 Drinks »
I would like to be able to wait until tomorrow and write about that game in the cold light of day, but sadly I am denied that luxury. So I am going to have to try and be objective whilst still caught up in the emotion of the immediate aftermath of the game. I feel […]
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Posted in match preview on Aug 17th, 2009 25 Drinks »
‘Alright boy?’ Yes, I’ve been on the phone to ‘holicdad again, hence I find myself with fifteen minutes to produce a memorable six hundredth ‘holic. The time constraint, and the fact I have to come up with some sort of taster for the upcoming match in Glasgow, means that won’t be happening! That appointment with […]
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Posted in match review on Aug 15th, 2009 46 Drinks »
It was interesting to read expert after expert preview the season during the week. People who think their opinions are important queued up to pick out Arsenal as the team to miss out when the four Champions League places are decided at the end of the season. There are still thirty-seven games to go and […]
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