Posted in match preview on Aug 14th, 2009 50 Drinks »
Hello all. Apologies for not being around this week, but I am back in the land of the living for the most important day of the lot. THE ARSENAL ARE BACK! OK, I know we’ve been playing friendlies for a month, but this is where the real business starts. Nine months of uncertainty, euphoria, gloom, […]
Posted in comment on Aug 6th, 2009 13 Drinks »
On the eve of the final pre-season friendly in Valencia, Arsenal await, with some apprehension I would imagine, the draw for the final qualifying round of the European Champions League. The official website briefly looks at the potential opponents from ‘these Spanish giants’, Atletico Madrid, to ‘the youngest team in the competition’, FC Timisoara. Fiorentina […]
Posted in match review on Aug 2nd, 2009 70 Drinks »
I’m not entirely sure we have learned anything from a three goal drubbing of the champions of Scotland that we didn’t already know. Except maybe one thing. I have been talking since the end of last season about the difficulty of accommodating Fabregas, Nasri, Arshavin, and Rosicky in the same side. To that list add […]
Posted in match review on Aug 1st, 2009 35 Drinks »
I got in just in time to see Philippe Senderos, in civvies, chatting to Manuel Almunia. Immediately I thought we are down to five central defenders now, Arsene! Arseblog provided plausible confirmation that the Swiss defender is heading to Goodison. We certainly have cashed in handsomely on those who were by no means likely to […]
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