Posted in match preview on Oct 16th, 2009 18 Drinks »
Well, not surprisingly we are missing a few faces for the visit of Birmingham City on Saturday. As well as the injury picked up by Gael Clichy while on duty for France we are without Carlos Vela, returning late from the Mexican squad. Eduardo, Samir Nasri, Denilson, Johan Djourou, and Lukasz Fabianski are also still […]
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Posted in comment on Oct 10th, 2009 24 Drinks »
I’ve mentioned the ‘holic father before, I know. One of the things I recall him talking about was how his parents had been born in the last decade of the nineteenth century, and how they could not comprehend the scale of the achievement of putting man on the moon as they were in the autumn […]
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Posted in match review on Oct 4th, 2009 33 Drinks »
A carnival atmosphere, a rare appearance by Thierry Henry, and a performance followed that summed up thirteen years of Arsene Wenger. There were a couple of setbacks, but in the end mesmeric football won the day. Those fortunate to be watching will surely remember this remarkable game. Whoever thought they would feel sorry for Paul […]
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Posted in match preview on Oct 3rd, 2009 12 Drinks »
“Right love, just so you don’t make any plans, Arsenal are on tv on Sunday lunchtime.” The management has not been talking to me since Thursday night! “Don’t get the ‘ump with me love, I don’t exactly look forward to watching teams like Blackburn, you know.” She doesn’t believe me… Arsene Wenger, thankfully, understands the […]
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Posted in comment on Oct 1st, 2009 65 Drinks »
Praise has poured in from all corners celebrating Arsene Wenger’s thirteen years in charge of Arsenal, and rightly so. Even those authors who spend a lot of time criticising him have gritted their teeth and penned tributes, of sorts. So many have highlighted his achievements that I have no need to add to those thoroughly […]
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