Posted in match preview on Nov 5th, 2009 55 Drinks »
A text from my grandson expresses impatience. He wants it to be Saturday when we will be at our first Arsenal match together. He is not alone. I hope it is his ‘fever pitch’ moment when he first sees Arsenal take to the pitch, that feeling he will never forget. I hope this casts the […]
Posted in match review on Nov 5th, 2009 43 Drinks »
OK, that wasn’t quite what he said, but Dexy’s Midnight Runners didn’t make a song called, Koeman, “Sometimes you have to say the opponents are better, much better. In quality they are one of the best teams in Europe”. I’ll get my coat! It is yet another of those games where you end up asking […]
Posted in match preview on Nov 3rd, 2009 28 Drinks »
A Manchester United fan stopped me in the restaurant at lunchtime. I was ready for some sort of put-down, because that is what always follows when we meet. “Some side you have there”, he said. I waited for the punchline. “If you can avoid any more injuries your boys will take some beating. Nobody can […]
Posted in match review on Nov 1st, 2009 31 Drinks »
This was supposed to be a halloween nightmare with a difference. A real horror story had been promised by Robbie Keane, “If you look at the two squads, you look at us and think we’re definitely on a par with them”. Peter Crouch had promised the robot dance would get another airing. I’m waiting! Instead […]
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