Posted in history on Sep 30th, 2010 63 Drinks »
Some old songs I remember from days gone by at the bus stop in Fulham are ringing round in my head. Let me take you back to June. The fixtures for the new season were released. I studied them, plotted my preferred viewing. When days at the football cost over a ton you want to […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 28th, 2010 98 Drinks »
I have to be honest, I had said beforehand that the performance was more important than the result. We got both in my opinion, but a difficult game could have gone either way until Marouane Chamakh dragged the Gunners over the line with sheer bloody-mindedness. The packed and noisy Partizan Stadium was more than one […]
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Posted in match preview on Sep 27th, 2010 86 Drinks »
I know, I know. I wouldn’t pick him either, but I haven’t won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups, and I don’t work with the goalkeepers every day. In fact more interesting was the selection of the ‘other’ goalkeeper for Belgrade, and it looks as though Szczesny has overtaken Mannone in the pecking […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 25th, 2010 183 Drinks »
Two Premiership contests either side of a victory by the shadow squad at Tottenham must be a huge concern to Arsene Wenger. Arsenal followed up last weekend’s cruel draw at Sunderland with a home defeat in an abject performance at home to West Brom. I should at the outset, however, give credit where it is […]
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Posted in match preview on Sep 23rd, 2010 77 Drinks »
With apologies to any stray Baggies who must be weary of the next line in a song with which they were regularly serenaded a few years back. Actually, I always felt a bit guilty joining in. Memories of the Albion are generally happy ones. The Hawthorns was the first place I ever ventured to alone […]
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Posted in tongue in cheek on Sep 21st, 2010 80 Drinks »
Posted in match review on Sep 21st, 2010 52 Drinks »
OK, there is a danger of going overboard here. Let’s not go quite as far as our Lilyw41te chums who claimed they had beaten the greatest Arsenal side of all time when turning over the kids two years ago, just a year after being humiliated by an even younger bunch. This was their shadow squad […]
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Posted in tongue in cheek on Sep 21st, 2010 36 Drinks »
Posted in match preview on Sep 20th, 2010 160 Drinks »
“I’ll be watching it on Sky, Dad. Will you have the radio on?” “Not on your nelly, son. I’ll tune in afterwards hoping for a pleasant surprise.” I can’t blame the ‘holicdad. Let’s face it, ever since the draw was made we have all had that nagging little doubt, or maybe more, that the side […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 18th, 2010 235 Drinks »
I haven’t slept since about half past two this morning. Don’t ask me why, it is just one of those things that happens every now and again. A freak, unfortunate occurrence. For some reason those freak, unfortunate occurrences have followed me around all day. Let’s take the goal by which Arsenal took the lead at […]
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