Posted in match preview on Dec 28th, 2010 234 Drinks »
Apologies to those who came to seek out my take on the Chelsea game earlier today, and found yourselves greeted by a message that my webhosts had suspended my account. You will see one or two widgets are missing, and sadly the Spurs count-up clock has had to be mothballed (sorry Arthur), but it will […]
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Posted in match review on Dec 27th, 2010 58 Drinks »
So for the second night running the management is asking why I appear to have swallowed a whole banana sideways. I have to say though that no cricket result will ever give me the pleasure that this victory over the bus stop in Fulham has tonight. Five straight defeats had raised question marks about Arsene […]
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Posted in match preview on Dec 27th, 2010 74 Drinks »
You ‘holics are a talented bunch. I am indebted to BtM for sending a preview about the same time as I was writing yesterday. He put it in the drinks, but I think it is worthy of a wider audience. The trip from Streatham to Arsenal Station promises to be icier than a Doctor Zhivagoan […]
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Posted in match preview on Dec 26th, 2010 26 Drinks »
The morning after the night before. Watching the Aussies self-destruct until 1.30 am with a particularly tasty bottle of Cooley for company did help the digestive tract deal with the sheer volume of food squeezed into it yesterday. It all starts again in a couple of hours, with the obligatory cold meat and mash boozefest […]
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Posted in comment on Dec 23rd, 2010 48 Drinks »
Hello ‘holics. On the basis that I am not entirely sure whether I will be able to post a Chelsea preview tomorrow, or on Boxing Day, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas, and a happy and healthy new year. I do have one last request […]
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Posted in history on Dec 21st, 2010 74 Drinks »
News that the players have been visiting young cancer patients in the Whittington Hospital today came as no surprise. It struck chords with me for all manner of reasons, one of which is that was where I was born. Typical of my luck I turned up in the second week of January so just missed […]
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Posted in match review on Dec 19th, 2010 64 Drinks »
The alarm goes off at half past seven. First stop the bedroom window. “Jabbas, it didn’t miss us”. Cup of tea and check Twitter. This is a situation in which social media is such a good tool. North London is fine. The local radio talks of train cancellations if guards and drivers cannot get in. […]
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Posted in match preview on Dec 17th, 2010 76 Drinks »
Let’s kick-off the weekend in the right order. The Champions League draw can be parked and wait. First up we have what is becoming our traditional last home game before Christmas against a manager who will not be warmly applauded by the Grove regulars. Last season it was Phil Brown, this time around It’s Tony […]
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Posted in comment on Dec 15th, 2010 109 Drinks »
Forgive me if I misread the mood in the drinks, but I think it is swinging from deep soul-searching in the aftermath of Monday’s defeat, to a realisation that if we really decide to put a marker down, starting Saturday, we can still take advantage of the fact that we are in second place, just […]
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Posted in match review on Dec 13th, 2010 217 Drinks »
Five defeats in seventeen games, and in this craziest of all Premier League seasons we are still second in the table. Looking back at the first four they caused so much anger. But half an hour after the final whistle and I am not feeling that same emotion. This was not us being outplayed, as […]
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