Posted in match review on Mar 8th, 2011 194 Drinks »
Where on earth does one start. If you don’t understand why football grabs so many after that, then you are dead inside. Let’s start, as we should, with the positives, and the acknowledgement that Graham Souness is probably right. This Barcelona team is probably the best of all time. It is difficult taking a step […]
Posted in match preview on Mar 7th, 2011 184 Drinks »
“Personally I would like him to play if possible, but I will only play him if he is 100 per cent fit.” Arsene spoke those words about Robin van Persie today, but he would apply the sentiment equally to Cesc Fabregas, I’m sure. It is astonishing the effect that news of van Persie’s possible inclusion […]
Posted in match review on Mar 5th, 2011 222 Drinks »
This is not a good blog to have to write, and not for the first time this week the best available side we have has frankly not played well enough in a big, big match. Of course it is not as simple as that. The best side we can put out at the moment does […]
Posted in match preview on Mar 4th, 2011 97 Drinks »
Sunderland. We go back a long way. They were a fixture in the top flight when I was growing up, so in my eyes they are a proper big club. Only twice can I recall negatives associated with the Mackems. Hillsborough 1973, when the teenage ‘holic was squeezed into the Leppings Lane end with ‘holicdad […]
Posted in match review on Mar 2nd, 2011 120 Drinks »
It’s been a good night. It started well enough, with the discovery that Jameson is on special offer at my local supermarket. Very tasty it is right now too. I have to confess to feeling a tad apprehensive when I saw that Henderson was in for Arshavin. I needn’t have worried. The nuts and bolts […]
Posted in match preview on Mar 1st, 2011 185 Drinks »
It’s been hard work functioning for a couple of days. I had the good fortune to be off yesterday. Taking delivery of a new car (French, of course!) provided moments of raised spirits, but it was back to work today to face the procession of people keen to enquire how Arsenal had fared on Sunday. […]
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