Posted in match review on Jul 29th, 2012 572 Drinks »
The Asian Tour came to a close in the most spectacular of settings at the Hong Kong national stadium as Arsenal played out a 2-2 draw with hosts Kitchee. There was a relaxed air about the contest, too relaxed at times some might say, but as was evident when close-ups were shown the humidity necessitated […]
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Posted in match preview on Jul 28th, 2012 104 Drinks »
At last. I’ve seen it. Arsenal Player has come to the rescue after the management decided to check if the cable box would record without the benefit of a power source! Now, I know the result is the important thing when serious action gets under way in just three short weeks, but the performance must […]
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Posted in tongue in cheek on Jul 26th, 2012 393 Drinks »
It’s been a sunny day. I have been quaffing large quantities of Chilean merlot in the garden. It could be any day this week as the wettest drought on record has turned into something even hotter than an Indian summer. Now that isn’t strictly true. This couldn’t be any day this week for it is […]
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Posted in match review on Jul 24th, 2012 369 Drinks »
Being a most disorganised sort the demands of the nine to five prevented me from witnessing the opening match of the tour. Therefore, for the second consecutive post, may I welcome you to TaBS week on Goonerholic. I am seriously grateful to Take a Bow Son for stepping into the breach and saving me a […]
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Posted in Guest Tales on Jul 21st, 2012 369 Drinks »
Based on a comment on Tuesday’s post but deserving of a wider audience, I believe. Our very own Take a Bow Son produced a well-researched response which offered more detail than the original post, and hit the nail on the head with a greater degree of precision than I managed, given some of the responses […]
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Posted in history on Jul 19th, 2012 240 Drinks »
A distraction post. I need one. I suspect a number of you need one too. All this talk of Robin van Stapleton (nice one big man) is grating. I know, I’ll look up the first game Arsenal played when I was born. See if I can remember anything the ‘holicdad told me about the team. […]
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Posted in comment on Jul 17th, 2012 255 Drinks »
Given a few minutes of thinking time, it seems strange to be pondering how few of Arsenal’s youngsters have made the final breakthrough in an era termed by many, in both positive and negative terms, as Project Youth. I remember mentioning the pre-season fixtures at Barnet this weekend, and thought I would have a quick […]
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Posted in match review on Jul 15th, 2012 227 Drinks »
I was trying to remember the last time Arsenal played a game that could not be found on television (or a stream) ‘as live’. I seem to have a distant recall of a Carling Cup tie against a lower league club that was shown on the official club channel just after midnight, but other than […]
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Posted in match preview on Jul 13th, 2012 171 Drinks »
So the weekend has arrived. The weekend my caring, sharing neighbour used to buy us tickets at Barnet for the customary annual look at a strange mixture of non-internationals, juniors, and the occasional new signing. I will miss the trip to Underhill. Instead we are off to Southampton for a triangular Saturday evening tournament. Newly […]
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Posted in comment on Jul 11th, 2012 313 Drinks »
This will mean precious little to those living outside the flood plain that was once a land mass known as the United Kingdom. This poxy drought really is the wettest I can recall, and I have quite a recall, let me tell you. I digress. What is there to report on Arsenal this fine evening. […]
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