Posted in history on Oct 13th, 2012 115 Drinks »
Continuing with the ‘lost’ posts I produced for Arsenal-Land, thanks again Darren, we jump forward ten years to 1988/89, and a season those of us who were there will never forget. When you hear people talking of football provoking every single emotion, never has that been more true than in this campaign. George Graham’s first […]
Posted in history on Oct 11th, 2012 132 Drinks »
In pre-Goonerholic days I was indebted to Darren at Arsenal-Land who decided I was just the sort of old fossil who could write some history articles for that excellent site. He got me started, but please don’t hold that against him! Since this piece was written in February 2006 Arsenal-Land has gone through a major […]
Posted in history on Oct 9th, 2012 315 Drinks »
Watching reserve team matches on Arsenal Player prompts fond memories, and the differences between the set up now and when I first saw them are marked. Having said that the make-up of the U-21 side that defeated Reading at Underhill was much closer to the first Arsenal reserve sides I recall in the early sixties. […]
Posted in match review on Oct 6th, 2012 418 Drinks »
I’ve had worse days. Regulars know I have a stake in Stirling Albion as a result of maternal influence. Who says you make no money out of football. Today I recovered my investment in the club and then some after they beat a little club from Glasgow. That set up the evening’s entertainment perfectly. At […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 5th, 2012 260 Drinks »
I have a routine for previews. First job is to drink Guinness. There is no doubt it is an aid to performance in all manner of areas, including writing. That is something to do with the thought processes it provokes, I am guessing. Secondly, fried food must be part of the process. It can be […]
Posted in match review on Oct 3rd, 2012 351 Drinks »
After all the talk at the weekend of the difference between watching on a small screen and actually being in the stadium, I spent large parts of this game imagining being in my seat. At half-time I was sensing the reaction of some. I wondered if Steve Bould was being urged to get his cheque […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 2nd, 2012 411 Drinks »
Olympiacos. Old friends we have come up against almost every season, it feels like. Last season goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andre Santos saw us triumph 2-1 in the corresponding fixture. It was a nervous affair as our squad strength was being tested as an injury crisis started to bite. That makes news of Mikel […]
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