Posted in match review on Feb 9th, 2013 477 Drinks »
Who would have thought a week after we got the return fixture with Stoke out of the way that we would face an even sterner physical test at Sunderland? This was a match best described as beauty and the beast, and not beauty versus the beast. For the second week running we went toe to […]
Posted in match preview on Feb 8th, 2013 289 Drinks »
The international friendly week gives way to match-day 26 in the Premier League. That’s right, just a dozen games to go after this weekend. This is the pointed end of the season, when nerves, injuries, and suspensions conspire to produce some strange results. Three points is everything and should we escape the north-east with the […]
Posted in history on Feb 5th, 2013 380 Drinks »
Once again I am indebted to Darren for letting me reproduce my work for Arsenal-Land. I wrote this piece about the late, great Alex James five years ago. He was one of the players ‘holicdad held in huge regard and so was something of a legend for me too, even though I have only ever […]
Posted in match review on Feb 3rd, 2013 350 Drinks »
A match against Stoke. There are predictions that can be confidently made ahead of the match. High on the list is that you will see a terrible challenge by Shawcross. We can tick that box. What wouldn’t have been on there would be that you would see Michael Owen throw a punch at an opponent. […]
Posted in match preview on Feb 1st, 2013 391 Drinks »
Let’s start with the good news. Welcome, Nacho Monreal. I have been following his progress since around, let me see, yes, eleven last night. I cannot tell you anything you won’t have read elsewhere, but it looks as though our surprise signing is the perfect solution to what obviously became our greatest weakness when Kieran […]
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