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Archive for October, 2013

The interminable lull is with us again, and as usual one of the ‘holics has come to the rescue with a guest tale, and a fine one it is too. So pour yourself a glass of something, pull up a comfy chair, and let the inimitable zicoinexile take you on a journey to the other […]

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Jack Turns It Around

A scrappy beginning to the contest should have been a warning of what might have been coming at the Hawthorns. a match that simmered as a result of some ‘interesting’ refereeing developed and to be fair to the Baggies they gave as good as they got. It is easy to see how they got a […]

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West Bromwich away. A trip I first made towards the end of the 1971 double season when a 2-2 draw left our title dreams in the balance. It has been a happier hunting ground in recent seasons however. The Baggies current stay in the top flight is into a fourth year and after a draw […]

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The long-awaited autobiography of Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp, Stillness and Speed, is now available in all official Club retail outlets and we’ve got our hands on an exclusive copy to give away, signed by the Dutch master (God) himself. Bergkamp joined Arsenal from Inter Milan in June 1995 and went on to make a total […]

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Wow. I should leave it there. It sums up perfectly what we saw at the Grove tonight. It became a little bit harder tonight to say it is early days yet, although of course it is. This will be the stiffest test of the new Arsenal yet, they said, and they were right. The response? […]

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Napoli Next

So, apparently in a few short hours we will find ourselves up against an object of our desires in the sultry summer months. Gonzalo Higuain and Napoli arrive for Champions League matchday two. Along with the one they call Rafa. Benitez that is. I’ll have tapas for two and a bottle of Faustino 1 please, […]

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