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Archive for February, 2016

Arsenal arrived at Old Trafford as whispers of a ‘key player’ being ruled out were thankfully proven to be ill-founded. It transpired that Petr Cech had been a worry but his groin problem cleared up in time for him to start. There were changes, however, with Per Mertesacker, the injured Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Olivier Giroud […]

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“Old Trafford is a special place and I believe for every club it remains a special fixture. Against Arsenal the United fans and players will be up for it.” Arsene Wenger acknowledging that Sunday’s match is more than just a run of the mill fixture. It is the first of our six remaining away matches, […]

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A full moon over the Grove It was everything we had expected. A special night where sport met theatre, a play noir if you will, one we have seen before, and although some previously unseen ad-libs were thrown in the outcome saw hope crushed by expectation. That sense of theatre was built up as the […]

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“As I said after the Hull game we had seventy per cent of the time the ball, but we didn’t make a lot of it. Against Barcelona we will have much less the ball and we will have to make more of it.” Arsene Wenger anticipating a complete role reversal when he spoke to the […]

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As most had expected we made nine changes for the visit of Hull with just Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker surviving from the eleven that started against Leicester. Hull made one more, having one eye on promotion. Theo Walcott lined up as the central striker with Danny Welbeck on the left flank. Both sides started […]

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The FA Cup may be under attack as the ‘powers that be’ ruminate on the possibility of ending replays, and switching the competition to midweek fixtures. However they should note the sense of anticipation felt by the supporters of the clubs that remain in the competition for this weekends fifth round. The old girl survives […]

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Our friends at Art of Football have launched a new range of teeshirts and prints celebrating the exceptional skill and contribution of some of the greatest exponents of the beautiful game. There are ten players honoured in this initial range which is called simply, the Artists. You will know one of them very well. Check out […]

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The Boy Done Wel

Scenes in the last minute The morning after the night, or rather day, before. It was one of the days that emphasises why football has such a hold on our hearts and our minds. In the space of a couple of hours yesterday we experienced every known emotion as Arsenal came from behind to grab […]

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Back in August if you would have suggested that the top four would be playing each other on Valentine’s Day you would have been forgiven for assuming we would be no higher than fifth in the Premier League. Instead we find ourselves hosting the surprise leaders and needing the three points to close the gap […]

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Young Guns Pipped By Anderlecht It isn’t just the first team who are facing an important few months. Those who subscribe to BT Sport would have been able to witness the under-19s’ slip out of the UEFA Youth League away to a strong Anderlecht side this evening (Tuesday), but they did not go down without […]

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