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Archive for March, 2016

A Midweek Ramble

I see that Wednesday is now referred to as ‘hump day’. Presumably this phrase was invented during a recent international football break. For one reason or another they always give me the hump. The lack of Arsenal matches, the likelihood of injuries, and the ongoing civil war between Gooners makes for a miserable fortnight. The […]

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Easter Sunday. A wonderful afternoon of cricket on the box, and how does one follow that? For me it was to watch the highlights of the Arsenal Ladies 3-1 win over Reading Ladies in their opening WSL fixture on Wednesday. Less than five minutes of video doesn’t allow a confident prediction for what lies ahead, […]

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My thanks to our very own North Bank Ned for another historic contribution. Easter was late in 1930, deep into April and only a week before the FA Cup final. The most expensive forward line in football had only just found its shooting boots. Joe Hulme, David Jack, David Halliday, Alex James and Charlie Jones […]

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For those seeking the perfect distraction from the international break Arsenal Ladies open their 2016 WSL campaign on Wednesday evening with a home match against Reading Ladies, at Meadow Park in Borehamwood, kick-off at 7.45pm. The Arsenal kicked off their FA Cup campaign with a victory at Birmingham on penalties at the weekend and will […]

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Accepting before kick-off that we had no more room for manoeuvre, Arsene Wenger went with the team that played either side of half-time in Barcelona. Francis Coquelin obviously included for the injured Mathieu Flamini, and a deserved Premier League debut for Alex Iwobi. There being no hiding place left it was important we made an […]

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Roughly 63 hours after we departed the Champions League in the Camp Nou we step out at Goodison Park for the first of nine remaining Premier League fixtures that may have some significance in Arsenal’s rich history. We are in playing in the north-west at lunchtime on a Saturday. When has that ever gone badly? […]

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The rain lashed down on the travelling Gooners as kick-off approached. Would that be an omen for what was to follow? The team news was interesting. Arsene preferred Gabriel to Per Mertesacker, Mathieu Flamini to Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck to Olivier Giroud, and then Alex Iwobi to Joel Campbell. The latter raised eyebrows but Iwobi […]

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Before I turn my attention to Barca can I just say a quick thank you to all who have commented on the last piece either in the drinks or on Twitter. I am surprised and a little sad at how few expressed something different, and pleased at how respectful the responses have been. It is […]

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The Hardest Word

Well that didn’t go too well, did it? Nearly twenty-four hours after the event, and without the benefit of having seen a re-run, how to sum up yesterday? I know some come here for a touch of perspective, a bit of calm amid the storms raging elsewhere. A sleepless night following that turgid performance isn’t […]

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The FA Cup quarter-final. I say it over and over in my head. We have experienced it so many times, some of us, and witnessed good and bad. One example of the latter was our defeat at the hands of this Sunday’s opponents in 1987, recorded and brought to life again here. There have been […]

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