Posted in history on Oct 31st, 2017 28 Drinks »
So, if you aren’t on social media you might not be aware that next Wednesday sees the world premiere of 89. The film is directed by Dave Stewart, with Lee Dixon and Amy Lawrence as executive producers. This is the story of the most astonishing end to a season ever (yes City, ever) as told by […]
Posted in match review on Oct 29th, 2017 80 Drinks »
Football can be a funny old experience at times. The visit of Swansea (it could have been anyone) was a case in point. The pre-match half pint was livened by the presence of a number of Arsebloggers who have not been together for a long time. Hence the mood as we headed to the Grove […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 27th, 2017 98 Drinks »
What a funny old week. Oliver Holt, of all people, persuaded me that in our last eleven matches our best result was the defeat at Watford, not the nine wins or the draw at Stamford Bridge. His astonishing logic after a strong Tottenham side chucked away a two goal lead at home to a piss […]
Posted in match review on Oct 24th, 2017 152 Drinks »
The expected eleven took to the pitch against Norwich and after a cagey start the match started to take shape. In the seventh minutes shots were blocked at both ends. First to get a chance was Olivier Giroud while at the other end City’s Murphy was denied. That activity proved to be misleading as the […]
Posted in match preview, match review on Oct 23rd, 2017 88 Drinks »
You’ll forgive the somewhat different approach to reporting on the match at Everton. The first weekend of half-term is time to be spent with others and the Arsenal takes something of a back seat. I did get back from golf with the grand’holics in time to see the second-half and saw the salient moments of […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 21st, 2017 127 Drinks »
A black Labrador puppy is looking at me with eyes that cannot be ignored. There is no way in the world I will have time for a full preview of the trip to Everton. However I know you want to know what my punt of the match is so you can quite sensibly discount it […]
Posted in match review on Oct 19th, 2017 61 Drinks »
The Arsenal lined up at the Marakana pretty much as predicted in the preview with the exception of Mohamed Elneny dropping into the back three, and fit-again Francis Coquelin slotted into midfield. Would the so-called cup-tie team come up trumps again? The Gunners started on the front foot but Elneny’s through ball evaded Theo Walcott’s chase […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 18th, 2017 100 Drinks »
The Europa League provides a second visit for the Arsenal to Belgrade to play Crvena Zvezda at the Marakana. Well that’s how the locals knew the team and stadium when I travelled there in December 1978. It was bitterly cold but the home fans kindly lit a number of fires on the terraces to heat up the […]
Posted in match review on Oct 15th, 2017 90 Drinks »
I don’t get to too many away games, and so tend to look forward to them when I do get lucky with a ticket. This was my second of the season, and following the draw at Chelsea I was definitely anticipating the match at Watford despite having to drive up from the West Country due […]
Posted in match preview on Oct 13th, 2017 148 Drinks »
I haven’t been to Vicarage Road since the eighties, so when a good friend offered me a ticket for this weekend’s match I answered in the affirmative. I’m looking forward to see the transformed version of what was always a quirky stadium. Those were the days of Elton John and Graham Taylor. We lost there more […]
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