Posted in match preview on Nov 14th, 2008 20 Drinks »
Perhaps ‘The Wonder of You’ should be replaced for the visit of Aston Villa in favour of a rendition of ‘The Great Pretender’. One of the sides strongly tipped to challenge for Arsenal’s top four berth provide the second stiff challenge of a difficult Premiership month. Those of you who have listened to the one […]
Posted in match review on Nov 11th, 2008 33 Drinks »
Another remarkable Carling Cup night has ended with a very special group of young players producing a three goal drubbing of Premiership opposition. An astonishing opening half set the scene. True, on half a dozen occasions the ball was surrendered cheaply in dangerous areas. That didn’t inhibit the lads in any way whatsoever. They just kept playing […]
Posted in match preview on Nov 10th, 2008 10 Drinks »
A shortage of detail about the squad to face Wigan in Tuesday evenings Carling Cup fourth round tie means that Arsenal are definitely playing most of the youngsters who figured in the impressive defeat of Sheffield United last time out. Almost certainly absent from that side will be Nicklas Bendtner, who worked tirelessly against Manchester […]
Posted in match review on Nov 9th, 2008 26 Drinks »
This was indeed a good day to be seated next to the visiting supporters. I will confess to being nervous about the outcome when taking that seat, but those who wore the red and white gave everything for us. Certainly nobody gave more than Samir Nasri. The pre-match discussions revolved around the 4-5-1 and could […]
Posted in match preview on Nov 7th, 2008 29 Drinks »
There is a part of me that says the sheer volume of criticism coming Arsenal’s way at the moment bears little relation to the results they have suffered. Having said that it would be folly to ignore the fact that points have been surrendered to poor sides and this month’s fixtures offer the real possibility of leaving the […]
Posted in match review on Nov 5th, 2008 31 Drinks »
When the draw for the Champions League was made you would in all likelihood have been delighted if you could have guaranteed four points out of six from Fenerbahce. I certainly would, but like just about everybody else I was hoping for a point from the stronghold that is Istanbul, and expecting a victory at […]
Posted in match preview on Nov 4th, 2008 21 Drinks »
Bonfire night is just around the corner but the whiff of gunpowder is already in the air, particularly in the corner of North London that is forever Arsenal. The press conference ahead of the clash with Fenerbahce in the Champions League was a spiky affair as Arsene Wenger turned on those who have crticised his […]
Posted in match review on Nov 1st, 2008 40 Drinks »
That was an afternoon to forget. Still we haven’t played any of the better sides in the Premiership, but after the debacles against Fulham and Hull we were supposed to have learned lessons. Well we had a resit this afternoon and once again failed the examination. If you have come here looking for a balanced […]
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