Posted in comment on Dec 31st, 2008 27 Drinks »
I cannot let the old year pass without dropping by to wish you all a very happy, and more importantly healthy, new year. 2008 has been one in which we have travelled the whole wave of emotions, but that hardly makes it unique. 2009 will be no different, I suspect. Much importance is being placed […]
Posted in match review on Dec 28th, 2008 25 Drinks »
Hello ‘holics. As expected I was missing for a few hectic days, and time may continue to be scarce as a new year approaches. Thanks for your good wishes for the management, who hopefully is now on the other side of a particularly deep trough. If I was looking for the Gunners to raise the […]
Posted in comment on Dec 23rd, 2008 34 Drinks »
The ‘holic Christmas shut-down was supposed to be a brief appraisal of our chances against Aston Villa and Portsmouth. The arrival of ‘holicdad on Christmas Eve, and the need to nurse the management, means this will be my only post this side of the weekend. A dirty great grey cloud has descended over my anticipation […]
Posted in book reviews on Dec 22nd, 2008 9 Drinks »
One of the things that a number of people of my vintage share is the fact that back in the sixties and seventies, when we were too young to follow the Arsenal (or, God forbid, anybody else!) to the far-flung corners of England there was usually a decent non-league side to follow. The Isthmian League […]
Posted in match review on Dec 21st, 2008 26 Drinks »
A hard-earned point, or two dropped? Both in all probability. The talking points all surrounded the loss of Cesc Fabregas, the red card dished out to Emmanuel Adebayor by Howard Webb, and the astonishing performance of the ten remaining players thereafter. I thought the opening half a strange affair which we controlled for long spells, […]
Posted in match preview on Dec 20th, 2008 18 Drinks »
Will big-game Arsenal turn out for the visit of Liverpool? A similar question is being posed by supporters of our visitors in the last game before Christmas. The two sides who have already accounted for rivals Manchester United and Chelsea come face to face in the game of the weekend. Two of Liverpool’s most polished […]
Posted in comment on Dec 19th, 2008 14 Drinks »
I have to start with a big thank you for all your kind comments and mails after the 500th post in the week. I shall get back to those who have mailed, hopefully in the next few days as we are hopeful that the management will be coming home from hospital this weekend. Of course […]
Posted in history on Dec 15th, 2008 40 Drinks »
‘Five hundred posts, ‘holic. Will you be doing something special?’ I am amazed at some of the stuff I get asked by complete strangers. Only you’re not complete strangers, are you? I have had the good fortune to meet a number of you, and from the comments that are left there may well be many […]
Posted in match review on Dec 13th, 2008 23 Drinks »
Obviously time is at a premium for me at present so I should be grateful that Arsenal produced a number of ‘groundhog day’ moments at the Riverside which enable me to compile a report by cutting and pasting from previous match reports. ‘What increased the embarrassment was the fact that Arsenal had surrendered all width […]
Posted in match preview on Dec 12th, 2008 11 Drinks »
Flying visit time, with apologies. I know several people now insist on knowing where the ‘holic pound is going so they can have a punt on the direct opposite! I am attaching a couple of conditions to this one. I am expecting Johan Djourou to fill one of the two central defensive positions, and quite […]
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