Posted in match review on Mar 31st, 2012 301 Drinks »
If the Arsenal of the last five weeks turns up, then we can be confident… All of the right noises are coming out of the club, fully aware that the fragile ally that is confidence could be sucked out of the side if complacency is allowed to creep in. I scare myself sometimes. The Arsenal […]
Posted in match preview on Mar 30th, 2012 154 Drinks »
Loftus Road it is then. I wish I was going back there. I mentioned when we played Rangers at home that my first visit to their place was a week after we had been humbled by Swindon at Wembley in 1969. I had many eventful times there. Notably being greeted by a local constable on […]
Posted in history on Mar 27th, 2012 321 Drinks »
It’s a happy time to be a Gooner. If ever a season provided the extremes of emotion that define the lot of the football supporter, then this one has for the current generation of Arsenal supporters. I often try to relate what someone born around 1990 must have experienced this season to some of my […]
Posted in match review on Mar 25th, 2012 378 Drinks »
The day has arrived when even I could not type two letters together on arrival back home last night. For that I have to thank so many people this piece would just become a list of names. Yesterday was one of those days that adds to the virtual cement that bonds Arsenal supporters. An early […]
Posted in match preview on Mar 23rd, 2012 312 Drinks »
There are days you look forward to rather more than is necessary. Arsenal versus Aston Villa may, or may not, be ninety minutes of pulsating action designed to enthral. Add that prospect though to a gathering of some truly awesome Gooners from around the globe and I, for one, cannot wait for the morning to […]
Posted in match review on Mar 21st, 2012 423 Drinks »
Posted in match preview on Mar 20th, 2012 240 Drinks »
After a decent break Arsenal travel to Merseyside to take on Everton. The game will be preceded with a minute’s applause for Fabrice Muamba, of whom there has been more encouraging news today. Whilst his condition remains serious he is no longer critical. Here is hoping he continues his remarkable recovery. The game itself pits […]
Posted in comment on Mar 18th, 2012 229 Drinks »
It is a very different Sunday morning to the one I anticipated at the start of the weekend. All of our thoughts this morning are with a young man facing the ultimate fight. I defy anybody who saw the photograph of Fabrice Muamba with his young son on Twitter yesterday to deny they shed at […]
Posted in history on Mar 17th, 2012 105 Drinks »
It’s the day that takes me back to a golden era. Parents will understand there is a point when you move a long way so your offspring flee the nest. At eighteen I hopped into a bedsit, changed jobs, and started following the Arsenal everywhere, week in and week out. Back at home the Irish […]
Posted in tongue in cheek on Mar 15th, 2012 248 Drinks »
I have decided that Everton’s progress in the FA Cup is something of a mixed blessing. Of course it is excellent news for the team, and in particular some of the walking wounded who have a nine day recovery period in between the last match and the next. It is probably good for us that […]
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