Posted in match preview on Nov 29th, 2013 369 Drinks »
Still my one and only trip to watch us play at Cardiff City remains a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup in 1980, remembered elsewhere. There have since been some memorable Cup Final trips down there, and one less enjoyable, but a league encounter is something that predates even my awaydays, having been a 1-1 […]
Posted in match review on Nov 26th, 2013 242 Drinks »
We lost and regained the ball in the opening seconds, and Bacary Sagna sent Jack Wilshere free on the right flank. Before thirty seconds were out the number ten wriggled inside Mendes and curled a gorgeous left foot chip into the far corner. One nil to the Arsenal. Jack almost set up a second but […]
Posted in match preview on Nov 25th, 2013 317 Drinks »
Buoyed by the result against Southampton, as well as the remarkable triumph in Dortmund in the last Champions League fixture, Arsenal entertain Marseille on a huge night in Group F. Should the Gunners win at home, and Dortmund fail to beat Napoli, then we will be through to the knock-out phase. However a home win […]
Posted in match review on Nov 24th, 2013 149 Drinks »
The scoreline hints at a comfortable victory for the Gunners, but in truth Southampton made Arsenal work hard for the three points that doubled our advantage at the head of the Premier League. The early signs were encouraging as Arsenal settled into their smooth passing game. The same post denied Jack Wilshere, with a deft […]
Posted in match preview on Nov 22nd, 2013 256 Drinks »
It has been a while since the visit of Southampton created quite as much ‘buzz’ as this one. The Gunners may sit at the head of the Premiership right now, but the team with the meanest defence, and newest England caps, is the Hampshire club. The Saints have lost just once in eleven starts, conceding […]
Posted in comment on Nov 19th, 2013 243 Drinks »
Tuesday night, and the last fixtures of the latest in a long line of painful international breaks. It is hard to pick a point at which my give-a-toss-ometer registered zero in the gaps in between the finals of the Euros and the World Cup. I followed England quite regularly from the sixties through to the […]
Posted in comment on Nov 16th, 2013 163 Drinks »
Hello all. Apologies for my absence in the week that has seen the return of the dreaded international break. Looking back at the news it seems little of real interest happened. In the wake of the defeat at Old Trafford the players responded as one would expect. I have to say I felt for the […]
Posted in match review on Nov 10th, 2013 285 Drinks »
Well that wasn’t what we wanted to see, was it? Reports of a bug sweeping through the squad prior to kick-off proved to have a degree of veracity to them. Per Mertesacker and Tomas Rosicky were ruled out, Mikel Arteta and Serge Gnabry played a part despite also suffering. The loss of the BFG and […]
Posted in match preview on Nov 9th, 2013 288 Drinks »
It has been a very strange few days leading up to about as big a test as there is for the current league leaders. Away to Manchester United, defending champions, Arsenal lay their title credentials firmly on the line for all to see. I have been watching or reading much from and about Dennis Bergkamp. […]
Posted in match review on Nov 6th, 2013 308 Drinks »
It never gets boring. Juventus. AC Milan. Real Madrid. Bayern Munich. Now Borussia Dortmund (in the Champions League, thank you Lurky). Arsenal love being the first English club to win away at the big hitters. This was classic Arsenal this season. A lively start, matched by the hosts, and so as the first half progressed […]
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