Posted in match review on Aug 29th, 2015 280 Drinks »
This football season, like every one that has passed before, will see Arsenal produce performances that amaze and delight, and others that will frustrate. What will determine how the season pans out is how we are able to dig in and get results when we are doing the latter. Today was one of those, and […]
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Posted in match preview on Aug 28th, 2015 145 Drinks »
“Maybe we are not firing on all cylinders at the moment. By definition, finishing is a little bit cyclical and it goes in cycles.” Arsene Wenger in reflective mood ahead of a Saturday lunchtime trip to the north-east, one not entirely appreciated by the traveling faithful, but our allocation is again sold out, and at […]
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Posted in comment on Aug 27th, 2015 44 Drinks »
The draw for the group phase of this season’s Champions League has paired us with three sides we have met before. Indeed we are becoming very familiar with both Bayern Munich and Olympiakos. Dynamo Zagreb and their raucous ‘Blue Boys’ made quite an impression in their last fixture at the Grove nine years ago. In […]
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Posted in match review on Aug 24th, 2015 157 Drinks »
The evening started with a surprise couple of selections in the centre of the defence due to Laurent Koscielny being ruled out by injury and Per Mertesacker by illness. Calum Chambers and Gabriel were chosen to start, and would go on to have a torrid first-half, particularly young Calum. The uncertainty in the Gunners rearguard […]
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Posted in match preview on Aug 23rd, 2015 131 Drinks »
“Your confidence is linked with your last result and at Crystal Palace we responded well. You could see that we were a bit edgy at times but we responded in a very strong way. From that we should have enough confidence to go into the game positively against Liverpool.” Arsene reflecting on last week’s victory […]
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Posted in comment on Aug 19th, 2015 174 Drinks »
Another reminder, as if it were necessary, of the depth of our fanbase worldwide was provided in the wake of our victory at Selhurst Park. A ‘virtual’ friend was over from Australia, and we had planned via Twitter to attend a match together. As it turned out the only game he was able to see […]
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Posted in match review on Aug 16th, 2015 134 Drinks »
Yes, that predictable! The Arsenal hit the ground running at Selhurst Park and a combination of wonderful attacking football in the first-half, a degree of grit in the second, and yes, a bit of good fortune at important moments enabled them to win 1-2. The first three points will hopefully lift everybody ahead of next […]
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Posted in match preview on Aug 15th, 2015 125 Drinks »
Come on now, you must have expected something like that, surely? There the lightheartedness ends. The trip south of the river has already assumed an increased significance after our opening day home defeat to West Ham. The nature of early season football was emphasised in week two as the Hammers were beaten at home by […]
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Posted in tongue in cheek on Aug 12th, 2015 147 Drinks »
For weeks we were treated to fillet, the pre-season dining was fine, Three weekends, three trophies, we did it, and toasted the Gunners with wine. So on Sunday the train journey eastwards, was filled with the growing belief, That The Arsenal were destined for trophies, a title perchance, oh relief. Now the first […]
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Posted in match review on Aug 9th, 2015 120 Drinks »
On this day in 1969 I witnessed something so very soul destroying, for the first time in living memory. Just about recovered from the League Cup Final defeat by Swindon earlier in the year, and buoyed by a serious attempt at a title eventually secured by Leeds United in May, I was treated by ‘holicdad […]
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