Posted in comment on May 30th, 2017 194 Drinks »
David Ornstein’s piece on the BBC website about Arsene Wenger signing on for a further two years has not surprisingly poked the hornets nest that is Twitter. If and when the confirmation is released by Arsenal the warm glow of a magnificent performance on Saturday will leave some, that seems certain. I don’t intend to […]
Posted in match review on May 28th, 2017 123 Drinks »
The day didn’t start well. A massive thunderstorm shook me from my slumber at 5am. With a taxi booked for just after eight there was no point in trying to get back to the land of nod. Coach to Reading, train to Paddington, and two underground journeys later I was north of Wembley for […]
Posted in match preview on May 26th, 2017 185 Drinks »
A plate of scampi and several pints into Cup Final eve I suppose I have to arrive at a ‘holic pound. It’s been a pretty nerve-jangling week, and as if we haven’t lost enough experience at the back now this evening I see the rumours that David Ospina may start ahead of Petr Cech. […]
Posted in comment on May 25th, 2017 37 Drinks »
Less than 48 hours to go, and the nerves, I will confess, are starting to build. As preparation weeks go this has not been the best. Every day it seems someone else is a doubt for the match, but still that last drop of hope refuses to evaporate. If we were playing them at […]
Posted in match review on May 22nd, 2017 73 Drinks »
What a strange but largely enjoyable day. That it ended with no Champions League place for the first time in nineteen years seemed to have been accepted long before we took to the pitch. My view of the day may differ from others because I had the advantage of an extremely tasty tapas lunch with […]
Posted in match preview on May 19th, 2017 190 Drinks »
It seems like the League started yesterday, when an under-prepared team were edged out in a seven goal exchange with Liverpool. How pivotal it looks as though that result was now. Despite the nineteen match unbeaten run that followed it we find ourselves going into the last game of the season relying on an extremely […]
Posted in match review on May 16th, 2017 186 Drinks »
Alexis was declared fit to start against Sunderland, possibly by himself! The Gunners showed two changes from the eleven that started at Stoke. Kieran Gibbs, as expected, came in for Laurent Koscielny with Nacho Montreal switching to the back three. Aaron Ramsey returned in place of Francis Coquelin. With Manchester City hosting West Brom it […]
Posted in match preview on May 15th, 2017 56 Drinks »
Can we do it on a balmy Tuesday night in North London? More in hope than in expectation we have to put already-relegated Sunderland to the sword to take the slim possibility of fourth place to Sunday. Arsene Wenger summed up our predicament when asked in the pre-match press conference about us being outsiders for the […]
Posted in match review on May 13th, 2017 62 Drinks »
There were four changes for the trip to Stoke. Laurent Koscielny returned to the back three so Nacho Monreal replaced Kieran Gibbs at left wing-back, and Hector Bellerin replaced the rested Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as expected. Francis Coquelin got the nod over Aaron Ramsey, and Olivier Giroud came in for Danny Welbeck up front. As ever there […]
Posted in match preview on May 12th, 2017 71 Drinks »
“We have to show character again. We know we have to play to win the games, so let’s keep the focus on the way we want to play and on our team spirit.” Arsene Wenger knows that the trip to Stoke represents, in theory, the toughest of our remaining three must-win matches in the Premier […]
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