Posted in match review on Jul 31st, 2017 46 Drinks »
It is wonderful being on holiday in the west country. Unless Arsenal are on television and you want to follow the match on Cornish wifi, or tortoisenet as it is also known. I caught something like twenty minutes of oft-buffered action which the Arsenal won by a first Laca goal to nil. So I am […]
Posted in match review on Jul 29th, 2017 124 Drinks »
As expected the Gunners started a squad eleven against Benfica on day one of the Emirates Cup. On a damp North London afternoon we started the brighter, but a shock or two lay in store. As early as the fourth minute Reiss Nelson and Theo Walcott combined to provide a headed opportunity for Olivier Giroud […]
Posted in match preview on Jul 27th, 2017 59 Drinks »
Back from the tour of Australia and China, the Arsenal prepare to walk out at home on Saturday in the Emirates Cup against Benfica and Sevilla, with RB Leipzig also facing those two teams. Arsenal Wenger was interviewed by Arsenal Player today and commented on the nature of that journey. “Overall I think we had […]
Posted in comment on Jul 25th, 2017 89 Drinks »
It’s been a crazy few days which promise to get even crazier in the final month of the transfer window. Neymar to Qatar Saint Germaine at around 230m euros? Maybe with an over-priced Verratti making the reverse journey. Real Madrid reported, falsely as it turned out according to Monaco, agreeing a 180m euros deal for […]
Posted in match review on Jul 22nd, 2017 55 Drinks »
The Gunners lined up against a very strong looking Chelsea starting eleven in Beijing. Again our squad was utilised fully, with David Ospina between the posts, and Ainsley Maitland-Niles playing on the right-hand side of Per Mertesacker and Nacho Monreal in the back three. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Cohen Bramall were selected as the wing backs outside […]
Posted in competitions on Jul 21st, 2017 75 Drinks »
The Arsenal are hosting their pre-season tournament, the Emirates Cup, on Saturday July 29th and Sunday July 30th. We’ve already teamed up with the Gunners to offer one lucky reader a pair of VIP tickets to the first day of the tournament, in Club Level at Emirates Stadium. Now we can offer another lucky winner […]
Posted in match review on Jul 19th, 2017 44 Drinks »
Shanghai provided a day of mixed blessings for the touring Gunners. A number of players were laid low by a spot of food poisoning which forced the late withdrawal of Per Mertesacker from the fixture against Bayern Munich. The Arsenal went into the match with Petr Cech starting behind a makeshift back three of Kristian […]
Posted in match review on Jul 16th, 2017 95 Drinks »
Once again I am indebted to our very own Sydney Red who saw his team for the second time in 48 hours and now after the feast faces famine until the Gunners make the journey down under again. I’m sure after this hugely successful leg of the pre-season tour it will not be anywhere near […]
Posted in match review on Jul 14th, 2017 105 Drinks »
A huge thanks to one of our own, Sydney Red, for his take on our opening tour match in the city he now calls home. Where do I start? As we parked close to the stadium, and walked a short distance it was very clear that Arsenal were in town. Thousands of fans milling around the […]
Posted in match preview on Jul 12th, 2017 72 Drinks »
Forty seven days. That’s not even seven weeks for goodness sake. The ‘never-ending’ close season is, erm, ending. It’s gone by in a flash and we can celebrate a new coach, high performance guru (how many is that now?) and two shiny new players who look as though they will be going straight into the first […]
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