Posted in comment on Jun 24th, 2019 372 Drinks »
Apologies all, I didn’t realise it had been a week since the last post, not that there has been much to write about other than the dreaded transfer speculation. The lack of apparent activity is probably due to the fact that the international players were, or still are, in action and having a deserved (or […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 17th, 2019 185 Drinks »
The announcement of what is in effect a job swap for Steve Bould and Freddie Ljungberg is not entirely surprising. It is clear from the article in arsenal.com that both men are happy with the switch. Steve has been a bit part player in the first team coaching set-up and makes no secret of enjoying […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 8th, 2019 49 Drinks »
The official announcement of the players released this summer contained no real surprises. Petr Cech had already announced his retirement from playing before the season is out. It seems likely that he wasn’t prepared to continue as a cup tie goalkeeper. A return to Chelsea as director of football is rumoured. He signed a four […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 2nd, 2019 216 Drinks »
It’s the first non-football Sunday evening of the close season. It’s always a bit of a downer and it rounds off an emotional weekend for us all. This isn’t about me, me, me. It’s about us, us, us. So with a keyboard and a very large glass of Laphroaig Select in front of me let […]
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Posted in comment on May 26th, 2019 36 Drinks »
This afternoon provided a blessed relief to the tedium that is waiting for the Europa League Final to be over. Normally I wouldn’t take any interest in a match between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland, but the appearance of on-loan Krystian Bielik in the League One play-off final at Wembley made it required viewing. Like Calum […]
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Posted in comment on May 23rd, 2019 53 Drinks »
Arsenal.com have published the second part of the interview with Vinai Venkatesham and Raul Sanllehi, and there was pretty good explanation of how the structure of the club has changed in the past year. I have to say that Sanllehi, far more in control of this part of the interview, is an accomplished talker in a […]
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Posted in comment on May 20th, 2019 109 Drinks »
Managing director Vinai Venkatesham and head of football Raul Sanllehi have given an interview being posted in instalments on the official club website, and if you are naturally suspicious then you will dismiss it as pure PR, and of course there is an element of that involved. They have not been verbose with the supporters […]
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Posted in comment on May 16th, 2019 152 Drinks »
CBA implores “write about what hugs yer heart”. A clever way of pointing out I have been lax this week. As I will be out from dawn until well past dusk tomorrow I shall type random phrases accompanied by a very large muscle relaxant. What is in my heart? The Arsenal of course. This should […]
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Posted in comment on Mar 27th, 2019 121 Drinks »
If you follow social media you may well have seen last month that over 70 Crystal Palace and Fulham fans walked together from Craven Cottage to Selhurst Park in order to raise awareness of mental health and male suicide. The response to that walk from fans of far more than just those involved was impressive and […]
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Posted in comment on Mar 25th, 2019 14 Drinks »
Where were we? Oh yes, the Euro/African Nations Cup qualifiers and the Gunners competing in them. I’ve had a two screen set-up for most of the weekend. For someone who claims to be uninterested in the international game I have watched a lot of football this weekend. Two second-half goals from Zuber and Zakaria were […]
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