Posted in Guest Tales, history on Nov 11th, 2015 111 Drinks »
Once again the break in proceedings has led to our very own North Bank Ned to unsheathe his mighty quill for another look back into all our yesterdays. Once again I am indebted to him for his contribution. Cheers Ned. The Emirates, idly unused while some international nonsense interrupts the season, is Arsenal’s sixth ground. […]
Posted in Guest Tales, match review on Aug 2nd, 2015 111 Drinks »
Engaged elsewhere earlier today, I have yet to take in the full story of the Community Shield defeat of the bus stop in Fulham. I am therefore indebted to our very own Lars who answered a call for help after the event and summarised our defeat of the Champions at Wembley, despite doubtless having sunk […]
Posted in Guest Tales on Jul 22nd, 2015 250 Drinks »
Most of you will remember a very popular piece on here by our resident sports physio, Trev, back in October. I’m delighted to say he has written another informative look at the changing approach to pre-season conditioning. Trev, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. So with the trip to Singapore done and the […]
Posted in Guest Tales, history on Jul 17th, 2015 48 Drinks »
Another Ned classic, for which I am enormously grateful. The one reason why I wish I was around, and a Gooner, three years prior to the arrival of ‘holicdad. My Pop must have been spitting feathers. Thanks Ned, you are a star. Regular sufferers of these histories may remember that I said at the tail […]
Posted in Guest Tales on Jul 15th, 2015 104 Drinks »
A big apology is due for the somewhat haphazard nature of the blog in recent days. I had no idea Cornwall was such a mobile broadband black spot. Anyway, something seems to have improved the wifi situation in the hotel. Can atmospherics really be the reason? At least that means I can now share a […]
Posted in Guest Tales on Jun 26th, 2015 107 Drinks »
Once again my thanks to one of ours, North Bank Ned, for a guest piece on something of an overlooked anniversary. A hundred years ago our last season outside the top flight had drawn to a close, and the first enforced interruption of the Football League by a world conflict had begun. Ned looks at […]
Posted in Guest Tales on Jun 21st, 2015 74 Drinks »
My output in the months of June and July down the years hasn’t been great. For a blogger who doesn’t enjoy the speculative nature of what would constitute news at this time of year I have decided the answer is the odd comment piece and a bit of history. Already one of ours, Snowy (good […]
Posted in comment, Guest Tales on Jun 13th, 2015 48 Drinks »
I am again indebted to the prolific Snowy, who submitted not one, but two guest posts in the wake of the FA Cup win, knowing the productivity of yours truly plummets when the season ends! Two weeks to the day since that wonderful evening at Wembley seems the right ‘anniversary’ moment to run with that […]
Posted in Guest Tales on Jun 4th, 2015 87 Drinks »
As the 2014/15 season slowly passes into history it is time for one of ours to reflect on a remarkable personal achievement. I think Snowy may overestimate just how many people have achieved the ‘complete’ domestic season, and how often. I know I only achieved it once, in a time when it was very much […]
Posted in Guest Tales, history on May 26th, 2015 69 Drinks »
It is a joy to put Ned’s late offering in front of you. He looks back to an astonishing season when Arsenal, yet to win a major trophy, came closer than most in the twentieth century at that point to a double. Certainly it was closer than any southern team had come, and we would […]
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