Posted in history on May 26th, 2013 325 Drinks »
On the anniversary of one the great nights in Arsenal history I am indebted to Take A Bow Son for this evocative piece. What were you doing the night St Michael etched his name in Gooner history? Thanks TaBS, it is a fabulous piece. It was a question designed to engender panic. It worked. The […]
Posted in history on May 22nd, 2013 443 Drinks »
It is another of my old Arsenal-Land pieces that kicks off the close season, with thanks to Darren as usual. This appreciation of Highbury was originally penned in the week leading up to the Farewell to Highbury fixture against Wigan Athletic, relived by so many in the weekend just gone. It is my intention to […]
Posted in history on Apr 9th, 2013 320 Drinks »
Another piece reproduced from my days writing for Arsenal-Land with thanks again to Darren. I was tempted to keep this piece back for another occasion, but with the benefit of hindsight it is not one to hold back for any reason. I have to confess I would rewrite it, and probably will at some future […]
Posted in history on Mar 11th, 2013 107 Drinks »
I’m looking on jealously as a number of you prepare to journey to Munich for Wednesday’s Champions League fixture. The grey cells flicker dimly as I recall my first venture into Europe following the Arsenal. In the sixties and seventies the novelty of European competition was restricted to home legs for me. That all changed […]
Posted in history on Mar 6th, 2013 179 Drinks »
It seems a good time to remind people that Arsenal once went 44 years without winning a major trophy. That included a seventeen year blank after moving to a larger stadium. It came after Herbert Chapman, rightly now revered, had gone five years without delivering the trophy Arsenal supporters craved. A piece I originally penned […]
Posted in history on Feb 12th, 2013 200 Drinks »
Back in 2007 I penned the following appreciation of Peter Storey for Arsenal-Land. Thanks again Darren for letting me reproduce it here. It was written three years before I had the added resource of Peter’s autobiography to lean on. Fortunately ‘Snouty’ left an impression on all who saw him, or indeed played against him! Let […]
Posted in history on Feb 5th, 2013 380 Drinks »
Once again I am indebted to Darren for letting me reproduce my work for Arsenal-Land. I wrote this piece about the late, great Alex James five years ago. He was one of the players ‘holicdad held in huge regard and so was something of a legend for me too, even though I have only ever […]
Posted in history on Oct 13th, 2012 115 Drinks »
Continuing with the ‘lost’ posts I produced for Arsenal-Land, thanks again Darren, we jump forward ten years to 1988/89, and a season those of us who were there will never forget. When you hear people talking of football provoking every single emotion, never has that been more true than in this campaign. George Graham’s first […]
Posted in history on Oct 11th, 2012 132 Drinks »
In pre-Goonerholic days I was indebted to Darren at Arsenal-Land who decided I was just the sort of old fossil who could write some history articles for that excellent site. He got me started, but please don’t hold that against him! Since this piece was written in February 2006 Arsenal-Land has gone through a major […]
Posted in history on Oct 9th, 2012 315 Drinks »
Watching reserve team matches on Arsenal Player prompts fond memories, and the differences between the set up now and when I first saw them are marked. Having said that the make-up of the U-21 side that defeated Reading at Underhill was much closer to the first Arsenal reserve sides I recall in the early sixties. […]
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