Posted in history on Sep 20th, 2012 197 Drinks »
I am tiring quickly of some of the ludicrous claptrap (yes Charlie Wyett, I mean you and your ilk) being written about Olivier Giroud’s failure to score in three starts and two substitutes appearances for Arsenal. Some of us who have seen the finest two players of a generation (God 10 and son of God […]
Posted in history on Jul 19th, 2012 240 Drinks »
A distraction post. I need one. I suspect a number of you need one too. All this talk of Robin van Stapleton (nice one big man) is grating. I know, I’ll look up the first game Arsenal played when I was born. See if I can remember anything the ‘holicdad told me about the team. […]
Posted in history on May 27th, 2012 162 Drinks »
@indianGoon didn’t know you were such a massive cricket fan. A blog post abt cricket plz, to endure pain of off season A tweeted request, and one I think at first I can’t really do, but then again. There have been big links between Arsenal and the cricket world down the years. In my own […]
Posted in history on May 21st, 2012 380 Drinks »
It brought a smile to the face, reading tales of Dads dropping off and collecting their offspring at the weekend’s sleepover on the pitch for the Junior Gunners. It must be a terrific treat for the youngsters, and one only possible at this time of year with the pitch awaiting relaying after the Coldplay concerts […]
Posted in history on May 3rd, 2012 146 Drinks »
The beauty of Twitter. Just after midnight I was reminded by Yogi’s Warrior (surely you read A Cultured Left Foot too?) that it was the 41st anniversary of a night that ranks as one of the most memorable and significant of my life. A relatively smaller number of a more recent generation have experienced the […]
Posted in history on Apr 6th, 2012 206 Drinks »
I had to get that title in. Do you remember the look on Bob Hoskins face in the closing scene as he realises the extent of his situation. That could be the look we all have at just before six on Sunday if things don’t go our way this weekend. Being of a more optimistic […]
Posted in history on Mar 27th, 2012 321 Drinks »
It’s a happy time to be a Gooner. If ever a season provided the extremes of emotion that define the lot of the football supporter, then this one has for the current generation of Arsenal supporters. I often try to relate what someone born around 1990 must have experienced this season to some of my […]
Posted in history on Mar 17th, 2012 105 Drinks »
It’s the day that takes me back to a golden era. Parents will understand there is a point when you move a long way so your offspring flee the nest. At eighteen I hopped into a bedsit, changed jobs, and started following the Arsenal everywhere, week in and week out. Back at home the Irish […]
Posted in history on Jan 12th, 2012 242 Drinks »
So, next up it will be Swansea City, or Swansea Town as I first remember them. Every time I see the name of the place I am reminded of one of the finest goalkeepers, ‘holicdad argued the finest, ever to play for Arsenal. You see Swansea was the birthplace of Jack Kelsey, and Gooners of […]
Posted in history on Jan 4th, 2012 450 Drinks »
Around a month ago now I promised to write a piece for the truly superb Arsenal Collective when I got time. Finally tonight I got it started. Hopefully I can put the finishing touches to it tomorrow. I want something special and personal to go on there, because I think it is a site that […]
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