Posted in match review on Aug 17th, 2014 136 Drinks »
A minute left on the clock. It’s 1-1. I turn to the neighbour and say “The last time I left a game early, we won. I’m off to see if it works again.” So I skipped, not quite gazelle like, up the stairs and by the time I hit the bottom of the steps outside […]
Posted in match review on Aug 10th, 2014 470 Drinks »
Well that was fun, wasn’t it? Arsenal (no mention of the missing World Cup Germans or that we started with Olivier Giroud on the bench) thrashed a (media emphasis, much-weakened) Manchester City 3-0. Arsene surprised a few with his selection of Yaya Sanogo to start in the main striking role, and although the former Auxerre […]
Posted in match review on Aug 2nd, 2014 527 Drinks »
I was struck by a hint of deja vu this afternoon. Forty-three years ago, almost to the day, I was at Highbury to see Arsenal beat a cracking Benfica side, including the great Eusebio, 6-2 in a pre-season friendly. Nobody expected that degree of victory that day, and Arsenal would go on to surprise and […]
Posted in match review on Jul 27th, 2014 468 Drinks »
Friends made, Arsenal’s makeshift squad departed New York having lost to the Red Bulls in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Sadly not all ticket holders reached the stadium but those that did gave tremendous vocal backing to the touring Gunners. In truth they got a very watered down Arsenal experience in return, but one that […]
Posted in match review on Jul 19th, 2014 312 Drinks »
3pm Saturday. A small but enthusiastic crowd gathers in Hertfordshire to witness the seasonal bow of the Arsenal squad, albeit with significant absentees in this World Cup summer. Arsenal are back, again, and hopefully to prepare for a season in which we build on the FA Cup triumph of a couple of months ago. Most […]
Posted in match review on May 18th, 2014 397 Drinks »
There have been worse days in recent years. A glorious Wembley day, all sunshine and smiles. The match may not have started perfectly, but it certainly finished that way, memorable in so many ways. The afternoon began with a superb lunch, and a short tube journey later we were joining the throng marching up Wembley […]
Posted in match review on May 11th, 2014 328 Drinks »
A strange day. Not so long ago this weekend had promised to be something unforgettable, and on the day Arsenal delivered with two goals, each special in their own way. That they didn’t mean more owed everything to past disappointments. The big one for the Gunners is now next Saturday. It cannot come quickly enough. […]
Posted in match review on May 5th, 2014 290 Drinks »
So that was what a meaningless end of season encounter feels like. We can be forgiven for having forgotten. As with the opening home game what happened in the pub was more enjoyable than the couple of hours we left it for. With a Cup Final to prepare for, and fourth place secured on Saturday, […]
Posted in match review on Apr 28th, 2014 362 Drinks »
As I type people will be struggling to find ways home from the Grove in the wake of a solid performance that yielded three important points. We are now just a home win away, against West Brom next Sunday, from a Champions League qualifier in August. Hopefully the final day at Norwich will not come […]
Posted in match review on Apr 21st, 2014 421 Drinks »
“We looked like we had problems to score goals away from home recently. Him (Ramsey) and Ozil give us a cutting edge in the final third that makes us look more dangerous to score. You know as well as I do that football is down to quality of the players and we all know that. […]
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