Posted in match review on Aug 29th, 2009 83 Drinks »
‘Don’t do it, ‘holic. You cannot be rational when you are this wound up.’ The management has seen me upset by football before, but rarely like this. However, isn’t this what being a football fan is all about? If it wasn’t for feelings like this, when you are convinced the world is against you and […]
Posted in match review on Aug 26th, 2009 26 Drinks »
For nearly half an hour we were treated to a very familiar contest. As last week Celtic worked overtime to deny Arsenal the time and space to inflict damage on them. As last week Arsenal got the rub of the green and never looked back. In both games there can be no serious doubt that […]
Posted in match review on Aug 23rd, 2009 13 Drinks »
The first home game of a new season is getting more and more enjoyable with each passing year. We hit the pub at half past twelve and new friends and old alike are already into the business of thirst-slaking. Greetings are exchanged but that is not all. An extremely considerate man has returned from his […]
Posted in match review on Aug 18th, 2009 33 Drinks »
I would like to be able to wait until tomorrow and write about that game in the cold light of day, but sadly I am denied that luxury. So I am going to have to try and be objective whilst still caught up in the emotion of the immediate aftermath of the game. I feel […]
Posted in match review on Aug 15th, 2009 46 Drinks »
It was interesting to read expert after expert preview the season during the week. People who think their opinions are important queued up to pick out Arsenal as the team to miss out when the four Champions League places are decided at the end of the season. There are still thirty-seven games to go and […]
Posted in match review on Aug 2nd, 2009 70 Drinks »
I’m not entirely sure we have learned anything from a three goal drubbing of the champions of Scotland that we didn’t already know. Except maybe one thing. I have been talking since the end of last season about the difficulty of accommodating Fabregas, Nasri, Arshavin, and Rosicky in the same side. To that list add […]
Posted in match review on Aug 1st, 2009 35 Drinks »
I got in just in time to see Philippe Senderos, in civvies, chatting to Manuel Almunia. Immediately I thought we are down to five central defenders now, Arsene! Arseblog provided plausible confirmation that the Swiss defender is heading to Goodison. We certainly have cashed in handsomely on those who were by no means likely to […]
Posted in match review on Jul 29th, 2009 34 Drinks »
It’s hard to remind yourself you are lucky to have a job when for the second time in three days you have to rush to get home in time for the kick-off of a pre-season friendly! I can’t lock myself away in the office so I set up the laptop in the kitchen, but the […]
Posted in match review on Jul 27th, 2009 21 Drinks »
So good were Arsenal’s strike force in their toughest test to date that not even Richard Clarke, reporting for Arsenal.com could keep track of the scoreline. Against the same Hungarians who last season held us to a 1-1 draw there were braces for Nicklas Bendtner and Eduardo. Richard thought Robin van Persie had matched his […]
Posted in match review on Jul 21st, 2009 24 Drinks »
SC Columbia 1 Arsenal 7 A jittery ATVO stream gave us a view of the Gunners first game in Austria. Those expecting Arsenal to dominate possession against their amateur opponents were not to be disappointed, but there was a marked lack of urgency for much of the opening half. That was rectified after a freak […]
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