Posted in match review on Jan 25th, 2009 47 Drinks »
The ‘holic pound again proved to be a lemon, but if I got the scoreline wrong I was spot on with the result. Our FA Cup visits to Ninian Park have a habit of ending goal-less, and so it proved again. I have to say though, that the expression ‘a game of two halves’ was […]
Posted in match review on Jan 18th, 2009 21 Drinks »
Ooh, sorry about that, but I couldn’t resist. The weather forecast I saw on Saturday morning suggested the weather at the KC stadium would be ‘almost perfect’ for football, but the storm clouds arrived earlier than expected and added something to the already unpredictable nature of the contest. Much like Bolton last week, I thought […]
Posted in match review on Jan 10th, 2009 38 Drinks »
I could, not for the first time either, do a cut and paste job for a match report. However, given my rare appearances at present you deserve better. I have just got back from visiting the management who, despite the pain, knew the correct question to ask first. “How did Arsenal get on?” Upon hearing […]
Posted in match review on Jan 3rd, 2009 30 Drinks »
First things first. Fair play to Plymouth. The visitors arrived with a plan, managed to exert some pressure in both halves, and played on the fragility of confidence currently evident in the hosts. Arsenal clearly resembled the famous ‘curate’s egg’. Parts were, I assure you, excellent. Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie, captain for the […]
Posted in match review on Dec 28th, 2008 25 Drinks »
Hello ‘holics. As expected I was missing for a few hectic days, and time may continue to be scarce as a new year approaches. Thanks for your good wishes for the management, who hopefully is now on the other side of a particularly deep trough. If I was looking for the Gunners to raise the […]
Posted in match review on Dec 21st, 2008 26 Drinks »
A hard-earned point, or two dropped? Both in all probability. The talking points all surrounded the loss of Cesc Fabregas, the red card dished out to Emmanuel Adebayor by Howard Webb, and the astonishing performance of the ten remaining players thereafter. I thought the opening half a strange affair which we controlled for long spells, […]
Posted in match review on Dec 13th, 2008 23 Drinks »
Obviously time is at a premium for me at present so I should be grateful that Arsenal produced a number of ‘groundhog day’ moments at the Riverside which enable me to compile a report by cutting and pasting from previous match reports. ‘What increased the embarrassment was the fact that Arsenal had surrendered all width […]
Posted in match review on Dec 10th, 2008 19 Drinks »
A great performance by the youngsters away from home in a tricky cup tie, but enough of the youth team, who twice came from behind to defeat Aston Villa 3-2 at Villa Park in the FA Youth Cup. Some of their mates endured a different night altogether as Porto earned a thoroughly deserved 2-0 Champions […]
Posted in match review on Dec 6th, 2008 77 Drinks »
Watching football these days is remarkably different from years ago. There was a time when I would be desperate to throw several pints of draught Bass down my neck before the game so as to numb the pain of watching the side I loved when they were truly struggling. Younger fans would find it hard […]
Posted in match review on Dec 2nd, 2008 28 Drinks »
Turf Moor on a freezing December night is not perhaps the most attractive proposition for a group of raw, but talented, kids. As a learning experience though, it is second to none. What we knew would be a test for the younger squad members was made a sterner challenge when Burnley grabbed the lead in […]
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