Posted in match review on Jul 29th, 2008 169 Drinks »
The contest with a Burgenland XI will remain only in the statisticians’ memories. You may care to remember this in a decade or two when you are asked ‘against whom did Carlos Vela and Jack Wilshere score their first Arsenal goals?’ For the record Nicklas Bendtner was on target four times, Carlos Vela three, Jack […]
Posted in match review on Jul 23rd, 2008 10 Drinks »
“Come on, we’re having drinks and nibbles in the garden.” “But Arsenal are on the box?” “I said….” So it came to pass that I didn’t get to watch the hastily-taped contest in Hungary against the team with the unpronounceable name until very late last night. In fact today had started by the time the […]
Posted in match review on Jul 19th, 2008 14 Drinks »
Thank you, football is back. At Barnet we witnessed just why Aaron Ramsey cost five million pounds. The summer capture from Cardiff was the shining light in an otherwise extremely disappointing first-half performance. His range of passing and impressive workrate stood out as many around him were clearly in need of this first outing. Credit […]
Posted in match review on Jun 26th, 2008 32 Drinks »
It was all about this fella. Not bad, is he? Nothing else needs to be said.
Posted in match review on May 11th, 2008 19 Drinks »
Thank you Match of the Day. The only sight I have had of the final encounter of this season at the Stadium of Light is courtesy of the dear old Beeb. I was forewarned by a very fair match report on Arsenal.com from which it was clear that Sunderland had contributed their fair share to […]
Posted in match review on May 4th, 2008 43 Drinks »
Well, there was a day of contradictions. You can tell who Arsene is not best pleased with at present. We have also possibly seen one of the players who has turned supporters opinion full circle. Alex Song was vilified on occasion last season, but he has knuckled down and returned from the African Cup of […]
Posted in match review on Apr 28th, 2008 15 Drinks »
Finding a balance is sometimes very difficult. I, and my fellow bloggers, have been accused of arrogance by supporters of the vanquished on more than one occasion. Tonight I would love to crow about the quality of the Arsenal performance, and yet the experts on Setanta are putting it down to Derby being the poorest […]
Posted in match review on Apr 21st, 2008 6 Drinks »
If, like me, you have spent your Monday evening watching the reserves in action against West Ham you will not fail to have been extremely impressed with the work done in the attacking third by sixteen years old Jack Wilshere as the Gunners won 2-0. I wrote last Monday of the players that had impressed […]
Posted in match review on Apr 20th, 2008 12 Drinks »
Some days just work, don’t they. Yesterday was one of them, although it would appear Sunday is giving me a good old fashioned kicking to make up for it. My day started at some absurd hour so I could get to North London in time to mooch around some places that are dear to me, […]
Posted in match review on Apr 13th, 2008 14 Drinks »
I’ve been here before. For nearly an hour Arsenal were in complete and utter control of the game at Old Trafford. In the final half hour it was an even contest. Yet those who made the journey to the north-west are once again coming home disappointed. The texts have come rolling in on the mobile. […]
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