Posted in match review on Feb 21st, 2008 5 Drinks »
Right, let’s get the important discoveries out of the way first. The Punch and Judy is an awful pub in just about the best location in town. Italians from Dublin are funny, and Milan will now be considered hot favourites to advance to the last eight of the Champions League after an entertaining but goal-free […]
Posted in match review on Feb 17th, 2008 26 Drinks »
For the second time in a matter of weeks it is time to consider briefly a fearful beating by a side we didn’t want to lose to. Once again it has come with a much weakened side in a cup tie which may not have ranked high in the clubs priorities. If you take a […]
Posted in match review on Feb 11th, 2008 20 Drinks »
Watching games on Setanta should carry a public health warning. Apart from the adverts for THAT channel, which most of us cannot get, you also have to put up with some of the most absurd expert analysis you could ever suffer the misfortune to hear. Blackburn apparently arrived without three suspended key players and were […]
Posted in match review on Feb 2nd, 2008 31 Drinks »
It has been a good day. Little did we know just how good just before the bulk of the games kicked off after Arsenal’s early triumph at Eastlands. Subsequent draws for Manchester United and Chelsea have left the Gunners clear at the top of the Premiership. But for one man I would tonight have been […]
Posted in match review on Jan 29th, 2008 16 Drinks »
Arsenal 3 Newcastle United 0. It’s the scoreline of the week. Another slow start, another performance lifted out of the ordinary by Matty Flamini, and we have set out our stall at the head of affairs again, if only for twenty-four hours. For a long time it looked as though the first-half would be memorable […]
Posted in match review on Jan 27th, 2008 14 Drinks »
First up, let me offer my sincere thanks to Railtrack, who managed to turn a relatively straightforward trip to the Grove into a four hour nightmare. Great Western deserve a mention too, for ensuring that replacement bus services did not arrive remotely close to the departure time of the trains they were presumably intended to […]
Posted in match review on Jan 22nd, 2008 45 Drinks »
Let’s show some grace from the start. Tottenham thoroughly deserved to go through over two legs, and did an extremely professional job on the Gunners in their second-leg triumph. The nuts and bolts of the contest can be found in the match report on Arsenal.com. Part of the education for the younger players is to […]
Posted in match review on Jan 20th, 2008 7 Drinks »
On Friday I suggested that Emmanuel Adebayor may be worth a punt for first goalscorer given Fulham’s loss of height this season. The opening half at Craven Cottage saw the Gunners almost cruelly expose that advantage. From perfect crosses by Clichy and Hleb the big man planted headers to the left hand side of Fulham […]
Posted in match review on Jan 13th, 2008 12 Drinks »
I’m delighted to announce the temporary appointment of Arsene Wenger as sub-editor of Goonerholic. I could not better his title for this mornings piece! The nuts and bolts of the contest are recorded in detail elsewhere. Basically Arsenal were once again battering at a massed defence virtually throughout. I will not criticise Birmingham for that. […]
Posted in match review on Jan 10th, 2008 8 Drinks »
Get out of jail free. Do not pass go. Do not collect two hundred pounds. Pardon me while I chuckle! Yes, Tottenham should have done better, and we could not have grumbled if they had won. There, I’ve said it. Now let us consider, in the cold light of day, who will be happier with […]
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