31 03, 2015

Rocastle remembered; ticketing shambles

By |2015-03-31T07:11:45+01:00March 31st, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, History|0 Comments

I don't know who angered the gods yesterday, but Britain seems to have woken up to an angry Mother Nature, hell-bent on ruining haircuts and spraying plastic bags across roads today. It's got more bluster than Jose himself. Scary indeed.It was probably another Chelski fan sacrificing an innocent animals life, then eating the remains raw, [...]

20 03, 2015

Title as likely as an eclipse?

By |2017-05-19T21:35:34+01:00March 20th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, premier league, press conference, soccer|0 Comments

Arsenal winning the Premier League this season is about as possible as a solar eclipse...It's Friday, we're all hopefully feeling fine and good, plus we've got plenty of information that has been furnished on us from the club yesterday in the form of the pre-match presser from Le Boss.Arsène must have as much of an [...]

16 03, 2015

Delayed West Ham thoughts: new reportoire

By |2017-05-19T21:35:34+01:00March 16th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, Attack, Champions League, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, premier league|0 Comments

Bit of a delayed post from me today. I booked meself off for a day of rest, relaxation and recuperation with the missus, after running a half marathon yesterday. These ageing limbs certainly can't do what they did ten years ago, I can tell you.The after effects of said marathon can also be felt in [...]

12 03, 2015

all is well

By |2017-05-19T21:35:35+01:00March 12th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, midfield, premier league, soccer|0 Comments

Liverpool and Chelski out, City all but gone against Barca and Arsenal remain the only hope for British success in the Champions League.How did that happen?I'm not complaining though. Certainly not as much as Chelski players were, apparently, last night. I've seen plenty of friends comment on the antics of the West Londoners, but I'm [...]

11 03, 2015

self-fulfilling confidence profacy

By |2017-05-19T21:35:35+01:00March 11th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, premier league, soccer|0 Comments

I'm still buzzing about the result on Monday night. More so than I thought I'd be actually. Probably more so because I know there's a Wembley semi final that lies in wait and, although we can't be presumptive enough to assume we'll waltz our way into the final (see Wigan last season as a case [...]

10 03, 2015

Drinking in success and the different styles in which we adopt now

By |2017-05-19T21:35:35+01:00March 10th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, Gunners, Match Review|0 Comments

These are the blogs that I started this site to write. It's victories like today that make the daily musings and nonsensical ramblings feel glorious in the extreme. Sometimes there's nothing better than savouring victory against a highly ranked opponent on their own turf. Sometimes you just have to drink it in, savour every drop [...]

7 03, 2015

Options in the squad, but still a very tough time with tough decisions

By |2017-05-19T21:35:35+01:00March 7th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, press conference, Tactics|2 Comments

Arsene's presser started with the bad news about Gabriel being out for three weeks, but injuries in an Arsenal squad - especially the infamous 'three weeks' ones - are as par of the course as an Arsenal player, as the new inductee song in front of the playing staff. It's a shame for Gabriel because [...]

17 02, 2015

When a 'dive' becomes 'evasive', plus the worst possible draw

By |2017-05-19T21:35:37+01:00February 17th, 2015|analogy, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Rant|0 Comments

I've got a bit of a bee in my bonnet this morning and no, it isn't because we're away to United (although that is severe Sucksville, but more on that in a bit) in the FA Cup, but it's about media narrative and rhetoric around diving and English players. In August 2009 a penalty awarded [...]

16 02, 2015

Santi the quarterback dominates Boro

By |2017-05-19T21:35:37+01:00February 16th, 2015|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, midfield, Tactics|0 Comments

Arsenal are a funny old team, eh? After labouring in the North London Derby, then huffing and puffing against a Leicester team with bodies behind the ball, they faced a confident Middlesbrough team and simply swotted them aside yesterday. I have to hold my hands up and admit I didn't see that coming. I assumed [...]

15 02, 2015

Boro: A tight encounter with concentration key

By |2017-05-19T21:35:38+01:00February 15th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, midfield, soccer, Tactics|0 Comments

FA Cup Sunday. We're getting used to this, aren't we? That, and stupid non-traditional kick off times, coupled with having to pay for two subscriptions. This weekend I've wanted to watch a bit of FA Cup action and without BT Sport on my TV, I've been limited to Match of The Day. It'll only get [...]

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