First bit of silverware of the season sorted. Lifting the Barclays Asia Trophy is apparently a good omen for a team as both City and Chelski have clinched the pre-season friendly competition in the past, so whilst we have to take such superstitions with a pinch of salt, as this is a time in the [...]
Today will be an interesting test for the team because, as Arsène described at his pre-game presser in Singapore, both Everton and Stoke were really up for their game and there were plenty of 'committed' tackles going in. You hear things like that and the first thing you think of as a fan is "I [...]
Welcome to Friday. I don't know about you, but it's a week that certainly has dragged for me. Is it because there is no football on? Is that what it is? No football, plus no real mega exciting news to speak of, equals slow-diddly-oweness. I guess there was some football on Wednesday, but I was [...]
Happy Thursday fellow Goonerite. And lo, we have some actual football to talk about! Yep, pre-season is officially underway and kicked off yesterday with a 4-0 romping of those world beaters known as the Singapore XI, with goals between Chuba Akpom and Jack Wilshere ensuring that it will be more realistic for the lazy of [...]
A pre-season friendly that's actually on Sky Sports you say? Well jolly good. I think I might just...oh...yeah...right....that work thing I have to do. Dagnamit! Unless...my phone has Sky Go, so maybe, just maybe... The ever enthralling world of an Arsenal fan during pre season, eh? Probably a bit selfish of me to expect Arsenal to [...]
Before the weekend is upon us, the club will be on their way to Asia for the appropriately named 'Asia Trophy', in which they'll play a Singapore Select XI to decide who should have the honour of facing off against one of Everton or Stoke. I heard that they tried to call the Trophy the 'Non-England based, late at [...]
I tried so hard to motivate myself to get up from a comfy lounger in the garden and watch the Ireland vs England match, but what with the sun being glorious and the prospect of end of season international friendlies being anything but, I just couldn't do it. There was one period - just after [...]
Meanwhile, over in Blighty...even Mother Nature is sad at the fact it's an international break. She's been up since about 5am crying and has soaked me through on my two minute walk to the tube station.You know how sugar is really bad for you and how you shouldn't eat anything other than natural sugars? Or [...]