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A family event at a nearby city took me out of town for the last couple of days and is the cause for the lateness of this post. It really was unavoidable but I don’t want to trouble you with the details. The result of the game, more so the manner…
If You Know Your History…
A guest post today on the AISA New Year reception. Just a reminder that another dose of the daily history of Arsenal can be found at Arsenal On This Day. A couple of weeks back I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to AISAs New Year reception to …
Swansea 3 Arsenal 2: The Gunners play like sure-fire Europa League contenders
The relationship between Arsenal and its ever-loving and faithful fans can never be likened to a relationship between two young adults that can split up when one finds out about the partner’s infidelity. It’s more or less like a “wedd…
Worrying Signs: Match Report and Player Ratings
The most frustrating thing is that, after a disastrous start to the season, we had done the hard bit. Written off by everyone, we somehow battled back up the table, all the way to the top four. A team that seemed to have been cobbled together off the b…
**Insert a succession of profanity here**
Morning, happy campers… Where to begin? Well, it’s fair to say the performance yesterday was nothing short of a shower of shit. Before I get into sharing the incandescent fury brewing within me, I’d like to offer a few words … C…
Swansea 3 Arsenal 2 : Dreadful Defending
That wasn’t particularly good was it. The result was the least we wanted because of the results of those around …Continue reading »
Arsenal’s Ugly Ducklings Are Not Blossoming Into Swans.
Swansea City 3 – 2 Arsenal 0 – 1 van Persie (5) 1 – 1 Sinclair (16 pen) 2 – 1 Dyer (59) 2 – 2 Walcott (69) 3 – 2 Graham (70) I feel that the title of today’s post ought have the word, “Yet” appended…
Something certain to cheer you up, Arsenal fans.
This is a photo of Big Ted – the bear I’ve had since birth – displaying more steely determination and desire in the tackle than the average member of Arsenal’s first team manages to exude in 90 minutes. He plays … Continue…
Swansea City 3-2 Arsenal – Another setback
Tweet Swansea City 3 (Sinclair 16(pen), Dyer 57, Graham 70) – 2 Arsenal (van Persie 5, Walcott 69) Man of the Match - Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) Outplayed. Outfought. Outfootballed. Christen it what you may, but today was clearly not Arsenal…
The Dean Windass situation
Afternoon, readers. I’ll begin by saying this post has nothing to do with Arsenal, but everything to do with football. If you’ve read the news today, you’ll have heard about Dean Windass’ admission of both depression and attempt…
Arsenal go to Wales! | Arteta possibly injured | 1 Million comments this week
Bore da gyfeillion Le Grove. That’s a big fat welcome in the good language of Welsh. Why? Because Swansea is in Wales and I want to celebrate diversity. I’m looking forward to this afternoons game because we know Swansea will play an ope…
A Welsh test, a bit of Swansea history and more…
TweetSwansea City vs Arsenal, Liberty Stadium, Premier League Kickoff – 16:00 (21:30 IST), 15 January 2012 So, finally Sunday is here. As a football fan, all you care about is muddling your way through a hectic week, to be able to catch your favo…
Swansea v Arsenal Preview : Ramsey Goes Home In Search of 3 Points
Yesterday’s round of matches was good wasn’t it. Yes, not entirely. Paul Scholes scored in his “comeback” but we all …Continue reading »
Swansea Preview & More
Arsenal take to the field this afternoon at The Liberty Stadium knowing that only a win will do. Whilst Tottenham dropped points, no-one else above has yet to do so this weekend. To close the gap on third to seven points puts pressure on them, increasi…
Desi Gunner 2012-01-15 06:27:01
Arsenal visit the Liberty Stadium with a chance to pull away from Liverpool and get within a point of Chelsea in fourth. But Swansea’s impressive home record suggests a win will be a commendable achievement. The Welsh side have only conceded 4 go…
Arsenal vs Swansea: Fight for the Top Four Begins
TweetDate and Time: 15th January 2011 at 9:30 PM IST Venue: Liberty Stadium Live Telecast on ESPN Arsenal’s fight for the top four starts with the very next match against Swansea and with a win getting them back to the top 4 at least till the Che…
There is no ‘I’ in Team, but every bit of ‘Persie’ in Leadership
Almost a year ago, in the Evening Standard of 20 January 2011, Arsene Wenger was quoted at saying: We have a shared leadership in our team, but I believe Fabregas is an outstanding leader, especially when you consider he is 23 years old, with personali…
Arsenal season ticket price hike rumblings | No left back… no signings?
Happy Saturday to you all! Arsene Wenger has gone on an all out attack on the television companies for their unfair scheduling practices. I think he’s specifically citing the issues surrounding the Villa game at the moment and he makes a fair poi…
Arsène Shoots And Misses The Target In TV Spat & More
Had the internet been around in my father’s day, this morning would have been a match preview. A simple enough affair, one that would have appeared every Saturday and in midweek, which in Arsenal’s case was always a Tuesday for home games. …
Nearer, But Not There Yet
Been absent without a post for a few days now. Plethora of reasons why I didn’t write anything new. From …Continue reading »
Aaron Ramsey relishes playing with Jack Wilshere and Matias Suarez denies Arsenal link
It’s Friday the 13th again and Jason X is probably holding his machete and an #OccupyNigeria banner somewhere because of the recent shenanigans ongoing in my beloved country. Premier League football is around the corner and the Gunners have some …
A Polish cult hero, A Gazillion rumours, a Legend-ary Farewell and a Legend-ary Return
TweetWhat a week it’s been!! Not just Arsenal-wise but football-wise. First, there was the small matter of a Manchester Derby. Then there was that little Barca hiccup. It moved on to a magical night at the Emirates before finishing off with a Joh…
Would everybody stop shouting shoot!
Of all the things that disconcert me about the Emirates experience one of the most boring and unnecessary is the crowd shouting shoot when a player is anywhere inside the opposition half. I mainly sit in the lower tier when I can get a ticket and behi…
Can Arsenal catch Spurs?
Morning, folks. At present Spurs sit 9 points ahead of us in the table and are mounting a title challenge. Even typing that sentence has made me nauseous and yearn to vomit that abhorrent notion from the darkest recesses of … Continue reading …
Scott Dann… gulp | Arsenal say no to Chamakh loan | Wellington given the shoe… I mean boot
Today is an even meatier challenge than yesterday, the whole of fleet street is Thierry’d out and they’ve given up on Arsenal news. Where is a good N’Zogbia rumour when you need one? I guess we can all take solace in the fact that har…
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