Robin van Persie and The Forehead of Doom

Having spent the bulk of Saturday (coincidentally Arsene Wenger’s 62nd birthday) in Brooklyn for the NYC Arsenal Supporters event at Three Kings Tattoo, and getting some Arsenal ink done myself, I woke Sunday full of hope. Sure, Arsenal have had a good…

Arsenal v Stoke – Potters gunned down

Stoke visited Arsenal yesterday in a tricky looking tie. Tony Pulis’ men have caused problems for the Gunners in the past, but could they upset the odds again? Read the match report and watch video highlights here on WTTGT.

Super Van saves the day as Gervinho shows Walcott a lesson in wing play (Arsenal 3-1 Stoke City)

I was privileged to have been at the Emirates for this game, and I witnessed firsthand the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let’s start with the ugly. Yes, Ryan Shawcross and his cohorts from Mordor, Middle Earth could be … Continue reading →

Arsenal 3:1 Stoke – another game, another win

Since the drubbing at Old Trafford we have played ten, won seven, drawn one and lost two.   It hasn’t alwaysRead the Rest…

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Gervinho & RVP lead motm poll – add your vote

Arsenal 3:1 Stoke Gervinho, Crouch, Van Persie, Van Persie Related posts:Arsenal win – vote now for your man of theRead the Rest…

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Arsenal grind out three pricy points
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WHY ALWAYS ME?

A win for Arsenal doesn’t stops most of our fans to keep sneaking what is happening at Old Trafford. Well the champions falls at their own ground with massive six goals to one by their mega rich rival City. While Balotelli starts learning to smil…

Arsenal win – vote now for your man of the match

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Liveblog! Arsenal v. Stoke

And so we arrive at the fixture that is cause for consternation every year. Fucking Stoke. We all hate Stoke, etc. Here’s our preview, aptly named “Arsenal – Stoke Preview“.
Come on by at 5am my time (awesome), 8am Eastern, and…

Match Preview: Arsenal v Stoke City; EPL Match Day 9

First, let me apologize for the lateness in the release of this match preview. As it is, this is the match preview that almost wasn’t. For the pasty 48 hours I’ve been dealing with a computer that kept spitting out BSOD warnings every time I started i…

Arsenal team against Stoke

As we discussed yesterday, the first dilemma is how to replace the injured Jenkinson. Clearly it’s a toss up betweenRead the Rest…

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Preview by Numbers: Arsenal v. Stoke City

Emirates Stadium, LondonSunday, October 238:30 a.m. EDT, 1:30 p.m. BSTMatch Officials
Referee: Lee Mason
Assistants: Adam Watts and John Flynn
4th Official: Jonathan Moss 
This Match, Last Year: Arsenal 1 – 0 Stoke City
All-Time in All Competitio…

Scrapping Premier League Relegation Would Be Stupidity

Who can remember the 2007/08 season? Well done to those of you who are nodding, holding their hands up or saying of ‘course I bloody do.’ That season of course Manchester United won the Premier League and Champions League. But I suspect you…

Who will play right back?

Nothing comes easy for Arsenal at the moment.  Just when the team are beginning to creep towards some consistent form,Read the Rest…

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Why Those Doubting De Gea Should Now Be Eating Their Words

It’s amazing how someone can change perspectives and opinions in such a short space of time. Journalists in particular. It seems like only yesterday that the pitchforks were out for De Gea with every little slip. Every minor error or uncertainty …

TF Chronicles – The Premier League Grounds Part Five

This is the last part of our list of Premier League grounds. If you have missed the rest then you can catch up here. Listed below is part five of these stadiums and some of our favourite matches and memories from watching United play in them, along with the opposite end of the spectrum - some [...]

How badly are Arsenal doing?

Well obviously the answer to that is ‘really badly’.  Our worst start in years and years, the title conceded beforeRead the Rest…

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Here’s What We’ve Learnt This Weekend #6

So after the latest week of the Premier League season, here’s what we learnt this weekend:

First Points Dropped In Hard-Fought Draw: Stoke City 1 United 1

A gritty performance from Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium saw Manchester United drop their first points of the season in a hard-fought encounter.

RATINGS: How Manchester United Rated Against Stoke City

Manchester United lost their 100% Barclays Premier League record as they could only manage a 1-1 draw against Stoke City a – and that result was deserved.

Nani slotted home United’s only goal
Nani scored a great solo-effort goal in the first half,…

Did Manchester United Deserve More Against Stoke City?

Manchester United dropped their first Barclays Premier League points of the season in their 1-1 draw against Stoke City, but should they have gotten maximum points or were they lucky to get the one they did?

Evra was sent flying by an early challe…

Video highlights: Stoke City 1-1 Manchester United

This match didn’t contain that free flowing style of play we all adore. Simply because Stoke City wouldn’t approve of it. They came out, as expected, reluctant to pull out of dangerous challenges, trying to boss the game. Without much pace up front, it was difficult to find a winner from either Dimitar Berbatov or…

Stoked Up About Peter Walton

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Wayne Rooney rests his sore hamstring as Dimitar Berbatov is thrust into the limelight with his first start of the season at the Britannia on Saturday. Away to Stoke is always going to be considered one of the toughe…

Salut! Sunderlands week: stuffing Stoke, cheering up Reidy, facing Norwich

The long break between games made it a quietish week, but there is still plenty to look back on if you missed a daily dose of Salut! Sunderland … It was good to have an upbeat Bruce’s Banter, the e-mail Steve Bruce sends out after each game. Click here to see what he had to [...]

Five Things We Learnt From Man United’s Draw Against Stoke

By Nathan Thomas. 1. Stoke reassert their presence as one of the league’s toughest away days In fairness it didn’t really need reasserting but for those who have been living in solitary confinement for the past three years or any remaining Stoke sc…

VERDICT: Stoke City 1 Manchester United 1

It’s always a tricky trip to go to the Britannia Stadium, which proved to be the case as Manchester United dropped their first Barclays Premier League points of the season drawing 1-1 with Stoke City.

Hernandez & United were tripped up by Stok…