FA Cup: it’s time to nail the third round
I’m well aware that for many, the FA Cup is little more than another hurdle on the route to greater glories. But that argument doesn’t hold water with me. Here’s…
East Lower wrapped – My 2025 in numbers
Blog posts written0Words written0 It could be tricky to keep up that pace in 2026, but I’ll see what I can do. Happy New Year. Here's to something momentous. It…
Winning ugly is beautiful
Spurs 0-1 Arsenal In line with tradition, before all north London derbies I am filled with a sense of dread. The things that have been evident for so long leave…
Reasons why August is the best football month
August, for the football fan in general, is very hard to beat. Here's why: It’s high summer Picture the scene. It’s January and the weather hasn’t risen above zero all…
And so it begins
The curtain is raised on the 2024 US tour, and indeed pre-season proper. I am not counting the behind-closed-doors friendly against Leyton Orient if that’s alright with you. If something…
Roll on the Euros
If there’s ever a good time to be out of work, it’s probably now. With the Euros, the Olympics and Wimbledon all locked and loaded, rather than networking, putting out…
My blogging hiatus has not served Reiss Nelson well
Clearly, Reiss Nelson’s goal was all a bit much for me. Surfing on a wave of excitement, I extolled the virtues of his winning goal against Bournemouth that kept our…
Reiss unleashes, I’m in pieces
Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth Mere seconds divide desolation from ecstasy in this most glorious of sports. There is nothing that compares to it - nothing at all. This is why we…
So close, yet so VAR
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford As if one goal in three games combined with a new-found defensive hesitancy wasn’t enough to get you biting your nails, along comes a VAR decision that…
Seize (the moment, not up)
Everton 1-0 Arsenal Typical really. Rather than blogging right after one of our recent high points - the first away win at our neighbours in nine years, or the Platt-like…
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