Still waiting, still patient
It’s 18 days since I last peered over the blogging parapet. The last time I did there were very few bullets whizzing over my head. Now there’s a full-blown barrage,…
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Still waiting, still patient
Yours, Disappointed of London
Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal Another big game, another defeat, and the unwelcome stat about our record against Chelsea and Man Utd can be dusted down, edited and bandied about. I'll…
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Yours, Disappointed of London
An Arsenal-heavy interlull delays my derby nerves
Before we can all properly address the tightening stomach muscles associated with Saturday's derby showdown, we have for once got an interlull containing no little Arsenal interest to contend with…
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An Arsenal-heavy interlull delays my derby nerves
Tomas… It was up for grabs then…
Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal Football has the capacity to bowl all manner of unpleasant googlies at you – if you’ll pardon my mangling of sporting metaphors – and the last-minute equaliser…
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Tomas… It was up for grabs then…
Last day thoughts and my last word on losses
Some thoughts on winning Yes, winning – you remember it. It’s what I’m confident will happen on Sunday. A combination of hot Spuds breath down our necks, Fulham’s pressing engagement…
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Last day thoughts and my last word on losses
The form factor
Arsenal 5-0 Porto 24 hours late, this. Just like the old days, when you went abroad, burned in the sun to cinder and had to wait a day for the…
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The form factor
No new faces (just long ones)
Arsenal 1-3 Manchester Utd So that’s that then – another less than gentle reminder that despite all the pre-match bullishness of Wenger and some of the squad, when push comes…
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No new faces (just long ones)
Match preview: Time to tighten the defence
Morning all. I did the classic thing of waking up in the middle of the night, and in the course of trying to get back to sleep thought of something…
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Match preview: Time to tighten the defence
Snow, hype and the chance to go second
Breaking news: We’ve neither signed nor sold anyone. I switched on Sky Sports News on about 2nd January and they were already lathering at the chops and reminding us that…
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Snow, hype and the chance to go second
Make Do and Mend
Manchester City 4-2 Arsenal Bit late in the day to add my tupp'orth about yesterday's match - couldn't get anywhere near the pooter till now. Obviously, it's mostly about Adebayor,…
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Make Do and Mend