One nil to the Arsenal²
Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal Backs-to-the-wall, fighting spirit, riding our luck, throwing our bodies at everything, defiance &c. (And I’ll skate over ‘missing a hatful in the first half’). Yes, there’s something…
Up tight (everything’s not alright)
Arsenal 0-2 Manchester City What can I write that won’t make us all teeter over the edge again and bash our already bruised heads against brick wall, or wail uncontrollably?…
Getting used to sausages
Wigan 0-1 Arsenal One-nil to the Arsenal, that old war-cry of a result, forged during an era when we were often dour but brutally effective in defence. It was a…
A three point turn as the handbrake eases off
Arsenal 2-0 WBA Back to winning ways and – ahem - it’s all on again! Given that we couldn’t realistically expect to go from 0mph – Swansea – to 100mph…
Nil nil, hey hey, kiss it goodbye
Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal “The thriller at the Villa†I spent a little while on Saturday morning musing about whether the new sponsorship deal could have an immediate uplifting effect…
Nothing to write home about, but nothing to boo either
Arsenal 1-1 New York Red Bulls I have been to pre-season games before. I stood on the terraces at Underhill one July afternoon and though the memory is a bit…
Mayday, mayday – Arsenal catch fire
Arsenal 1-0 Manchester United Well, that was fun. Fresh out of the title race and with the handbrake well and truly off, Arsenal put in the kind of shift and…
All eyes on Arsenal’s emerging midfield
So another interlull zips by, and there was me thinking this one would be a blessed relief. It may well be for the team, for Wenger and for the fitness…
Match report: The wait goes on
Arsenal 1-2 Birmingham City As a football fan you roll with the highs, but you also have to cope with the lows. Barcelona, a few weeks ago, was as good…
Holed in the O’s own lair
Confession: I used the above headline as it's simply too cheesy to let pass, and if I don't use it now, it will be even later than the too late…