DB’s Season Diary Special – FA Cup Final Media Day Like waiting for a bus ain’t it? You wait ages for a blog from me and then two come along in the same week. I’m just trying to pass the time, the same as you. Trying to keep my mind off of the cup final, […]
Archive | May, 2015
Past Master Mathieu Flamini endorses Francis Coquelin Exclusive
After listening to Arsene Wenger speak to the collected royalty of the broadcast media and press I had the ability to watch a few minutes of the players warming up for training. There was, as you would expect no shortage of smiles and a general feeling of positivity emanating from the group and it was […]
Learning from Sanogo: Why Walcott should start over Giroud in the FA Cup Final
We could say it was in the air: we were struggling to score, some players looked a bit tired and concerns started to emerge from the back of our brains. Then, with one week to go before the FA Cup Final and a very, very last chance to impress, every single player was outstanding – […]
Arsenal’s 1971 FA Cup Final – The first of many special Arsenal memories for this teenage Wembley debutant
The 2015 FA Cup Final is almost upon us & once again The Arsenal have made it to the final, our 19th and this final is my 13th. There is no doubt the FA Cup Final regarded by a lot of people as not as important as it once was. But for fans of a […]
Between The Lines – What Walcott brought, What Arsenal exploited and What it all means
When the announcement of the line-up came through yesterday, I was hoping to see two things: Walcott up top, through the middle Jack Wilshere in the center with Santi/Alexis in the wide areas We all know which one of these two we saw. Wenger had recently spoken of finally moving Theo up top, through the […]
The Player that Changed a Season – Le Coq the new signing that cost us nothing has a dream!
Francis Coquelin: I also have a dream On Boxing Day, I got to go to my first live Arsenal game at The Emirates in 6 years. (Steve lives in Oz.) Arsenal were sitting in 6th & Francis Coquelin was sitting on the bench following his surprise recall from Charlton Athletic. The recall was a surprise, […]
Has Mr.Theodore James Walcott given Monsieur Arsene Wenger a Selection headache, along with Wilshere as Santi pulls the strings
The Premier League season drew to a close yesterday and some of the results were, how shall I put it, quite unexpected. Aside from us thrashing West Brom (I think even the most optimistic of us couldn’t predict such a scoreline), we have: Burnley beating Aston Villa away despite being relegated long before the game, […]
#GoodOldArsenal We’re Proud to say that name – FA Cup Single Special
Darren Berry’s Season Diary for 2014/15 nears it’s conclusion: As another long Premier League season comes to an end, I think most of us would agree this week it’s time to focus on just one thing this week – the FA Cup Final. I was wondering recently whether it would almost be an anti-climax this […]
Rosicky to celebrate staying by starting v West Brom
“We want to finish on a high at the Emirates and we want our fans to go home happy, full of hope for next season. We have fought very hard to directly qualify for the Champions League and we want to get over the line and finish the job, which we couldn’t do on Wednesday […]
Football is a Simple Game, like a simple meal, unless of course the Arsenal Players are making it!!
OPTION A: Eggs Hollandaise on Quinoa Pancake, with Venison Shiitake Ballotine, marinated overnight in a Dalmatian Vinaigrette reduction, & lightly splashed with a Ham & Wild Tomato Salpicon. Served with a steaming pot of Kopi Luwak. -=<~>=- Sorry. Option A has been cancelled. The Hollandaise turned out to be rather stinky. (A […]