Only at The Arsenal !!! Injuries are a way of life at The Arsenal, Diaby, Wilshire, Ramsey have all had extended stints on the sidelines, via various causes, but never by one of our own. Le Coq has just returned from a two month sabbatical and was looking not far off his best alongside Elneny, […]
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Newbies, Returnees and Kiddies – Arsenal v Burnley – Elneny to clatter Barton?
Newbies, Returnees and Kiddies I’m not normally one for writing previews, but this week I thought I’d give it ago. Sunday Morning (AEDT) Burnley roll into town and The Arsenal continue their second defence of the Emirates (FA) Cup. (That would be a lovely Saturday 3pm for you guys back home) In true Wenger cup […]
Sentimentality killed the cat. Arsenal 0 – 1 Chelsea
Sentimentality Killed the Cat? Ultimately, 2 fundamental errors cost us yesterday. A la Lehmann in Paris, The BFG didn’t need to make the tackle. It was 18 minutes into the game, so if Costa had beaten Petr, we had plenty of time. Costa ain’t the quickest, so Per could have stayed with him and held […]
Eboue speaks of Arsenal Return – Shiny disco balls and late night booty calls
My old man always said “Son, never give them your surname and never go back”, great advice (mmmm) but there are always some worth a late night booty call*. Sol and Henry got their second chance at love and of course Flame in in his 3rd year of a rekindle romance with the Gunners. Are […]
Celebrities be afraid, be very afraid – The Curse of Ramsey returns!!
A few years ago, The Rambo Curse was rampant. MAY 1, 2010: Ramsey scored against Manchester United. MAY 2 2010: Osama bin Laden is shot dead in his compound in Pakistan October 2, 2011: Ramsey scored against Spurs. October 5, 2011: Steve Jobs died of cancer October 19, 2011: Ramsey scored against Marseille. […]
Shocker as ex-ref Elleray brought in to update Football Rules.
Football re-imagined David Elleray has undertaken a clarification / tidy up / common-sense-ification of the rules of association football. On explaining the process undertaken, Professor Elleray, MBE, explained that; “We have tried to use much clearer language. We tried to avoid a lot of unnecessary repetition and we tried to make it up-to-date. Because the […]
8 Top Pundits Pick The Premier League Winners in May …. And the 2016 Winner is…
And the 2016 winner is….. It’s the start of a new year and in keeping with tradition, I thought I would ask some well known football brains their predictions for the rest of the season. Firstly, I tracked down Maureen in a swanky west end wine bar; spending his redundancy money; TheSundayMorningGooner – “Who will win […]
Arsenal top of the league, but who is top of the moaners?
Support Arsenal and enjoy the ride Just when you thought it was safe to believe….The Arsenal rollercoaster starts up again.We beat Chelsea, then lose to The Hammers.We beat United, then lose to West Brom.We beat City, then we lose to Southampton. The team has been playing to its maximum ability over the past few and […]
Plenty of Gifts for Arsenal this Christmas – From our rivals, surprisingly!!!
Christmas comes but once a year! Christmas comes but once a year, Bringing Gooners everywhere plenty of cheer. But don’t forget the very best part, Chelsea imploding causing Maureen to depart. And United can score at home or away!!?? With Van Gaal facing the sack, well any day City are wasting the money from the […]
The Real truth behind Lewin, Forsythe and Arsenal’s injury woes
It all started way back when, way back when Gary Lewin decided to up sticks and head for the bright lights of St Georges Park and Team England. On his way out of the door he shouted back to Arsene, “I know a guy, he’ll see you right. I’ll call you from the car” Bemused, […]