[WpProQuiz 1] invinciblogI was eleven-and-a-half. My family had just emigrated from Rhodesia to South Africa. All the kids on my street supported United or Liverpool, because of their Southern African goalkeeper connections: Bailey for United and Grobbelaar for ‘Pool. Problem was: I didn’t like the colour red – so when FA Cup Final day came […]
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We go again – The 2017/18 AFC Roller-Coaster of Anticipation, Optimism, Disappointment and Dashed Hope!
We Go Again Life can be straightforward for a football fan, when he/she lives it in seasons rather than calendar years, like regular people do. What does a season comprise of, for your average football fan? It starts with hope which transcends to excitement, nervousness, short lived euphoria, disappointment, renewed hope, despair and finally ending […]
Alexis Sanchez nears his exit as the cliché excuses begin
“What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – It’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road Could there be a more fitting […]
Yes Wenger may not be a Failure to Kroenke but he would be to Abramovich
Yesterday’s article from @invinciblog caused quite a stir. Most understood that the author had done the research to understand by Stan Kroenke might want to keep Arsene Wenger as his manager. The arguments was compelling but as one Gunners Town reader pointed out in numerous tweets the view is dependent on the owner. A certain […]
If you believe Wenger is a Failure, you’re Deluded. Here’s why.
Introduction I don’t know how to break this to you gently – so I’m just going to come out and say it… If you have been clamouring for Arséne Wenger’s departure based on any reason other than you’re throwing an emotional hissy-fit of entitlement and frustration – then you are, at best, seriously misguided, and at worst, […]
Top 5 Hallmarks of Arsenal’s Season, Best Player, Young Player, Biggest Disappointment and more….
I thought I’d rehash my usual format of complete chaos for this year’s season review. Let me know in the comments whether the new one works. Albeit it’ll be a full year before I change my ways again if it doesn’t! So, without further ado, I give you… 5 hallmarks of the campaign Arsenal end […]
Arsenal Round of 16: Elimination and Humiliation TraLaLaLa
Elimination in Round of 16 Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la Elimination in Round 16 Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la Elimination in Round 16 It was the night we’d been waiting for, We won the group but still got a shite draw Still, a chance to put the record straight and wipe the slate clean But again, eliminated in round […]
The shout should not be “Wenger Out” but “Arsenal Forever!”
Let me take the bull by the horns and address the issue in the minds of most Arsenal supporters – today – Friday, 10th February 2017. Wenger Out – No So let me give you my reasoning that gets me to the above conclusion. And it is reason – reason with a blend of feeling […]
No more Slow Motion Football Wenger – Time for Blood and Thunder to replace Luck and Blunder
What I took from the PSG match. I was mystified when I saw the team selection. No Xhaka, No Giroud. Ospina for Cech? At the weekend I assumed that Xhaka was not selected because he was being saved for this match. The same applied to Giroud and I could not believe that Wenger would repeat […]
Arsenal working for the Yankee Dollar – Should we care that Kroenke doesn’t?
This last week has born witness to a kind of storm, an explosion among the Arsenal faithful. Part of it was down to our ugly home loss to Watford, which resulted in Arsenal crashing out of the only competition the Club stood a realistic chance of winning this season. But part of the outrage (maybe […]