The Players, The Club, but not The Coach Positives, Needs and Hopes At the beginning of the Arteta reign I wrote a blog about where the improvement would take us. I felt and still feel that although the improvement gives us great hope, a decent portion of it is simply taking us back to neutral. […]
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Weather the early storm and we should make it 12 on the bounce – Palace Preview
Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal – Premier League preview It’s north vs. south London on Sunday, and the media as usual term this a “London derby”. Yes, technically it’s accurate. We’re both in the same city, so we’re geographically close. However, derby to me denotes rivalry, hate, and animosity. This for us only applies to […]
Alexis springs to life and the Wilshere/Xhaka blossoming partnership may give Wenger a Ramsey Headache
The Gunners managed to eke out their third away win of the season yesterday, ending Palace’s unbeaten run streak in the process. I never expected the game to be easy, we have been culpable of complicating our lives unnecessarily away from home, so I’m grateful for the win. However I cannot quite grasp the words […]
Can the Gunners halt the high-flying Eagles? – Crystal Palace preview
We visit Selhurst Park today, in an attempt to right the wrongs of the last meeting between the two sides. There’s also the small matter of Arsenal winning just one of their last five league games: a slender 1-0 victory over Newcastle. Crystal Palace, followed by West Brom, will cap off this calendar year and […]
Bye-bye Europe. Woy and Dave’s Not So Excellent Adventures
We’re a bit insular in our country. What’s the difference between Cameron & Hodgson? One led a failed campaign to stay in Europe and then resigned, the other…..oh!!!! So there you have it, England are out of Europe twice in four days and Hodgson joins Cameron in deserting a sinking ship. Neither had a plan […]