Ten minutes from time I was ready to accept the draw. This was born out of the simple fact we looked flat and more likely to concede than score. Olivier Giroud’s introduction didn’t quite produce last week’s effect, while Oxlade-Chamberlain was simply horrendous and had me wishing we had Lucas available. But we didn’t. Some […]
It’s North London Derby time again – which can only mean one thing… Time to kick that lot back to Middlesex, where they belong. #NLD #COYG #FOYS *No chickens were harmed during the making of this artwork invinciblogI was eleven-and-a-half. My family had just emigrated from Rhodesia to South Africa. All the kids on […]
The North London Derby Must Be BANNED! Remember, Remember…..Don’t Mention the N Word Come on, admit it, you’re bricking it aren’t you? The North London Derby; a fixture that has given us all some of the greatest memories of our Arsenal-supporting lives, as well as some of the most gut-wrenchingly painful ones. Win the game, […]
PAT JENNINGS For this week’s Highbury Hero I’m going back to 1977. To talk about the only man who has the distinction of being loved on both sides of the great North London divide. A man who is not just one of Arsenal’s greatest goalkeepers. But also one of the finest goalkeepers of all time. […]
Jeux sans frontieres Just heard this absolute tune the other day and it inspired me. A bit of light relief in the off season maelstrom!! Song by Peter Gabriel Words by Wellmo Kos plays it to Santi, Santi plays it to Xhak Elneny, then to Rambo and then Xhaka gets it back Granit forward to […]
Arsenal Circular 146 It was “drama” on Sunday. One of the most over-used media words had meaning and resonance during the last 30 minutes of Sunday’s matches. It went right and we celebrated but it could have gone wrong and given us long faces and grouchy moods. In life “you win some and you lose […]
If you are a regular reader of my posts, then you know I’m generally unperturbed by Spurs. For example, I hate Chelsea much more than Tottenham. Guess I’ve just never taken Spurs seriously. Had I been a bit younger (I’m 22), I could have said Tottenham haven’t finished above Arsenal in my entire lifetime. As […]
We are all aware of the ever widening chasm between the “Arsene stay” and the “Arsene out” brigade. It has now descended into violent confrontation and I have seen a comment on Twitter where a supporter`s daughter was punched in the face by a “Wenger stay” supporter. The aftermath of the Man City game was […]
A solitary point is rarely viewed as a cause for celebration but given the circumstances that unfolded at White Hart Lane on Saturday, I’ll make an exception. Having seen Francis Coquelin get himself needlessly dismissed and our one goal advantage turned into a one goal deficit within the space of just seven minutes, it is […]
Sorry for the radio silence in midweek. I just couldn’t bring myself to write going over our loss in Munich, not the least because I haven’t watched the 2nd half (though I’ll likely rectify it by the time you read my preview). Despite the heavy loss we can still qualify by beating Dinamo Zagreb at […]
