Posted in Match Preview on Oct 15th, 2022
On Sunday afternoon, seven days after they dispatched Liverpool at home, the top-of-the-table Gunners will be looking to keep their momentum moving steadily forward as they take on Yorkshire outfit Leeds United at their Elland Road ground. Leeds may not be as far north, and certainly isn’t as picturesque as midweek stopover Bodø, but seeing as […]
Posted in Match Preview on Oct 12th, 2022
Embed from Getty Images Tomorrow evening, the Arsenal play the most northerly fixture in their illustrious history, cheered on by an intrepid band of travelling Gooners who follow them over land and sea (not forgetting Leicester). Good on you, fellas! I hope you remembered to pack gloves and thermals. Bodø lies just north of the Arctic […]
Posted in Match Preview on Oct 8th, 2022
Embed from Getty Images On Sunday, we entertain Liverpool in the Premier League for the 238th competitive fixture between the two clubs and our most testing game yet this season. After it, I fancy, we shall have a more accurate measure of where our ambitions for the season should lie. The visitors have the better […]
Posted in Match Preview on Oct 5th, 2022
We can safely say that unlike Grieg, Ibsen, Munch, Hamsun or in relatively more modern times Liv Ullman (a personal favorite), Jo Nesbø (a Goonerholics’ community favorite) or Magnus Carlsen, the Arctic harbor town of Bodø is not something by which Norwegians are likely to introduce their country. With a population of less than 50,000, this […]
Posted in Match Preview on Sep 30th, 2022
On 10th May this year, around a mere four and a half months ago, I handed over the preview for the Tottenham vs Arsenal match at the Armitage Shanks Arena to be played on 11th May. It was a pleasure to write, poked lots of fun at Spurs, included our new anthem by Louis Dunford, […]
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