Posted in Match Preview on Mar 11th, 2022
From 2016 to 2021, our next opponent’s fortunes largely appeared to rise, albeit with a very significant blip costing two coaches their jobs. Through generous refereeing at both ends of the pitch Leicester City won their first ever top-flight title in 2015-16 (but do remember the widely recycled anecdote that the Marshdwellers ‘pushed them all […]
Posted in Match Preview on Mar 5th, 2022
The PrologueSome things are far more important than football. Freedom, human lives and dignity will do for a start. Those things have been under threat and in too many cases already lost in Ukraine during the last couple of weeks. We have to start by wishing everyone in Ukraine, and everyone around the world with […]
Posted in Match Preview on Feb 23rd, 2022
It feels somewhat premature to be facing the Wanderers from Wolverhampton again so soon after our spirited performance at Molineux but that is the result of Covid-induced postponement of this fixture due to a number of cases in Wolves’ ranks. This postponement provoked widespread media outrage and accusations of ‘abuse of the system’ for the […]
Posted in Match Preview on Feb 20th, 2022
Arsenal avenged their surprise opening day defeat with a comfortable and thoroughly deserved victory against Brentford. The 2-1 score line was something of a travesty and did not reflect our clear superiority. Two second half goals by our two home-grown tyros, ESR and Saka, clinched victory after a frustrating first half. My day began with […]
Posted in Match Preview on Feb 18th, 2022
On Saturday, we entertain Brentford for their first visit to the Emirates since September 2018, when we saw them off 3-1 in the Third Round of the League Cup. A late strike by Alexander Lacazette, who had come on for ESR making his first start in the senior team, complemented a brace from Danny Welbeck. […]
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