Posted in Match Report on Oct 19th, 2025
I am sure I am not the first to make this point but a few years back I became heartily sick of patched up Arsenal sides shipping points in listless performances directly after the interlull. I have no evidence (and I suspect it probably seemed worse than it actually was) to back up that particular […]
Posted in Match Report on Oct 5th, 2025
Storm Amy was blowing along Holloway Road as we strolled up to the Emirates on a warm but blustery autumnal day. Transport links were affected up and down the land. I bumped into BtM desperately in need of sustenance after his train from Bishops Stortford was cancelled due to the weather and he had to […]
Posted in Match Report on Sep 24th, 2025
Our debut in this season’s Carabao Cup involved a trip to the Potteries to play the ‘other team’, Port Vale, whom we haven’t played for 27 years. Then we struggled through a goalless home draw, a replay (remember those?) at Vale Park, extra time and a close-run penalty shoot out in the 1997-8 FA Cup […]
Posted in Match Report on Sep 22nd, 2025
Let’s begin with the best bit. Deep into injury time, still losing 1-0 as they had been since the ninth minute, Calafiori broke up a rare second half attack by City. A couple of passes later the ball got to Eberiche Eze, in the centre circle, but still in his own half. He looked up […]
Posted in Match Report on Sep 16th, 2025
The Arsenal team, surprisingly to me, ahead of C130y at home, started with only one change – Rice in for Nwaneri with a very strong bench, including the returning Saliba. The starting team: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori Merino Zubimendi, Rice Madueke, Gyökeres, Eze Subs: Kepa, Setford, MLS, Saliba, Hincapié, Nørgaard, Dowman, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard. […]
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