Posted in Champions League, Match Report on Apr 16th, 2026
Embed from Getty Images We approached this game in a state of disarray. 3 games lost out of the last 4, where we had lost fewer games than that in the previous 40. I and many others, had been to Wembley, Southampton and the Emirates and seen 3 performances the only descriptor for which is […]
Posted in Match Report on Apr 11th, 2026
Embed from Getty Images Writing for this blog, since we formed it in January 2020, has largely been a joy and a privilege as we attempt to follow the principles and good sense of the late, great Dave Faber in writing honestly and proudly about our great club. Today that task feels very tough after […]
Posted in Match Report on Apr 5th, 2026
As the subject of this match review, it was tempting to choose from so many proverbs and witticisms around the failure and its, often paradoxical, implications. “There is no success like failure, but failure is no success at all.” “Success has a thousand parents, but failure is an orphan”. “Failure is success in progress.” “Failure […]
Posted in Match Report on Mar 18th, 2026
Arsenal smoothed their way into the last eight of the Champions League with one of their most stylish and mature performances of the season as they overcame a decent Leverkusen side 2-0. It was a night when, notwithstanding the fact that they have a Cup Final to play in five days time, the side worked aggressively […]
Posted in Match Report on Mar 15th, 2026
I had a busy day today and managed to turn the match on a tad late, missing the first twenty-two seconds. As it turned out, this was better than missing the last twenty-two seconds! Having missed the team sheets, I had to work out early on who was playing and what the positions were. Calafiori […]
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