Posted in Match Report on Dec 30th, 2020
I have never been to the Amex stadium, although I had a ticket for the game that was postponed before lockdown. We had it all planned, fish and chips on the seafront before the game and a curry in Lewes on the way home but sadly it was not to be. I did however visit […]
Posted in Match Preview on Dec 28th, 2020
Well, what went wrong last time we played at the Amex Stadium in Brighton was that we lost 2-1, just as we had done at the Emirates in early December 2019. Last time.In that latter game, we had Özil, Mesut Özil, and I just don’t think I understand quite how his situation has arisen, or […]
Posted in Match Report on Dec 27th, 2020
The moment that in my mind encapsulated the essence of Arsenal’s doldrum-shaking, cobweb-removing, well-deserved victory against Chelsea came around 61st minute. Tierney made one of his signature runs down the left flank and delivered a high quality cross in the middle of the box. Gabriel Martinelli – surrounded by Chelsea defenders — controlled the ball […]
Posted in Goonerholic on Dec 25th, 2020
On Christmas Day 2019 we received the dreaded but sadly not unexpected news that Dave Faber, aka ‘The Goonerholic’, had been taken from us. I use those words advisedly because his passing seemed like a very personal loss to so many people. Many of those people had never met him but felt as if he […]
Posted in Match Preview on Dec 24th, 2020
Boxing Day brings a traditional festive local derby against the team from the bus stop in Fulham. However, the mood in the Goonerverse is anything but festive and was further soured by inept defending in Tuesday’s League Cup QF. We come into this fixture in 15th place, 4 points above the drop, with a shocking home […]
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