Posted in Match Preview on Dec 15th, 2020
Well, I’m back, a little older and a little wiser than a few days ago when I happily predicted a 4-0 win over Burnley. However, I am afraid that anyone expecting criticism of the manager, players, my fellow supporters or anyone else involved with The Arsenal just now is in the wrong place. It is […]
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Posted in Match Report on Dec 13th, 2020
So the results before we kicked off were all good for The Arsenal. No, not at the top of the table, where our interest had cooled since match day 2, but below us, where Sheffield United, WBA and Brighton had all lost and Fulham had only drawn. As the game kicked off, we were seven points […]
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Posted in Match Preview on Dec 12th, 2020
Another Sunday, another crunch game for The Arsenal. In fact, this will probably be the shortest preview I ever write as any Gooners not aware of our current situation really need to be paying more attention. Straight to the game then, and we welcome, in the widest sense of the word, Burnley to The Arsenal […]
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Posted in Match Report on Dec 10th, 2020
In days gone by, while I am not a regular overseas follower of the Gunners, I would have been at this game. I’ve been visiting Ireland regularly for forty years and my liver bears testimony to that. While I was sorry not to be at the game with a lot of Irish friends I’m glad […]
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Posted in Match Preview on Dec 9th, 2020
I was sure that in our long and cherished history Arsenal must have played a competitive match or two on Irish soil, but I didn’t remember watching any since I had started to follow the red-and-white in the Arsène Wenger heydays. A quick walk-through in the Arsenal museum’s European history section brought me to a […]
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