Monthly Archives: February 2013
Arsenal can splash-out a bloody fortune!! New players! Yippee! Falcao here we come!
Follow @_armchairgooner Afternoon, folks! In case you missed it on Monday, Arsenal have announced half-yearly profits of £17.8m. That by itself doesn’t sound all that spectacular, but the real figure that’s caught everyone’s eye is the £123.3m we have in … Continue reading
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“The balance of power in North London has shifted. Spurs are far, far superior…”
Follow @_armchairgooner Afternoon folks! You know the drill by now. The North London Derby is but a few days away, and their ex-players, ex-managers, and any no-mark with the ability to talk about our grubby neighbours are all using the … Continue reading
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Cazorla, Giroud, Monreal, Walcott, Diaby, Arsene and welcome calm waters after a maelstrom of sh*t.
Follow @_armchairgooner Morning, folks. Ahhhhhhh, and relax. There’s nothing quite like Arsenal’s ability to turn the relatively simplistic into an afternoon of fingernail-gnawing terror. Villa, to their credit, did come and at least attempt to make a game of it, … Continue reading
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Arsenal’s starting XI for the visit of Aston Villa.
Follow @_armchairgooner Hello, fellow Gooners. Ordinarily, the visit of mediocre opponents wouldn’t be considered a game of huge importance. Aston Villa are not flying high on the back of impressive results, nor do they posses a squad capable of competing … Continue reading
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Sagna out, Wenger in, Vermaelen gushy and the importance of bouncing back.
Follow @_armchairgooner Evening folks. I’d like my current relationship with Arsenal to the one I share with my cat. I love that silly cat. She’s adorable. Then she shits on the carpet and I want to bloody throttle her. Against … Continue reading
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Over in 21 minutes, down and out in February.
Follow @_armchairgooner Evening folks. The main memory I’ll take from last night’s game is how much it reminded me of the Champions League semi-final we played against United. For the opening few minutes of play, and for the minutes leading … Continue reading
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Arsenal’s starting XI for the game against Bayern Munich (match preview and team news)
Follow @_armchairgooner Afternoon, intrepid readers. Matches don’t come much bigger than today. Maelstroms of bitterness and discontent can be put aside, petty bickering and waring factions can temporarily relent; Bayern Munich are in town. Having blundered so spectacularly on Saturday, tonight … Continue reading
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Daunting Bayern, Wenger, Wilshere, transfers, troubles, arguments and abuse.
Follow @_armchairgooner Greetings, Earthlings. Yesterday was all about anger and despair. Today is all about, well… anger and despair. These are not the best of times to be a Gooner. Our season lays in tatters – ripped to shreds by … Continue reading
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Gervinho, Chamberlain, Szczsney, Blackburn, Bayern, Wenger and the worst day of the season by a mile.
Follow @_armchairgooner Morning, smiley happy people… Before I began writing this post, I sat down and tried to make myself think of something positive to say. I struggled for 2-3 minutes to come up with anything even remotely full of … Continue reading
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Arsenal’s starting XI for the cup tie with Blackburn (match preview and team news)
Follow @_armchairgooner Morning. folks. You can safely say it’s the first day of spring. Here in Bristol, the clouds have taken a day off and taken the miserable air and chills with them. It’s a beautiful day. No better day for … Continue reading
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