Sunday, 3/16 • 6:30 am Kickoff • Maggie McGarry’s (21+)
This match on inside.
The parklet opens at 8:00 am.
Maggie’s is 21+ EVEN in the parklet.
Dogs outside only please.
Outside food is OK.
Outside drinks are NOT.
Come on you Gunners!
Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven
Wednesday, 3/12 • 1:00 pm Kickoff • Maggie McGarry’s (21+)
This match on inside and out.
Maggie’s is 21+ EVEN in the parklet.
Dogs outside only please.
Outside food is OK.
Outside drinks are NOT.
Come on you Gunners!
Old familiar places
Wow. Arsenal made skipping work Tuesday totally worthwhile and put 7 past PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their Champions League match up. You can relive the highlights here.
Now if they can bring some of that energy (and goal scoring) to Old Trafford Sunday. We’ve not had a great league record there and we owe United revenge for knocking us out of the FA Cup earlier this year.
Both sides are beset by injuries though United is currently floundering in 14th while Arsenal are in second. I don’t get why some fans don’t appreciate our place in the table, given how dramatically shorthanded we’ve been.
Attendance at Maggie’s has dipped a bit in recent weeks, but it’s a luxurious 9:30 am start Sunday, and I expect a good turnout. It’s also a perfect opportunity for you to pick up our new Bay Area Gooners t-shirt, while supplies last. Our amazing designer, Holly Hickman, knocked it out of the park again, with this one.
I look forward to seeing you this weekend! COYG!
Best, Mark.
Man Utd v Arsenal
Sunday, 3/9 • 9:30 am Kickoff • Maggie McGarry’s (21+)
This match on inside and out.
Maggie’s is 21+ EVEN in the parklet.
Dogs outside only please.
Outside food is OK.
Outside drinks are NOT.
Come on you Gunners!
Arsenal’s March towards?
March is here and looking unlikely that Arsenal will hoist the Premier League trophy this season. Particularly following the loss to West Ham and subsequent toothless draw at Nottingham Forest. Our injuries and lack of an out and out striker seemingly doomed us to be also-rans again.
But we’re still in the thick of the Champions League, with the first of our two leg match up against PSV Einhoven tomorrow. If we can get past the Dutch side, perhaps we’ll get Martinelli and Saka back to help fill the offensive void.
Whatever happens, Maggie’s will show matches for us, and I hope to see you there! Starting tomorrow!
COYG!
Best, Mark.
PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal
Tuesday, 3/4 • 12:00 pm Kickoff • Maggie McGarry’s (21+)
This match on inside and out.
Maggie’s is 21+ EVEN in the parklet.
Dogs outside only please.
Outside food is OK.
Outside drinks are NOT.
Come on you Gunners!
Nottingham v Arsenal
Wednesday, 2/26 • 11:30 am Kickoff • Maggie McGarry’s (21+)
This match on inside and out.
Maggie’s is 21+ EVEN in the parklet.
Dogs outside only please.
Outside food is OK.
Outside drinks are NOT.
Come on you Gunners!
Strange but true
Did anyone have midfielder Mikel Merino coming off the bench to score not one but two winners, on their bingo card? The elation for Gooners at Maggie’s for the 4:30 am match, was equal parts relief and surprise.
What a strange season for Arsenal. Some might say a trainwreck, given our preponderance of injuries. But there is much to celebrate, beyond sitting in second place right now. Young guns, Ethan Nwaneri and Miles Lewis Skelly have been reason enough for hope. This Arseblog column, on finding the joy in Arsenal, is brilliant and worth a read.
We face West Ham Saturday knowing that Liverpool dropped points in a draw at Aston Villa Wednesday and Arsenal can narrow the gap to 5 points. The Scousers no longer have a game in hand and face Man City on Sunday. I think for once, we’ll be hoping (Maggie’s owner) Mick’s team gets a result.
Late breaking news: Arsenal draw PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League Round of 16.
We will have the new design Bay Area Gooner t-shirts available Saturday. Get yours while supplies last.
Buying a t-shirt means you can proclaim your allegiance and support our efforts to produce more cool BAG swag. See you all at the pub!
COYG!
Best, Mark.
Arsenal v West Ham Utd
Saturday, 2/12 • 7:00 am Kickoff • Maggie McGarry’s (21+)
This match on inside.
The parklet opens at 8:00 am.
Maggie’s is 21+ EVEN in the parklet.
Dogs outside only please.
Outside food is OK.
Outside drinks are NOT.
Come on you Gunners!
Ecstasy and agony
Since Arsenal’s thrashing of Man City, it’s been tough sledding for Gooners. Just days later, the Gunners were soundly beaten by Newcastle, exiting the League Cup, with an aggregate score of 4-0 over two legs. Even worse, Gabriel Martinelli picked up an injury that will keep him out for at least a month.
Mikel Arteta then shepherded the lads off to Dubai to refocus and rejuvenate their efforts in the home stretch of the season. During which, Kai Havertz suffers a hamstring injury, which looks to end his season.
We head to Leicester with our attacking options reduced to Trossard, Sterling, and Nwaneri, making our inactivity in the transfer window, looking like malpractice more every day.
A late Everton equalizer in yesterday’s Merseyside Derby means Liverpool are only 7 points ahead. Despite our lack of a proper striker, this sort of campaign is the stuff of legend. Here’s hoping our paper-thin Arsenal squad can rise to the challenge.
Saturday’s match kicks off at 4:30 am and Maggie’s will open for us. Rise to that challenge and you can be a Gooner legend too. We’ll even have name badges cementing your status.
I am excited for the match! Hoping I’m not the only one and that I’ll see you at Maggie’s. Come be a legend.
COYG!
Best, Mark.
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