At the risk of repeating myself, if Gooners are honest about this season, most of us would have gladly taken a top 4 finish and seen it as a very successful season. But that’s the thing about expectations and getting them raised, perhaps prematurely. None of us expected the success Arsenal have lavished on us,Continue reading “Under pressure”
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Hammer time
Any other year, any other season, we’d probably be thrilled with a draw at Anfield. But I feel a bit conflicted after last weekend’s stressful affair. Either Arsenal dropped points or they battled a fierce foe within the confines of their fortress and left with an admirable result. I still can’t really decide. Stop! HammerContinue reading “Hammer time”
Feeling alright with the crew
Okay, it’s Easter, but we’ve exhausted all the “Jesus is risen” jokes, haven’t we? Our number 9 had 2 of our 4 goals as we dispatched Leeds pretty comfortably last weekend. To be fair, the penalty looked a bit soft, but we’ve been on the wrong end of a few soft penalties in recent seasons.Continue reading “Feeling alright with the crew”
The wait is over
The waiting is the hardest part. These international breaks are the worst. Having to watch Arsenal’s best players run into the ground, interrupting a title run, is excruciating. Then the small matter of Manchester City scum like Rodri, playing for Spain, trying to injure our best players. Hardly coincidence, he saved his most egregious tacklesContinue reading “The wait is over”
Free Quakes Tickets
While we wait for the dreaded interlull to be over and for Arsenal to return to action, I wanted to share an opportunity we’ve received from the San Jose Earthquakes. The Quakes have offered Bay Area Gooners of all ages complimentary tickets to their April 15th match against Sporting Kansas City at PayPal Park inContinue reading “Free Quakes Tickets”
What lies ahead
Time to move on, time to get going. Arsenal are now done with the Europa League after a shambolic 2nd leg against Sporting CP that saw an opposition wonder goal and the Gunners being dispatched on penalties. Adding injury to insult, both Tomiyasu and Saliba picked up knocks. How bad they are, remains to beContinue reading “What lies ahead”
Jesus is just alright
The end is in sight. Sunday was the first of 12 matches to close out Arsenal’s Premier League season. Many of us expected Fulham to be a sterner test, with The Cottagers sitting in 7th place. But the Gunners swept them aside handily, with goals from Gabriel, Martinelli, and Ødegaard, and new boy Trossard havingContinue reading “Jesus is just alright”
Do you believe in magic?
Unless you’ve been living under the proverbial rock, you know where you were when Reiss Nelson hit the stoppage time winner against Bournemouth last Saturday. Needless, to say, Maggie’s was pandemonium. The hard part will be coming back to earth. We have a Europa League match Thursday and then a run of very challenging matches,Continue reading “Do you believe in magic?”
Payback is a…
Our loss against Everton a few weeks back was, to say the least, a demoralizing affair. Yesterday presented an prime opportunity for the Gunners to demonstrate resilience and show that match for what it was, an anomalous bump in the road. Early on, it seemed like a similarly frustrating night against the Toffees. Arsenal dominatingContinue reading “Payback is a…”
A game in hand is worth…
Saturday’s match against Leicester ended up being a gritty, grind-it-out, 1-nil-to-the Arsenal (nope, we still don’t sing that song). Two goals ruled out. One rightly so, the other questionable at best, and a solid penalty shout, all but ignored. Still, the Gunners persevered, clamping down on defense, and limiting the Foxes to a single off-targetContinue reading “A game in hand is worth…”
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