"Wemberly, Wemberley, We're the Famous Arsenal and we're going to Wemberly" . We should be singing this song as we walk down Empire way to watch our heroes take on the mighty (but beatable) Borussia Dortmund.
Can you remember back to that Emirates night in February? ..... the manly Oliver Giroud strikes a sweet shot which is heading into the net but cruelly and very unfortunately hits Neuer's leg, 3 minutes later Bayern Munich break, Mandzukic's shot hits Sagna and bounces over Szczesny .
According to popular opinion this summer is going to be different we are told we have money to spend, we are told we don't need to sell.
There is increasing clamour for expensive signings from the fans, the press are doing their best in fuelling the expectation further maybe with the clubs PR doing the briefing, who knows.
Every Tom, Dick and Harry has had a go, so why can't Big Raddy?
However, this post is not just about the pitch and boardroom No, this review will go elsewhere... For example, what did we think about the team kit this season? I thought the home kit was excellent but was disappointed by our away colours.
It's that time of year when everyone reflects on the somewhat tumultuous journey we've been on this past season. Today we give you all the opportunity to vote for those players you believe were the most influential in the campaign.
I have added a supplementary poll at the end to stimulate discussion for the day.
First, please kneel, place your hands together and join me in reciting the Prayer of St Totteringham:
"Our Neighbours, who art in shadow Fallow be thy game. Thy fandom – scum; Thy players – plums (In truth, none would make our eleven). Give us this day our Champions League, And forgive us for taking the p*ss As we laugh at those who finish behind us, And lead us not into N17, But deliver us from Levy For Arsenal's is the kingdom, The power, and the gap, For ever and ever, Arsène.
That was a very, very nervous experience made all the more intense by the fact that we were expected to win. Some how being the underdog in crucial games makes it just that little more bearable when a loss is inevitably considered before and during the game. But win we did and by doing so we secured the chance to play Champions League football next season which I believe makes it sixteen seasons on the trot, no mean feat when you consider just how desperate and disappointed those around us were at missing out again.
That was a very, very nervous experience made all the more intense by the fact that we were expected to win. Some how being the underdog in crucial games makes it just that little more bearable when a loss is inevitably considered before and during the game. But win we did and by doing so we secured the chance to play Champions League football next season which I believe makes it sixteen seasons on the trot, no mean feat when you consider just how desperate and disappointed those around us were at missing out again.
This time last year BR was up a mountain in Italy getting SMS's from Peaches. It was in the middle of a huge thunderstorm when I received her final celebratory text. Today I will be watching from a joyous and hung-over Denmark.
I have stated often my belief that luck and referees will decide our fate whether it be a dodgy penalty given to Spurs or a vicious deflected goal for Sunderland (I cannot put a bok on our team).
This time last year BR was up a mountain in Italy getting SMS's from Peaches. It was in the middle of a huge thunderstorm when I received her final celebratory text. Today I will be watching from a joyous and hung-over Denmark.
I have stated often my belief that luck and referees will decide our fate whether it be a dodgy penalty given to Spurs or a vicious deflected goal for Sunderland (I cannot put a bok on our team).
One of the oft repeated remarks you hear from people following live coverage of our games is "Oooh, aren't there lots of spaces in the crowd?" and "Aren't the crowds falling?" and "What bollix, no way is the attendance 60,012!" (OK, scratch the last one, they don't announce those figures on match days anymore).
One of the oft repeated remarks you hear from people following live coverage of our games is "Oooh, aren't there lots of spaces in the crowd?" and "Aren't the crowds falling?" and "What bollix, no way is the attendance 60,012!" (OK, scratch the last one, they don't announce those figures on match days anymore).
I am a straight talking person and I don't beat around the bush, so let me get this one out of the way – I love Theo Walcott and I think that he is Arsenal's player of the year. I expect many readers will be leaving this page now good bye!
This has been a long and nerve wrecking season. Seldom did we go to games confident that the team would perform and that we would bag 3 fat points.
I am a straight talking person and I don't beat around the bush, so let me get this one out of the way – I love Theo Walcott and I think that he is Arsenal's player of the year. I expect many readers will be leaving this page now good bye!
This has been a long and nerve wrecking season. Seldom did we go to games confident that the team would perform and that we would bag 3 fat points.
Arsenal will spend significantly this summer to reinforce the first team squad regardless of where we finish in the league.
This statement is not based on having spoken to a bloke who did the plumbing at Vic Akers's second cousin's house.
Nor is it directly attributable to anyone in a position of authority at the club (Stan is famously silent, Ivan only talks babble and Peter Hill Wood has not seen his mate from the Daily Star for some time).
Arsenal will spend significantly this summer to reinforce the first team squad regardless of where we finish in the league.
This statement is not based on having spoken to a bloke who did the plumbing at Vic Akers's second cousin's house.
Nor is it directly attributable to anyone in a position of authority at the club (Stan is famously silent, Ivan only talks babble and Peter Hill Wood has not seen his mate from the Daily Star for some time).
