EPL Talk 20 November @ 10:48 AM EST
I thought I should jump in on this issue while the water is still warm and explain an Irish view
of Wednesday's larceny. In Ireland we do not do football dramas in small measures, Roy Keane's
walkout at the 2002 World Cup practically sparked a civil war and now the 'Hand of Henry' has
turned into a diplomatic incident.
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Arseblog 18 November @ 02:58 AM EST
Just before the Interlull Arsene Wenger said:
Traditionally November has not been a good month for us. But I explain that by the fact we had
more injuries, it is the first period when they kick in.
Way to tempt fate, Arsene! I think he was probably referring to injuries that would occur
through wear and tear.
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Soccerblog 14 November @ 11:27 PM EST
As an Arsenal fan, this is disastrous news.
RVP is feared to have torn his ankle ligaments as he went down after a heavy challenge from
Giorgio Chiellini in the Italy vs Netherlands friendly. He is undergoing an ankle scan in the
Netherlands to ascertain the exact damage.
Wenger must be going out of his mind.
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I like Cudicini I do. I knows he's not only a spud but an ex-chav as well but I've always liked
him. I thought he was a great keeper, admired the way he handled things after he was shit on at
Chelsea, and how could you not appreciate his gift to Henry at Highbury?
Being on a somewhat different planet for over a week now I've had a relative abscence of news in my
life and what I have seen has arrived by way of Arsenal-related blogs.
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by CARL ELDRIDGEĀ Here's a tall story from the Sun (for a change), which tells us that aspiring
midfielder Aaron Ramsey hasĀ grown two inches in the last year.
The redtop says Arsenal's 18-year-old whizkid wins his 11th Welsh cap today when Scotland
provide the opposition in Cardiff.
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SoccerLens 09 November @ 04:08 AM EST
It was the Friday before the start of the Premier League season and I was on a plane home.Ā The
two gentlemen next to me starting talking and the conversation soon moved to football.Ā One of
them was lamenting Southampton's relegation into League One, he then said to his friend, "So
it's four years without a trophy now then?
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Soccerblog 03 November @ 03:06 AM EST
The bad news just keeps getting worse for Liverpool with Torres to join Steven Gerrard as a
possible candidate for surgery. He has a hernia which could be cured with a long layoff of a month
but if symptoms persist then surgery will be the other alternative.
Rafa has no choice but to play Torres in today's match against Lyon at the Stade de Gerland.
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Bendtner to repeat this act?
As an Arsenal fan, today is the day we wait with abated breath. This is the first fixture I look
for whenever the new season kicks-off. For Gooners, it comes no bigger than the North London Derby.
Spurs visit Ashburton Grove looking to find the first league victory over Wenger.
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Hello Gooners. Hope you are all well this friday. Don't know about you but I am super pumped up
for this north london Derby. Not that I wasn't pumped for it all these years....
..Living in a place about 200 miles from North london, it used to be pretty hard to develop that
aversion for Spurs.
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Enough Liverpool bashing has been done to keep me sated for a month now. There are only so many
Voronin jokes and beach ball jokes you can make before it gets a bit stale. Fortunately for us
Arsenal fans, fresh meat has arrived in the form of the scum. North London derbies are always a
special occasion (if you're an Arsenal fan all the more so, barring the one obvious time).
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Welcome back to TGIF, a feature that was the brainĀ wave of Perry_Groves' Lovechild, whereĀ I
try to bring together the themes of the week into hopefully a summary of the Arsenal World so far.
This week there are many things to talk about, but the news of Professional footballers being given
jail sentences again reminds us all that our players are just human after all, apart from Joey
Barton who is clearly an extra terrestial who has hijacked a human body.
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A first from last week! The guest pundit, Sayumi, scored more than both Damon and Damian. She'll
be happy with that and her team, Kawasaki's, great result over Hiroshima 7-0. Damon drops into last
place, and he really is going through a dismal run of form. This week it's the turn of the north
London derby to take centre stage along with the return legs of some of the big Champions League
games.
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East Lower 25 October @ 04:11 PM EST
West Ham 2-2 Arsenal
There are draws that seem like wins, and there are draws that seem like defeats. Today's was
both depending which team you support.
Deeply frustrating if you're an Arsenal fan though. Coming back from two goals up might be a
theme of the weekend, but it doesn't make it any less infuriating, does it?
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Soccerblog 25 October @ 02:39 PM EST
Coming from a long-time Arsenal fan, this article is not easy to write; but at
the same time, if any fan of football today chose to watch Arsenal vs West Ham, you would have seen
a pattern like this:
Arsenal take the lead through an attacking move with less than 6 passes (the
most common move of scoring a goal, as stated in Inverting The Pyramid) and partly due to
an error by the England first-choice goalkeeper, Robert Green.
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EPL Talk 25 October @ 03:42 AM EST
Three points dropped.
Life is tough at the top. Ā Last year at this stage of the season, Tottenham were propping up
the Premier League table. Ā Coming into this game they actually had a chance to go top with a big
win, or at least draw level on points. Ā Instead, Stoke gave them a lesson in defensive tenacity
and profligacy in should-win games.
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by CARL ELDRIDGE A trip to West Ham with the Arsenal in the Eighties was one which was filled
with dread. Those mischievous Hammers under the guise of the ICF and the Under-5s would take great
joy in terrorising away fans who thought it a good idea to turn up at Upton Park and have the
temerity to cheer on their side.
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I wasn't going to do a blog today, I am in stinking form which I know is the height of bad
manners on this, the birthday of Arsenal's saviour. I'd go into why I'm in bad form but then that
would probably just make my mood worse, so let's crack on and see where this ends up. If you're
feeling suicidal in anyway, I'd suggest reading something else.
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Soccerblog 21 October @ 09:54 PM EST
The biggest debate in the Premiership right now.
Has Rafa made mistakes? Yes, many. It was a huge mistake hawking Alonso in that cheap and tawdry
fashion. Rafa does have a reputation of giving short shrift to the personal touch. His use of
Benayoun, a creative and clever spark is an after thought.
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Steven Gerrard AND Fernando Torres are injured for Liverpool's trip to Sunderland.
Mayday Mayday Engine 1 is out. Crap Engine 2 is out as well. We're going down. We're going
down. Eject Eject!
Liverpool is pretty piss poor without one of the two. With both gone and Darren Bent scoring
goals for fun, it would take a brave man or a fool to bet on a Liverpool point even.
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While surfing over to the Arsenal site to find out how ridiculous their ticket prices are, I was
confronted by this lightbox-y (wow, that's a daring design choice) pop-up:
The text reads:
Hi, you appear to be visiting our site from the USA.
Arsenal Football Club has just launched a new website especially for fans Stateside -
USA.
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Ā I know, I know. Shouldn't have friends who support Utd. But they are good people, apart from
the fact that they support Ferguson's cronies. Honestly.Ā And they've shown it haven't they? If
they heap praise themselves on our team's performance, you know we are doing something
right.
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Welcome to Ask the Oppo! Perry Groves' Lovechild is still on an extended break so today Eldo71
talks to Simon Reece, a Blackburn season-ticket holder, from Crewe ahead of the Premier League
clash against the Arsenal...
Eldo71: You'll be aware that Arsenal fans don't have bundles of time for Sam
Allardyce.
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It may as well be the dream of every Arsenal fan to see Thierry Henry back with the Gunners and,
according to what the Frenchman told Sky Sports News, it may as well become more than just a
dream.
On a possible return to London, the 32-year old said:
I'd maybe watch a game or something like that.
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It may as well be the dream of every Arsenal fan to see Thierry Henry back with the Gunners and,
according to what the Frenchman told Sky Sports News, it may as well become more than just a
dream.
On a possible return to London, the 32-year old said:
I'd maybe watch a game or something like that.
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Our latest contributor to COS, Mr Rant, can get a little carried away so if
there are any small children reading this, we apologise.
I'm sure they just hate English football.
They're talking about bringing in the 6-5 rule. They blame the amount of
foreigners in the English game on the national teams poor showing at recent
international competitions.
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You can't wait to watch Manchester derby tomorrow in Old Trafford? Are you kind of disappointed
because you won't see City's star 'Manu' Adebayor in the pitch? Are you an Arsenal fan fed up with
your team's last performances and bored enough to play the first random game you could find? Well,
we have this for [.
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After a couple disappointing defeats, we were definitely due for a bit of a change. We needed
something new to break out of our rut. Something which combined the best elements of what we had
with something bold and exciting. Something attractive, yet brutally effective.
I'm speaking, of course, of Wenger's new tie.
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I have managed to get hold of one Arsenal fan that was in the stands, directly at the front when
everything kicked off against City after Adebayor's goal celebrations.
As it turns out, the 'Elephant' song, as it is being coined in the press, was not sung in the
stands at all. It was the 'Arshavin version'.
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SoccerLens 15 September @ 04:27 AM EST
Emmanuel Adebayor evokes some interesting emotions wherever he goes. From his goal-scoring
exploits for Arsenal to back-to-back interviews where he pledged allegiance to Arsenal before
flirting with Barcelona, to his quite obvious Milan fantasy to his bumper contract at Arsenal to a
move to Manchester the next summer, Adebayor had already entertained and infuriated Arsenal
fans.
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Having taken a few weeks off to study Arsenalās play, I am now back to discuss the latest game
and clarify the recent fear that is tingling inside you.
Following the last two trips to Manchester, I have noticed that many of you have commented on
Arsenal's failure but on the contrary; both games showed that we were very unfortunate.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Arsenal must be glad to never have to take the trip to Manchester again this season after losing
their second consecutive match. This time it was a 4-2 loss to City, leaving Arsene Wenger happy to
see the Manchester skyline in the rear view mirror.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Arsenal must be glad to never have to take the trip to Manchester again this season after losing
their second consecutive match. This time it was a 4-2 loss to City, leaving Arsene Wenger happy to
see the Manchester skyline in the rear view mirror.
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I completely forgot to mention this in my blog, but as I feel so special, I shall give it it's own
blog and not just an UPDATE on the other one.
Sitting yesterday after the match I was seething/stewing/ranting, sometimes it was one at a
time, sometimes all three. Anyway, You're on Sky Sports was on and I decided I'd send them an
email.
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Former Arsenal man has no class whatsoever.
Emmanuel Adebayor has apologised for baiting Arsenal fans after scoring in Manchester
City's 4-2 win at Eastlands.
The former Gunners striker, who joined City in the summer, ran the length of the pitch to
celebrate in front of visiting fans, who reacted furiously.
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This weekend's headlines were stolen by Emmauel Adebayor even before a ball was
kicked. Saturday morning, Adebayor finally lashed out at his former club Arsenal,
moments before the Gunners kicked-off a challenging visit to the
Eastlands.
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