Returning home after Christmas, I opened my mailbox to find a wonderful surprise awaiting me – a
copy of 'So Paddy Got Up', the Arsenal anthology edited by Andrew Mangan of Arseblog.com. How my
brother had managed to be one of the few people to snag a hard-copy, I don't know, but it was, to
quote Arseblog's famous slogan, ‘fuckin excellent' to discover that he had.
Theo Walcott is in awe of his captain Robin Van Persie for the way he can pluck goals out of
nothing and thinks that the Arsenal and Holland striker must be a hot favourite to win the
Player-of-the-Year trophy. "Everything is going his way and that is great to see," Walcott said.
"The most important [.
The storming game at Stamford Bridge last night is likely to be remember for quite some time, if
only because YouTube exists.
Late in extra time, Chelsea holding onto their lead, and Didier gets a flying slap in the face
from absolutely no one. And then a cursory look around leads to a few more second on the
ground.
In case this seems out of context, you might want to check out Arsenal Season Review Part 1: The
Bad and the Ugly!
One oft repeated line over the course of last year was that this was THE season for the
‘neutral'. I put that word right in the middle of an apostrophe sandwich because I for one cannot
comprehend how anyone following any sport can be a neutral.
The MLS 101 series will be a "living/breathing document" in that I
will continue to edit and update these post to keep up to date with the inevitable changes that MLS
will make. I encourage you to bookmark the post so you can use them as a reference going
forward.
In this edition of MLS 101, it's time to tie up some lose ends about MLS roster rules, along
with player movement and acquisition.
Before Cristiano Ronaldo scored with his seeing-eye backheel against Ray Vallecano, Sergio Ramos
was lucky not to get sent off even before the half hour mark. He picked up a yellow card in just
the third minute, putting him on dangerous ground from the start. And about 15 minutes after that,
he casually employed a defensive technique that is usually frowned upon (keyword: usually) by
elbowing Diego Costa in the face.
There's something about Ibrahimovic and Robinho
high-fiving one another that speedily conjures up the Batman and Robin
theme song. Sure, you're now desperately trying to force images of Ibrahimovic in
spandex and a cape out of your minds (your welcome) but despite all his individualistic
glory, Ibra has thankfully, remembered that his superb goal in the 65th minute was
only possible through his teammates, Robinho and Urby.
It's your Easter Weekend Wrap Special, where you'd better surrender your bunny
outfits in exchange for tomorrow's Arsenal-Man City showdown. Forget about those
egg chocolates and donate them to Samir Nasri instead because this is THE
standout, Premiership match of the holiday!
One of the main rules of the Intertoobz is that thou shall not repost, (or cross-post or go
postal or something like that. I've never been very good with rules.). However, this one is
something I noticed today, and put over on the comments thread of the previous post about the third
kit, as well as on the DT Facebook page.
