I have a lot of feeling for White Hart Lane – having watched my first ever football match in the Lane. It was Wood Green Town against Dulwich Hamlet at the only football ground that there has ever been in that long and winding road. (Forget the silly stories the popular press – only Wood…
The FA “Cup” as it is customarily called is a competition held in high esteem – mostly because it is an opportunity for little “clubs” who have no chance of winning anything to have their day in the sunshine (or in the case of Wigan’s pitch, mud). We think of Havant and Waterlooville, Hereford, Newcastle…
OK – I know I am supposed to write about things re Arsenal FC that no one else writes about. But in covering this story at least I do give a bit of background on the wife. The story of the way Cole paraded himself to Chelsea while still an Arsenal player, breaking every rule about…
Based on current performance, by 2011 Arsenal will have five significant teams: The first team – challenging as always for the major competitions. The “squad” team – back up players who play in the FA Cup and League Cup, plus in lesser European games, and who are available as replacement to first team players who…
This is not a moment to despair. Arsenal have suffered but a handful of heavy defeats under Wenger. The 6-1 deafeat by Manchester United in the league is 2000-1 was the worst, followed by 5-0 by Chelsea in 1998-99. But following each of the heaviest defeats involving 5 or 6 goals against Arsenal have never lost the following…
Six months ago the Red Action news group was not the happiest place in the world. Thierry Henry had gone – and not just gone he had gone for a knock down price in the first week of the transfer window. We had just had two years of coming fourth and not a comfortable fourth…
We all know the story: Arsène Wenger speaks five languages. Which is five more than “Sir” Alex Ferguson. While “Sir” Alex berates Manchester United’s fans for being at a funeral, Arsène thanks Arsenal fans for their magnificent support. When commenting on the Arsenal unbeaten season “Sir” Alex makes bizarre comparisons with the Rangers team he…
The difference between Kevin Keegan and Arsene Wenger is most interesting. Keegan we are informed, hasn’t watched a match in 3 years, since the moment he left Manchester City. Mr Wenger apparently watches about 3 games a day – sometimes more. Keegan has a reputation for cutting the reserve and youth teams (well, that is what…
As everyone knows the prices at Tottenham are higher than Arsenal, and Arsenal are higher than Manchester United. Tottenham is trying to edge ahead, and Manchester United is catching up. And Liverpool are just being nasty. This is the story of contrasts – the difference between the way in which Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and…
Arsene Wenger famously once said that international managers were like third rate car thieves. The thief steals the car, runs it until it is wrecked, abandons it, and leaves it to you to pick up the pieces and rebuild it. Although he was speaking long before the 2007 injury to Robin Van Persie, Robin’s case turned…
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