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Dodgy double dutch 2008-04-03 07:41:00 Suspiciously it turns out that Dirk Kuuyt knows the referee who made the crucial error is last night's game rather well, this is the referee who failed to award us a clear penalty when the aforementioned player took down Alexander Hleb when he was clean through on goal. Kuuyt appears to be as dumb as he is ugly:
"I think the referee got the decision right. I did touch Hleb but I didn't pull his Read more:Dodgy
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Advantage the dullards 2008-04-02 19:28:00 'Frustrating' summed up this evening's game, a slightly erratic performance was stifled partly by a very negative and dire Liverpool side and partly by bad luck in the second half. The teams lined up as predicted here, almost, the only difference from the predicted elevens was that Aurelio was in at left back instead of Riise.
The first half was devoid of incident other than the goals, we Read more:Advantage
The next Flamini... 2008-04-02 04:24:00 It has been bugging me for a while - which of our talented youngsters is going to be the next one to step up?
This season has belonged to Flamini and Adebayor and to the continued emergence of Fabregas as one of the most talented midfielders in the world. Clichy and Sagna have been exceptional at full back. However, given that it is unlikely that Wenger will ever seriously splash the cash we
Cynical scouse tactics spoil Arsenal's fun 2008-04-05 09:26:00 I've calmed down a little, but there is still a little steam rising from my ears having just seen yet another big decision go against us and having watched Liverpool bend the rules on their way to another very undeserved draw. I won't deny that we were poor for the first twenty five minutes or so, we were; however Liverpool didn't create much, and the Arsenal
machine did click into gear on about Read more:Cynical
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Money, money, money 2008-04-04 11:31:00 This fascinating list of the world's most highly paid footballers certainly makes for some interesting reading. It certainly puts into context the genius of Arsene Wenger when it comes to outcompeting clubs that spend a hell of a lot more money than Arsenal do.
For example Liverpool's Fernando Torres cost 26 million pounds, which is roughly the same as the entire cost of the Arsenal starting
What a terrible season 2008-04-06 12:54:00 It's amazing how our season has suddenly gone from being so amazing to so terribly awful in just a few weeks. Some people seem to see events through some rather strange lenses, and as a result some rather ridiculous comments emerge from one's fellow Arsenal fan.
It has been a terrible season, challenging for the title when we had been written off by the media before a ball had even been kicked,
Nails. And Stuff. 2008-04-09 08:26:00 Ok. Everyone gets a go today and spleens are rising. K-Man makes some good points below and this started off as a comment, but got a bit out of hand, and since I like to share my art with the masses... blah, blah, blah....
(4-5-1) I tend to agree that 4-5-1 is a bad thing but dropping the second striker wide left is a tricky one. In my mind that is a 4-4-2 formation with two recognised strikers.
The dust settles 2008-04-09 07:26:00 Given the rather fickle reaction to the Anfield loss from some Gooners, I am rather amazed that we are so near the top of the league with so many useless players in the side, something doesn't quite add up, does it? It's almost more painful the day after, as the significance of any big defeat like this takes a bit of time to sink in. Kole has been speaking of that 'penalty':
"It was a really
Where from here? 2008-04-09 04:29:00 1979gooner has summed up the match last night very well so I won't spend too long on that. My view was that Liverpool had the luck over the two legs and you need some luck to win the Champions League. We played very well and some of the players that regularly take a knocking on this blog actually deserve some praise. Diaby worked very hard, passed well and scored a good goal - if only he could
A tale of two penalties 2008-04-08 16:45:00 I'm proud of the lads, and I'm proud to be an Arsenal fan, they all worked their cotton socks off tonight and gave it all for the team. They displayed immaculate discipline, there was no play acting or diving from our boys, all eleven men tried to stay on their feet at all times, rather than taking the easy option of a dramatic dive to the turf. While the same could certainly not be said about Read more:penalties
Reason over reactionism 2008-04-10 11:01:00 Obviously a lot of people are angry and frustrated after Tuesday's Champion's League exit, however in my mind this does excuse some of the slightly reactionary responses from a minority of Arsenal fans. The margins between success and failure are very small, a refereeing decision or the width of a post can be the difference between success and failure, between tactical genius and ineptitude. It Read more:Reason
Thinking sensibly 2008-04-12 08:04:00 It's easy to get carried away when things don't go one's way, it's easy to lose all reason and perspective, it's easy to slag people off without thinking, people I may add who don't deserve it. Arseblogger makes this point quite excellently in his blog today. I really can't imagine who he's talking about.
"Now, it’s natural when you go through a bad spell like we did for people to be critical.
Old Faces (2) - Paddy Vieira 2008-04-11 07:35:00 I think everyone needs a bit of old fashioned R&R this week, especially with 1979Gooner on the warpath. So who better to drag out the archives than the mightiest warhorse that I have ever seen in Red & White - the one and only PaddyVieira
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One of Wenger's first signings (with Remi Garde), Paddy joined in September 1996 for £3.5m from AC Milan. I think the Milanese are still bitter about it.Its
Nail on head Mr Palmer 2008-04-10 17:04:00 I am admittedly an opinionated git, but I do try to be as fair and admit when people have got things right, and in this case Myles Palmer
has hit the nail on the head, speaking of the Babel penalty:
"Babel cut across Toure, looking for contact.When there was no contact, other than Fabregas grabbing his hand just outside the box, Babel swung his right arm round to hit Toure on the neck, then
Sometimes 2008-04-13 12:43:00 Another defeat, I don't know whether to laugh or cry, as I'm feeling a rather strange mix of emotions at the moment. One thing I'm sure of is that we have a great bunch of players who gave it absolutely everything today and a manager who is not far away from assembling his third great side. Not many sides go to Old Trafford and put in such an excellent all round display, but quite a few get Read more:Sometimes
Media meanders from objectivity 2008-04-14 11:50:00 There are many explanations for the media's propensity to err from the holy path of objectivity, I am sure you all have your own ideas, but there certainly have been several examples of late. Arseblogger pointed out this example of Alan Green's poor error. It seems that on this occasion Alan Green jumped on a bandwagon to criticise Arsene Wenger having made no effort to check the basic facts of
Gated from criticism 2008-04-16 04:19:00 While some bloggers have a uncensored comments policy, some sites like ANR for example allow no comments at all, this means that they are only open to criticism on other people's sites. A recent example of this was a rather over the top piece by Myles Palmer which Arseblog has quite rightly criticised, in my opinion only of course.
When people cross a line by showing no respect with their
Harvesting from within 2008-04-16 15:53:00 We all know that Arsene is likely to dip into the transfer market this summer, but is is just as likely that the next sparkling talents to emerge in the Arsenal first team will come from within
our own walls.
Nacer Barazite is surely going to get his chance at some point next season, the pacey direct attacking midfielder has impressed in the reserves this year and spoke of the the quality we
Needles in haystacks 2008-04-18 14:10:00 As Arsene reveals that he only wants to add one or two top quality players this summer, it seems that no one else is listening to him; De Guzman, Amauri, Sahin, Green, and Krancjar are the latest names to be linked with us in the past 24 hours, and the bloody season still hasn't even finished.
Meanwhile the Guardian revealed that Theirry Henry picked up about ten million quid for his final
Back in town 2008-04-20 08:21:00 We proved far too strong for Reading, indeed a 2-0 scoreline was rather flattering to Reading, as a combination of woodwork, good goalkeeping and luck kept the score down.
It was particularly fitting that Emmanuel Adebayor scored such a fine goal combining a great first touch and a calm accurate finish, as he has come in for more abuse from fickle idiots than anyone else. It was good to see
FA - feckin arseholes 2008-04-21 11:57:00 Another great example of the FA's incredibly inconsistent disciplinary system looks set to be the case of Alexander Hleb and a small slap of Graham Murty's face. If the FA look at this incident and ban Hleb for three games it will perfectly encapsulate how their disciplinary system reacts to the media and not directly to events on pitch.
How many times have we seen an Arsenal player slapped as
Super Gilles Grimandi 2008-04-24 08:36:00 Afternoon all. Arseblog made the point over the weekend that Hleb should have sorted Murty out good and proper, rather than the rather girly slap that got him a deserved 3 match ban. With apologies to 1979 Hleb should have got a red card, deserved his ban for being an idiot, and the fact that the FA are inconsistent doesn't change that. Just ask Aliadiere. So, here's a short half to one that we Read more:Super
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The big decisions 2008-04-26 09:39:00 Change the f*cking record I hear you say, but I won't, I am stubborn git and will stick to my machine guns. One can always read too much into the actual results of games, as dodgy decisions can often have massive impacts on the outcome of games, consequently resulting in the better teams losing games that they did not deserve to lose.
Take Manchester United against Chelsea today, 1-1 was the
Faint hopes still glimmer 2008-04-29 04:52:00 A performance that rather summed up our season, some fantastic football at times interrupted by some rather embarrassing lapses in concentration at the back. Derby tried hard, but effort without quality to back it up is rather useless and it always appeared that we had several further gears which could always be used if necessary.
Bendtner opened the scoring following a bit of Derby pressure, a
No ransom please 2008-05-02 11:16:00 If one is to believe the incessant rumour mongering in the press then the Flamster is set to join AC Milan, he reportedly wants Arsenal to offer him 75 grand a week, if this is the case then the club should tell him to f*ck off. He's a good player, but the club should not be held to ransom
by anyone, certainly not a player, and I have faith that if he does go, then Arsene will find a very
I wonder why? 2008-05-03 10:49:00 I find it rather strange that Manchester United have given away only one penalty in the league, to Chelsea last week, and have only had two players sent off all season, Ronaldo and Nani. Some would argue that it is because of their rock solid defence and amazing discipline, however having watched them in action a few times this explanation appears a little detached from reality.
Nani's red card Read more:wonder
No time for mincing 2008-05-06 11:48:00 I reckon it's time to stop mincing around, this summer is a major crossroads for the club, the bull needs to be taken by the horns and we must push on. We simply cannot afford to have another disastrous close season where top players are missed out on and we are still panicking around in August with a squad that is not strong enough to launch a multi-pronged attack on all fronts.
The club needs
Bitty with mixed emotions 2008-05-05 05:30:00 Another three points, albeit a slightly disjointed performance, but Everton are not the kind of side that will roll over and make it easy for you. The goal had a certain wham bam about it, a lovely bent cross from the exciting Traore and a thunderbolt of a header from Nic Bendtner, I don't know why but even watching that kind of goal is extremely satisfying, and I reckon it shows how this Read more:Bitty
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Ken Friar books long summer holiday 2008-05-08 10:55:00 Arsene Wenger recently said this to the Arsenal's Supporters' Trust:
"I must say this year we had among the best attack but we have conceded 31 goals which is six or seven too many," he said. "It's as close as that to win the championship.
"We didn't give more goals away than any other team in the League on open play, nor on set pieces, but where we gave more goals away was on direct balls, in
Birthday card dilemma 2008-05-11 13:24:00 It's always satisfying to end the season with a win and a clean sheet, one Theo Walcott goal being enough to see off a determined Sunderland side. All in all a total of eighty three points is pretty impressive by anyone's standards, it's just a shame that we couldn't have mustered five more. Manu won the title thanks to a Ronaldo penalty and a Giggs effort near full time which gave them a 2-0 Read more:Birthday
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