Arshavin Signs (Seemingly)
Posted on February 2, 2009 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
It appears that the Gunners have finally landed the Russian playmaker. I’ve mixed feelings on the transfer. On the one hand, he’s reputedly an inconsistent performer and he’ll be playing in a midfield that already includes mercurial talents like Nasri, Walcott and (if he ever gets fit again) Rosický. A more complete midfielder could also [...]
Arsene Wenger, Are You Mad?
Posted on January 22, 2009 - Filed Under Football | 1 Comment
I really hope that this is some sick joke, because if I was Arsenal’s manager I’d be packing Eboue‘s bags myself right now. He’s an abysmal player and has absolutely no place in an Arsenal team. Frankly I don’t think he’s even a Premiership player, and yet somehow he manages to turn out semi-regularly for [...]
Torres on Kaka-to-City Transfer Saga
Posted on January 17, 2009 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
From Football365: “It would be a fantastic contract, yes, but there are other things more important than money. A player wants to be remembered for what he has won. “Imagine 10 years after you stop playing, you go back, you look around, you are not in any picture, you have no medals, no trophies; it [...]
Half-Time Thought
Posted on January 11, 2009 - Filed Under Football | 1 Comment
Wayne Rooney really is an appalling man. A decent footballer, sure, but he’s also a feral brute and I wouldn’t want Arsenal to have him on a free transfer. The man is a disgrace and ought to have been sent off about three times in the first half for dissent. I hate John Terry, but [...]
Ha!
Posted on January 7, 2009 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
I’m just on the point of leaving the library having wasted pretty much all my time and feeling very sullen as a result, but this has cheered me right up.
Fuuuucckkkkkk YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
Posted on November 30, 2008 - Filed Under Football | 1 Comment
Come on you mighty, mighty Gunners! (And yeah, I know that the picture isn’t from today’s game.)
Back off Wenger
Posted on November 8, 2008 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
I can hardly believe I even saw this headline: “Defiant Wenger rejects exit talk”. Arsene Wenger is an outstanding manager and it would be an absolute disaster for Arsenal if he left. While I sympathise with fans who would like to see him add some steel to midfield (and height to central defence), the notion [...]
Traitorous Hleb Jumps Ship
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
Alexander Hleb has left Arsenal for Barcelona for £11.8 million. At 27, this makes him the best bargain for years in my estimation. Barcelona clearly think more of him than Arsenal did, since his buy-out clause has been set at over £70 million. While it’s true that he wanted to leave, surely Arsenal could have [...]
Ferguson on Real Madrid, Franco and Ronaldo
Posted on May 23, 2008 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
“The simple facts are that he is with us and has four years left on his contract and that’s the first thing. And Calderon makes that great statement ‘slavery was abolished many, many years ago’. Did he tell Franco that? Jesus Christ, give me a break.” Link. What a great line. (Madrid were the favoured [...]
Arsenal and Liverpool
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal. Liverpool win 5-3 on aggregate. It was a great match, so it’s a shame that the result casts a pall over my memories of it. It was exciting, had plenty of goals, and both teams gave it their all. In fairness to Liverpool, they didn’t resort to kicking lumps out of Arsenal [...]
Kaka Wins Golden Ball
Posted on December 2, 2007 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
BBC News story. I have no objection to Kaka coming in first in this vote, but I have a massive problem with Man United’s overrated Cristiano Ronaldo beating Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to second place. Ronaldo has never knocked three goals past a team of Real Madrid’s quality, nor has he ever scored a goal anywhere [...]
Staunton Fired
Posted on October 24, 2007 - Filed Under Football | 2 Comments
At last! According to this BBC News story Liam Brady is interested in the job, although David O’Leary is the current favourite to replace the hapless Staunton. Either would be a vast improvement, but I’d hate to see Brady take charge, solely because it would probably mean the end of his role as a RTÉ [...]
Exit Mourinho
Posted on September 20, 2007 - Filed Under Football | Leave a Comment
I have mixed feelings about this matter. Jose Mourinho spent lavish amounts of money on over-priced-but-still-pretty-good players and then made then play in a rigid and boring system, but at the same time he was generally good for a few lulz. English football shall be a duller place without his pre-match bluster, post-match anger, and [...]
Lionel Messi Strikes Again
Posted on July 13, 2007 - Filed Under Football | 1 Comment
This blog has celebrated Messi’s footballing prowess before, and it shall now do so again. This is his goal from Wednesday night’s Copa America semi-final between Argentina and Mexico. Absolutely worth staying up until 4 am for.
No No NOOOO!!!
Posted on June 23, 2007 - Filed Under China, Football | Leave a Comment
Seems like Theirry Henry is Barca-bound, and there’s even talk of Wenger leaving for Real Madrid. Henry would be a heavy loss, but Wenger going would signal the end of Arsenal as the most beautiful team to watch in world football. In other news, we’re off to Hong Kong this evening. Anybody know of anywhere [...]
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