Dear Arsenal…Grow Up

Posted on 14 May, 2015 by Blog Admin

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“I think it just shows, you know, I’ve talked all season about the team winning in different ways and performing in different ways. We’ve won games dominating possession and dominating teams and winning that way, and tonight we did it another way where we worked our shape, tried to frustrate them, make them come to the game a little bit towards the end and then we tried to pick them off and that happened.” – Gary Monk

Like it or not, the Swansea gaffer has not only done better than many expected, but he’s also shown a managerial maturity in his early days patrolling the touchline at the Liberty Stadium. Home and away wins against both our lot and Manchester United have surely repaid the faith shown in him by Huw Jenkins. But this is not a blog where I praise Monk, but rather one were I lay into our support, and yes, even
Arsène Wenger a little bit.

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Complaints and Grievances

Posted on 11 May, 2015 by Blog Admin

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From the outlook, you could say this was written by a rather angry man. While that may hold some truth, it’s the manner of the issues that have got me to this stage. I’m not here to be soft with my thoughts, but I don’t need to be at the level of Michael Owen to get my points across.

I’ve taken the title from one of my favorite stand up comedians of all time, George Carlin. I’ve seen some criticize him as an angry old man in his later years, but I think if you understood and agreed with his world view, you wouldn’t be a cheerful Johnny either. I may not be old exactly, but I’m unhappy about a number of things. So I’ve chosen this platform to share my discontent with you, my fellow Gooners.

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107 – 3-1 At Hull, Super Sanchez (7th May 2015)

Posted on 7 May, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) so he’s back, from outer space. I just wheeled in to find you here with that sad look upon your face and he is joined by :

Kate (@GoonerGirlKate)
Andrew (@PR_WhoRu)
Kris (@AFCfreddie8)
Tom (@TCanton94)
Danny (@The_GFP)

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Gimli is back hosting, Danny has recovered from his near death experience and the old team are cunting each other off like usual. Woof.

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Will We Ever See the Likes of Patrick Vieira Again at Arsenal?

Posted on 7 May, 2015 by Blog Admin

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On his day there was very little that could get in the way of Patrick Vieira. At 6’4″ and weighing just over 13 stone it is easy to understand why. He was, quite simply, a man mountain.

Growing up I can remember watching the midfielder almost in awe. He seemed to be able to just brush past players, leaving them in his wake as though he were an adult joining in with a kids’ kickabout.

The Frenchman arrived at Arsenal in 1996 after what had been a miserable season in Milan, which saw him appear just twice in Serie A. But Arsène Wenger, aware of Vieira’s promise from his time at Cannes, took the hit and £3.5m later he was an Arsenal player.

The rest as they often say is history – but what a history.

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Stick or Twist: Henry’s Comments, Goalkeepers and St Totteringham’s Day

Posted on 5 May, 2015 by Blog Admin

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Welcome back to Stick or Twist – the regular Tuesday blog from #ABW Chief Blogger, the Other Geoff.  The concept is simple – OG will pick a few topics each week and give his thoughts followed by a verdict using the terms STICK or TWIST.  Then you get the chance to vote and let us know if you agree.

stick (stĭk): stand; hold the course. The state or condition of adhering.

twist (twist): hit; make a change. A variation in approach.

On Thierry’s Recent Comments:

I missed last week’s Stick or Twist column due to a large amount of pressure washing that needed to be completed in order to open “OG’s Beer Patio” for the season.  I’m sure you can all agree that was time well spent.

At any rate, I had every intention of addressing Thierry’s comments from post-Chelsea in this column last week.  His words on the necessity for Arsenal to sign four top class players this upcoming window struck a nerve amongst fans, players and even the manager himself.

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106 – Danny & Gimli Are M.I.A (30th April 2015)

Posted on 1 May, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Jason (@jasondavies71) was told 10 mins before the podcast was due to start that Danny was in bed ill and to do it on his own! What a podcast life saver Jason is and he is joined by :

Geoff (@GeoffArsenal)
Raj (@rajpatel1809)
Goonerholic (@TheGoonerholic)

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Jason did 100% of this himself this week as Gimli is on the run from the ‘Moomon Trolls’ over a case of unpaid for ‘Moomin Cheese’ & Danny has a kidney infection and handles pain like a 3 year old girl.

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Alexis Sánchez – Arsenal’s Player of the Season

Posted on 27 April, 2015 by Blog Admin

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Simon submitted this blog before the Chelsea game and we think he makes a pretty compelling case for Alexis as Arsenal’s Player of the Season. – OG

There was a sense of inevitability about Arsenal’s FA Cup semi-final victory over Reading. It wasn’t the fact that the Gunners reached their 19th final in the competition’s history, but instead that Alexis Sánchez was once again the difference.

Simply put, the Chilean has been a revelation this season.

The semi-final win over Reading was just another indication of how important he has already become to Arsène Wenger’s side. When needed, the forward is seemingly able to lift Arsenal by the scruff of their neck and drag them over the finish line.

Time and time again, Sánchez has bailed Arsenal out. Particularly his influence was felt at the start of the season as the squad struggled with injuries.

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105 – We’re The Famous Arsenal And We’re Going To Wembley! (23rd April 2015)

Posted on 23 April, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Kris (@AFCfreddie8) is being paid £50,000 an hour to host this podcast so the sooner Gimli is back the better and he is joined by :

Geoff (@GeoffArsenal)

Jason (@jasondavies71)

Danny (@The_GFP)

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9 wins in a row and lets hope we can make it 10 and see Maureen in tears.

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Where’s the RAF When You Need Them?

Posted on 22 April, 2015 by Blog Admin

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Disclaimer: Despite my complete respect and admiration of “the so few” who scrambled from their airfields at Biggin Hill, Hawkinge, Kenley, Manston, Hornchurch and so many other locations around England to defend the skies during the aerial Blitz from Hermann Görings vaunted Luftwaffe, this post won’t divulge into a history lesson – the title however, I assure you, is valid.

With Germany now currently being at the forefront of football talent in Europe alongside the likes of Spain, the Netherlands, France and Italy, it’s easy to look at the Bundesliga and tell yourself that these are players we’d love to have in our first-team as we look to build from season to season.

The sheer amount of talented German footballers that are gracing the pitches in the nation that’s home to the Rhineland and the Black Forrest, as well as in Spain and England is rather commendable. Coming off their World Cup triumph in Brazil, being touted as having arguably the best youth pipeline on the continent at current, and with the top clubs in the Premier League having the money to burn as they look to compete year on year, I am here to tell you that we are one club that should resist a German invasion as staunchly as possible…just as if it were 1940 all over again.

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Stick or Twist: Goalies, Klopp and the Voice of the Fans

Posted on 21 April, 2015 by Blog Admin

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Welcome back to Stick or Twist – the regular Tuesday blog from #ABW Chief Blogger, the Other Geoff.  The concept is simple – OG will pick a few topics each week and give his thoughts followed by a verdict using the terms STICK or TWIST.  Then you get the chance to vote and let us know if you agree.

stick (stĭk): stand; hold the course. The state or condition of adhering.

twist (twist): hit; make a change. A variation in approach.

On Goalkeepers in the FA Cup Final:

If ever there was a topic perfectly suited for this column, it is the debate over who minds the sticks in the FA Cup Final on May 30th. It’s been lobbed up there perfectly with the win at the weekend and I’m fully intending to tackle it before we are all thoroughly sick of the discussion.

It almost feels a bit anti-climactic – the penultimate moment in the FA Cup at the weekend is perhaps just that: not quite the full monty, but rather an apéritif designed to stimulate the appetite ahead of the full course final. That’s not to say that facing Reading was a formality. These games have a way of stretching us and to me that is part of the magic of the Cup – any team on any day can beat any other team.

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