Preseason, Fitness, Shad Forsythe and the Arsenal

Posted on 6 August, 2015 by Blog Admin

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Dom (@OZGooner49) decided to enlighten us this week on preseason and before he knew it, I tricked him into blogging this information to share with you guys.  It should also be noted that this blog came across my desk before news of Jack’s injury was known, so there is no mention of it in this article.  ~ OG

So here we are again on the cusp of another premier league campaign. If you are anything like me, you’ve been walking around at half mast for the past few weeks at the thought of the season getting underway. As nice as it is to win some silverware during preseason, and to witness Arsène ghost past Mourinho like the crazy ex-girlfriend he was trying to avoid, its just not quite the same as the real stuff. While we have all been going crazy on Twitter with the silly season and spending Arsenal’s £200m ‘war chest’, the players have been hard at work on the pitch preparing for the grueling campaign ahead. This is what I want to touch on in this piece, and not in a Rolf Harris kind of way.

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ABW Bloggers’ Season Preview Part 2: Players to Watch

Posted on 5 August, 2015 by Blog Admin

Welcome back to another season at A Bergkamp Wonderland. Along with the Podcast and #ABW Radio, the blogging side of things has shaken off the cobwebs of lazy Sundays and idle transfer speculation as we’re ready to return to writing about the team we all love, the Arsenal.

To kick things off, we’re bringing you a special four part Bloggers’ Season Preview this week. We’ve all gotten together to write a few words on a given topic. In Part 2, the assignment was to highlight a potential player to watch this year and to talk about a young player that could have a breakout season.  It’s a tough job since we only gave ourselves 400 words to do it. We hope you enjoy it and be sure to check back tomorrow for Part 3.

You can find Part 1 on our Best XI’s here if you missed it.

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ABW Bloggers’ Season Preview Part 1: Best XI’s

Posted on 4 August, 2015 by Blog Admin

Welcome back to another season at A Bergkamp Wonderland. Along with the Podcast and #ABW Radio, the blogging side of things has shaken off the cobwebs of lazy Sundays and idle transfer speculation as we’re ready to return to writing about the team we all love, the Arsenal.

To kick things off, we’re bringing you a special four part Bloggers’ Season Preview this week. We’ve all gotten together to write a few words on a given topic. In Part 1, we’ll look at our best starting XI’s and give you a breakdown of how they might play out on the pitch. We hope you enjoy it and be sure to check back tomorrow for Part 2.

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113 – Guess Who’s Back, Back Again (13th July 2015)

Posted on 13 July, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) said lets do a podcast, I said yes, so here it is and he is joined by :

Danny (@The_GFP)

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This is a secret, don’t tell anyone we have done this podcast.

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112 – End Of Season Round Up & Awards (4th June 2015)

Posted on 5 June, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) has managed to dig deep to pull one final LIVE podcast out of his magical bag of wonderment and he is joined by :

Danny (@The_GFP)
Geoff (@GeoffArsenal)
Jason (@jasondavies71)
Kris (@AFCfreddie8)
Other Geoff (@Hollefreund)
Kate (@GoonerGirlKate)
Rev Raj (@RajPatel1809)

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Thats it, all done for another season, now fuck off.

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Arsenal’s End of Season Report Card

Posted on 3 June, 2015 by Blog Admin

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So the season is over and in the words of Alice Cooper ‘school is out for summer.’ And with the end of term comes the dreaded report card. Who’s failed? Who’s got straight As? Here we take a look at the Arsenal squad of 2014/15 and assess their performances.

Before we begin, a few house rules. I have only graded players who have appeared at least 10 times. So the likes of Abou Diaby and Gabriel Paulista have been excused from a dressing down.

As for the marks themselves, they are out of 10 and are my opinion. Abuse for my decisions are welcome, as is the odd flicker of praise.

So, to business…

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111 – #ABW Bloggers Special (31st May 2015)

Posted on 1 June, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) is still as hung over as a bishop with his pants stuffed full of cheese and he is joined by :

Other Geoff (@Hollefreund)
Drew (@AFCBvB1410)
Jake (@JakeArsenal1)
Neil (@chimpthegooner)
Simon (@sr_collings)

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What a superb debut by the bloggers, they were so good that we have asked them to come back in the next few months and do another one.

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#ABW Awards 2014/15

Posted on 31 May, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

Arsenal Player Of The Year

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Game Of The Season

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Arsenal Goal Of The Year (Pick Your Favourite 3)

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Best Podcast 'Ex Pro/Celebrity' Guest

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#ABW Member That You Love The Most (Podcast, Radio & Blogs)

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Coquelin, Özil and Wenger’s Attacking Triumvirate

Posted on 30 May, 2015 by Blog Admin

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There is no chance at all that any of us have come down from the collective high after Arsenal won it’s record 12th FA Cup and 2nd in as many years. But time unfortunately will not stand still, and as the wheels turned when I woke up this morning and instantly started to consider what (at least for me) needs to transpire this summer, I was immediately galvanized to write my final piece for ABW this season.

Francis Coquelin

He’s been the talk of the north part of town for the second half of the season. Door crashing into London Colney after being on loan at Charlton, and being one of the key catalysts for our march to a third place finish and FA Cup glory.

But as the season has begun to wind down and many looking ahead to summer business and next season, many are asking the question as to what will happen to the Frenchman with regards to his place in Wenger’s XI.

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110 – North London Is Yellow (28th May 2015)

Posted on 28 May, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) is an emotional wreck as this is the penultimate podcast of the season and his cat has sore titties and he is joined by :

GC (@SheWore)
Kate (@GoonerGirlKate)
Kris (@AFCfreddie8)
Danny (@The_GFP)

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We went on a bit too long but its still an interesting pod.

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