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Manchester United’s plight a cautionary tale for Arsenal

Posted on 30 November, 2016 by Blog Admin

Arsenal fans have no doubt been watching events unfold at Old Trafford this season with a grin on their face. The arrival of Jose Mourinho has not brought the level of success that usually follows the Portuguese manager wherever he goes and instead it has been a difficult start.

After 13 games United have picked up just 20 points, making it their worst ever start to a Premier League season. Already they are 11 points off leaders Chelsea and the last time they began a campaign this badly they finished 13th. The signs do not look good.

When you add to that Mourinho has already been sent to the stands twice this season, the second time for kicking a water bottle down the touchline, it all makes for a grim time up north. Even the world record arrival of Paul Pogba has failed to truly lift spirits.

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The #ABWRadio Show : 107 – Arsenal 3-1 Bournemouth

Posted on 27 November, 2016 by Danny

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Rosberg is World Champion, woooooooo, fuck you lewis you little kunt.

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170 – Indie Kris’ Red n White Army (24th November 2016)

Posted on 25 November, 2016 by Danny

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Jason (@jasondavies71) is excited as a 6 week old kitten as its almost Christmas and he is joined by :

Dom (@ozgooner49)
Geoff (@GeoffArsenal)
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Well that was one of our longest shows in a while, hope you enjoy it.

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The #ABWRadio Show : 106 – Arsenal 2-2 PSG

Posted on 24 November, 2016 by Danny

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Danny (@The_GFP) is back hosting stuff, this usually means there has been a catastrophic #ABW event and we are grabbing at straws and I am joined by :

Kris (@AFCfreddie8)
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Im writing this as its 1-1 at half time, fingers crossed it ends 6-1 to us.

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Why this isn’t the time for a square Ramsey peg in a round tactical hole

Posted on 22 November, 2016 by Blog Admin

As much as I would like to rant and rave about how this isn’t the November I was hoping for, I’ll spare you all… for now. Though we can be happy with our result against Ludogorets and a spirited 1-1 draw (though disappointing on the whole) against that lot up the road, our performance at Old Trafford against Jose Mourinho’s underachievers left far too much to be desired.

In a ninety-minute display that we realistically only made an appearance for a fractional percentage of, the truth is we are quite lucky to come away from the northwest with a point. United should and undoubtedly do feel hard done by the result. We may not have been ruthlessly put to the sword in stunning fashion, but it’s a result where we can look back in May and honestly tell ourselves that we have one more point in the table than we should have. To be blunt, we should have expected far more from our boys in a match against one of our biggest Premier League rivals.

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The #ABWRadio Show : 105 – Manchester Utd 1-1 Arsenal

Posted on 19 November, 2016 by Danny

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Kris (@AFCfreddie8) has done 42,500 podcasts this week so he might as well do one more for you lot and he is joined by :

Ellis (@EllisMehl)
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I have checked and it is indeed the REAL Josh.

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169 – Top Man, Shit Beard (17th November 2016)

Posted on 17 November, 2016 by Danny

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Kris (@AFCfreddie8) has brushed his parrot and put on a fresh wooden leg and he is joined by :

Steve (@Lordhillwood)
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Thank fuck its back to Premier League football.

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Arsenal must reshuffle to beat wounded United

Posted on 15 November, 2016 by Blog Admin

With Saturday fast approaching we come to a major juncture of Arsenal’s season. Since Fergie left we’ve been in a few positions where we’ve gone to Old Trafford in the League with big expectations and suffered more than prospered.

In 2013 David Moyes’ hapless United beat us 1-0 and last season Louis Van Gaal’s out of form, glorified youth team gave us the sucker punch blow that effectively haunted our title race.

Saturday’s game brings even more importance though. Our troubles in November are a yearly well of despair that nowadays we more lower ourselves down into rather than fall in. The added incentive comes with Jose Mourinho, a man Wenger has never beaten in the League and because of that, the man Wenger will want to beat most.

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168 – #ABWBookReview ‘Arsenal – The Making Of A Modern Superclub’ Updated Edition

Posted on 13 November, 2016 by Danny

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Rev Raj (@RajPatel1809) is making a very rare appearance in the hosting seat to do an Arsenal book review and he is joined by :

Author Alex Fynn (@AlexFynn1)
David (@TheGoonerholic)
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Alex was a really nice bloke.

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167 – November Tears (10th November 2016)

Posted on 10 November, 2016 by Danny

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Jason (@jasondavies71) is doing his best not to shout HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO every 5 mins and he is joined by :

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