Sometimes, the most decisive of moments are only identified as such long after the fact. Take the 2007-08 season, for example – we travelled to Birmingham with the title in our hands, Taylor crocked Eduardo and we went on to take three points from the next 12. Last season, we went up to St. James’ … Continue reading
It is the divine right of a football fan to be a better manager than the manager, a better owner than the owner and if need be, a better center-back than Squillaci (I’m fairly confident I already tick one of those boxes, but I’ll leave it to you to work out which). The problem is … Continue reading
Looking at the five teams in the other pot, it probably could have been worse (fellow Barca-slayers, Rubin Kazan), but not much. This is a team that finished ahead of Lazio, Roma and Juventus last year and also boast the top-scorer in Serie A for both of the past two seasons, Antonio Di Natale. Perhaps … Continue reading
Football supporters are not fickle, they’re honest. They cheer when they’re happy, they complain when they’re not. Simple and honest. Dogs do the same and they’re lauded for their loyalty as “man’s best friend.” Hardly fickle. We, the fans, tell it how it is and players (if they can unplug from their agents gabbing in … Continue reading
Hello, world. So, I’ve wanted to start a blog for some time, but haven’t had the time or, more relevantly, the impetus to actually make it happen. Until now. Like a number of Arsenal fans (a number seemingly increasing on a daily basis) I have found myself with stronger and stronger feelings towards the recent … Continue reading
