Woolwich 1886
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A life-long Arsenal fan takes to the web to share his limited supplies of wisdom and insight.
Woolwich 1886
21h ago
Okay, so Wednesday delivered just about the worst combination of results we might have drawn up were we in charge of anything. Not only did we crash out courtesy of Bayern’s 1-0 result, but Man CIty followed suit an hour or so later on penalties. This combination at least resolved the paradox of us hoping ..read more
Woolwich 1886
21h ago
Sunday’s shocking loss at home to Aston Villa seems to have gifted the Prem title to Man City, who now boast a two-point gap over us and Liverpool, themselves victims of a similarly shocking loss at home to Palace. We can at least claim some degree of solace in the notion that Villa, unlike Palace ..read more
Woolwich 1886
3d ago
It wasn’t supposed to be this way! It was supposed to be a thing of beauty, not this…this abomination! Liverpool’s shock loss at home to Crystal Palace had us dreaming of a Prem title, and rightly. so. Even if Aston Villa’s visit was always going to be fraught with peril, I think I speak for ..read more
Woolwich 1886
3d ago
It’s on. Surprising no one, Man City laid waste to Luton despite resting various players (when you have a bench deep enough that it can compete for a top-four spot, quaint ideas like “rest” and “rotation” go by the wayside). As a result, they now sit atop the Prem if only because they’ve played one ..read more
Woolwich 1886
6d ago
One of the many, many sliding-door moments that this club has faced includes none other than Unai Emery, who brought one of the worst squads we’ve seen since the formation of the Prem to the brink of winning a Europa League title. Where might we be had he delivered on his promise of success on ..read more
Woolwich 1886
1w ago
Say what you will about refereeing decisions. It’s an old truism that failing to outscore your opponent exposes you to the whims of those who wield the whistle (or opt not to, as it were). In this one, Arteta set us up to win, and win we really shoud have but for our own naïvet ..read more
Woolwich 1886
1w ago
Okay, so the actually perfect result might have been a 5-1 thrashing in order to remedy previous thrashings at Bayern’s hands, but our first Champions League quarterfinal appearance in 14 years was always going to be a bit tetchy. Going up against a side that has come to see appearances at this stage as a ..read more
Woolwich 1886
1w ago
Bayern Munich. The name alone is enough to strike fear into most Gooners’ hearts. After all, in our last three competitive matches, Bayern won by a combined scoreline of 15-3—and the only factor that kept it from getting worse might have been Bayern’s own boredom. That this is not the same Bayern, and this is ..read more
Woolwich 1886
1w ago
This, clearly, was the weekend during which Arsenal won the Prem for the first time in twenty years. Yes, Man City obliterated Palace. Yes, we waltzed past Brighton. The result that really and truly mattered, however, was the one at Old Trafford that saw Liverpool struggle to salvage a point against a wide-open, injury-ravaged host ..read more
Woolwich 1886
1w ago
Arsenal lay down another marker this season, another signal of intent to Liverpool and Man City to indicated that we are legitimate contenders. What’s more, we declared unequivocally that our “bottle-job” of a year ago—that one that saw us lead the Prem for almost the entire season only to go to pieces at about this ..read more