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
6h ago
We’re through the looking-glass here, people. Liverpool’s dramatic derby drubbing at Goodison Park may have knocked them out of this three-way title-race once and for all—and, even as I type those words, I know full-well just how wary we’ll have to be as we prepare for our own derby this weekend. More on that later ..read more
Woolwich 1886
1d ago
Well, that escalated quickly. After a first half in which it started to feel like it might be one of those nights during which we’d dominate possession, create boatloads of chances, and concede some slapstick goal completely against the run of play, we erupted for four goals inside of 15 minutes, completely eviscerating a Chelsea ..read more
Woolwich 1886
2d ago
While we all know how vital it will be to seize all three against Chelsea on Tuesday, it would be all too easy to write off the clown-car that Boehly has assembled over the last few transfer windows. After all, despite all of that spending, Chelsea languish laughably midtable with only a glimmer of a ..read more
Woolwich 1886
3d ago
I’m not sure whether either Arsenal or the player have heard, but the former is apparently linked with a move for the latter. Frankly, if I’m being honest, I want nothing to do with Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimarães even if Newcastle have given him permission to seek a move to a club that’s qualified for ..read more
Woolwich 1886
3d ago
It would have been easy for a dispirited, depressed, even defeated Arsenal squad to arrive at Molineux on Saturday ready to throw in the towel, ready to accept the bottle-job label that all of our opponents and too many of our supporters were eager to tar us with. Even if or precisely because Wolves were ..read more
Woolwich 1886
5d ago
They’re safe from relegation. It would take a miracle for them to qualify for Europe. A least a half-dozen players are injured, including vital ones like Neto, Dawson, Cunha, and Semedo; Hwang may only be partially available. We haven’t lost to Wolves in our last five outings. Even their angst-ridden reactions to our celebrating seems ..read more
Woolwich 1886
6d ago
For a few weeks there, it looked like we were not only pursuing perfection; it was starting to feel like we’d achieve it—or, if not perfection itself, something close it. However, we have to be perfect if we were to win the Prem. Sadly, of course, we’re not. Villa reminded us of that. So did ..read more
Woolwich 1886
1w 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
1w 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
1w 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