Oct 31
Owning and managing a football club is a “catch-22″. In order to have a good team on the pitch you have to spend money, but you have to have a good product on the pitch in order to make that money. It takes a lot of effort to balance the books while balancing the talent and LUFC is an example of a club that has NOT done well in this department. Their attempts to build a world-class club and win trophies came surprisingly close in the CL two years ago but now the debt is overwhelming. A “for sale” sign sale went out on the lawn at Leeds and the talent was sold-Ferdinand,...
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Oct 30
4 game ban for Lauren, 3 for Keown, 1 each for Parlour and Vieira plus assorted fines for these players and Cole and GBP 175,000 fine for Arsenal. I think I captured it all - anyone hear anything additional?
In my view a bit tough on Lauren who has never been in trouble before, but it could have been worse. What I didn’t notice in the soccernet report was reference to any punshment meted out to MU for their part in the fracas. Hmm - guess they played no part in it. Nothing new there.
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Oct 29
Alright, got a couple of things that have got me thinking recently. Let me know your thoughts:
Many of our players are ones that were struggling or at least hadn?t achieved major success in Europe before they came to the Arsenal. Henry, Pires, Vieira and Ljungberg all come to mind. While they have all flourished in England, they still have trouble in one area: playing in Europe. What does this mean? I?m not sure. Maybe the EPL isn?t that good. Maybe players who would struggle in Europe can come to England and succeed. Personally I think the EPL is, at best, the third best league behind...
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Oct 28
Arsenal’s REALLY young guns hung tough and gained a ton of real world experience as they hung on to beat Rotherham in a PK marathon. Wiltord, who missed a PK came back around to shoot home the game winner.
Aliadiere got our goal in the 10th, and we surrendered the easy win in the 90th.
Cesc became the youngest player to pull on the Red & White at the senior level - 16 years, 177 days old.
Good job boys. I hope Wenger plays them again in the fourth round.
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Oct 28
You may have noticed that I haven?t posted any lengthy editorials in a while. Just incredibly busy at work and home. But don?t think that I?ve completed neglected my duties as president. Here at the secret ArseAm headquarters I?ve been very busy, let me fill you in on a couple of things:
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Oct 28
Ian Hirsch writes…
Did you see the blackburn v southampton brawl?
Where is the avalanche of media callling for bans and point deductions? Funny the only big story I see is how Wenger is calling someone a diver. That is a disgrace- but Souness…not a peep.
Under Wenger there have been over 50 red cards -but yet each year another team leads the leagues in red cards. Its past the point of conspiracy theory…its now conspiracy practice.
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Oct 28
Ok sports fans, we’ve asked for it, we’ve begged for it, now we’ve got it. Tonight the Arsenal face Rotherham in the Who Gives A Toss Cup and Le Boss is putting out a team filled with youngsters. Here’s a preview from arseanl.com, and another from
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/preview?id=129276&cc=5901> soccernet.
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Oct 27
Here’s something to pass the time away and wrack your brain with. Try naming your best ever Arsenal XI out of all the players you ever watched or read about. After you’ve done that name a “Worst ever Arsenal XI”…..i.e. players who could only play crap for us and would always get slagged off by the fans. Here are my best and worst teams….
Best ever Arsenal XI
Goalkeeper: Pat Jennings
Defence: Lee Dixon, Tony Adams, Frank McLintock, Kenny Sansom
Midfield: Rocky Rocastle, Patrick Vieira, Chippy Brady, Charlie George
Strikers:...
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Oct 27
Today I was reflecting how yesterday….Saturday 25th October 2003 was a day to celebrate. In the morning I watched a team with several ex-Gooners in it and who have no home ground of their own and were most people’s favourites for relegation taught those manure scum b@$t@rd$ how to play football. To see Ruud Van Nistelcheat put in his place by Moritz Volz who in my opinion should be playing at right back for us now instead of Lauren was a sight to behold. Another ex-Gooner…Boa Morte put the fear of god in United’s defence when he had the ball near their goal. Not only...
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Oct 26
Despite having the preponderance of the play and hitting the woodwork we could manage only a draw at The Valley. Charlton are a good, combative side well managed by Curbs, but it’s somewhat disappointing to see us beating Chelsea one week and really dropping two points the next. Arsene will no doubt publicly be proclaiming the chemistry of the team after their usual frustrating European endeavors - and so he should. But privately I have to wonder how much longer he will endure having such limited funds with which to strengthen the side. The need for a striker to complement Henry has...
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