Aug 31
There is a suggestion that the reason Wenger has yet to name a Director of Football is because he’s reserving the seat for David Dein.
Personally, I am looking forward to the date Mr. Dein returns.
Every club needs a LEADER. Wenger is the leader of the TEAM. Dein is the leader of the CLUB.
The day when Mr. Dein finally returns, I firmly believe it will be the day Arsenal finally be able to establish themselves among the true elite clubs in Europe.
One thing I love about Dein is : he is a successful man, he is a rich man, but deep inside he is just like everyone...
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Aug 31
Michael Corleone said it about the mafia, and Arsenal fans are surely thinking it today after news broke late yesterday that David Dein, ex-director of football, has sold his shares in Arsenal Football Club to a Russian firm. Just when we thought that we might just enjoy a bit of football, we have a new media circus in the offing. It seems that this firm, “Red & White Holdings”, will be chaired by Dein, but are co-owned by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov and by a London-based investor named Farhad Moshiri. Usmanov is another of these Abromvich types, and I know how we all...
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Aug 30
Arsenal match up against:
Sevilla/AEK Athens
FC Steaua Bucharesti
Slavia Prague
Yeash, that’s a dog of a group if AEK Athens get through. Overall, the Champs League this year is weak outside the top 10 or so. There really isn’t one great group where I think, “That will be interesting…”.
Time to reduce this thing to 24 teams.
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Aug 29
Tomas Rosicky’s goal in the 7th minute of today’s Champions League Qualifier second-leg put paid to any notion that Arsenal wouldn’t be taking place in the UEFA Champions League for the tenth consecutive season.
Substitute Cesc Fabregas added his second Champions League goal of the season in the 82nd minute, and new signing Eduardo da Silva rounded out the scoring to make the score 5-0 on aggregate.
The draw for the group stages takes place tomorrow, and Arsenal are seeded, so they’ll avoid the other big guns of Europe. Next up on the pitch is...
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Aug 28
Sadly I have not been able to catch any of the games live due to a lack of TV coverage 
. Anyway things are going along fairly well for us so far with a lot of late goals.
Late goals are risky though, they take a lot out of you since you cannot mentally relax and have to keep going till the last minute. However there’s an old cliche which goes something like .. “When you’re winning you don’t feel tired” .. so hopefully RVP and Hleb especially must...
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Aug 27
Got a couple of posts from folks looking to meet up with fellow Gooners:
First, Gooner Joe writes:
“Looking for fellow Gooners in Nashville. I feel alone in a sea of Man U and Liverpool w*ankers. Please email joewolverton AT gmail DOT com.”
NC Gooner writes:
“Any Triangle area (Raleigh/Durham/ Chapel Hill) Gooners out there? I have been in Raleigh for almost a year now, and usually try to watch the matches at the Hibernian in Cary. Haven’t seen many Arsenal supporters……are you out there? Please...
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Aug 25
Sorry this is somewhat late. I went down the pub to watch the match this morning, and only just got home a bit ago. Anyway, it was tough going for a very long time. Man City are a very organized team under Sven, and after the missed penalty by Robin van Persie, it was looking a bit dire.
Cue Cesc Fabregas, the super Spaniard. His fantastic rising shot across the face of goal into the far corner was a bit of magic, and proved all the Gunners needed to earn the points.
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Aug 23
Looks like our error prone keeper is out anyway.
Please read:
Sky Sports
Apparently he aggravated an injury during the Germany friendly against England.
Is this a chance for the other two to step up? What if one of the others performs well the next two games? Should Jens be worried?
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Aug 23
Can Sven Turn City’s Blue Moon Into Gold?
Blue moon / you saw me standing alone / without a dream in my heart / without a love of my own.
Blue moon / you knew just what I was there for / you heard me saying a prayer for / someone I really could care for.
And then there suddenly appeared before me / the only one my arms will ever hold / I heard somebody whisper “Please adore me” / and when I looked / the moon had turned to gold.
Blue moon / now I’m no longer alone / without a dream in my heart / without a love of my own.
Well, at least they...
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Aug 22
Mad Jens has conceded two goals and people are calling for his head. We have to keep in mind that these two goals were mistakes. We’ve not seen Lehmann do these mistakes before. To drop Lehmann would be sad as I think it might be the end for him at Arsenal. That would be a shame because despite his mistakes he’s still a better keeper than Almunia.
I remember before the World Cup last year I was comparing Friedel to Keller. They’re both good shot stoppers but the difference is Friedel, and even Tim Howard, regularly makes saves they’re not really supposed to...
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