Date: January 2008

The FA Cup – Coming to a town near you…

Jan 31, 2008 by

Our ticket officer, Rick B has scored a major coup. Check out his post from the Arsenal forum on the Big Soccer message boards:

“As most of you know by now from looking at the pictures and reading other threads, I have with me the FA CUP Replica from the 2005 season which we won by beating Man U on penalties. I also have the runners up trophy from the 1995 Super Cup which we lost to AC Milan. Other memorabilia I have left secure in Washington as I was unable to transport it around the US with me.

The club finally agreed that we were able to take the trophy and other important items from the museum which is obviously fantastic news and I know that those who have seen it and lifted it already were surprised. So to give everyone in the cities I am visiting the chance to see it it will be on display and with me at the following places and dates”:

(Note – when you see “PM” mentioned, that means a Private Message over on BigSoccer.com. If you don’t have an account on BigSoccer, send an email to mikek AT arsenalamerica DOT com, and I’ll put you in touch with the appropriate people)

Feb 2nd – Dallas – 6:45 AM CT @ Trinity Hall for Man City v Arsenal

Feb 2nd – Seattle – 6 PM PT @ George and Washington Pub

Feb 4th – San Francisco – 7 PM PT @ Maggie McGarrys

Feb 6th – Santa Barbara – Please PM Rick B if you are in this area

Feb 7th – Anaheim – Please PM Rick B if you are in this area

Feb 9th – Los Angeles – 1 PM PT @ Kings Head in Santa Monica – please PM goonsquad for details

Feb 10th – New York – 1:30 PM ET @ Nevada Smiths – please PM Doctor K or GunnerPhan for details

AA SF Branch Meet-up: Arsenal vs. Manchester City

Jan 30, 2008 by

All Bay Area Gooners (AA members & non-members alike) are invited to join the San Francisco Branch at Maggie McGarrys, this Saturday, February 2nd at 9:00AM PST for the Arsenal – Manchester City match.

Maggie McGarrys, a pub in North Beach regularly shows Premiership action on their 5 flat-screen televisions.

Come try a Walcott (orange juice and Hefeweizen)! Maggie’s is great place to catch the matches with other Bay Area Gooners!

PLEASE NOTE: Since actual match time is 4:45 AM PST, Maggie’s is showing it on tape-delay, and we cannot guarantee the safety of anyone revealing the result to those watching.

Maggie McGarrys
1353 Grant Street
San Francisco, CA
Tel: 415-399-9020
For more information, contact:
Mark Barbeau sanfran@arsenalamerica.com
or visit SF Gooner
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Arsenal 3 – 0 Newcastle

Jan 29, 2008 by

No, it’s not deja vu all over again. Indeed, thanks to goals by Adebayor, Flamini (sick goal too), and Cesc, the Gunners beat Newcastle 3-0 for the second time in three days.

(Have to run into a meeting now… more later if Dan or someone hasn’t added anything by then)

EDIT (the next morning) – Right, well, no one’s added anything.  No biggie. Everything’s pretty much been said in the comments below.  Newcastle never really threatened, and to be fair, the Gunners could have been two or three up by halftime.

Mathieu Flamini was the outstanding player last night, setting up one goal and scoring another.  The goal he scored was an absolute screamer into the upper 90 from about 30 yards out.  A definite goal-of-the-season candidate to be sure.

Otherwise, the rest of the team weren’t really tested.  Adebayor, like the song says, “Give him the ball, and he will score”.  As for Cesc, well, it’s nice that he’s broken the duck.  Perhaps now that he’s not thinking about it all the time, he’ll return to scoring a bit more regularly.

Saturday sees us travel to Man City.  The Citizens are struggling as of late, so perhaps this is the best possible time to make this visit.  Look for a preview from either LDE or Sachin later this week.  Until then, enjoy being top of the table.  :)