Date: January 2008

Arsenal v Newcastle – Preview

Jan 29, 2008 by

Wow, the match kicks off in just under two hours, and still no previews coming in. Perhaps everyone just figures it’s more of the same after Saturday’s Cup match. Well, in some respects, it is. The questions coming into tonight are:

1) What will the side look like?

2) Can the Gunners exploit Newcastle to lower that goal differential any?

It’s been a while since we’ve beaten Newcastle in the league, so as far as I’m concerned, tonight’s as good a time as any to get a nice big win.

Also, I’m working on a recap of the dinner we held in DC on Friday night in honor of Danny Karbassiyoon. A great time was had by all, and there were a ton of pictures and video taken.  I figured there’ll be pre, during and post game discussion today, so I’ll post the recap tomorrow.

FA Cup 5th Round Draw

Jan 28, 2008 by

In the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup which took place just moments ago in London, Arsenal were drawn away to Man United.

The match will take place the weekend of February 16/17, and you’ve got to figure that with a glamour tie such as this, it’ll be on Setanta PPV, but nothing’s certain yet.

One thing is certain, that’s going to be one hell of week what with the Milan match that following Wednesday.  Wenger mentioned recently that the League and Champions League are the priorities this season.  I wonder if drawing Man  U changes his strategy any.

Arsenal 3 -0 Newcastle (FA Cup 4th Round)

Jan 27, 2008 by

So much for the headbutt.

Emmanuel Adebayor shook off any affects from “Buttgate” and scored twice to propel Arsenal past Newcastle in a potentially tricky 4th-round FA Cup tie.

Adebayor scored early in the 2nd half off an Eduaro shot that hit the post, then scored late in the half to put the game away. Nicky Butt added an own goal to cap off the 3-0 win.

Newcastle played an open style, as expected under new(ish) manager Kevin Keegan, but were shut out for the 2nd consecutive match.

 Nicklas Bendtner sat quietly on the bench.