Feb 29
A horrible week and a horrible injury to Dudu. Only now when I see that he’s mentally calm and has shown great strength and courage in his words that I am a bit calmer and am able to think clearer with regards to Arsenal’s season. Get well soon Dudu!! BTW if you haven’t noticed (impossible) you can Email Dudu from the Arsenal.com site.
The Birmingham game was ours for the taking but for a Clichy boob and a Mike Dean gaffe where he couldn’t wait to blow the whistle and help his good friends from ManU with yet another non-existent penalty. Is he friends with Mike...
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Feb 29
All Bay Area Gooners (AA members & non-members alike) are invited to join the San Francisco Branch at Maggie McGarrys, this Saturday, March 1st at 7:00AM PST for the Arsenal - Aston Villa 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!
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Feb 27
I sat down and watched the second half of the Arsenal v Birm. game again today. I couldnt bear to watch the first half again. What I was looking for was whether or not Ade was motivated by the golden boot or his team spirit to win the title. What I saw was a very selfish individual who put personal glory ahead of his teammates; on a day when he saw one of them go down to a horrific injury.
If you watched the game I’m sure you know of the play I am speaking. Ade is onside on a long ball, he gets behind the defense, Bendtner races along side to help him. Instead of a simple pass...
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Feb 25
Arsenal America and members of the Arsenal community on the Big Soccer Message Boards are teaming up to send a get well bouquet to Eduardo in light of his injury on Saturday. If you’d like to contribute, please use the “Cash Advance” option on PayPal to send a few dollars to: “Treasurer AT arsenalamerica DOT com”
In the subject line of the message, be sure to include “Get Well Dudu”, so that Nick our treasurer can parse out the appropriate funds.
We’d like to send the flowers tomorrow, so if you’d like to be included, please...
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Feb 25
Despite being busy with a new baby, Sachin was moved enough by what happened to Eduardo to take a few moments to share some thoughts…
Maybe everything that should been said has been said already. All the officials, players and fans are expected to carry on. They are saying that what happened to Eduardo is part of the game, accidents happen, players mistime tackles. Nothing to see here. Move on.
So 24 hours after the incident why does it still feel sickening? Why does it feel that something sinister happened but everyone wants to get on with it? Why does it seem...
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Feb 25
I was away from a PC for most of the past 48 hours, and when I got home last night I was too tired to think of anything useful to say about what happened on Saturday that hasn’t already been said. The horror of Eduardo’s injury still lingers this morning, although reports indicate that it may not be as bad as initially thought. That is definitely good news.
As for the match itself… Well, the team did well to overcome the shock of Dudu’s injury and the added salt of a James McFadden free-kick goal to take a 2-1 lead thanks to a great performance by Theo Walcott....
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Feb 22
Sachin’s a bit busy with the newest addition to his family, so LDE’s flying solo today:
The Milan game’s taken a lot out of me along with my beloved Gunners. So much so that I don’t quite feel up to writing a preview. But anyway here goes.
Its a trip to the Midlands and an early kickoff which I might miss. Having come through dirty December and an injury laden ANC without a problem and top of the table 5 points clear, the guys will kick themselves if they don’t build on this. Somehow we need to still be 5 points clear before we face Pool,...
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Feb 20
An impressive performance from the Gunners in a match where they did everything right but score. Many of the players who were missing during Saturday’s match at Man United were back and ready for the challenge that Champions League holders AC Milan presented in tonight’s first leg of the knockout stage.
Returning to the lineup were Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna, while Emmanuel Adebayor and Mathieu Flamini both started again after coming on as subs on Saturday. Jens Lehmann started in goal in place of the ill Manuel Almunia, and the crazy German was called into action...
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Feb 19
Sachin and LDE have outdone themselves with these previews! First up, Sachin:
The wait is finally over. Champions League football finally returns this week as 16 teams can briefly put their league worries on hold and focus on the glittering European prize. The original European Cup always had a strong appeal right from its inception in 1956. But in recent years, the quest for this trophy has certainly reached obsessive heights. In fact, quite a few teams have made the Champions League the most important quest of their season while letting their league form dip since winning...
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Feb 19
To any Cleveland, Ohio area Gooners…
There will be a small gathering to watch the Feb.20th 2:45pm champions league match against A.C. Milan at the Winking Lizard on Coventry, in Cleveland Heights!
Anyone who is available/interested come on down! Let’s make it a big gathering. I’ve been there in the afternoons on weekdays, and there’s hardly anyone there,usually. So,we may have the run of the bar.
The manager is a big footy fan(Albeit a Chelsea supporter…Booooo) so he’s sympathetic to our lot. We’ll also have the Lyon v. ManUre...
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