One less trophy to hope for, Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea

April 18, 2009 | 66 Comments

A scrappy Arsenal side, beset by injuries, was found wanting for the second time in today’s FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley Stadium, when a rash and inexperienced Lukasz Fabianski, all but handed Didier Drogba, the tenacious Chel$ki striker, the winning goal in the 84th minute. Clearly, someone should have reminded the goalkeeper, that on one’s birthday, you get the gifts not give them.

Neither side was at their best, but this was an Arsenal squad without the services of defenders Clichy, Sagna, Djourou, and Gallas, as well as their #1 goalkeeper, Manuel Almunia. Playing on a pitch worthy of a big truck rally, Le Boss left Song and Arshavin on the bench, with the latter coming on as a late game subsitute, while the Cameroon defender whose play in the midfield has been much improved lately, never entered the game. Theo once again showed us the pace and guile that should give Arsenal supporters much hope for the future.

Some will second guess Arsene Wenger’s tactics, particularly the lack of movement during the transfer season, but the Gunners are still in the race for the Champions League, so as bitter as today’s loss is, now is not the time to weaken in our support for our beloved Arsenal.

Posted by Mark Barbeau | Filed Under Arsenal News, Match Report 

You should really consider a RED membership if you want to go to a games next year

April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Arsenal is currently running a special on Red Memberships. Pay for this year get next year free. Basically gives you a few more months of Membership than you would get just buying next year.

Membership is £30. It’s a bit much, but if you are planning to go to a game we heartily / strongly / absolutely recommend it. Why? Well, we have our own ArsenalAmerica membership scheme, which gives you access to the tickets that we have in our pile and some that we get thrown our way from other clubs, but getting a Red Membership allows you to enter into the Arsenal Ticket Exchange. This ticket exchange has been a ROARING success for Arsenal fans in that it allows season ticket holders who cannot go to a game (sick kid, business meeting, etc) to resell their tickets to Red members for FACE VALUE. That way every seat is taken, and no one has to go to the F$%$#% scalpers to get a ticket.

We’re planning on continuing some sort of ticketing next year (the full extent is yet to be determined) but if you are serious about going to a match next year, please consider joining the Red Membership scheme from Arsenal FC. You also get a neat membership packet with a DVD and some other stuff too.

Posted by andrew | Filed Under Arsenal News