Mission Statement
Come on the Arse is the humble attempt of three twenty-to-thirty-something Arse addicts to chronicle the ups and downs of another season following the Gunners. We hope you'll join us as we celebrate the goals and glory, wallow in the sweat and tears, mercilessly mock the opposition and silence the ridiculous voices of the sports press when they step out of line...Pages
Categories
Arsenal Info
Peachy Arse Blogs
Lexicon of Arse
Arse (n.) = an Arsenal player or fan Arse drivel (n.) = crap spouting by the press about Arsenal, usually about the team's imminent demise Arsenalicious (adj.) = pertaining to footballing greatness and style Arsquire [Arsq.] (n.) = honorary title given to esteemed Arses (eg. Mr. Fredrik Ljungberg, Arsquire) arsetimate (vb.) = to consider the strength of an Arsenal side arsewiped (adj.) = injured intercescuality (n.) = when a midfielder, usually of prodigious talent, is able to seamlessly fill in for Fabregas Invinciblitis (n.) = acute nostalgia for the Invincibles era Le Prof-iteering (n.) = the buying and selling of players at a huge profit Theo (vb.) = to hurry, or move very rapidly (eg. Will you please Theo up, we're going to be late for the match) Young Gun (n.) = member of the Arsenal youth team. Any Arsenal player under the age of 21 Head on for a full Lexicon of Arse.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
No New Keeper, No False Dawn
Posted by SmartArse Transfer deadline day came and went and Mark Schwarzer is still at Fulham. Brownie points to them for resisting both player power and the urges of a bigger club, something Arsenal fans should appreciate for obvious reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Transfer Talk
Tagged Arsene Wenger, Fulham, Mark Schwarzer, transfer window
2 Comments
Suck On That, Fat Sam!
Posted by Sonuvagun Splash splash splash inhale splash splash splash exhale splash splash splash. Hear that ye doubters? That was the sound of Arsenal swimming… Blackburn at home. This game was billed by many, including us at COTA, as the … Continue reading
Arsenal 6 Blackpool 0 – Unlucky Theo
Posted by Andre The Giant Arsenal motored into gear for their first home game of the season today, with what can only be described as a white wash against Blackpool. Inspired by the lack of Elvis wailing as they ran … Continue reading
Posted in Match Report
Leave a comment
Karma Police Come Calling For Pepe Reina As Arsenal Sneak Draw
Posted by SmartArse Phew. Well we got away with that one didn’t we? Really didn’t look like we were going to score until Pepe Reina rather generously decided to hand us a draw and join the growing brigade of keepers … Continue reading
Premiership Predictions
Posted by Sonuvagun Thanks SmartArse for putting the boot in the doomsayers and getting us excited about the season ahead! As usual there’s the usual Arse drivel in the press about Arsenal not being title contenders this year and, what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Premiership
2 Comments
Written-Off Arsenal Remain A Dangerous Beast – Five Reasons That Could Fire Arsenal To Glory
Posted by SmartArse As we (and the entirety of Planet Arsenal) have acknowledged there is certainly cause for concern as we approach the new season. Cause for concern, yes. Outright despair? Hardly. Though as ever it seems the press rather … Continue reading
Posted in Match Preview, Opinion, Top Five
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, man united, Premier League, Samir Nasri, Season preview
1 Comment
'Tis The Season of Uncertainty
Posted by SmartArse Remarkable really, given all the fuss over the issue since Arsenal’s last competitive action, that the immediate future of Cesc Fabregas is one of the few certainties of the coming season. Think about it. Where do you … Continue reading
Posted in Match Preview, Opinion
Tagged Chelsea, Liverpool, man united, New Season, Premier League
1 Comment
Fabregas Stays, Up Yours Barcelona
Posted by Andre The Giant (somewhere in the mountains) Today, Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas made the following statement: “Firstly I would like to apologise to all the Arsenal fans for not speaking sooner about my future but I have not … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Leave a comment
Emir Spahic to Arsenal?
Posted by Sonuvagun Well we’ve been expecting the arrival of one more centre back for some time. It’s rare that Wenger states outright that he is planning to go shopping for a particular position, but even he hasn’t bothered denying … Continue reading
Posted in Transfer Talk
2 Comments
Emirates Cup: Bright Start For New Faces And Young Guns
Posted by SmartArse Welcome back Arsenal, we’ve missed you. For the third time in four seasons Arsenal came away winners in the now traditional cash cow of a curtain raiser, thanks to a 1-1 draw we rather handed to AC … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis + Tactics, Match Report, Opinion
Tagged ac milan, celtic, emirates cup, emmanuel frimpong, jack wilshere, Laurent Koscielny, Marouane Chamakh
1 Comment