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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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'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

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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

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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

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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

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