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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
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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.
Category Archives: Analysis + Tactics
Six Years And Counting
Posted by Andre The Giant On Sunday, Mo Farah, celebrity Arsenal fan and customised running show wearer, won a gold at the World Athletics Championship. After the Sun somehow linked his narrow loss in the 10,000m to Arsenal 8-2 defeat … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis + Tactics
Tagged Arsenal, Six Years, transfer talk, Trophyless, Wenger
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I Am Arsene Wenger
Posted by Andre The Giant I am not Arsene Wenger. I share very little in common with the great man. I have never, to my knowledge, managed a premier league football team, I am not a millionaire and I am … Continue reading
After 21 Years, I Finally Get Why We Hate Tottenham
Posted by SmartArse It is no exaggeration to say it’s been a fairly depressing week to be an Arsenal fan. I was heartbroken on Saturday, sat like everyone else at the Emirates in shell-shocked horror watching the Spurs fans almost … Continue reading
Step It Up, Samir
Posted by SmartArse After Saturday’s debacle OleGunner on twitter created a Guardian chalkboard highlighting the differences in passes made in the game by Samir Nasri and Tomas Rosicky: by Guardian Chalkboards The diagram clearly shows a a greater proportion of Rosicky’s … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis + Tactics, Opinion, Player Focus
Tagged Samir Nasri, Tomas Rosicky, West Brom
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Top Six Transfer Window Comparison; A Rebuttal To John Cross
Posted by SmartArse “Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp…made – and succeeded with – an audacious move for Rafael van der Vaart. Chelsea spent big, Manchester City, too and Manchester United spent more. All of Arsenal’s title rivals strengthened. Arsenal didn’t.” So … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis + Tactics, Opinion, Transfer Talk
Tagged Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, man united, Premier League, Tottenham, transfer window
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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
Posted in Analysis + Tactics, Match Report, Opinion
Tagged ac milan, celtic, emirates cup, emmanuel frimpong, jack wilshere, Laurent Koscielny, Marouane Chamakh
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