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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: Match Report
Arsenal Pass (Latic) Acid Test En Route To Final
Posted by Sonuvagun Is that the sweet smell of silverware wafting on a wintry breeze towards North London? Well with two games still to play and our marked ability to self-destruct at any given moment maybe not just yet, but … Continue reading
Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham: A Bitter Pill To Swallow
Posted by Andre The Giant Oh Arsenal. Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal. I am not angry, just disappointed. Yesterday we had the opportunity to assert our authority on the title of best team in North London (and England) and for 45 minutes … Continue reading
Arsenal 1-0 West Ham: we've only got one Song
Posted by Andre The Giant Had I written the blog at 4.43, I would not have been a happy bunny. However, after Alex ‘he plays the holding role, he scores the occasional perfectly timed goal’ Song planted his head on … Continue reading
Cash 0 – 3 Class: Ade, What's The Score?
Posted by SmartArse What a massive win. It was hugely important not only to register our first win against the current top four in ten games, but also to make sure that the gap between us and Chelsea is still … Continue reading
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Tagged Emmanuel Adebayor, Lukasz Fabianski, Manchester City, Premier League, Samir Nasri
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Arsenal 6 Shahktar 0 – Welcome Back Eduardo
Posted by SmartArse I don’t know about anyone else, but I really wasn’t expecting it to be that easy. Shakhtar arrived with a bit of a reputation, 6 points in the bag and 11 clean sheets in 17 domestic games. … Continue reading
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Tagged Champions League, Eduardo, jack wilshere, Marouane Chamakh, Shakhtar Donetsk
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Arsenal Give Brummies The Blues
Well that’s what I call a good weekend! Not only did we collect all three points after conceding a poor goal, but Aston Villa held Chelsea to a draw whilst Man U are increasingly looking like a team on the … Continue reading
Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal: Defeat On The Day Not The Biggest Issue
Posted by SmartArse The most obvious reaction to Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea is that it was worryingly like last year’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea. Observe, if you will, a few choice quotes from our match report of said game: … Continue reading
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Arsenal Shocked… and Shocking!
Posted by Sonuvagun Hang Manuel Almunia, sack Arsene Wenger, chop off Diaby’s legs… there’s a lot of Arseteria in the blogosphere this morning, as well there might be after yesterday’s disastrous performance against the (supposedly) lowly Baggies. You probably watched … Continue reading
Bent Goal Deflates Arsenal. Time to Switch Gods?
Posted by Sonuvagun Ouch. That was a bumpy landing after midweek’s flight into footballing Nirvana, back down to a scrappy 1-1 draw (which felt like a loss) at Sunderland. We were well below par, especially in the first half, but … Continue reading
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Arsenal 6, Braga 0, The Cesc Fabregas Show
Written by Andre The Giant “Are you watching Tottenham Hotspur” sang the Ashburton Grove faithful last night as Arsenal showed just why they are the most consistent team at the early stages of the Champions League with a 6-0 demolition … Continue reading