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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: Opinion
Great Expectations
We asked for new signings… and despite a summer of grumbling, pessimism, over-reaction and even despairing cries of “let’s all start supporting Man City” (don’t worry I had a pistol in my pocket and was ready to fake my fellow … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Player Focus, Transfer Talk
Tagged Andre Santos, Gervinho, Mikel Arteta, Per Mertesacker, Yossi Benayoun
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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
Adeu Fabregas, Au Revoir Nasri… Hallo Schweinsteiger (bitte!)?
Posted by Sonuvagun So no prizes for guessing why we at COTA have been a bit slack of late. In case you hadn’t noticed the Arsenal world is so depressing it’s hard to summon up the required amount of calories … Continue reading
What Now For Arsenal?
Posted by Sonuvagun With the dust finally settled on the 2010/11 season (but sadly not in such a thick layer as to be able to entirely obscure it from view) and the interminable nonsense and fabrications of the summer transfer … Continue reading
Jack the Lad? He's already a man
Posted by SmartArse Buried somewhere in what sounds rather like a bad chat up line of a title is a rather serious point. Because while it’s been a tad grouchy around the Emirates of late, one of few things we’ve … Continue reading
Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool: Sluggish Arsenal Get Exactly What They Deserve
As Robin Van Persie slotted home an immensely late penalty and the Emirates erupted I had a headline all ready to go for today’s blog; ‘Still Alive, But So, So Lucky’. And lucky is exactly what we would have been … Continue reading
Man United 2 – Arsenal 0: History Repeating
Posted by Sonuvagun Being an Arsenal fan is beginning to feel like being a follower of Opus Dei. A great deal of fervour and blind faith is needed, as is a love of pain. I don’t know about you, but … 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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