Chelsea’s demolition of QPR was expected but their encounter with Newcastle is tricky. Everything seems rosey for the Ant Hill Mob Stamford Bridge outfit with even Fernando Torres scoring, albeit ably assisted by the absentee defence employed by Mark Hughes. As much as I would find solace in Alex McLeish dropping two Birmingham clubs into
Arsenal Make Their Point Whilst Others Collapse
Stoke City 1 – 1 Arsenal 1 – 0 Crouch (8) 1 – 1 van Persie (15) On the face of it, a point at Stoke is a disappointing result. Contrary to the claims of Tony Pulis, top six teams do win there and have done this season. In the wider context of the season,
Stoke Preview: If Arsenal Try, They Will Convert Effort Into Points
On the day that Fletcher Christian ledThe Mutiny On The Bounty, Arsenal travel to the Potteries with The Britannia Stadium witnessing some of the club’s most horrible away performances against a meritless style of football. The parallels are not lost; Bligh’s unnecessary bullying and overly aggressive approach manifested in football terms by Pullis’ artless and
One Of Us Speaks – Stoking Our Fires
When it comes to football, like many supporters I’m two fans rolled into one. First there’s the rabid Arsenal supporter who’ll bore to death anyone I talk to on matters of club football; lamenting injustices against Arsenal, standing up for perceived weaker players and overdoing it a bit with praise for the better ones. During
