by rico | Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. What a night in the Champions League. Man City were thrashed 4-1 by Sporting Lisbon in what was Man Utd’s soon to be manager’s last home fixture in charge of Sporting. Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick, two of which were from the penalty spot. The media...
by rico | Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Having been tenuously linked with a move to Nottingham Forest a number of months ago, a similar story resurfaced yesterday afternoon only this time, it’s true. Late afternoon, early evening yesterday, Arsenal Football Club announced Edu had...
by rico | Sunday, November 3, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Arsenal lost for a second time this season against a Newcastle side who scored once from a brilliant cross and header to match. Gabriel will be feeling disappointed to have let Isak get the better of him I’m sure but sometimes one just has to admire a...
by rico | Saturday, November 2, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. When the rich and famous rolled into Newcastle Utd in October 2021, great things were expected from the northern club. At least that’s what the so called footballing experts told us. Great wealth, one of Englands best coaches in Eddie Howe, yes, Man...
by rico | Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Getty Images. Morning all. Mikel Arteta didn’t really spring any surprises with his team selection last night. Setford, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Sterling, Martinelli, Jesus. Subs: Raya, Nichols, Lewis-Skelly, Heaven, Partey, Rice,...
by rico | Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Have you heard the joke about the two hard of hearing guys who go into a pub, buy a beer each only to find out they’ve had to pay an extra fiver because there’s a live country and western band playing later in the evening? No, Google it, it’s funny albeit...
by rico | Monday, October 28, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. My answer to the heading is no, not really. We should have shown composure up front to win. Certainly in the first half when we were at our best. Jurrien Timber and Bukayo Saka made a more than welcome return to the side which meant Thomas Partey dropped...
by rico | Sunday, October 27, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Other than their style of play, Liverpool are pretty much the same team of last season with only Chiesa arriving in the summer and even he’s not been fit enough to play. Jota has been ruled out today’s game through injury as have Alisson, Elliot and...
by rico | Saturday, October 26, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Arsenal face Liverpool tomorrow and it’s fair to say that in the past, regardless of whether the matches were played at Anfield or in north London, they’ve produced some classics. We’ve seen some of the worst defending too as well as some cracking goals....
by rico | Thursday, October 24, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Afternoon all. Jack Wilshere has left his role as head coach of Arsenal’s U18s side to join Norwich City in a first-team coaching role. Our old midfielder said that the opportunity to step up a level came at the “right time” in his career. Talking to...
by rico | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Last night’s 1-0 defeat of Shakhtar could have been more convincing had scoring opportunities not been spurned. Three corners in the opening minutes of the game, the best opportunity to convert one of them fell to Riccardo Calafiori but he got his...
by rico | Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Another day, another game. A day to hopefully put the performance against Bournemouth behind us and show what we as a club and team are all about. The reaction to Saturday’s game has been extreme in my opinion, certainly in the media. For the last two...
