by rico | Monday, March 18, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. It’s looking like a Manchester derby for the FA Cup final in May. No disrespect to Coventry but I can’t see them beating Manchester Utd in the semi-final although I hope they do of course. Man City should in theory be too good for Chelsea. I watched some...
by rico | Saturday, March 16, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. The Champions League draw yesterday paired us with Bayern Munich. The first leg is at The Emirates Stadium on Tuesday April 9th and then the second leg in Germany takes place the following week on Wednesday, April 17th. It’s a shame we’re not playing the...
by rico | Friday, March 15, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning Guys. Josh Kroenke was in town on Tuesday night apparently. He watched the Porto game with other board members and then 48 hours later, less even, Ben White has signed a new four year contract with the option of an extra year included. He’s 26 years old now so...
by rico | Thursday, March 14, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. If there’s a result which says no lead is big enough, it’s Luton’s 3-0 lead against Bournemouth on the south coast last night. How on earth could a team which is so desperate for points go on to crumble before losing 4-3? I strongly suspect the...
by rico | Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Before the day, Mikel Arteta had asked the fans travelling to The Emirates for last night’s huge match against Porto, to bring their voices with them. They did, they were brilliant. Arsenal’s staring eleven was the same as the one which defeated Brentford...
by rico | Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
ARSENAL.COM Morning all. Porto are in town and I suspect we’re all waiting to see what depths of dark arts football they will stoop to. Arsenal’s Adrian Clarke, writing in the official matchday programme: Conceicao inspired a defensive tactical masterclass at...
by rico | Monday, March 11, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. So, after the 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Man City yesterday afternoon, a perfect result for Arsenal by the way, the race for the Premier League title is close. Very close, in fact I can’t recall the last time there was three clubs in the race at this...
by rico | Sunday, March 10, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. That really was edge of the seat stuff. Aaron Ramsdale will no doubt hog the headlines for the wrong reasons but, let’s be honest here, he ending up keeping us in the game with a couple of outstanding saves. The one from Ivan Toney was incredible. Mikel...
by rico | Saturday, March 9, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Another weekend, another Arsenal league fixture. We face Brentford this evening, Porto on Tuesday and then that’s it for nearly three weeks as the international game takes over. The key points from Mikel Arteta’s post match press conference: Team news: ...
by rico | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Remember the ‘Arsenal don’t like it up ‘em’ comments or the ‘southern softies’ which usually came from the likes of Pulis, Big Sam – or any manager of a club based up north. The pundits loved it of course and would often join in on a match day....
by rico | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Mikel Arteta stuck by the old ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ mantra yesterday evening as he fielded the same starting eleven for the second match running. If it was because he’d anticipated a tricky game as I did,, he couldn’t have been more...
by rico | Monday, March 4, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Arsenal women kept their chance of a WSL trophy intact yesterday by beating Totts 1-0. It was a frustrating performance because they struggled to find the net in the first half. Right after the break, Alessia Russo tapped home a sitter after some good...