Monthly Archives: January 2008
The magic of FA Cup
Havant & Waterlooville are 5 leagues below Liverpool, arguably the most successful British club in history. And when the team of part-timers played some good football against millionaire footballers, it is the sort of stuff that FA cup dreams are … Continue reading
Filed under FA Cup, Havant & Waterlooville, Liverpool
Time to bounce back
I would be missing the FA cup match against Newcastle for sure but I can only hope Arsenal beat them fair and square and do not extend the this round to the replay. That would add another match in what … Continue reading
A night to forget
Well, I saw the match in the early hours of Wednesday here and could not go back to sleep. The way Jenas, Keane and Lennon outplayed the Gunners were scary and I would not want to see something like this … Continue reading
Filed under Adebayor, Arsenal, Bendtner, Carling Cup, Eduardo, Gallas, Tottenham Hotspurs, Van Persie, Walcott
Arsenal Shop-Bangkok & Carling Cup semi
I am in Bangkok for a week and went to visit the Arsenal shop in Central World in Chidlom. Nice shop with a lot of goodies. There is one more shop in Thailand in Phuket. The shop is run by … Continue reading
Filed under Arsenal Shop, Bangkok, Carling Cup, Highbury, Phuket, Thailand, Tottenham Hotspurs
Back to winning ways
A great match for Arsenal where they displayed their passing skills, controlled the game in both the halves and scored from both flanks. Adebayor headed in two goals and Rosicky came diving in to bang the third. With MU winning … Continue reading
A young Gooner from India
I have met Gooners in plenty after coming to Malaysia through the official fan circle and otherwise. But when you meet a gooner otherwise it is a special feeling. You praise Le boss, you disucss Henry’s departure, you ponder on … Continue reading
Opta Statistics for 2007
Courtesy Setanta Sports and Opta Stats While football news is hard to come by, here are some facts about the Premier League in 2007. Manchester United won 25 of their 37 league games in 2007, more than any other team … Continue reading
Filed under England, EPL, Opta Stats, Setanta Sports
Off the field
Its been sometime since I have written something about happenings off the field. So here goes. Came across this claim in Daily Mail that Manchester United Football club has an astonishing fanbase of 333 million!!! yes, thats like 5% of … Continue reading
Filed under Chelsea, Man U, Sports Market Research, TNS Global
Enter Pato
Arsenal’s Champion’s league match against AC Milan just got a bit tougher… While Ronaldo and Kaka got their groove back in their first home victory at San Siro a 5-2 win over Napoli the icing on the cake was provided … Continue reading
Gunners need to buck up
On a saturday when Man Utd put six past Newcastle and Chelsea showed their depth in beating Tottenham, Arsenal could manage only a draw against lowly Birmingham. Arsenal’s draw meant Man Utd with a better goal difference push Arsenal to … Continue reading
Filed under Arsenal, Birmingham, EPL
