It would come to be known as The Miracle In Munich: the night an unfancied, under siege Arsenal team overcame all the odds to defeat Bayern Munich on their own turf.
Trailing by three goals to one from the first leg, the Arsenal boys somehow managed a 3-1 victory of their own, forcing the game into extra time.
Then an Arsenal fourth – scored by Theo Walcott after a devastating break – booked the North London team a berth in the next round of the Champions League.
Well… maybe that’s how it will be remembered.
And right now, with a few days to go before kick-off in the Allianz Arena and every footballing outcome still a possibility, that’s how I prefer to see it turning out.
I don’t want to preview the game here (Big Raddy will do that better than anyone in the business on Wednesday morning) but my irrational feeling of optimism about the game has set me to thinking about how different supporters handle these occasions in such different ways.
On paper and on all recent evidence, we have not got a prayer of getting through to the next round.
Bayern properly thrashed us at the Emirates – leading many Arsenal fans to liken their style to that of the “old Arsenal” of the early Wenger years.
Oh what we would give for “New Arsenal” to have some of that combination of athleticism, power, skill and efficiency!
Yet despite all that, I cannot help but feel hopeful for the game. My (fantastical) reasoning goes along these lines:
- We nick a slightly lucky goal “early doors” (a big looper over the ‘keeper off Mertesacker’s left shoulder, for example).
- Bayern don’t want to risk anything silly happening, so they sit back to protect their aggregate lead.
- With 15 minutes of normal time remaining, Gervinho (on for Podolski) goes on an amazing run down the left wing. He beats one, he beats two, he beats three, he goes back and beats two again for good measure then he decides to put a deadly cross into the box. Now we all know what Gerv the Swerve’s crossing is like, right? The cross spins off his boot into the top of the net. Two nil to the Arse.
- A minute later, with Bayern still shell shocked, a Tomas Rosicky screamer puts us three up. If we can hold on for a little over 10 minutes we’re through!
- But this is Arsenal. Bayern come out all guns blazing and score just before the final whistle.
- We look dejected and knackered going into extra time. Bayern are all over us but the Pole in Goal is in the form of his life.
- From one Munich attack he pulls down a top-corner bound Kroos rocket with one hand and in the same motion sends it down the right wing where Cazorla picks it up and plays it first time to Wilshere “charging through the midfield.” Jack surges past the Bayern midfield, spots Theo Walcott’s run and plays him in.
- Theo finishes like we know he can. Cue pandemonium.
Clearly this makes me a certain type of fan. Let’s classify my subgroup as “the Delusionals.”
The Delusionals
Our favourite quotation is from Marshall Foch, a French First World War general who said, during the First Battle of the Marne: “My center is yielding. My right is retreating. Situation excellent. I am attacking.” Now that’s what you call optimism.
We assume that the light at the end of the tunnel IS the end of the tunnel, and not an oncoming train;
We never look a gift horse in the mouth (which is why we have seldom had success betting on the gee-gees).
When the weather forecast says “rain” we think “great – don’t have to wash the car.”
Sometimes people take advantage of us.
But there are some other identifiable sub groups in Arsenal supporterdom, whose strange and particular characteristics also emerge in the run-up to a difficult game:
The Duvet Wearers
These timorous souls may share some of the hope expressed by the Delusionals, but they do not share the blind optimism.
They deal with the stress of the impending fixture by hiding from it – sometimes literally – under the duvet (hence the name).
More subtly, you might find the Duvet Wearer taking a keen interest in cricket or rugby in the days before the match. Or in gardening if they are not into other sports.
When asked “do you think we can do it in Munich?” they might typically reply “ummm, eh? I was just thinking have you seen that new Sri Lankan spinner? Wrists like a corkscrew…”
In general life, Duvet Wearers are the sort of people who put unopened bills straight in the drawer in the hope that they’ll go away.
The Private Frazers
These supporters are so called because they remind me of the great Dad’s Army character played by John Laurie. (If you’re not familiar with Dad’s Army, it was a classic, brilliant British sitcom of the 1960s and 1970s). Whatever the situation, Private Frazer could be relied upon to take account of all the circumstances, weigh them up carefully, then declare: “We’re all doomed. Doomed I tell you! We’re doomed.”
Arsenal’s Private Frazers are the ones who can’t deal with hope. They feel that if they hope too much and we end up losing, the disappointment will crush them. To protect themselves they deny the possibility of success. I know many Gooners who fall into this camp (one friend of mine – also known to Mickydidit – regularly bets on the opposition and generally predicts disaster in all our games).
Day to day, the Frazer approach to life is to expect the worst in all things. If someone approaches a Frazer in a supermarket to tell them that they are the millionth person to walk through the doors and they have won £10,000, the Frazer will suspect a scam and run away, leaving the next person (quite possibly a Delusional) to walk away with the dosh.
The Bowies
These fans, like the pop legend, swing both ways. In the days before an important tie they alternate between raging optimism (“Come on! We can do it! Remember Anfield 1989!”) and utter desperation (“Sob! We can’t even beat Bradford, what chance have we got against the best team in Europe?”).
Living with a Bowie during these times can be quite stressful because there are so many ch-ch-changes.
In normal life Bowies are entertaining to be around, but somewhat frustrating. For example you book dinner with them at a great Italian restaurant because you remember that when you last met up some months earlier they were raving about Italian cuisine. But when they turn up they look faintly offended and tell you they can’t stand the stuff.
I’m married to a Bowie.
The Steady Eddies
I would like to be a Steady Eddie. These lads (and lasses) are very measured in their attitude to the upcoming game. They’ll say things like “Look, it’s obviously a huge ask to win by three goals in Munich but you never know. Let’s just hope it’s a great game of football.”
In real life, Steady Eddies are seldom discombobulated, they are rarely surprised and when they are, they react very calmly.
They have low stress and live long lives.
Boring bastards.
If you feel you don’t fit into any of these groups (all of whom, incidentally, are just as passionate about Arsenal as each other) then perhaps you might like to suggest which ones I have missed.
Or just share your own approach to a big and difficult game.
RockyLives
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Fantastic entertaining post Rocky – although I think I might substitute Gervinho for Ramsey (another unlikely hero) for the second goal 😛
As far as categorising ourselves is concerned, I think that it is something others should decide for us as we seldom see ourselves as others do – but I reckon I’m a bit of a Delusional, Duvet wearing, Private Bowie 😕 just as long as no-one calls me a Steady Eddie
If there was an award for creative footie writing Rocket, you would definitely win it. 🙂
Oh no, everyone’s gone into hiding ………….
As the game approaches I’m definitely turning into a Delusional, I suppose that makes me a Bowie in reality 😉
I keep thinking back to 2009 and Cesc scoring against AC Milan, I know on that night it was ‘meant to be’ but maybe after this long rest our players will have garnered a bit of togetherness that will carry them over the line. Delusional see 😆
Mind you Rocker, I think it was a bit mean naming one group as ‘The Private Frazers’ when we all know they should be named as ‘The Kelseys’. 😀
Take a bow Sir Rocky, Qualiteeeeeeeeee. Qualiteeeeeee, Qualiteeeeeeee.
Very funny. Lets hope the headlines of this post appear in the Red Tops Thursday 14th March, 2013.
Now where’s them guys in the White coats gone????
I think every ‘Delusional’ should go round to his nearest Duvet Wearer’s house and yank him out of bed …. so TMHT, get round to LB’s house, I should look behind his sofa first.
And there are the lateral thinkers who know that Liverpool have opened the door ajar & the next PL fixture @ Taffville is a must 3 points. In other words Bayern are through to the next round
Hi gnarley, but winning is a habit, and we need to build confidence and momentum. Sending a weak team out to Bayern to be anihilated would not set us up mentally for Swansea. We have to go to Munich believing we can pull off a minor miracle.
In closing, I find I can agree with you on two counts.
First I can quite see you as a ‘Steady Eddie’ — know what I mean John? 😀
Like most Steady Eddies, you more closely resemble swans – all effortless elegance above the water, while the little legs are going like the clappers under the surface.
So to with your emotions. All unflappable, and rationally urbane to the eye, but in reality, the more volatile and gut wrenching emotions are tightly screwed down and sublimated to the Steady Eddie public persona. 🙂
The second agreement, is that your suggestion for a ‘roster’ of writers which could be prepared, and agreed, in advance to take responsibility on an ad hoc monthly basis for writing post match reports is a good idea (ish).
The (ish) relates only to the problematic possibility that if a match is not shown on TV, or the author is unable to attend the Emirates, the only solution would be for Micky to write one of his “I Wasn’t There” specials! [Actually, that is not such a bad idea — he waffles up there with the very best!!] 😛
Rosicky scoring, RockyLives?
Ask Rasp for his stats 🙂
At a guess I’d say… erm… about… err… something like one goal in seventeen games. But that’s a guess. Rasp’s your man, so ask Rasp. He likes stats does Rasp 🙂
Hey guys, finished my 3D arsenal logo animation, if you have a chance you can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD-VKsNtMqw
RL. One of your best and you set a high standard.
My wife is a Steady Eddie (typical Dane). I am a Delusional – never wanted to be anything else. In my opinion, reality is way over-rated.
I have read and reread the options and can’t place myself entirely in one category.
I am though a realist and in general I have been disappointed more than pleased with our results this season.
The question is why can’t the team be more consistant, why do we on countless occasions give away stupid goals, why do we invariably make the wrong subsituations at the wrong time which generally is when we are chasing a result rather than defend a lead.
Wenger is a good manager but is truly set in his ways and though the optimists could well argue that we could still finish second we could alternatively finish sixth.
Often the exuse is made that we play too often in a limited amount of days and players have to travel far and wide for their national sides yet to me a team that is consistant with confidence would want to play as often as possible to keep the momentum going.
Nothing will change this season but nearly every time we play I as an observer find us far too predictable and the draws and losses to the so called lesser teams seem to prove that point.
I honestly don’t think Wenger knows his best team and of course the track record indicates that Gibbs,Diaby and Rosicky have a history of injuries.
Of course I want us to go on a run in the remaining games and would like to hark back and think didn’t we play well when the defence was solid,the midfield really grafted and the attackers really scored more regularly although a scrappy 1-0 is still three points.
The transition period didn’t work as we sold our best players and have replaced them with players who can be good on their day and others that have just not had the intelligence or clout to establish themselves on the pitch.
I also think our pace in general has gone or on many occasions we counter attack in style and then dither and start playing tippy tappy once again.
if the likes of Ramsey,Gervinho,Arteta to name just a few would be more accurate with their shooting that wouldn’t go amiss.
Podolski and Giroud still need time as does Oxlaide Chamberlain,but we aren’t spoilt for choice at the moment.
Wenger must be aware of our frailities but I honestly believe he is under no pressure to change his tactics by anyone so all we can do is hope and pray that the tide will turn regardless of the Bayern result.
I am ignoring kelsey’s comment. It is too sensible for a Delusional
This is a very revealing post. We have so far found out that Rocky’s wife swings both ways (lucky sod 😉 ) and Raddy’s wife is (apologies in advance) a boring bastard.
As for other categories, there is always the Moani Peroni (becomes more negative the more he/she drinks); the Teflon (he/she never gets a prediction wrong because they never make one) and the Compo and Clegg (they go round in pairs and keep saying ’twere so much better in the good ol’ days)
RL,
You Made My day Man 😀 😀
I am hoping agiasnt the hope that we will this match…
I feel Players as frustrated as we are and they will thier 100% in this match We will Win…
#COYG
Hi Manthan, if we play realy well and restore our pride I’ll be happy. A win is not impossible but it would have to be something along the lines described in Raddy’s post. If we go full out at them from the start they will pick us off on the break but an early goal would be needed to put them on the defensive so we can keep them under pressure.
Raspy,
Fingures Crossed…. 😀 😀 😀
Kelsey, my man, 🙂
I have already pinned you as a Private Frazer, aka a Kelsey,and your comment @ 1:06 confirmed it.
All hail The Kelseys!! 😀
Now last time I posted, I noticed that the blogfart lasted over 2 hours.
Perhaps there should be a proud Blogfart Brigade for people like me.
Then maybe there is a group called The Incomprehensibles — step Forward Sheep and Merry Terry!! 😀
Hi Rockadidiloo, 🙂
Finding a character sub-group for me would fit in with the Randy’s comment yesterday, that I belong to a clique of one. 🙂
However, I am obviously the Commander and sole member of the Blogfart Brigade!
With that in mind, I was well on the way towards another 2 hours + gap when you had the cheek to intervene after about half an hour!! 🙂
I would have you know that Rasp tells me we are friends, and he is doing his best to conscientiously ignore me to ensure my blogfartdom means something!! Now that is what you call some friend! 🙂
Erm — what happened to Rocky’s post at 2:38?
Has he been a naughty boy and been censored? Serves him right. He is far too nice!! 🙂
Blimey Redders
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Reblogged this on Arsenal BPL.
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“Duvet Wearers are the sort of people who put unopened bills straight in the drawer in the hope that they’ll go away” – that’s me 🙂 🙂
I am not looking forward to the game, will probably watch it with just one eye and storm off to bed early pretending that nothing happened.
Good stuff Rocky, you are one clever dude! What is your paid type of journalism?
I don’t get paid for journalism evonne.
I’m a gigolo by trade.
how much?
versus Bayern Munich…
Is this true?
Franck Ribery is definitely out.
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and defender Jerome Boateng are both suspended.
Arjen Robben is a doubt.
Sorry, I meant “juggler”
Big Al
They’re there for the taking!
Get in Arsenal!
that’s a great pity 😦
Big Al – all being well, they may struggle to collect 11 full bodied Krautz for Wednesday
evonne
I used to be a journo until about 20 years ago (now I do telly).
For those unfamiliar with Private Fraser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7RIgs3eygo
I think there should be a group called “The clueless” for young people like me who don’t know whether to be optimistic like the Delusionals or be like the Private frazzers but unlike the bowies , don’t swing both ways, but do both at the same time and only end up feeling stupid.
and sheep complains that hardly anyone replies to his comments 😉
Great fun Rocky clever piece.
Can recognise one or two in there, including myself, so not so much of the boring please although a B*****d I might well be. 🙂
Right, let’s see.
I swing both ways, wear a duvet and this weekend I even got temporarily ruggered.
Moving swiftly on then, wonderfully witty and entertaining start to the blogging week.
Thank you Rocky.
I always break a seemingly impossible fixture down into bite sized portions.
Is it humanly possible for us to be two up by half time? Yes.
Then Game On 🙂
You’re not being ignored Kelsey – Redders took the trouble to elect you to the Private Frazer category 🙂
Truth is, whatever our disposition it’s hard to disagree with a lot of what you say.
I would say that we’re at a crossroads and, depending on which way AW turns he will either redeem himself in the eyes of supporters or the end will come quickly.
Trouble is, I feel we’ve been at this crossroads a few times before…
That’s the spirit Micky.
I tale it you recognised the reference to OMC (our mutual chum).
RL
Well as i said before no one wants to challenge my comment as I have covered all angles.
Rocky,
I have to say that I’m mildly hacked off that Evonne is happy to pay Rocky The Gigolo for some “business”, and yet when I offered HER a crisp tenner, I was told in no uncertain term where I stood.
Rocky,
I did, and he is a miserable git, although always shrouds it in a smile 🙂
Back later.
Afternoon
Enjoyed reading the post I think I’m a bit of them all.
I see Rocky, for some reason I thought journalism was your profession. Mind you, giggolo is much more exciting, good choice!
The heat seems to be on Everton at the moment, with them losing to Wigan and rumours of Fellaini leaving. Let’s hope that the evil media are chewing on Toffees for the rest of the week and forget all about us
RockyLives
and evonne
Absolutely.
I posted because I wanted everyone to know (if true).
I read it on the internet somewhere or other.
Rasp… sorry for the stats bit – I won’t do it again, it probably annoys you.
My point wasn’t actually aimed at you as such; it’s a stat that Rosicky fans tend to ‘overlook’.
2.2 goals per season average in his time at Arsenal. For an attacking midfielder is not impressive, even for a wide midfielder, where he often plays.
I’ve felt for a while that’s the main reason he doesn’t feature as much as some would like. Hence the signing of Podolski, and of course Wiltord some time back.
Pires scored 14 goals from the wing, twice.
So, although totally off-topic if indeed there is a topic here in Lullsville…
So there’s a titbit for you all for the next five minutes. Rosicky and his lack of goals.
ps, I like the bloke, but he should score more; 2.2 is woeful.
Great match report, Rocky. 🙂
I’m a paranoid delusional optimist with anarcho-miserabilist tendencies.
Great stuff Rocky
i dont regard myself as delusionional. Just thought i would get that in. hahaha
i fully expect us to get 3rd this season becuase we are simply the 3rd best side.
Next season we should push on to do some very nice things. We should usurp city and then look to topple Utd. We can acheive these things, why not? Despite what some think i still believe we have the best manager, the best run Club, and the greatest scope for improvement within our playing squad.
Arsenals greatest historical asset has always been stability. For the first time in a long time we can go forward knowing that Arsene can build a side without losing players to our rivals.
Lets see were this takes us.
The Ghosts of the Thirties are stiring
Big Al. Difficult when TR just gets 15 mins here and there, but like you I think his return is hugely disappointing.
Same could be said for Arshavin.
Big Al, I didn’t take offence, just been busy and couldn’t respond. I’m not really a statto. I do think Rosicky has added a bit of attacking thrust in his recent appearances, so it wouldn’t upset me if he started against Bayern
Terry. Let it be so ……
Rasp (and BR)
Agreed. it wouldn’t upset me either if he started against Bayern.
As I say, I like him.
I don’t think he’ll start but he’ll almost certainly be on the bench.
I’ll look forward to your (Wenger’s) lineup, Big Raddy, assuming you’ll be doing it for us as per Saturdays.
Bed time for me.
Sheep news
Reading sack manager
Much love
Sheep news ha ha ha, you are a nutter!
Poor McDermott, nice guy, rubbish manager
evonne. Sir Alf Ramsey, Bill Shankly, SAF, Cloughie nor Arsene Wenger could keep Reading up with their squad and total lack of cash injection.
In his first season Mac took them to the play-off finals and in his second into the PL..
McDermott got the wrong end of the pineapple – I hope he got a decent pay-off.
There is no loyalty in football …..
ok then Raddy, he is a good manager, happy now ?
Why are they skint Raddy? I thought they were owned by some rich Russian Z something
Are away goals only counted after extra time? I don’t know! Please tell me.
If that’s the case we only need a two nil lead in the 90 mins. (straws and clutching)
Please let me know if it’s the case
gj – no, we need 3 goals. If it is 0:2 (3:3 on aggregates) they go through on better away goals stat. But I wouldn’t worry too much about that if I were you, it is rather unlikely it will come to away goals difference scenario 🙂
We need a miracle , did u know the x Reading manager once player for Arsenal
Jake
Being the away team only gives us an advantage if it goes to extra time.
If we were to be 3-1 up at the end of 90 ( 🙂 ) and it went to extra time, and if both teams scored one more goal in ET, we would go through.
It would be 5-5 on aggregate, but we would have scored 4 away goals compared with their 3.
Hi GoonerJake,
Evonne is right, BM won 1:3 at the Ems, as they scored 3 goals away, if we only score 2 away that is not enough.
If we win 0:3 we win! If we win 1:3 it will go to extra time, and if necessary penalties. If we win 1:4, or 2:4 the aggregate will be 4:5 (an outright win on aggregate) or 5:5 and we go through on the away goals rule.
That about covers the (unlikely) outcomes!! 🙂
Sheep
I know Mac played for us, but I don’t have any strong memories of him.
I can’t remember him playing for us but it said on SSN he did
Sheep,
I saw a photo of McDermot as a young man and he was extremely hirsute.
Did you know the earth is 93 million miles from the sun, or as a sheep would say, 1 (one) Astronomical Unit.
Love
Wolfie
Cheers RA
much love
wat does hirsute mean no welsh word for hirsute
Evening all…..where’s the “pace up and down outside smoking endless cigarettes for the last ten minutes” group? Thats me, but in the main i’m probably in the delusional
The wife told me what hirsute means.
She’s a woman they know everything ,
Thanks all for clarifying away goals rule.
Problem was I had thought they had changed it to apply only after extra time as of last year also looking at the following quote
“Rules vary as to whether the away goals rule applies at the end of normal time of the second leg, after extra time, or both. It was first introduced by UEFA, in 1965.”
I guess I was just grasping at straws. Truth be told I read that much about football and the rules I sometimes forget when diffent away goals rule applies.
Just checked BBC football and saw Reading got rid of McDermott, i agree with Raddy above, what do they hope a new manager will achieve over the next 9 games?
They didn’t spend because they felt they went up too early, they wanted some security of PL money, one nice payout this year, and a couple of parachutes on the way down without markedly increasing wage expenditure. And then they decide (under new ownership) to change the plan without changing the squad.
If we get an away goal it will be a miracle like TMHT having hair on top of his head
Evening all, I’ve finally updated the widgets – but its not pretty reading 😦
Hi all
Just realised we are postless for tomorrow, I’ll check early to see if anyone has written something to publish.
So Riberry injured, Schweinstiger suspended, Boateng suspended, Robben a doubt (calf injury).
Delusional here we come 🙂
Perhaps we could have a widget for Posts needed each week, stick it on at the start of each week?
I’ve just read that Jack Wilshere is out of the Bayern game with an ankle injury.
In a strange way I think it’s a good thing. I love Jack and he will be our superstar in the years to come, but he looked a bit jaded against the Spuds.
It means we can put Santi back in the middle of midfield, with Arteta and (?), with Pod, OG and Theo up front.
We’re going to win in Munich. Whether we win by enough to force the game to extra time is another question, however…
I am most definitely a nervous Nelly since I get the sweats before every game, especially the CL ones, bite my nails to the quick during the game and have to change my diapers at least three times at the intermission (I am a Golden oldie), I also scream like a castrated mule when we score and swear like a sailor when we concede so my wife has named me Dr.Jekyl and Mr.Hyde….now that is going both ways ad extremis!
I have a gut feeling that we will do well in Munich but well en ough to advance….I’m too nervous to predict anything!
Hello Wee
I reckon the same as you – we win in Munich, but maybe not by enough to progress…
I love your description of watching a match – sounds very similar to my own experience.
I’ve forgotten where you’re based – where is it?
Hello everyone. I’m a delusional. Not in life generally, but when it involves Arsenal. Otherwise, what’s the point of watching?? If i thought we’d lose i’d rather not watch the game. The 50/50 odds before kick off means i have to watch and hope we win no matter who is on the other end of the pitch. I especially dread watching games not live when i peeked i know we lost. Thats why on wed am rooting for the red and white/yellow?
What’s the 411 on Gibbs? We need his crosses!
Morning All
kgooner. What is a 411? I assume you are asking when Gibbsy will return, which is an unknown. Don’t worry – apart from BM we have Monreal, who I am sure will become a big player for us.
Big game in Spain tonight – looking forward to seeing the dive count. The ref should have a number board with marks out of 10.
Rocky a lot of twitter rumours, not seen from any reputable sources, but I haven’t looked since it flew round twitter yesterday.
Morning Raddy I think a 411 is some kind of police code….like a status check.
I was wrong it only takes a quick google to see 411 is the number Americans dial for Infotmation, bit like our 118118 service, and I’m struggling to think what the number was before the service was sold off.
911 we got no chance no JW OR LP
Much stress
Sheepy
SH. No stress. We need to win 3-0 in a stadium where the home team haven’t lost this season – remember 26/5/89.
GIE. Thanks. I have never even heard of 118118 ! When I left UK we used to call 100 for information. (I think)
@big raddy
411 is also used informally to mean information.
We will be knocked out by three Teams starting with B.
Bradford
Blackburn
Bayern Munchies
Season over .
No love
Sheepy
Morning People, 🙂
As a pragmatist (not a pessimist) the evidence of the first game suggests we will lose tomorrow.
What I am looking for is a good performance from the lads and to give a good account of themselves. 🙂
RA. Of course it does, but what is life without hope?
Mmmmm, too philosophical for this time in the morning …….
Catch u all tonight I’m off to the prison / jail today.
I’m hoping we will go into the semi finals but can’t see it
Bye
SH
Morning all, and Redders – let’s look at the joy possible from today: Meeeeeeeeeelan knocking out the diving Catalans so that there’ll be that awkward moment when they play their poxy anthem at the end of the game having tumbled out of the Champions League.
It’s the blue sky view. 🙂
Morning all
Thank you dandan for putting a post into drafts for me, made my morning 🙂
Excellent view chary ……..none of Cesc, Nasri or the dutchman winning the Champions Lge is a reason to be cheerful 😆
I’m a realist, with Jack reportedly still in Dubai recovering from an ankle injury and with no chance of making the Bayern game our Champions League participation will be over for this season by Wednesday night. Our current position in the Premiership also indicates, to me, that we will not see any Champions league football at all next season.
In the highly unlikely event that we don’t win it I hope BM do. Brilliant team, great support, and best of all a club owned by the fans.
New Post …………………..
Rocky…..I live in the hinterland of Quebec (Ste.Marguerite-Esterel) where I currently have 45cm of snow on the roof and have to climb onto a steep slope to clean off the satellite dish so I can rejoin civilization and the Arsenal. It is about 35 minutes north of Montreal and very,very quiet,peaceful and boring so watching the Arse keeps me alive.:))
dandan it is indeed A Long and Winding Road 😉
Well if OPIG is dropped Wilshere,Sagna and Podolski out are we going to recall Almunia and Chamakh.
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