I am indebted to Yankee Gooner, one of the people I follow on Twitter, who reminded me of this little gem from Fever Pitch: How could Nick Hornby suggest that back in the dim and distant anyone could possibly devote so much time and obsession to supporting a team that on the face of things […]

I was about to rack my brains and come up with an article about yesterdays game, full in the knowledge that most will have seen it and read about it already. However, I saw the post by Zim Paul and thought “that’s what I should be writing” So here it is . “Sometimes a game […]

Today we have a guest post from @anicoll5 An interesting week for us and the neighbours. Our trip to Munich yielding a respectable result and a good performance against a team who are currently better than we are at football, I know, I know, but it has to be said. The only frustration an injury […]

Today we revisit a classic tale where Frank looks back, more in sorrow than in anger, to re-tell a chilling tale of a long-lost summer of love, terrible betrayal and lots of super furry animals.  Today’s page turner … I was mugged in Seven Sisters. To be accurate I was attacked in Seven Sisters since […]

Today’s post is by PA regular, Seebs. It’s official. It’s that time of year again when with ten premier league games to go it’s THE RUN IN. On Sunday 16th of March at 16.00 we kick off not just a game, but the beginning of our march to destiny, whatever that may be. The fact […]

London, New York, Paris, Munich – everyone’s talking about Pep’s music. Except of course, they’re not, or at least the UK papers who might, just might, be expected to get behind an English club playing in Europe, aren’t.  Are Bayern a good team, a world-class outfit: well yes, but not if they are playing against […]

“Que, sera, sera, whatever will be, will be …” I have to admit to feeling more than a little apprehensive before kick-off  and by half-time I was feeling no better. Even when we scored after seven minutes I was worried.  I don’t know why, because we were clearly the better team. Fabianski had nothing to […]

Arsenal’s brightest young star set to shine again I read yesterday that Arsenal intend to offer Aaron Ramsey a double your money contract extension  ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10676875/Arsenal-set-to-reward-Aaron-Ramsey-with-100000-a-week-deal.html ) . Aaron is in the same position as Jack, AOC, Gibbs and Jenkinson in that he is about one year into his current deal.  So why would the […]

Why do we torture ourselves with things we know deep down do not make logical sense? After every draw or loss, there is a deluge of anger and melancholy on social media about things we would either know to be mendacious statements if we took the time to examine it obdurately or things we do […]

“If you can keep your head …” It’s 9 am Sunday morning and I am just starting to write about the events that began to unfold some 18 hours ago.  I haven’t been able to eat or sleep and I feel like shit. That’s what football can do. Perhaps I would feel better if I […]