By Tony Attwood What chance of Robin VP to Juve? From the moment it was first mooted I thought it unlikely (although as many correspondents to this blog point out, what do I know?), and followed Mr Wenger’s vision that RVP would not fancy Italy. He didn’t say, “too much corruption” but he sort of …
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By Sir Toby Belch Roberto Mancini has become the latest manager to tackle the growing problem of unwanted pests about the ground, and his actions have put journalists on high alert. He has taken what insiders call a “stance” and what those in the know call “a hardline stance” over what footballing journalists call “The …
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Ordinary is Pointless Which club has the most debt? Editorial prelude [well we’ve never had one before, so why not? On the History of Arsenal site, linked at the end of this article, you’ll find a page from the programme for the first ever league match at Highbury in 1913, reprinted. It is part of …
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By Walter Broeckx As promised, Untold reports from the first and last real preparation game of Arsenal in Europe. Let me start with the parking report first. It is unbelievable maybe but there is an amazing lot of parking lots in the very near neighbourhood of the stadium of 1.Fc Köln. There are 2 parking …
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