A Family Day Out at the Emirates By Bootoomee The day that we’ve all been waiting for finally arrived. ‘We all’ will just be me and maybe Mrs. Bootoomee. I don’t think the twins really care. I have set myself a target: to make Gooners out of them by the time they reach age of …
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Philosophy for football fans – a doctor writes (part one in a series..possibly) By Blacksheep The life of a committed football fan (which, it’s worth remembering, is shorthand for ‘fanatic’) is a troubled one and, as we lurch towards the opening of new campaign, it might be useful to see what philosophy can offer to …
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NEEDS vs WANTS Don McMahon Well the Emirates Cup is over and with it, the pseudo-honeymoon that Arsenal and Mr Wenger seemed to temporarily enjoy. The critics and demonizers are back at full throttle. I knew it was simply a temporary hiatus, like the calm before the storm, that invariably rears its ugly head once …
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