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R.I.P ROCKY. A TRIBUTE TO THE BIG MAN.
2008-04-03 19:29:00 From The World of Arsenal Blog:Tomorrow is the 31st of March and it marks the 7th year anniversary of the great man?s passing. For those of you old enough to remember the tricks, skills and flair of such a talented player, it?s a day that you?ll always remember. For those of you too young to know or see Rocky in action, he was a truly naturally gifted player and someone who can only be described as ?Arsenal through and through?. His love for the game was immense and played the way that Arsenal have always been affiliated with.All About David RocastleIn association with www.rocky7.co.ukAron Lazarus and Marc Levy are two Arsenal fans and Rocastle fans who have set up the site, here?s an insight to what the site is all about and a bit of a history about Rocastle.Who is David Rocastle?Rocastle, or ?Rocky? as he became known, made his Arsenal debut in a goalless draw against Newcastle on 28 September 1985 and soon became a regular member of the first team. In 1987, just before his 20th b... More About: Tribute
Spurs 5-1 Arsenal - late, late review...
2008-02-03 02:34:00 Gooners Was it a tragedy those few weeks ago? No. Downright embarrassing maybe? A little. Sinking ship as many suggested? Someone is having a laugh. The scoreline was surprising but the result was not unexpected for me. It was one of those games where every shot by the opposition would be on target and chances are it will end in the back of the net. I still remember Lee Sharpe?s League Cup exploits against us many moons ago.This is no different. Only thing is it came against Spurs . Not many Gooners can take it, even if it is the CC. For me, I look at the bigger picture and what is ahead of us.Carling CupPainful as it may seem for some, we have to remember that this is Wenger?s breeding cup, where young and new players get a soft introduction to English football without the risk of dropped points in the Premiership. I see lots of Gooners in various sites and comments saying Wenger should have fielded a stronger squad or maybe even put out the first team. Why? If he did put out his fi... More About: Arsenal , Review , Late
Man City v Arsenal preview
2008-02-03 02:30:00 Manchester City away was a far trickier tie towards the start of the season, but come Saturday Arsenal will still have a hell of a game on their hands. As Manchester United found out, the City of Manchester Stadium has been a bit of a fortress for the blue half of Manchester. City are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season and they have played United and Liverpool there so far.Sven has done brilliantly with his side and he knew home form would determine what they achieved this season. At the start they won 9 games in a row on their own turf but since then, Blackburn, Liverpool and West Ham have drawn there. In the first two of those games, City were lucky to win and we are playing them at the best time. Their form has dipped an awful lot and the draw at Derby this week highlighted this.The form of Elano has fallen and they are relying on the quality of Martin Petrov to get goals. Michael Johnson, although so young, has been a big influence on the side and his absence has... More About: Preview
Future Star: Benik Afobe
2008-02-03 02:27:00 Benik In Action During The Nike Cup [Picture From Nike Photographer] Article From Young Guns:An out and out striker, Benik is already top scorer for the Under 16s, despite being only 14 years old, strong, and an excellent finisher he is blessed with blistering pace.Benik is also full of tricks and posses a high level of technique for such a young player, to complete the list of his qualities, he is a threat in the air, and can handle the physical side of the game, this season as he grows up, his power and upper body straight have significantly developed.Straight out of the very top draw of the latest crop of Academy talent. Despite being of Congo descent Afobe was born in England and will look to push on next season for a place in the England Youth team?s next season.Read More About The Young Players In Our Player Profiles Section Name: Benik AfobeAge: 14Nationality: EnglishHeight: 178Position: StrikerPrevious Clubs: ?Contract : Scholarship More About: Future , Star
The Premier League Blog!
2007-12-28 13:09:00 THE PREMIER LEAGUE BLOGTHE LATEST NEWS, SCORES AND MUCH MOREhttp://thepremierleague.wordpress.com / More About: Blog , League , Premier league , Premier
New Site!
2007-11-04 15:46:00 Sorry guys but The Mighty Arsenal Blog has finished :(.We have started a new project... Arsenal Live!Arsenal Live will provide links to all the Arsenal games on match day and.. post match highlights!It takes 5 minutes to sign up so what are you waiting for???!!! Sign up for free today!http://www.arsenallive.ning.com/ More About: Site , New Site
Visit our friends!
2007-10-04 14:37:00 http://insidefootball.net/"Insidefootball .net is a blog aggregator that summarizes new posts across the growing network of football/soccer focused blogs. Once an hour, we poll a database of blog feeds, both RSS and Atom, and provide summaries of new blog posts with links back to the original blog.We also look for writers wishing to submit posts for their team on a regular basis.Inclusion in the network is at my sole discretion. I?d like to include frequently updated, original blogs that cover the beautiful game. In the end though, I?m pretty lax and believe that if you?re a good writer with a good blog, that is pretty evident. I exclude feeds from other commercial endeavors, as well as feeds from major news sources such as Yahoo!, API, and Reuters." More About: Friends , Visit
Premier League: West Ham v Arsenal - Preview
2007-09-28 22:47:00 There were many reasons why Arsenal failed to mount a significant title bid last season. But surely the most significant factor was the amount of points left behind at places like Upton Park.A struggling West Ham took all three against Arsène Wenger?s men in a fractious affair on November 5, 2006. A struggling Fulham, Manchester City and Sheffield United did exactly the same thing over the course of the campaign.It was Arsenal?s Achilles? heel. Leaving all the other factors aside, that 12 points alone would have put them on the coat-tails of second-place Manchester United in the final reckoning and given them much more say in the destination of the Premiership title.Arsenal return to the East End of London on Saturday as English football?s free-flowing force. They are top of the table right now and at the top of their game. But although Arsenal have put may wrongs right this season ? winning not drawing early on at Emirates, keeping their discipline at places like Blackburn and Spar... More About: Preview , League , West Ham
Silence of The Rams: Arsenal 5-0 Derby
2007-09-23 17:52:00 10? [1 - 0] A. Diaby View25? [2 - 0] E.S. Adebayor View50? [3 - 0] E.S. Adebayor (pen.) View70? [4 - 0] C. Fabregas View79? [5 - 0] E.S. Adebayor ViewLast year this match might?ve had a chance of ending up in a 1-1 draw but this year we?ve shown we can put away teams that deserve putting away. A 5-0 manslaughter of Derby County where the class of Fabregas was front and center and Abou Diaby showed why he?s on his way to replace Vieira and Adebayor, well Adebayor deserve a new sentence. He can score goals, nobody?s doubted that, it?s just the goals that he misses really stick with you. After today?s hatrick where he scored from the penalty spot, on a breakaway and made something out of a completely harmless Denilson pass, even the staunchest of Adebayor critics must concede that he looked very close to replacing Thierry Henry. Then again, this is Derby County. But that takes little away from Adebayor?s dazzling performance where it wasn?t just that he scored goals, his dribbling was ... More About: Arsenal , Silence
Arsenal v Derby - The Preview
2007-09-22 12:51:00 Sorry the blog hasn't been updated recently. We were planning to move to wordpress but i have decided that it would be better to stay at Blogger. So here we are!!!Alexander Hleb has joined Arsenal 's growing injury list, which also includes Tomas Rosicky, William Gallas, Jens Lehmann and Emmanuel Eboue.Hleb has a knee injury, but on a more positive note the Gunners can call on Philippe Senderos after a hip problem.Derby are set to be unchanged from the team that notched their first win of the campaign against Newcastle.Kenny Miler's hamstring held up to the test, and while Darren Moore and Giles Barnes are fit, the match is too soon. Arsenal will look to strengthen their position at the top of the table as they face a Derby side fresh from their first win of the season.Though they were always going to challenge for a UEFA Champions League spot, The Gunners could be considered one of the Premier League's surprise packages for the way they have flourished since Thierry Henry's dep... More About: Preview
Arsenal go top of the League!
2007-09-15 17:39:00 Cesc: The Wonder Boy gets a Wonder Goal! I can sing it now... We are top of the league, say we are top of the league! Man, that felt good!Although Monkey boy, Bale scored a free kick - against a wall which looked as if Titus Bramble organised it - after 16 minutes. Arsenal kept plugging away, the highlight being Diaby hitting the bar from a tight angle but on another day, he would of scored. It stayed goalless until the 65th minute when Adebayor took advantage of Paul Robinsons' 11th...(or is it 12th?) blunder of the season by flicking on a free header into the empty net.The game went on and it really seemed that the Gunners were going to win it and in the 81st minute, Rosicky laid it off to Fabregas, to hit a screamer from 25 yards into the top left hand corner of the net. Although, England's number 2 (Could still drop if things don't change) got a touch on it, he could only help it on into the goal. It was one of those goals where once he hit it, you knew it was in!For the last... More About: League
The Scum vs Arsenal - Preview
2007-09-13 01:02:00 I can't believe it I mean have you seen Spuds' predictions,some of them have us getting beaten 3-0, bloody hell every season, EVERY F****** year its the same thing, don't they ever f****** learn? Every bloody year its the same thing about how 'this year it will be Tottenham's year', 'this year we'll beat Arsenal '. I expect that the Spuds will get soundly beaten, no way they can beat our full 11. Last year had it not been for the woodwork THREE times the tossers would have been smashed in their backyard.Come on Arsenal, F**k Tottenham. More About: Preview , Scum
Arsenal in Europe
2007-09-09 13:11:00 Dudu got 26 of the Arsenal squad played last night in the EURO 2008 Qualifying matches. Jens Lehmann, Lassana Diarra, Alex Hleb, Tomas Rosicky, Eduardo & Robin Van Persie all played for their countries. Rosicky continued his goalscoring spree by getting 1 during his 3- 0 win over the mighty San Marino. Meanwhile, Eduardo Da Silva scored both of the goals as Croatia beat Estonia 2 - 0. Both of them being rather spectacular.So I can say an Englishman played for us, I have to mention the Under 21's beat Montenegro 2- 0. Although young Theo did not score, he did start and play the majority of the game - before being replaced by former Gunner, Fabrice Muamba after 63 minutes.Surprisingly, not one Gunner picked up an injury so we should have a full squad for when we play the much anticipated North London Derby this coming Saturday lunchtime against Spurs. More About: Europe , Rope
Wenger signs new deal
2007-09-06 12:23:00 Yes! Finally the news the Gooners have been looking for. I am elated, now all the distraction is finished and this will help the focus of the team in a big way. We NEEDED Wenger with us, after Henry we couldn't afford to lose him. Thank You Arsene. In you we trust. More About: Signs , Deal
Why Arsenal Should be Happy to Stay Out of the Limelight
2007-09-05 21:23:00 While the Gunners are currently second in the table, level on points with leaders Liverpool albeit with an inferior goal difference, nearly no one apart from their fans have even mentioned their names with regards to who will be competing for the title come May 2008. Liverpool will finally do it is the cry, or that Manchester United and Chelsea will both recover from their shaky starts to reclaim their places at the top. The young Arsenal side is written off as being too youthful, too experienced- how can they do it when the average age of their first team is so low?Although many Arsenal fans may be irritated with this, the reality is they should be happy- the Arsenal team always thrives as the underdog. This was best shown in the run to the Champions League final during the 2005/06 season- the Gunners outclassed and outplayed all opponents that neutrals and football pundits alike thought would destroy them; first relying on a magnificent Thierry Henry goal and some brilliant defend... More About: Happy , Limelight , Stay
Mourinho predicts ''open title race''
2007-09-03 20:53:00 Being a tad being unrealistic Maureen. All right it can be said the other teams outside the Top 4 have some quality players but they lack sufficient depth and consistency but then again we all know Maureen and Chelski anyway, this is just his way of taking attention away from the sh*t performances of the Chelsea team and making excuses.Another thing riling and pi*sing me off is the way Arsenal are STILL being written off. All the pundits seem to be glossing and drooling over Liverpoo while forgetting we have the same points as them and had it not been due to a Lehmann blunder we would have been on top. We took 11/18 points off the other 3 rivals last year compared to Chelsea's 7, Man Ure's 8 and Liverpoo's 6 so with a bit more consistency SURELY we can win the title.Come on Arsenal.p.s. I am also writing the same stuff on my other blog (Shakeel) just so if I am accused of leaching. More About: Open , Race , Mourinho , Title , Predict
I Had To Leave Chelsea - Diarra
2007-09-03 11:35:00 New Arsenal signing Lassana Diarra says he joined the Gunners because he could not force his way past the big names in Chelsea ?s midfield. Frenchman Lassana Diarra, 22, completed a £5 million move to Arsenal from Chelsea just 10 minutes before the transfer window closed on Friday.And he admitted: ?I needed to play and get more time on the pitch and I don?t think it would be possible at Chelsea. That?s the main reason why I left.?At Chelsea, we had Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, Claude Makelele and Michael Essien in midfield.?I know it will be tough to make it at Arsenal as well."I have no guarantee from Arsene Wenger I will play all the time but I am sure that it will be OK.?I know I will play big matches in the league and even in the Champions League.?Diarra would have been out of contract at Stamford Bridge next summer. He had already turned down possible moves to Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Newcastle United and AS Monaco.He added: ?I knew for some time Mr Wenger was intereste... More About: Leave
Southampton to land Gibbs on Loan
2007-09-02 20:24:00 Southampton are plotting to land Arsenal youngster Kieran Gibbs on loan in order to fast-track the winger's development. The 16-year-old wide player has already earned rave reviews at reserve team level b, triggering interest from several clubs. But Southampton boss George Burley, who blooded both Tom Huddlestone and Giles Barnes at Derby, is confident of landing the teenager until January.The loan market becomes active again in a week's time and Gibbs has become Southampton's number one target. More About: Loan , Land , Southampton
Arsenal 3-1 Portsmouth
2007-09-02 16:34:00 Emmanuel Adebayor, Cesc Fabregas and Tomas Rosicky all scored as Arsenal trumphed 3-1 over Ports mouth . The Gunners started brightly and were ahead after eight minutes when Emmanuel Adebayor netted his first of the season from the penalty spot after David James had floored the fleet-footed Robin van Persie.And they doubled their lead on 35 minutes when Pompey made hard work of clearing a corner and Cesc Fabregas reacted fastest to turn a loose ball in the six-yard box past James.Philippe Senderos was shown a straight red card four minutes into the second half for a clumsy challenge on Kanu. But Arsenal extended their lead when Fabregas rolled a quickly-taken free-kick into Tomas Rosicky's path and he drilled in a low shot.Kanu netted a fortunate consolation soon after but The Mighty Arsenal looked comfotable with even 10 men on the pitch. ----------------------------------------- -------------------------Higlights:http:/ /www.arsenalist.com/ Next up.....Tottenham at Shi*e Hart Lane! ...
Diarra signs for the Gunners - we told you so...
2007-09-01 18:58:00 Well, as AW said he would not go out and buy anyone Diarra's move was a bit of a suprise to most Gooners. The versatile French international is only 22 and his move from the Blues to the Reds will surely mean the end for our other versatile French Midfielder Mathieu Flamini. I have seen Diarra play before for his old team Le Havre and he was a very good player.Chelsea spotted his talent and here is now at the best club for him. I would love to see Diarra play further up the pitch in a midfield spot. He has great offensive passing and is good on the ball. If people had watched his performances for France you would be much more convinced of his talent and potential further forward if you hadn't seen it from his play at Chelsea.A lot of matches for Chelsea he came on as a substitute and played for 15-20 minutes. He was very impressive when came on and added more bite and urgency to Chelsea's play.So overall i believe Diarra's signing could prove to be a bargain for Arsenal.This guy... More About: Signs , Told , The G , Gunner
Lemon to Fulham?
2007-08-31 11:29:00 With Fulham 's no.1 Goalkeeper Antti Niemi injured it make sense that Jens Lehmann has been seen at Fulham's training ground. ///////////////////////////////////////// ///////////Could this mean the end for the Mad German's Arsenal spell? More About: Lemon
Unknown Russian buys Dein's Arsenal stake
2007-08-30 19:09:00 Ex-Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has sold his 14.5% stake in the club to a firm co-owned by a Russian billionare.The involvement of Alisher Usmanov, who paid £75m for the holding, adds to pressure on the club's board to give in to a takeover.Mr Dein has been named chairman of the firm, Red & White Holdings, allowing him a way back into Arsenal.He left the board after it failed to back his plan for the club to be taken over by American Stanley Kroenke.Red & White said it felt it crucial that manager Arsene Wenger stayed at Arsenal as he was "vital to the future success of the club".Mr Dein, a close ally of Mr Wenger, said the club needed people or consortia "prepared to invest previously unimaginable sums aimed at winning the game's biggest prizes".He added was "delighted" to have found investors who shared his vision for the club."I have always had the best interests of Arsenal at heart. I've had a love affair with the club since I was six," he said.WHO IS FARHAD MOSHIRI?*... More About: Unknown
Arsenal to play Steaua, Slavia Prague and Sevilla or AEK
2007-08-30 18:59:00 Another fairly easy draw. The only team that should be a threat is Sevilla , Other than that i'm quite happy with the draw.Champions League draw:Group A: Liverpool, FC Porto, Marseille, BesiktasGroup B: Chelsea, Valencia, Schalke, RosenborgGroup C: Real Madrid, Werder Bremen, Lazio, OlympiacosGroup D: AC Milan, Benfica, Celtic, Shakhtar DonetskGroup E: Barcelona, Lyon, VfB Stuttgart, RangersGroup F: Manchester United, AS Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Dynamo KyivGroup G: Internazionale, PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow, FenerbahçeGroup H: Arsenal , Sevilla/AEK Athens, Steaua Bucharest, Slavia Prague More About: Play , Villa
Arsenal 3-0 Sparta Prague (5-0 on Aggregate)
2007-08-30 11:23:00 JUST because last night was incredibly dull at times, it doesn?t make a 5-0 aggregate beating of Sparta Prague a bad result.We were calm and measured in the face of hostility in the first leg and always in control in the second leg. Last night?s ease of victory, and the early opening goal in particular, may have been completely out of keeping with the new norm of dramatic late comebacks, but the fact is you can?t have it both ways.The team selection at least made interesting reading. Hoyte came in at right-back, Senderos was fit to partner Kolo, allowing Gilberto and Diaby to replace Cesc and Flamini in midfield. Walcott came in for Hleb and Eduardo for Adebayor.Our start was crisp and professional. Everyone seemed to know their roles and everyone looked comfortable in them. And our early dominance was rewarded with a fine goal on seven minutes. Hoyte showed just how much he has improved on the ball in the last year. He linked up with Walcott, who sped to the byline and then pulled ... More About: Arsenal , Greg , Arta
R.I.P Antonio Puerta
2007-08-28 22:58:00 This is shocking news and terrible for the game, UEFA have postponed Tuesday night's Champions League qualifier between AEK Athens and Sevilla after the death on Tuesday of the Spanish club's defender Antonio Puerta. The 22-year-old Spain international collapsed on the pitch during the weekend game against Getafe and, though he was able to walk off, suffered a relapse in the dressing room and required cardiac resuscitation. It is believed the first-team squad is currently flying back to Spain from Greece. ----------------------------------------- -----------Puerta has been a member of the Sevilla first team for three seasons and spent 14 years in total with the Andalusian club he joined as a boy. Earlier in the day, doctors confirmed Puerta's condition had deteriorated. Dr Francisco Murillo, head of the intensive care unit at the hospital, said: "The condition of patient Antonio Puerta is not favourable due to the progression of the postanoxic brain injury and the multiple organic... More About: Toni
Our Champions League Hopes
2007-08-27 23:05:00 Can we do it again?So as we approach our game against Sparta Prague - In a game where we could but more so, should go through to the Group Stage of the Champion s League - the media are already questioning our hopes of progressing to the knockout stage, let alone winning the competition. They must have a memory of a fish if they can't remember our inspirational European run in the 2005/06 campaign where we reached the final in Paris and on a another day, we would of won that game at the Stade De France - If it hadn't been down to a crazy German, a shattered Frenchman, a dodgey Spaniard and a Graham Poll-esque referee to cap it all off. But now I can safely say that we are over it and now we will look to go one step further this year.As you are aware, most if not, all the media is very much anti-Arsenal and will slag off the team at any opportunity they can get so I'd thought that I should write my thoughts on our Champions League ambitions without the anti-Arsenal crap and tell yo... More About: Hopes
Arsenal 1-0 Svenchester City
2007-08-27 14:59:00 It's funny how a goal and a win can change the perception of a match. For 80 minutes yesterday, Arsenal built pressure and had shots on goals without scoring and flattered to deceive. A 0-0, perhaps worse, seemed on the cards. And then the little Catalan steps up, works his magic, and a game we might have drawn last year is three points. A win is a win, but its games like these that we should be winning more comfortably, and the team still seems to lack a little coherency and balance.Credit where it's due though: City have improved massively. Richards and Dunne are as good a centre-back partnership that exists in the premiership, and with better players in front of him, Elano would have had an assist. One thing does need to be cleared up: Schmeichel did not have a good game. He was protected by a superb defence, and when he was tested he flapped and parried. His penalty save was illegal (he was about five metres off his line when it was taken) and not very difficult (RvP hit it st... More About: Este , Chester
Arsenal v Man City - The Preview
2007-08-25 11:16:00 I haven't had time to do a preview so Courtesy of Arsenal .com here is Richard Clarke's preview of today's game.Arsène Wenger has paid tribute to Sven-Goran Eriksson?s survival instincts ahead of Manchester City ?s trip to Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The Swede was left battered and bruised by his five years in charge of England so eyebrows were raised after he took over at Eastlands in the summer. Most expected that resilience would be needed early in the campaign as Eriksson?s numerous new arrivals attempted to pull the Citizens away from their perennial flirtation with the Premier League drop zone.However, in the words of Wenger, Manchester City have ?super-clicked, super-quickly?. They arrive in North London as League leaders and only the 11th team in the history of the English top-flight to win their first three games without conceding a goal.?When you buy more than three players I feel you take a technical risk to destabilise the unity,? said the Arsenal manager at his pre-m... More About: Preview
Oh no! Not Again!
2007-08-19 18:20:00 NOT AGAIN!!!!Arsenal were left to rue a moment of carelessness by goalkeeper Jens Lehmann which gifted Blackburn a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park.He allowed Blackburn to secure a point when he flapped at a shot from David Dunn and watched in disbelief as it nestled in the net.It was the second time this season the German has been punished for a lack of concentration. On the opening day of the season he allowed Fulham's David Healy to score from close range.Arsenal went on to secure a victory against their London neighbours but were not so fortunate in Lancashire after Robin van Persie had given them the lead.The only sour note for Blackburn was the dismissal of skipper Ryan Nelsen for two yellow cards.Arsenal took the lead in the 18th minute when Van Persie took advantage of some sloppy defending to score.Goalkeeper Brad Friedel failed to deal with Eduardo Da Silva's shot after Theo Walcott had headed the ball on.Nelsen and David Dunn both had chances to clear but failed to do so and Van ... More About: Oh No
The Mighty Arsenal Preview: Blackburn v Arsenal
More articles from this author:2007-08-18 16:45:00 Tomorrow's game may not be entirely dissimilar to that on Wednesday night. When Arsene says, "Teams reflect the character of their managers and yes, of course, Blackburn have the aggression of Mark Hughes" you hardly have to work at Bletchley Park to decode the meaning. In our two visits to Ewood Park last year, Blackburn tried to outmuscle us, and not without a degree of success. I particularly remember Tuguay putting in several vicious challenges before being withdrawn in our ill-fated FA Cup replay.But in the league match in Blackburn, Arsenal triumphed against the odds. We did so, after Gilberto was sent off, through superb passing and possession football from a midfield triumvirate of Cesc, Hleb and Rosicky. However, it also took a wonder goal from the Barca Boy to secure the win and another Arsenal player will need to conjure something up tomorrow if we want anything from the game.Blackburn haven't a great deal to them, but they have enough to force a combative victory if, a... More About: Preview , Lack , Mighty 1, 2, 3 |
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