Retired, book-lover (archaeology, history & crime fiction), music-lover (Mahler, Sibelius & Wagner modern country), Arsenal ex-STH.

Joined March 2010
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Slava Ukrayini! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. #MakeArtNotWar.
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I hope Neil Armstrong acknowledges that Phil Foden put it on a plate for him. google.com/search?q=Moon wโ€ฆ
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David Raya has reached 50 clean sheets after just 110 matches for Arsenal ๐Ÿ‘ Faster to the half-century than any goalkeeper in the clubโ€™s history ๐Ÿงค
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๐Ÿšจ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฅ๐——: David Raya becomes the fastest goalkeeper to reach 50 clean sheets in Arsenal's history, in 110 matches.
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Me: I should go to sleep. Brain: Or... one more chapter? Me: We said that four chapters ago. Brain: So?
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๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธSlavia Prague captain Lukas Provod had some nice words to say on #Arsenal youngster Max Dowman following the win in Prague last night: โ€˜I know which player it was, but I had no idea Max was fifteen years old. And hats off to him for making it here in Eden โ€“ the youngest player in the Champions League in history. I will be watching him and I believe he will only grow.โ€™ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿค
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#OTD in 1983, @TonyAdams made his debut for The Arsenal.

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David Raya made sure Arsenal youngsters Max Dowman and Andre Harriman-Annous had their moment after the win over Slavia Prague ๐Ÿฅน Dowman made history as the youngest player ever to feature in the Champions League ๐Ÿ’ซ
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5 Nov 2025
Leandro Trossard has been #Arsenalโ€™s most consistent attacker this season. Heโ€™s always available to play, has incredible intelligence, deceptive strength and two footed decisiveness in the final third, and thatโ€™s what gives him such an impressive G/A record. A difference maker.
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Aberdeen return home with the European Cup Winners' Cup after defeating Real Madrid in Gothenburg. (1983)
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Donnarumma had 17 goal kicks in the game Vs Arsenal and on average took 21 seconds to take each one. That's nearly 6 minutes of waiting for a GK to take the kickโ€ฆ. His yellow card didn't come until the 75th minute ๐Ÿ‘
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ | Jan Aage Fjortoft (on the double standards from the English media praising Pep for his defensive gameplan vs Arsenal on Sunday): "We should be aware that when Arteta did that with only 10-men at The Etihad, we had a go at Arsenal for being too deep... And now we're giving compliments to Pep for being that deep [with 11-men]."
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I donโ€™t condemn Liverpool for this enormous spend like some. Quite the contrary. Theyโ€™re absolutely entitled to spend like this because theyโ€™ve worked so hard to increase their income and run their club well. They did it the right way. No cheating. But Liverpool fans have to dispel the notion that they deliver on the cheap. Itโ€™s always been bollocks but this should really put that nonsense to rest. Theyโ€™ll probably be top 4 wage spenders in the world now and their squad cost will only be behind Man City and Chelsea in terms of how much it cost. Good for them. Donโ€™t give us that underdog horseshit though.
In case Liverpool do sign Isak and Guehi before the window closesโ€ฆ here are some interesting consequences: 1) Would have spent 30% more than Man City ever have in a single windowโ€ฆ even after inflation is applied. It would be more like 50% more without considering inflation. 2) Spent close to half a billion in a single window. 3) Signed all 3 of the 3 most expensive attacking players in the football world this window. 4) Broke the Premier League transfer fee record twice in one window. 5) Spent โ‚ฌ100m more than Arsenal have assembling their squad. 6) Still have higher wages than Arsenal.
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Why am I hearing an โ€œArsenal have to win the leagueโ€ narrative? Liverpool have spent ยฃ200m more on transfers this summer having won the league. It would be an abject failure if Liverpool donโ€™t win the league this season!
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I'll post Player #82 after lunch but first a wee reminder that Robert and I's latest book 'A Celebration of Anglo-Scottish Footballers ' is out now. Reposts would be appreciated but sales even more so๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜. @PitchPublishing
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๐ŸŽฅ Arsenal fans already have a chant for new signing Eberechi Eze, after being unveiled today. ๐Ÿ”Š ๐ŸŽถ We can hear them crying at the Lane, Eberechi he scores again, one chat with Mik Arteta he said โ€˜wowโ€™, f*ck off Tottenham, Iโ€™m a Gooner now! ๐ŸŽถโค๏ธ

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On Wednesday afternoon, Eze called Mikel Arteta. Before he signed for Tottenham he wanted to make sure there was no chance he could sign for Arsenal. Arteta told him the board had a meeting that afternoon... and by Wednesday evening, a deal had been agreed. [@TheAthleticFC]
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Tim Lewis and Steve Parish share a long standing excellent relationship and have worked on multiple football related projects. Did Parish stall the Eze deal the last 48 hours after covert conversations? Frankly, some things are better left for folklore. Andrea Berta built a fantastic relationship with the Eze camp over the last 6-8 weeks. I am sure that will come out sooner or later. Josh being in the UK helped massively as Mikel and Andrea delivered an undeniable pitch in person. While some at the club raised PSR concerns, Josh stood firmly with Arteta. Green light was given and Tim Lewis / Parish and Berta / Eze agents completed the greatest hijack in recent times. #Thehomecoming
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"That result for Arsenal yesterday was absolutely FANTASTIC!" ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Are some Arsenal fans too harsh on their own team? ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Hale Ends finest
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