Man at the match, Chary: Arsenal pay the price for two calamitous minutes
Man at the match, Chary: Krul’s karma comeback
For once footballing justice was seen to be done where a side wasting time to hang on to a draw had left Ashburton Grove with exactly what they deserved – nothing. Aided by referee Webb (aka Fergie’s rent boy) who was happy to let Krul take an eternity for every restart in play, the Toon...
Man at the match, Chary: Rovers given a spanking by rampant Arsenal.
A Blackburn side without their two main pillars of attack and defence (Yakubu and Samba respectively) where dismantled by an Arsenal attack that were unrecognisable as the one that failed to score at Bolton earlier in the week.
Having kept an eye out for legions of spectators making their way to Ashburton Grove with bin bags...
Man at the match, Chary: Scrooged
A ricocheted deflection off the Wolves player who typified their approach, Hunt, at Ashburton Grove today gave Wolves a scarcely deserved point and denied Arsenal the chance to rise to fourth.
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On a deceptively cold December afternoon all eyes were on The Arsenal to take advantage of the Siberian oligarch’s team’s concession of two...
Man at the match, Chary: Party poopers banished
The pre match 125 year centenary celebrations were among the usual talking points before a game that saw the Arsenal in line for a top four spot for the first time this season.
With the choice of Arsenal legends for the three commemorative statues around Ashburton Grove now already known (Herbert Chapman, Tony Adams and Thierry...
Man at the match, Chary: Bridge hangover as chances squandered
A vaguely disappointing nil nil failed to quell the feel good factor derived from the Arsenal’s heroic high octane defeat of the Siberian oligarchs team last Saturday.
As the match drew to a close I recalled the target of four points from the two games against the French champions set by Wenger and was able to...
Man at the match, Chary: Robin’s twin strikes send Bolton to the bottom
An unusually mild late September afternoon saw Arsenal’s third home game of the season take place in what the media would like to say was an air of apprehension amongst the support.
First off – that tabloid generated assertion was way off the mark as the feeling in the bars and streets around the N5 area...
Man at the match, Chary: Arsenal’s season distilled
Those hoping for a rousing send off by the team for our last home game found themselves sorely disappointed by half time.
Typically, by then, Arsenal had three shots on target and zero goals, while Villa had two shots on target and two goals. Now if that doesn’t sum up our defensive frailties and our lack...
Man at the match, Chary: Ah nuts, another home nil nil
As the sun set over North London at full time the Arsenal supporters still in Ashburton Grove at the final whistle had a moment to ponder if the sun had set on Arsenal’s title aspirations also.
The optimism of having four first choice players available again (Cesc, Robin, Theo and Song) to play against a distinctly...
Man at the match, Chary: Arsenal suffocated by Wearsiders
Would a well-established top 4 club celebrate a draw as if they had won the Premier League Championship, Champions League and FA Cup all rolled into one?
If proof were ever needed of the relative sizes of the two clubs playing in front of me today, it was provided by the jubilant celebrations of the Sunderland...
Man at the Match, Chary: Arsenal 2 – Referee enhanced Everton 1
Editor’s note: video included below is courtesy Gooner Dee and is intended to augment Chary’s fine illustration of the atmosphere at the Emirates last night. No real or imagined children were harmed in the making of this video, except the Scouser kid at the end giving the vick sign. He’s clearly been harmed by a...
