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Arsenal

The Cold War For Arsenal Continues

by Paul Bestall on November 5, 2009 · 4 comments

Stan Kroenke has purchased even more shares in Arsenal today taking his holding to 29.9% of the club. With only another 0.09% required to reach the threshold to make an offer for the rest of the clubs shares, Kroenke has purchased 627 shares this week for the princely sum of £5.3 million. The oddest part [...]

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Benitez Cannot Buckle Under Pressure

by Paul Bestall on November 5, 2009 · 1 comment

“It is difficult for us to qualify, but not impossible,We have to win our game and see what happens with Fiorentina and Lyon. Then we will approach the last game.” Benitez has certainly fought his corner today after the galling last minute equaliser Liverpool conceded in the Stade Gerland last night. Of course, the nay [...]

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I once read about a British sports journalist’s amazement at the access that American sportswriters had.  The British writer was visiting Chicago and asked to tag along with the Sun Times reporter who covered the Bulls.  First, he went to a Bulls practice, and after the practice was over, the Chicago reporter ambled up to [...]

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EPL Talk Meets Henry Winter

by Paul Bestall on October 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Henry Winter is one of Britain’s most respected football journalists and currently works for the Daily Telegraph. His career started at the Independent and he moved to The Telegraph in 1994. A familiar face on Sky’s Sunday Supplement, Henry was been kind enough to have a quick chat with us about himself and football.
Henry has [...]

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Just when Arsene Wenger thought his injury problems were behind him, with Theo Walcott looking likely to return to first team action this week, Nicklas Bendtner decides to off road in his Aston Martin on the way to training on an empty road and Denilson has had a fractured bone in his back confirmed by [...]

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Legends Of English Football: #10 Ted Drake

by Paul Bestall on September 28, 2009 · 0 comments

In the annals of Arsenal’s history, one name conjures images of a bygone era, baggy shorts and a dead eye for goal. In the record books, his name still stands alone for the most goals scored in one season, with 44 in the 1934-35 season. In the modern era, first Ian Wright and then Thierry [...]

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Two Suggestions To Fix The Lifeless League Cup

by tyduffy on September 25, 2009 · 11 comments

The League Cup stinks. It’s superfluous and boring. It’s the FA Cup with neither the romance nor the tradition. It’s either meaningless adornment for big clubs or a delusion for teams not good enough to win a real trophy. Other countries have only one cup competition. The League Cup shows [...]

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