Archive for 'Chelsea' Category
Second week running
22 September 2007Arsenal are topping the Premiership league table for the second week running. I have been a bit reluctant to right any stories about Arsene Wenger and his crop of young Gunners because i am a bit superstitious. A colleague of mine told me that as long as this site keeps running, Arsenal will keep sliding […]
Arsenal do Man U favour
6 May 2007The Gunners held Chelsea to a draw at the Emirates to help Manchester United secure the Premiership title. Chelsea needed to win The Arsenal to keep up the title chase but their hopes came undone in the first half of the game. Gilberto beat Petr Cech from the penalty spot after Boularhouz had brought down […]
Will Wenger stay?
20 April 2007Wenger’s chief ally and the man who actually recruited him David Dein has quit the board of Arsenal because of irreconsilable differences with the board of directors. Wenger’s future with the club is now highly uncertain.
David dein who owns shares worth over 14% of Arsenal wants the club to sell out to American investor Kroenke […]
Arsenal receive £100,000 fine
29 March 2007Arsenal and Chelsea have each been fined £100,000 by the FA for the actions of their players during the ill fated Carling Cup Final clash when the players got involved in a mass brawl. The two teams have been found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute. Now thats a very massive fine for both […]
Arsene to face FA disrepute probe
15 March 2007Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct and is to face an FA disrepute hearing for his comments after the Carling Cup final melee between Arsenal and Chelsea.
Wenger has been asked to explain his claim that “the whole system is not honest”, a reference he made to FA disciplinary rules.
The Gunners coach has until […]
Adebayor’s additional suspension
11 March 2007The FA found Emmanuel Adebayor guilty of reacting aggressively and failing to leave the field of play immediately during Arsenal’s ill fated Carling Cup final match against Chelsea. While carrying out the sentencing, the FA took into consideration Adebayor’s playing record and mitigating circumstances.
What mitigating circumstances? ( oh i forgot, the circumstance where he was […]
A Managers backing
3 March 2007I will rather play for a manager that will back me to the hilt and support me when I am in the right.
I will rather play for a manager who will take on the FA when they try to rubbish me
I will rather play for a manager who wants his team to play with attacking […]
Video Technology at last
2 March 2007Video Technology will hopefully be introduced into football in the nearest future. Many other sports are benefitting from Video Technology to assist the referees and their assistants make important match decisions.
They will not be used to decide every tackle or throw-in contested by opposing players though. Instead they will be used in more crucial decisions […]
Arsene Wenger faces FA probe
2 March 2007The FA has asked Arsene Wenger to explain his accusations that the linesman in our Carling Cup defeat is a liar. The linesman’s match report according to Wenger claims that Emmanuel Adebayor punched Frank Lampard. The FA has denied this as what the report says.
They say that the linesman’s report accuses Adebayor of shoving into […]
Emmanuel Adebayor’s Red Card
1 March 2007The English FA are standing by their decision not to rescind the red card shown to Emmanuel Adebayor during Arsenal’s ill-fated Carling Cup Final encounter against Chelsea played at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. According to spokesmen of the FA, the referee’s report did not accuse the player of hitting Wayne Bridge but instead it […]