Its a tragedy....... How did we fail to win or even draw? Its a Catastrophe!!!
Although we did not start with Fabregas or Walcott, there was enough talent and experience in the squad to thrash an average side. How did we mess it up? It feels really heartbroken to see our team lose 2 in a row........... and now we are now 16 points behind man u. This is really really bad.....
:(
"sad mood...."
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Preview: Fulham vs Arsenal (2)
Great News!! Lastest news is that Captain Sensational is back. He has recovered from his neck injury and should play some part in the match tonight..
We should be able to beat Fulham tonight....
Going out on a limp. I am guessing the score to be a 3-0 Victory for the Gunners!!!
Go Arsenal!!!
We should be able to beat Fulham tonight....
Going out on a limp. I am guessing the score to be a 3-0 Victory for the Gunners!!!
Go Arsenal!!!
Preview: Fulham vs Arsenal
Fulham Vs Arsenal
Its the midweek matches again tonight and Arsenal will face Fulham away at Craven Cottage. The Cottagers Coach Chris Coleman has publicly declared his admiration for the Arsenal team. I quote him, "Man United attack very aggressively while Arsenal are more fluent. Arsenal play the best passing game - pound for pound they're the best passing team and are brilliant in tight situations.
Chelsea are a different kettle of fish. You go 1-0 down against Chelsea and it's all over because they're so hard to break down. They have such powerful players and are very, very organised''.
Chelsea are a different kettle of fish. You go 1-0 down against Chelsea and it's all over because they're so hard to break down. They have such powerful players and are very, very organised''.
Obviously, Chris is worried about us but at the same time, we cannot let our guard down against Fulham as they are at playing at home and we are just coming off a loss. It always nice to hear some pleasantries about the team but the gloss is a bit off if Captain Sensational is not playing tonight.....
Van Persie is back after his one match suspension but he has been blowing hot and cold for the past few games and it remains to be seen whether he can make any impact with Henry out. My personal preference would be to start Adebayor up front alone to lead the line and let Persie come in after half time to make an instant impact with his speed.
The points are there for the taking and the lads have to bag all 3 points to keep up with the leaders.... We certainly do not want to be out of the race before Christmas....
Cheers,
Go Arsenal!!!
The King (2)
Saw this article after I written my thoughts on Henry NOT winning the European player of the year award....... have a read.....
"......................Arsene Wenger has insisted it was a 'mistake' not to name Arsenal captain Thierry Henry as European Player of the Year - and that the World Cup was 'lowest level' of football.
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro took the prestigious Ballon D'Or - awarded by France Football magazine - ahead of countryman and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, both of whom tasted success in Germany this summer.
France striker Henry, 29, meanwhile, was third - despite having helped Arsenal reach their first European Cup final and also reaching the World Cup final for a second time with Les Blues.
For Wenger, the decision was unjust.
'It is a mistake,' declared the Arsenal manager.
'It shows that the people who vote look only at the World Cup, which when you speak about elite football, in my opinion, is the lowest level in football that you can see at the moment.
'They make their decision on that.'
Wenger continued: 'If you see Italy playing against Togo or South Korea you cannot say that Cannavaro has a good game or even Thierry Henry has a good game, that he is the best player in the world - look at the players he plays against.
'To be consistent in a big championship like in England or in the Champions League for me would be much more appropriate than three weeks in the World Cup.' ......."
YES! Its a mistake.... how can they overlook Henry again really baffles me??
Why or Why??
"grouchy"......
"......................Arsene Wenger has insisted it was a 'mistake' not to name Arsenal captain Thierry Henry as European Player of the Year - and that the World Cup was 'lowest level' of football.
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro took the prestigious Ballon D'Or - awarded by France Football magazine - ahead of countryman and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, both of whom tasted success in Germany this summer.
France striker Henry, 29, meanwhile, was third - despite having helped Arsenal reach their first European Cup final and also reaching the World Cup final for a second time with Les Blues.
For Wenger, the decision was unjust.
'It is a mistake,' declared the Arsenal manager.
'It shows that the people who vote look only at the World Cup, which when you speak about elite football, in my opinion, is the lowest level in football that you can see at the moment.
'They make their decision on that.'
Wenger continued: 'If you see Italy playing against Togo or South Korea you cannot say that Cannavaro has a good game or even Thierry Henry has a good game, that he is the best player in the world - look at the players he plays against.
'To be consistent in a big championship like in England or in the Champions League for me would be much more appropriate than three weeks in the World Cup.' ......."
YES! Its a mistake.... how can they overlook Henry again really baffles me??
Why or Why??
"grouchy"......
Buy Buy Buy......
Yesterday was a very busy day for me and my wife, Catherine...
We met our contractor to discuss about the renovation to our house. The bathroom, the toilet, the walls, the kitchen, the cabinets.... etc etc.....
Anyway, we met around 6 plus at IMM and talked and shopped till about 10 plus... NO dinner break.... that was horrible,,....
For the house, I am quite worried about my kitchen door... Somehow it does not seem to be able to fit anywhere because of the very smart structure of the existing kitchen cabinet...( thanks previous owner...) The rest of the things are all coming along so its quite good in a way... I have no idea there were so many colours and finishes to choose.... quite a big headache... but its fun in a way... :)
By 8 pm, we were rushing about the shops as they all close around 9 plus... With my one good leg and Cat running a high fever, its not actually very condusive to select our purchases.... somehow, someway, we manage to get everyday we wanted to do before they all close.. hahaha.. we even managed to stop the light shop owner from closing just..... JUst before he pulled his shop's shades down..
Total purchases: 2 toilet bowls, lots of toilet accessories like the towel bars, soap dish, my DAMN cool rain Shower, taps, hangers and also the Lights........ All in all, unloaded about 1k from my pocket... :( things are getting expensive by the day man....
Well, another day is gone in November... time really flies....
We met our contractor to discuss about the renovation to our house. The bathroom, the toilet, the walls, the kitchen, the cabinets.... etc etc.....
Anyway, we met around 6 plus at IMM and talked and shopped till about 10 plus... NO dinner break.... that was horrible,,....
For the house, I am quite worried about my kitchen door... Somehow it does not seem to be able to fit anywhere because of the very smart structure of the existing kitchen cabinet...( thanks previous owner...) The rest of the things are all coming along so its quite good in a way... I have no idea there were so many colours and finishes to choose.... quite a big headache... but its fun in a way... :)
By 8 pm, we were rushing about the shops as they all close around 9 plus... With my one good leg and Cat running a high fever, its not actually very condusive to select our purchases.... somehow, someway, we manage to get everyday we wanted to do before they all close.. hahaha.. we even managed to stop the light shop owner from closing just..... JUst before he pulled his shop's shades down..
Total purchases: 2 toilet bowls, lots of toilet accessories like the towel bars, soap dish, my DAMN cool rain Shower, taps, hangers and also the Lights........ All in all, unloaded about 1k from my pocket... :( things are getting expensive by the day man....
Well, another day is gone in November... time really flies....
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Photos - Bowling
hahahha........ I found a photo of my bowling exploits....
think it was about 2 months ago.. There was a competition in my company... I was attracted to the "free games" for competitive bowling... hence, for the sake of those, I joined in the fun!!...
Anyway, inspite of my rustiness, I started with a bang.. 2 strikes for the first 2 frames.... gunning for my third and more... sadly, the 9 pin refused to drop and I lost the 'turkey'... well, as the games went on, my team was in the running for 1st position and I was shouldering the responsibilities for the strikes!!!.... hahaha.... was on a good run.. averaging scores of around 248 for the first 2 games....... However, when i reached the third game, a lack of concentraction plus an obvious lack of finish brought my average down....
Luckily, we eventually finished third and still got a spoilt of the pool... Yeah....!!! and the best part: there was a small price reward for the position... haha.. compensation for my petrol from the East to the West......
All in all, it was great fun and totally enjoyable......
Cheers,
Rick
The King
From soccernet:
"Cannavaro voted European Footballer of the Year
PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro was named European Footballer of the Year on Monday, beating international team mate Gianluigi Buffon and France and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry into second and third.
Cannavaro paid tribute not only to his national team but also to troubled Juventus.
'Of course I will bring this trophy back to Madrid but I would also love to bring it to Turin,' Cannavaro, who joined Real Madrid from Juventus in July, told a news conference.
'My season at Juventus was just outstanding. I played 37 matches and scored four goals, all decisive.' "
What is wrong with these people? How can they let Cannavaro win the European Footballer of the Year? after all the nonsense about the cheating and corruption during his time at Juventus...
And he was not that spectacular in the World cup either...
What does Henry have to do to win the European Footballer of the year? score 15 goals in the World Cup, win the World Cup, EPL, FA Cup and even the league cup??? shucks...... I am so upset by the decision.. .....
:(
"Cannavaro voted European Footballer of the Year
PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro was named European Footballer of the Year on Monday, beating international team mate Gianluigi Buffon and France and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry into second and third.
Cannavaro paid tribute not only to his national team but also to troubled Juventus.
'Of course I will bring this trophy back to Madrid but I would also love to bring it to Turin,' Cannavaro, who joined Real Madrid from Juventus in July, told a news conference.
'My season at Juventus was just outstanding. I played 37 matches and scored four goals, all decisive.' "
What is wrong with these people? How can they let Cannavaro win the European Footballer of the Year? after all the nonsense about the cheating and corruption during his time at Juventus...
And he was not that spectacular in the World cup either...
What does Henry have to do to win the European Footballer of the year? score 15 goals in the World Cup, win the World Cup, EPL, FA Cup and even the league cup??? shucks...... I am so upset by the decision.. .....
:(
Monday, November 27, 2006
monday blues....
good morning to the world.....
what a sleepy monday morning...... I hate Monday mornings.... the traffic is slow.. everyone is late, the week seems super long ahead... the office is gloommy...... even the coffee tastes bad on a monday morning... sigh...
along with the defeat by arsenal.... life is not looking up at the moment.....
well, on the bright side, the renovation for my house has started... :)
so my wife and I are getting pretty excited about all the things that is to come..... the wall colours, the furnitures, the new bathrooms, my new fridge, MY WALL FISHTANK!!! ( yeah Yeah!!!) , MY WATER FEATURE!!! ( YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!)... hahahaha... and more ... and more...
hope we can move in by Christmas and somehow get it up before the new year to do a NeW Year Countdown party.... ( which at this moment is nothing but a dream.......)
Cheers,
Rick
what a sleepy monday morning...... I hate Monday mornings.... the traffic is slow.. everyone is late, the week seems super long ahead... the office is gloommy...... even the coffee tastes bad on a monday morning... sigh...
along with the defeat by arsenal.... life is not looking up at the moment.....
well, on the bright side, the renovation for my house has started... :)
so my wife and I are getting pretty excited about all the things that is to come..... the wall colours, the furnitures, the new bathrooms, my new fridge, MY WALL FISHTANK!!! ( yeah Yeah!!!) , MY WATER FEATURE!!! ( YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!)... hahahaha... and more ... and more...
hope we can move in by Christmas and somehow get it up before the new year to do a NeW Year Countdown party.... ( which at this moment is nothing but a dream.......)
Cheers,
Rick
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Sigh.....
Bolton did it again.....
Once again, the team that we just somehow cannot beat... We totally dominated the second half, even hitting the woodworks thrice!!! But... the score still read 3-1 to their favour....
and you know what, to rub salt into the wound, Mr Anelka must score twice!!!
what was the ref doing?? the bolton players were pratically bullying our players all over the pitch. We should sign some thugs and play them every time we faced bolton.. that will even things up .. hhahahaha....
well, come on you gooners!! wake up your idea!!!....
Once again, the team that we just somehow cannot beat... We totally dominated the second half, even hitting the woodworks thrice!!! But... the score still read 3-1 to their favour....
and you know what, to rub salt into the wound, Mr Anelka must score twice!!!
what was the ref doing?? the bolton players were pratically bullying our players all over the pitch. We should sign some thugs and play them every time we faced bolton.. that will even things up .. hhahahaha....
well, come on you gooners!! wake up your idea!!!....
Friday, November 24, 2006
Preview: Bolton vs Arsenal
Bolton vs Arsenal
Its Bolton Wanderers Against the Gunners this weekend. As the boogie team of Arsenal, it makes me very worried to be facing them as our league forms still need to be improved before we can say we are cruising into top gear. At most, we are reaching four gear now.
Last season, we drew with Bolton at home 1-1 but lost away at the Reebok Stadium 0-1. Going further back, the record reads lost 2-0, won 1-0 and lost 0-1. So the past 5 results against Bolton have been close and this might be a potential banana skin to step on......
Our form reads: D L W W D W while Bolton's reads W L L L D L. Hence, that should be some optimism stemming from there...
I feel that Arsene would put out the same team (barring any injuries) that beat Hamburg on Tues night and we would grill out a 1-0 or 2-1 victory at the difficult Reebok stadium.....
Go Arsenal!!!
P.s: Check out the next 5 games. We got chelski and spurs to beat!!! Plus the crucial away tie at Porto.. its going to be a busy month ahead...
Fulham Away
Spurs Home
Porto Away
Chelsea Away
Wigan Away
Its Bolton Wanderers Against the Gunners this weekend. As the boogie team of Arsenal, it makes me very worried to be facing them as our league forms still need to be improved before we can say we are cruising into top gear. At most, we are reaching four gear now.
Last season, we drew with Bolton at home 1-1 but lost away at the Reebok Stadium 0-1. Going further back, the record reads lost 2-0, won 1-0 and lost 0-1. So the past 5 results against Bolton have been close and this might be a potential banana skin to step on......
Our form reads: D L W W D W while Bolton's reads W L L L D L. Hence, that should be some optimism stemming from there...
I feel that Arsene would put out the same team (barring any injuries) that beat Hamburg on Tues night and we would grill out a 1-0 or 2-1 victory at the difficult Reebok stadium.....
Go Arsenal!!!
P.s: Check out the next 5 games. We got chelski and spurs to beat!!! Plus the crucial away tie at Porto.. its going to be a busy month ahead...
Fulham Away
Spurs Home
Porto Away
Chelsea Away
Wigan Away
Freddie! Freddie!
Oh Dear Oh Dear....
As I missed out mentioning Freddie on my previous post, have been getting a earfull from the Mrs.,,,...... Oophs.... sorry dear, here you go.. my tribute to your favourite Arsenal player.
Freddie is an integral part of the Arsenal Team and the national team of Sweden. He joined Arsenal in September 1998 ( 8 long years already!!!) and immediately announced his arrival to the Highbury faithful with a goal on his debut against MU. He was named Barclaycard Player of the Season in 2002 after scoring seven goals in seven games at the end of the campaign.
Freddie has more than 60 international caps. He was an ever-present during the 2006 World Cup in Germany and scored a last-gasp winner against Trinidad and Tobago in the group stage, leading Sweden into the next round....
Freddie favourite position on the right flank provides the current young team much-needed tenacity and experience and he flourishs whenever a 4-5-1 formation is adopted such as in the Champions League.
Of course, off the pitch, Freddie thrills with his advert of CK briefs.... Jus check out those big billboards posted all over the world!! And look at your female companions' faces when they check out the goods..... hahhahaha.....
Yes. Freddie Scores on and off the pitch......
Arsenal!
Arsenal was born in late 1886 under the name of Dial Square. Our first match was a 6 nil Victory over some club called eastern Wanderers. Soon, the name ROyal Arsenal was adopted. We turned professinal in 1891 and changed our name to Woolwich Arsenal ( weird huh!?!). In 1913, we shifted to our beloved Highbury and remained there till this year where we moved to the breathtaking Emirates Stadium...
There were many milestones and highlights from 1886 to now.. but i shall not bored you with the details... In summary, we were sensational... The list of accolates is long and filled with winners after winners...
In early 96/97 season, the Professor arrived. Monsieur Wenger brought along his brand of soccer that revolutionalize not only Arsenal's style but also created a stir in the EPL. He has stamped his mark on our game and now everyone is familiar with the free flowing and exciting football that we play... ( damn those teams that played 5 or 6 across the middle to stop our team)
The team can look forward to the future with optimisim...with the likes of Walcott, Eboue, Fabregras, VanPersie, Clichy, Adebayoer...etc etc.... With Captain Sensational Henry leading us with his swagger, I expect many more trophies to come our way!!
Go Arsenal!!!!
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Arsenal Football Club
I used to be a Sheffield Wednesday Fan until they went way down into the abyss.... Although I still retain some love for them, it feels like a first love that has gone away...
My love affair with Arsenal Football Club started in 2001 when I graduated and went on a tour in Europe. Me and my close friend, Kun, ended up in London on a Sunday afternoon. The day was fine but everything/every shop etc was close including Arsenal.....
Trying our luck despite the off season, we called the Arsenal hotline and asked if we could get a tour of the ground.... We were directed to a few extension and was feeling quite down when Mr David Dein answered our call... To our delight, he invited us to 'pop' over and promised to give a personal tour of the Highbury ground. ( even waiving the usual tour fees......)
Like kids given free candies, we jumped at the chance and were at the main hall within 15 mins of the phone call... hahaha...... Well, it was like a first time meeting a damn pretty gal.. we were all worried and yet so so excited...
David met us and graciously brought us thru the locker rooms, conference rooms, trophy rooms, the tunnel, the pitch, the home seats...etc etc.... it was mind boggling and we just went crazy with joy..... imagine David Dein was personnally bringing two unknown Singaporeans around the sacred grounds with no strings attached.. I mean what are we? The way he treated us made us felt appreciated as fans from all over the world.....
That is how it got began.........
My love affair with Arsenal Football Club started in 2001 when I graduated and went on a tour in Europe. Me and my close friend, Kun, ended up in London on a Sunday afternoon. The day was fine but everything/every shop etc was close including Arsenal.....
Trying our luck despite the off season, we called the Arsenal hotline and asked if we could get a tour of the ground.... We were directed to a few extension and was feeling quite down when Mr David Dein answered our call... To our delight, he invited us to 'pop' over and promised to give a personal tour of the Highbury ground. ( even waiving the usual tour fees......)
Like kids given free candies, we jumped at the chance and were at the main hall within 15 mins of the phone call... hahaha...... Well, it was like a first time meeting a damn pretty gal.. we were all worried and yet so so excited...
David met us and graciously brought us thru the locker rooms, conference rooms, trophy rooms, the tunnel, the pitch, the home seats...etc etc.... it was mind boggling and we just went crazy with joy..... imagine David Dein was personnally bringing two unknown Singaporeans around the sacred grounds with no strings attached.. I mean what are we? The way he treated us made us felt appreciated as fans from all over the world.....
That is how it got began.........
Hello to the World!!!
Dear everyone,
My name is Rick and today 23rd of Nov 2006 is the creation of my personal Blog...... Yeah yeah!!
Being new to this activity, it seems mighty weird to start blogging after the craze has started for so long...Well.. as they say, better late than never.. hhahahaha.....
As the title suggest, I am an Arsenal Fan and also like to meet more friends everywhere I go.... I love all sports, especially soccer.... but I also like to eat a lot.. so you can forget the very fit image of me as a soccer player as the proportion of eating goes inversely with the number of times I play sports nowadays... hahhahah......
Anyway, Welcome to my world.....
Cheers,
Rick
My name is Rick and today 23rd of Nov 2006 is the creation of my personal Blog...... Yeah yeah!!
Being new to this activity, it seems mighty weird to start blogging after the craze has started for so long...Well.. as they say, better late than never.. hhahahaha.....
As the title suggest, I am an Arsenal Fan and also like to meet more friends everywhere I go.... I love all sports, especially soccer.... but I also like to eat a lot.. so you can forget the very fit image of me as a soccer player as the proportion of eating goes inversely with the number of times I play sports nowadays... hahhahah......
Anyway, Welcome to my world.....
Cheers,
Rick
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