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« Reply #4230 on: May 13, 2026, 09:53:57 AM » |
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Breaking news. Arsenal to change their name, to make it clear who their main sponsor is.... Varsenal  |
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« Reply #4231 on: May 13, 2026, 05:53:33 PM » |
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I saw that The Times leading football correspondent is advocating for Crystal Palace to play a weakened team v Lance Armstrong FC this evening. This is because they are likely to rest a few players for their upcoming Conference League final match in the last game of the season against Arsenal. It will apparently 'level the playing field'.  |
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\"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented.\" - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #4232 on: May 18, 2026, 12:30:23 PM » |
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Very close now Ralph. Only 2 more games for you to endure unless we slip up tomorrow which I think is likely.
Expecting you win comfortably tonight but if by 4 or fewer and we do win tomorrow that door is still open. Just! Maybe the fat lady loses her voice afterall...
Enjoy!
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« Reply #4233 on: May 18, 2026, 07:42:08 PM » |
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It's deffo squeaky bum time Archer old pal..
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\"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented.\" - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #4234 on: May 19, 2026, 09:52:14 AM » |
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At my age, it's always squeaky bum time. (Sometimes it's not limited to squeaks)
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Try to be the person your dog thinks you are.
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« Reply #4235 on: May 19, 2026, 09:35:22 PM » |
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Thank goodness for that. I'm not sure I could have endured Sunday!  |
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\"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented.\" - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #4236 on: May 19, 2026, 11:58:56 PM » |
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Max Dowman has a premier league winner's medal before he's taken his GCSE's.
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\"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented.\" - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #4237 on: May 20, 2026, 12:35:26 PM » |
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Leaving to 1 side my natural antipathy towards the Woolwich Wanderers got to say it was deserved. In all honesty, Arsenal made advances, while all their rivals went backwards (unless you counted Man Utd as a rival at the start ofl this season).
I think most fair-minded people would have believed at the start of the Season Arsenal had 4 top, top players-the sort that play every week when fit. Gabriel, Saliba, Rice and Saka. And this season a 5th was added to that-Raya. In 1 sense, Arsenal were a little lucky that those 5 kept fit. In 37 League games, those 5 have have made 166 appearances, only missing 19 between them.
But what they have not got credit for is this. In the past year, Arsenal have made a net spend of £230 million. To improve the players around those 5. So-for example-Defenders to supplement the 2 CBs now include Hincapie, Timber, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera and White. Same with adding Eze, Zubimendi and Madueke. Not necessarily an upgrade on the best 4 midfielders last season, but a massive upgrade for 3rd-8th best. Compare/contrast with Liverpool, who spent squillions trying to replace their ageing stars, resulting in a horribly unbalanced squad.
Shows the difference between fleshing out a team/squad and major surgery
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« Reply #4238 on: May 20, 2026, 04:17:20 PM » |
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Thank goodness for that. I'm not sure I could have endured Sunday! Happy for you |
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"More than at any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly."
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« Reply #4239 on: May 21, 2026, 06:11:06 PM » |
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arseblog Love this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zva... |
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« Reply #4240 on: June 01, 2026, 07:55:24 PM » |
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Here's a lovely piece from another Arseblog contributor about yesterday's parade and North London really being red: https://arseblog.com/2026/06/the-parade/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky |
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« Reply #4241 on: June 11, 2026, 10:11:51 AM » |
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\"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented.\" - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #4242 on: Today at 08:07:48 AM » |
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The Guardian football email has been relentless in its take downs of Infantino and refers to the tournament as the Geopolitics World Cup or GWC. It’s a far cry from the 16 team tournament of ‘66 I still have my Dad’s ticket from that happy day, it cost £1/10/- which is £25.05 today according to the Bank of England. |
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