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Season Review: Improved But A Long Way Off

Posted by Dave Junia 16 May 12 Football

[caption id="attachment_496" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="2011/2012 - Glad its Over"][/caption] It has been a long season filled with ups and downs. Arsenal finished it at third place which is a good result given the sorry state

Loyalty: Most Players are Not Fans

Posted by Dave Junia 7 May 12 Football

How often do you get to see the word 'traitor' being thrown around in the summer in football? Too many times. Fans cannot bear to see their favourite players leave the club. Worse still, move

Arsenal deservedly sinks City’s hopes

Posted by Dave Junia 9 April 12 Football

In a game billed to be a must win for either side, footballing fans got the fireworks and one of the best and worst displays in football. Arsenal ran out 1-0 winners with over 60%

Muamba Recovers – More Should Be Done

Posted by Dave Junia 21 March 12 Football

Excellent excellent news that Fabrice Muamba is on the road to recovery. I am not a very optimistic person and hearing how he did not breathe for almost a full 16 minutes and his heart

Fabrice

Posted by Dave Junia 18 March 12 Football

I was shaken up to witness possibly the most awful scene on the football pitch. Fabrice Muamba collapsed around the 41st minute, away from play. If I recall correctly, he was face down before paramedics

The Milan Game. Paying for inconsistency.

Posted by Dave Junia 7 March 12 Football

I didn't catch the game. Had an early class today and I felt that 0-4 was insurmountable with the inconsistency of this team. We are really great against Spuds but were completely trodden over at

His Name is Robin Van Persie

Posted by Dave Junia 4 March 12 Football

What do you say after watching the Liverpool game. We're shit. 4-3-3 doesn't work for us. Game after game, we can't hold the ball, we get exposed on the flanks because we're too clumped in

5-2: The Midfield

Posted by Dave Junia 27 February 12 Football

If you started watching the gunners in the 1990s you will remember the standard 4-4-2 that was played every game. Arsenal tried 4-5-1 when they first played CL and it didn't work well. Post invincibles,

A Realistic Assessment – The Descent

Posted by Dave Junia 29 August 11 Football

I seldom write or update this blog. Whenever I do, it's got to be something that I really need to get off my chest. So obviously, it's about Arsenal this time. I picked Arsenal as

Brazil. So nearly perfect.

Posted by Dave Junia 3 July 10 Football

I will start off this post by saying that I am one of the converts who prefer solid, consistent and organized football as compared to flashy and near sucidal styles. I think what makes a

First 2010 Post… In March

Posted by Dave Junia 2 March 10 Football, School, Tech, Updates

Busy busy year. Had no time to update and frankly been squeezed out in every way possible way. It has been an extremely quick moving year and I'll attempt to round up every less sensitive

Another Bundle of Updates!

Posted by Dave Junia 30 July 09 Football, School, Tech, Values

Hit the Ground Running [caption id="attachment_260" align="alignnone" width="293" caption="No False Starts"][/caption] Registration is done. Laptop is set (HP ProBook 4310s as decided earlier). So what's left is bidding for my modules and prepping myself to

Another Transition Incoming

Posted by Dave Junia 20 July 09 Football, School, Tech, Updates

Stalford Stint [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Learnt to use more than just Photoshop!"][/caption] Time really flies. I'm drawing near to the end of my 6 month Stalford stint and it has been helluva interesting journey.

Round Up – So Bored I Blogged

Posted by Dave Junia 4 July 09 Current Affairs, Football, Tech, Updates

[caption id="attachment_227" align="aligncenter" width="265" caption="What A Saturday Morning"][/caption] Working in the office on another Saturday morning when most my work is completed. Sleepy as hell, eyes hanging out and needing more rest but nope here

Not Done Yet – One Centre Back Down

Posted by Dave Junia 20 June 09 Football

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="275" caption="Thomas Vermaelen - The New Gunner"][/caption] I seldom ever comment about signings but here’s some special mention for new boy Thomas Vermaelen. Honestly speaking I do not watch the Dutch Eredivisie

Players are Employees, Not Fans

Posted by Dave Junia 14 June 09 Football

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="275" caption="Kaka - Off to a new company"][/caption] This transfer season looks to be an interesting one with Kaka and C. Ronaldo already going for record fees and AC Milan and Man

A Fan’s Burden

Posted by Dave Junia 1 June 09 Football

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="466" caption="Arsenal - Wenger shares more than just his first name with the club"][/caption] I've been an Arsenal supporter for 12 years and must be lying through my teeth to say that