Arsene Wenger is struggling for fit players in tomorrow nights Champions League match against Fenerbache. He has just 15 fit regulars to pick his side from, having lost Adebayor (ankle), Walcott (shoulder), Gallas (hamstring) and Eboue (knee) to injury.
Add these to the list on long-term absentees (Eduardo and Rosicky) and we really are down to the proverbial bare bones!
On the plus side, Sagna is due for a return after being out with an ankle injury.
Arsenal Side From: Almunia, Fabianski, Sagna, Toure, Silvestre, Djourou, Clichy, Diaby, Fabregas, Nasri, Denilson, Ramsey, Song, …
Wenger Short Of Players For Fenerbache Clash
F.A CUP - Saturday
Once again this season we have been handed a difficult away tie in the cup! Huddersfield away in the League Cup, Leeds away in the JP Trophy and now MK Dons away on Saturday in the F.A Cup. I know the cup isn’t important to us this season but we are long overdue a good [...]
Win Signed Frank McAvennie Book, and Support The BMF!
As you may or may not know, the legend that is Frank McAvennie was down in Lakeside a few days ago signing copies of West Ham United: In My Day: Vol. 2
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Naturally, I got myself over there and am now the proud owner of the book with his signature in it…but not for long, because [...]
If Zola Deserves The Sack, Then So Does Hughes
I was very disappointed with a recent article and a few forum posts suggesting that Zola deserves the sack and that maybe Steve Clark should take over. I am not going to go on about my reasons why as for the minute I think I have sufficiently covered them in a couple of my recent [...]
Why Fergie will drill home the importance of killing off Arsenal
“I’m a bit fed up”, sounds like the ramblings of an 80 year old pensioner who has been told that there isn’t anymore Bingo left for the rest of the evening - rather than the manager of the European Champions who continue to frustrate with regards to the amount of chances that aren’t being put [...]
Did we really have a goalkeeper crisis?
A couple of weeks ago, United goalkeeper coach Eric Steele stated that United are in a much better position now than they we were ten years ago after the release of Peter Schmeichel to Sporting Lisbon; but reflecting on this - how bad was our Goalkeeping crisis?
The memories of our greatest goalkeeper cartwheeling like a [...]
Time to Consider Other Options?
Eleven games have passed in the new English premier league season and our beloved Arsenal have scored a dismal 20 points out of a possible 33. This may not be as bad as it is, but considering we have yet to play any of the other “Big Four” it’s looking less than bleak for us gooners.
I think the best description I can come up with for the Stoke performance is shambolic? I’m putting it out here but this is possibly one of the worst performances I have seen from Arsenal, …
Match Report: Manchester United 4-3 Hull City
Manchester United 4-3 Hull City
Nemanja Vidic’s first goal of the season, at 4-1, turned out to be the winner in a captivating match where surprise package Hull City threatened to provide a massive upset.
Premiership Champions United were rocked by Hull’s never say die attitude but managed to hold on for all three points. [...]
HT Report: Manchester United 3-1 Hull City
United score three past Hull City in a battling first half performance from the newly promoted side. United, attacking the Stretford End, struck first with Cristiano Ronaldo opening the scoring with a left foot shot that went in off the post. Hull hit back with a goal from Cousins on the 23rd minute from a [...]
Tevez on the bench as Rooney and Berba start against Hull City
United starting lineup against Hull:
01 Van der Sar
02 Neville
05 Ferdinand
15 Vidic
03 Evra
07 Ronaldo
16 Carrick
08 Anderson
17 Nani
09 Berbatov
10 Rooney
Fletcher and Tevez are on the bench as it looks like Fergie wants to continue the budding partnership of Rooney and Berbatov. I would have thought that Fergie would have played [...]
