The Diary Of A Pessimistic Arsenal Fan - The Return Of The King

By Shane Thomas


ARSENAL 1-0 LEEDS UNITED

12 minutes away from yet another frustrating FA Cup draw with Leeds United, Thierry Henry scored a timely winning goal to send the Emirates Stadium into raptures. The Arsenal legend's storybook return was the headline of an otherwise sterile encounter in which Simon Grayson's side almost earned themselves a creditable replay.

Episode 39 - Eric Cantona w/Mary Freer

We've been a bit lax updating the blog with our latest episodes. So, to recap; Jonathan is in exile until further notice, I'm holding down the fort, and we've been bringing a few special guests on board. Our latest of whom, Mary Freer helps me dissect the career of Eric Cantona. Loved by some, loathed by many more, he was certainly one of the most magnetic players of his generation.

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The Diary Of A Pessimistic Arsenal Fan - Arsenal Bring The Noise

By Shane Thomas

LEEDS 1-3 ARSENAL

Arsenal walked into the fiery cauldron of Elland Road and forged themselves a resilient 3-1 victory in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. The Gunners produced a much improved display from their recent travails against Championship opposition to send their travelling away support back to North London very happy & send sections (albeit small ones) of the home support leaving early to derisive chants of, "We can see you sneaking out!"

The Diary Of A Pessimistic Arsenal Fan - Superman Saves The Day From The Giant-Killers

By Shane Thomas

ARSENAL 1-1 LEEDS UNITED

On a freezing Saturday afternoon, Arsenal staggered into the hat for the 4th Round of the FA Cup after scraping a draw with Leeds United in a nerve shredding affair at The Emirates. The Gunners failed to heed the lessons learnt by Manchester United at this stage of the competition last season, and were rescued from an embarrassing defeat by a combination of Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott being summoned from the bench in the second-half.

Time To Be Perfect

By Jonathan Wilkinson

Tonight the race to be promoted from League 1 took another twist in what is turning out to be the most entertaining league in England in terms of closest.

10 Years On And Still No Justice

By Jonathan Wilkinson

One of the darkest days in Leeds United history happened 10 years ago. On the 5th April 2000 Leeds traveled to Istanbul to play Galatasaray in the UEFA cup semi final, a game that they would lose 2-0 but by the time the game kicked off nobody involved with Leeds United cared about the football.