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3 weeks ago | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
‘Nonsense where nothing should’ve reigned’So the game against Liverpool might end up not really mattering for either team If we had lost however it would have been rather different. If the performance had continued in the second half the way we started the game then it could’ve mattered a whole lot. This is the time of year where perception rules. We are trying to purchase elite players or potentially elite players. We are trying to give our fans hope.
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1 month ago | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
‘So much, so good, except the big bit’I’m not sure if I ever buy the idea that a team is ‘not ready to win ……….’Listening to people ramble on about Arsenal needing this or that before they can win is understandable and partially true. I have seen teams win the big prizes in my lifetime without being close to the level that Arsenal are currently at. Arsenal are well known for being one of the best (if not the best) out of possession teams in world football.
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1 month ago | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
‘A snapshot of Arsenal’You meet a stranger. A football loving stranger. In a pub in Cornwall with a thatched roof and a beautiful beer garden. A pub that somebody reading this is going to buy for me one day. I speak it into existence. Skelly’s mum said that he does this kind of spiritual voodoo. Maybe Myles will buy me a pub? Or maybe you will due to your gratitude for my writing silly Arsenal blogs. A totally fair trade. Conversation quickly turns to Arsenal.
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1 month ago | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
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‘Eight ways to lose to Arsenal’A last minute winner might be the best way to win a football match. Or is it a thrashing? Perhaps a comeback? It might be a stroll? A game that’s without nerves. Enjoyable from start to finish. Or could it be a game against the world’s biggest club where you dispatch them easily in the first leg with a world class performance and world class goals?
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1 month ago | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
I feel sorry for ArsenalIs sympathy an emotion that a football fan should feel? Aren’t we supposed to be elated or disgusted? Well, I feel sorry for us. I’m sure at the end of the season that I will write a piece sharing all of the emotions that we went through and come to the conclusion that it wasn’t one problem that saw us fall short in the league. For now, I just feel bad for the players, staff and fans. I think it was this tweet by James Benge that prompted this emotion.
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1 month ago | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
Why football is beautiful Alan Sunderland at the back post. Michael Thomas at Anfield. Alan Smith in Copenhagen. Sylvain Wiltord at Old TraffordDennis Bergkamp at St.James ParkTony Adams bursting forward to finish off EvertonAndrey Arshavin against BarcelonaJack Wilshere vs NorwichDanny Welbeck vs LeicesterReiss Nelson vs BournemouthDeclan Twice vs Real MadridI’m sure there are others but those are 10 very special moments that I remember as an Arsenal fan.
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2 months ago | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
‘I can’t prove it, but…’I’m sitting in Tennessee getting ready to watch Max play a soccer game. It’s a lovely day. The kind where the wind is warm and the sun isn’t too hot. It hasn’t kicked off yet so I’m spending my time watching this little guy who is intently watching the game that is currently going on. His head turns as the ball moves, but he stays spread eagle and sunbathing. His state of being reminds me of how I was a few hours ago watching Arsenal.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
‘Juice Boost’The guillotines were being ordered. If we didn’t get a decent result then they were going to be wheeled towards N5 for ‘bottling another season.’ Not only did that not happen but the literal opposite happened. An utter spanking. It’s a reminder of how quickly great players look vanilla because Arsenal’s chance of winning anything was falling under ‘no chance,’ due to our lack of firepower. I’d imagine that Arteta has continued his philosophy of no excuses.
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Feb 23, 2025 | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
Have no fear. I’m not going to scream and shout. I would hope that you read this because I offer solutions and some unique analysis. Never wanted to do a match report and most certainly don’t ever want to try to get readers by being Awesome McTerrible even though those that go extreme are certainly more popular. I was super relaxed about the game today. For one of the only times this season, Arteta and his staff were given a full week to prepare for a football match.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald
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‘Forgettable and consequential’Oh boy, that game was rusty and forgettable. Oh boy, that game was memorable and consequential. So many things were true about this game that did not seem possible at the same time. We looked like we made more bad decisions in the first hour than we have for the rest of 2025 combined. The rust was likely the reason but there was no time for rust.
