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The Shield

Silverware ,  that all important commodity  in football. Si lverware: when you don’t have it ,  it becomes a   stick to be beaten with, when you do it’s all about  what sort of silverware it is  it seems. When is winning not winning? When it’s the Arsenal apparently. Let’s get things in perspective shall we? There are only  four  trophies that can be won by an English club and another two which you can compete for if you win one of the four (The Super Cup & the Community Shield)  in  real terms that’s not many pieces of Silverware available. I contend that there were eighteen other Premier Clubs who would have been somewhat chuffed to have won the Community Shield as a result of having won the FA cup, and many more from the other leagues probably feel the same. So why not enjoy it? Why not crack a smile? Why not swig some Champagne? No Arsenal supporter believes that the Community Shield is anything more than it is and the player...