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arsenalism Journal W/E 27/02/11 Tomorrow- close gap at top of premiership to 1 point Thursday-Listen to pundits in media praise Stoke City's combative spirit which led to two straight red cards Friday-ponder the Carling Cup finals importance while reflecting on Ryan Shawcross'touchline ban for his assault on Pat Rice during Wednesdays game. Saturday-feel sanguine all day about the Carling Cup final Sunday AM-still sanguine Sunday PM-oh yes, come on Gunners! this is it! Up the Arse! Wemberley Wemberley etc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKgcD-lcff8 my journal from a few years back

And so Wembley beckons. A chance for the elusive trophy to get stenciled onto the Emirates hoarding. The much derided Bendtner's opening goal was a thing of beauty, Koscielny's powerful header further settled the nerves and Cesc's third; brilliantly worked with Arshavin saw Arsenal book our place in the Carling Cup final against either City or United. We should have the fourteen players to take the trophy back to North London, but let's not go chicken counting. "yeah, you're going to Madrid but i'm going to wembley" But it wasn't all good news. Man Utd coming out of tonight's fixture against Blackpool was kind of inevitable. The fact that they were 2-0 down at half time raised a smile though. We now stand on the same number of games and with a reinvigorated Chelsea to meet them twice and our meeting with them at the Emirates who knows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWcPxDdJbeo carry on Andy episode 2 Oh, but I'm forgetting there was...