Entries from December 2006 ↓

The Fog attacks Anfield, and forces this evening’s League Cup 1/4 Final to be postponed. No details have been released regarding a re-arranged fixture.

UPDATE 12/20 - Just received this from AFC:

Please note that as a result of last night’s postponement, a new date has today been set for this fixture. Details are as under:

Liverpool v Arsenal
Tuesday 9th January 2007
At: Anfield
Kick Off: 7.45pm
Live on Sky Sports

What can I say? Eli f***s up again, and the Giants lose their fifth out of six games. At 7-7, the season is essentially over.

F*** you, Eli. F*** you.

From The Smoking Gun:

Former Phish leader nabbed in New York for DWI and drug possession

DECEMBER 15–Former Phish frontman Trey Anastasio was arrested early this morning on a driving while intoxicated rap and New York cops found the musician in possession of a variety of medications prescribed to another person. Anastasio, who is pictured in the below mug shot snapped by the Whitehall Police Department, was nabbed at around 3:30 AM following a traffic stop by Patrolman Andrew Mija. He failed field sobriety tests and was found to be carrying Xanax, Percocet, and Hydrocodone. The 42-year-old Anastasio, whose first name is Ernest, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, DWI-drugs, and driving without a license. Whitehall is located in upstate New York, just miles from Vermont, where Phish was spawned.

Wow. Always knew he was a junkie, but this just seals it.

Another case of same old, same old, as the Gunners concede the first goal at home yet again, and are forced to settle for a draw, this time against Portsmouth.

More and more it seems like a question of motivation. Playing in what can only be termed as first gear for the first 53 minutes, Arsenal found themselves two goals down at home, which obviously didn’t sit well with them.

Obvious, because it was when Emmanuel Adebayor came on that Arsenal played to their full potential. Within moments of his coming on for the ineffectual Jeremie Aliadiere (Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out Jeremie), the Gunners were level, and for the remainder of the match, seemed the likelier of the sides to snatch a winner.

At the end of the day, though, it’s another two points dropped at home, which seems to be the story of the season.

Next up is Liverpool in the Carling Cup 1/4s on Tuesday. Kickoff is @ 2:45 PM ET, and will be broadcast live on Setanta USA.

Arsenal were today drawn against Dutch side PSV Eindhoven for the next phase of the Champions League, the first knock out round.

The Gunners will travel to Eindhoven on February 20th, with the return leg taking place @ the Grove on March 7th.

The draw in full:

Porto v Chelski
Celtic v AC Milan
PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal
Lille v ManUre
Roma v Lyon
Barcelona v Liverpool
Real Madrid v Bayern Munich
Inter Milan v Valencia

Arsenal leave it late, but in the end, escape the JJB with all three points with a 1-0 win over “Plucky Little Wigan”.

Emmanuel Adebayor’s 88th minute strike was enough to give the Gunners the victory, which seemed seriously in doubt after a rather dour performance by a side that saw Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and Alex Hleb start on the bench.