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Islington Band Banned from Performing in Islington

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PRESS RELEASE

LOCAL ISLINGTON BAND BANNED FROM PERFORMING IN ISLINGTON

Islington based band ‘The Riders of The Night”, who were due to perform at a ‘London Callin – A Night of Musical Fireworks’ promoted gig in The Hope & Anchor, 207 Upper Street this Saturday night, have been told Islington Police will shut the venue if they take to the stage.

Only yesterday were the band notified by the promoter that Islington Police had been in contact, telling them that if ‘The Riders’ were to perform then they would take this drastic course of action.

Amazingly no reason was given to the band by Islington Police as to why they were to be expelled from the gig, which had a number of other bands such as ‘Special Branch’, ‘The Bleach Boys’ and ‘The Featherz’ all due to appear. The gig will now carry on without the scheduled appearance of ‘The Riders’.

The Riders are well known supporters of numerous local charities and good causes. Recently they collaborated on a single produced by ‘The Archway One’ called “Justice for The Archway One”, this song highlighted the story of a football fan unfairly banned from The Emirates Stadium following an Islington WPC’s lies & treachery (later exposed following a disciplinary hearing)

The Riders also donated the proceeds of their last gig in Islington to ‘The Henry Hicks Foundation’, a charity set up by the family of a young Islington man killed in a car chase with Islington Police Officers (The police officers involved are currently suspended, the IPC have reported and the CPS are currently looking into what case/s to bring against them.)

The band, obviously feel that their support of such campaigns against Islington Police Injustice (stickers & badges for both “Justice for The Archway One” and “Justice for Henry Hicks” are always available at their gigs) has led to this “Act of Revenge” by Islington Police Officers.

Spurs getting a bit excited – Again

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That lot down the road love doing it to themselves don’t they.

Rather than understand their standing in football, as a small side who sit 15th on the list of League titles won, alongside the likes of Burnley and Portsmouth, they just keep getting excited.

“This is our year”

“We are title contenders”

“Arsenal mind the gap”

They have not won the league in nearly 55 years. Not won the FA Cup in nearly 25 years. And not finished above The Arsenal in over 20 years.

And this year we have it again. There fans are getting all gooey and excited as they are they are on the longest unbeaten run in the Premier League. 10 games.

So great is the run that they are on, they are only 1 game behind matching their all time Premier League record. Although they are some way behind the Premier League record of 49 set by The Arsenal.

So they are getting excited. 10 Games unbeaten. Do they get a trophy for that?

On the Premier League website, however, they are not even top of the form guide table. Guess who that go’s too? Yep. You guessed it. The Arsenal.Untitled

Even during one of the greatest periods of Spurs Premier League history, they are still below The Arsenal.

And in the league proper, despite them being in such great form, they sit 5th. 5 points off top. 5 points off The Arsenal.

It does not matter which way you look at it. Spurs are still in Arsenal’s shadow.

And in this great run, who have they actually played? There two most recent victories were against Bournemouth & Aston Villa. 2 of the worst teams in the league. In fact, 4 of their 5 wins this season (great form they are in, won 5 in 11) have been against Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Sunderland & Crystal Palace. My Thursday night 5 a side team at Chingford Goals could beat them.

Spurs are frankly not a very good team.

The press crow over them (or mainly ex Spurs manager Harry Redknapp in the Evening Standard & Spurs season ticket Mihir Bose in the Evening Standard). The way they go on about Spurs young Englishmen is embarrassing.

I saw an article the other weeks saying that the England squad for next years Euro’s could contain 7 Spurs ‘stars’. Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Andros Townsend, Ryan Mason & Harry Kane.

If that is the best that England have to offer, I might as well cancel my annual leave for June 2016 now. There really is no point going.

I always find it laughable the way any half decent Spurs player is the future of English football. Andros Townsend scores 1 cracking goal, against Montenegro, 2 years ago, and it still considered as one of England’s brightest young talents. He is 24.

Tom Carroll is another. Been bigged up in a massive way by the press. Spurs fans saying he has the potential to be better than Jack Wilshere. He is only 4 months younger than Wilshere!

And Alex Pritchard. Spurs fans have been talking about him for a while now. He spent last year on loan at Brentford. Has 2 Premier League appearances to his name. And is older than Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

It is a bit of a joke really!

Spurs really are the joke of English football. The gift that keeps on giving. They brighten up most of our Saturday evenings. And who doesn’t love seeing a kid cry knowing that due to his father’s decision’s, it will not be the only time he cries over football. And his kids too. And there kids as well.

A generation of Spurs fans not knowing what it is like to finish above The Arsenal. Generations of Spurs fans not knowing what is like to win they league.

For a small club on the Middlesex/London borders, they do get a little too excited.

Spurs, the Newcastle of London.

Keenos

Munich defeat – Embarrassing or Acceptable?

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So it was what we all predicted. We went to Munich. And we got spanked.

Many would claim it was an embarrassment. And to an extent it was. It reminded me of Arsenal’s early days in the Champions League where we lost to the likes of Lens & Dynamo Kyiv. A 4-2 home defeat to Barcelona at Wembley sticks out in the memory as an awful European night.

Over recent years, we have got used be systematically taken apart by top teams in Europe. Barcelona (a few times), Munich (a few times), AC Milan. We have had some embarrassing nights. It makes you wonder why people spend the cost of a 7 night stay in Sharm el-Sheikh on a 24 hour stay in Europe with no hotel room.

So 5-1. For me, it does not change much. I expected us to lose. I knew we would be relying on Munich getting a result against Olympiakos in the next round of games. And then us having to beat them by 2 clear goals in Greece. That scenario has not changed.

Whilst it is a result that will send shock waves throughout Europe, it is one that Arsenal should not feel too downhearted about.

This season already Bayern have spanked:

Dortmund 5-1
Wolfsburg 5-1
Hamburg 5-0

Dinamo Zagreb 5-0

Taking into account that Dortmund currently sit 2nd in the league, Wolfsburg 3rd, you could probably make the case that Bayern Munich are the best team in Europe (speak to Owen Hargreaves, I am sure he would confirm this).

In last years Champions League, they put 7 past Roma in a group stage match. Another 7 past Shakhtar Donetsk in the 1 knock out. And 6 past Porto in the Quarter Final. They scored 4 or more in 10 league games. Including one 8-0 victory and 2 6-0 victories.

And it was only a couple of years ago that they stuck 7 past Barcelona over 2 legs.

Munich have the capability to do to teams what they did to Arsenal last night. I am sure that no matter who they were playing yesterday, they would have have scored a hat full. It is nothing to be ashamed of.

Sometimes you just have to take your hat off and say well done.

This Munich team is so well drilled, with goals able to come from all over the pitch. The goal from their left back Alaba yesterday, appearing at inside right forward, to bend one in the corner. Why was he there?

Arsenal need to dust themselves down, put this defeat down as a nothing defeat that does not change anything, and focus on the important game that is coming up on Sunday.

Losing to Munich will be forgotten about when we thrash Spurs

Keenos