about us

Ahh, those were the days. Having a kick-about in the local park, pretending to be Liam 'Chippy' Brady while shimmying past a pre-teen Kenny Dalglish before launching one at a mini-Ray Clemence. The days when getting to the park was the highlight of our week, only leaving when dusk smothered us. The days when O Levels and Sixth Form College hadn't even entered our vocabulary. The days when we really had no idea what the future held, apart from a life-long allegiance to the football team we had chosen.

This blog will occasionally jump back to some magic moments, but it will mainly focus on my life-long allegiance to Arsenal, mixed up with a bit of action from Tel Aviv and other selected bits of the Holy Land.

Why the name? Well, Liam Brady was always my favourite Arsenal player, and I'll always remember that amazing 1979 FA Cup final, when his socks were wrapped round his ankles, and his shinpads, if I remember correctly, were discarded (always a risky decision if you're playing against those bullies from Manure, how things remain the same eh?) on the touchline. Yet he managed to supply the cross that gave Arsenal the winning goal in one of the most dramatic finishes to a game I've ever witnessed. So, in tribute to the shinpad that protected his magical left shin, we have this blog...

UPDATE July 06: And in another tribute to the legendary no. 7, my newly born son now bears the name of Liam. The missus thinks it's because of its great gaelic meaning (unwavering guardian/friend, or something similar...), so let's keep it between us...