Fulham away and then the Champions League. Hmmm… sounds familiar

In 2008 Arsenal played Fulham away, before coming onto their second leg (at home) of the Qualifying Round games for the Champions league on August 27.   An interesting coincidence of dates, and one that is reflected in these commentaries written by Gf60 at the time. Fulham vs Arsenal 1-0; 23 August 2008 Seriously offensive swear …

The greatest hat trick ever by an Arsenal player?

By Tony Attwood (with profound thanks to “The Gunners” by Richard Lerman and David Brown). The greatest hat trick by an Arsenal man?   Who knows.  That’s the problem with digital television – it wasn’t invented early enough. But if it were possible to go back in a time machine, the hat trick on 27 August …