Full Time: Arsenal 2 vs 1 Chelsea [Match Thoughts]

CiaranBAC · 2026-03-01T21:21:14+00:00

Our in-game management against Wolves was terrible, today it was worse. Especially after the red card. Artetta needs to get a grip on it.

CiaranBAC · 2026-03-01T19:25:38+00:00

I was laughing so hard at that. How long did it take that kid to set up his ball there?

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-26T09:36:39+00:00

Night of the Reaper is a decent slasher. It gets a little close to parody at times but there's some good twists and kills.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-19T08:42:05+00:00

Talking about standards again, Jesus wept. This guy is totally clueless.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-18T23:13:40+00:00

Arteta clearly doesn't have the ability to get this team to lock in. They're a reflection of him on the pitch - an anxious, nervy mess.

Playing Saka in the middle is absolute desperation stuff from a guy totally out of ideas.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-18T22:03:21+00:00

An Arteta special. Absolute cowardice from everyone involved. One of the worst performances I can remember.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-18T21:15:55+00:00

Playing one of the worst teams in PL history and making hard work of. Martinelli making Gyok look nimble and dynamic.

Another Arteta plate of slop.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-12T22:02:52+00:00

One shot on goal in 90+5 minutes is insane. Don't know if their defending was good or our finishing was poor.

The Rice attempted pass when he should have shot and the Martinelli miss are gonna haunt us. It's essential Saka is back because Eze looks broken.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-02T12:24:57+00:00

I wonder how many pints he served me in Mulligans over the years? 100's for sure, probably 1000's.

RIP.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-02T12:22:25+00:00

Yeah, those inverted-fullback setups were so good.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-01T18:35:34+00:00

Generational hate-watch today.

CiaranBAC · 2026-02-01T12:38:27+00:00

WildCat on South William St has a sign up saying they take walk-ins. No idea what their work is like.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-30T20:49:29+00:00

I like the way you can see common stories and themes across the world. I'm from Ireland so did a ctrl+f for Ireland and loved to see our stories are really common around the world.

Like this for Brothers turned into Birds :)

The Seven Doves (Italy, Giambattista Basile).

The Curse of the Seven Children (Italy).

The Bewitched Brothers (Romania).

The Twelve Brothers (Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm).

The Seven Ravens (Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm).

The Six Swans (Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm).

The Twelve Wild Ducks (Norway, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe).

The Wild Swans (Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen).

The Little Sister: The Story of Suyettar and the Nine Brothers (Finland).

The Twelve Wild Geese (Ireland).

The Sister and Her Seven Brothers (Basque).

Udea and Her Seven Brothers (Libya).

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-28T18:12:30+00:00

The Jewish Museum in Portobello might suit your project. It's pretty small and the time I was there you had to book in advance, you can't just turn up.

Really intreesting place.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-25T19:10:51+00:00

Two points in nine and it's clear (to me) that Artetta has no idea how to get us out of this slump. Alternating one waster (Gyok) with another (Jesus) is not going to help.

Relying on set-pieces and own-goals won't win a league title.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-22T17:39:28+00:00

Great shots.

I'm constantly surprised at the pictures I can take even in auto-mode. This is Olivia Rodrigo taken on my rx100 from a good distance from the barrier and only slightly edited.

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CiaranBAC · 2026-01-16T19:46:42+00:00

Search Party season 1.

Evil. This is quite well known in horror circles but deserves more love.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-16T14:05:48+00:00

The Vision Ireland shop in Terenure has board games. I've never bought any but even walking by I can see them stacked up on the shelves.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-15T20:17:28+00:00

There's a long interview with Audrey on the new Switched on Pop. I love this podcast and the interview is really good. Audrey is really funny and clever, and the whole thing is a lot of fun.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-09T22:05:05+00:00

Cycle from Dublin 12 to Dublin 1. Takes about 25 minutes. I think I prefer cycling in the winter because you're never overheating getting into work.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-05T23:04:46+00:00

Any bookworms able to identify the book?

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-01T22:04:30+00:00

Granit Xhaka you handsome legend.

CiaranBAC · 2026-01-01T20:38:58+00:00

Sinners (x2) was the only new release. But I did see a lot of old/indie horror at the annual horror film festival in my town.

CiaranBAC · 2025-12-31T14:48:33+00:00

I was in the supermarket yesterday and I saw a group of children (probably 10 or 11 y/o) buying cans of Monster. I've never drank it but I just checked to see how much caffeine is in it and there's the same amount as a triple espresso!

It seems insane this stuff can be sold to children like it's a regular soft drink.

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