Terrace Talk (Arsenal): Euro return, but I miss sweet FA Cup

IT’S a sorry state of affairs when one’s aspirations are limited to a desire to see the local rivals prospects of silverware run their course for yet another campaign.

Terrace Talk (Arsenal):  Euro return, but I miss sweet FA Cup

Fortunately normal service will be resumed this week and we Gooners can rely on Eastenders updates from the Lilywhite tom-toms, as the Champions League gravy train is boarded again tonight in Oporto.

Nevertheless, in spite of what seems like a concerted effort to reduce the oldest knockout tournament on the planet to a tawdry sideshow and the prioritisation that is Arsène Wenger’s vindication of our own premature FA Cup exit, I couldn’t watch last weekend’s live selection of beguiling battles for a quarter-final berth, without feeling more than a little gutted about our lack of involvement.

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