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My First day in the Royal Navy – March 15th 1955

Posted on March 15, 2017 by irishroverpei

Kippers for Breakfast  Wednesday, the fifteenth of March 1955. I was on board the Belfast to Liverpool steamer, one of six new Royal Navy recruits en-route to HMS Ganges. Crossing the Irish Sea from Belfast had been unusually calm. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Dark day for Arsenal

Posted on November 22, 2015 by irishroverpei

Sad day for Arsenal, can’t win then all but today nothing seemed to go the Gunners way, West Brom beat them 2-1. Arsenal played well just couldn’t get the ball in the net. They hit the upright, missed an open … Continue reading →

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A wee bit poorly this weekend

Posted on October 5, 2015 by irishroverpei

I didn’t have a great weekend, felt a bit under the weather. I spent much of Saturday sleeping in my chair while trying to watch the Premiership games on TV. Sunday I didn’t feel too much better, was still in … Continue reading →

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Three Queens.

Posted on June 20, 2015 by irishroverpei

The Three Queens are (1) Queen Mary 2. she carries 3.090 passengers, cost 550 millions pounds. Length 1,130 feet (129 feet longer than the Strand in London) The (2) Queen Elisabeth cost 365 million pounds and  the (3) Queen Victoria … Continue reading →

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Arsenal Win

Posted on March 1, 2015 by irishroverpei

Arsenal defeated Everton by a score of 2-0 and are back in third spot in the premiership league table. Manchester City have blown it again losing 2-1 to Liverpool. They were within touching distance to league leaders Chelsea but dropping … Continue reading →

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Arsenal Drop Three Points

Posted on February 8, 2015 by irishroverpei

I suppose I should be depressed today as I get myself ready for Church. Arsenal managed to lose their game to Tottenham yesterday by a score of 2-1. It was a London Derby and a disappointing one for me. The … Continue reading →

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More Mediocre Arsenal

Posted on December 21, 2014 by irishroverpei

Another mediocre performance by the Gunners against Liverpool. If I’m to be honest here then Liverpool should have won. They dominated most of the game, took the lead late in the first half and Arsenal equalized a minute later. In … Continue reading →

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Great Day of Football

Posted on November 29, 2014 by irishroverpei

Arsenal defeated WBA 1-0 in a fairly tight game, great winning goal by Danny Welbeck. Burnley struggled a bit with Aston Villa but managed a 1-1 tie on a penalty in the closing minutes. However, the most exciting game was … Continue reading →

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Arsenal Win in Europe Championship

Posted on November 27, 2014 by irishroverpei

Yaya Sanogo Arsenal end Dortmund’s perfect record Arsenal qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 15th successive season when they ended Borussia Dortmund’s 100 percent record in Group D with a 2-0 win at the Emirates … Continue reading →

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Arsenal Move into Fourth Place

Posted on November 1, 2014 by irishroverpei

Another great Saturday of Football, Liverpool lost to a resurgent Newcastle 1-0. Arsenal defeated poor old lacklustre Burnley 3-0, Burnley have yet to win a game this season. Alexis Sanchez scored twice for the gunners in the 3-0 win, he … Continue reading →

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