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Maire Ofeire

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Maire's Bio

Hi folks,
I am Mary, Co-Community Leader of the Arsenal Community with Shyam.

There are many Arsenal series for all you Gooners to get involved in including: "Arsenal In..." where Gooners from all over the world tell us what Arsenal mean to their respective countries, "Arsenal: Where Are They Now?" where Shyam looks at where past Arsenal players are, "Arsenal Legends" with Joe Guarr and "Arsenal Ladies" where I keep everyone up to date with all the goings on with the Arsenal Ladies.

I also have started a series called "The Two Sides of....Coin" where I look at characters who spark debate. So far I have assessed Arsene Wenger , Cristiano Ronaldo, Nicklas Bendtner , Wayne Rooney (with LJS) and Roy Keane (with Willie Gannon).

Any other suggestions and comments are greatly welcome.

As for me, I am a proud Arsenal fan and have been for 15 years since the George Graham era and a large part in this was the talent of Ian Wright. I am a huge fan of Arsene Wenger and am immensly proud that he is Arsenal manager and the great job he has done for the club. However, as with everyone he has made mistakes and is open to criticism.

Although a passionate Gooner, my favourite player by a clear mile is Paolo Maldini. Legend is an understatement. Because of Maldini I have supported AC Milan for nearly 17 years now and I also suffer from that Irish illness of having a soft spot for Glasgow Celtic. I also believe that Giovanni Trapattoni will take the Rep.Ireland to the promised land of the World Cup.

Other than that I enjoy GAA, Rugby Union, Golf, Tennis, Moto Gp and Formula 1 amongst others.

If you like what I write please tell me, if you hate what I write please tell me.

I am heavily involved with Frontlinefootball.com, a site that aims to be one where everyone comes to watch videos, read blogs, get the latest breaking news and debate everything about the beautiful games.

http://www.frontlinefootball.com/ - blogs and breaking news from the world of football

http://www.footballshirtculture.com/ - for everything you need to know about football shirts and design

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The Short List What Maire thinks about sport's most pressing questions

  • Favorite Athletes

    Paolo Maldini, Lionel Messi, Michael Schumacher, Valentino Rossi, Padraig Harrington, Rafael Nadal.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Arsenal, Ac Milan, Celtic, Munster Rugby Union, those that represent Ireland

  • Favorite Coaches

    Arsene Wenger, Declan Kidney.

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Rep.Ireland beating Italy at the Giants Stadium in WC94, Ireland beating England 43-13 at Croke Park in 2007, Munster's first European Victory in 2006, Harrington winning the British Open in 07, Maradona's 2nd goal against England in 88 as Jimmy Magee said "Different Class, Different Class", Bergkamp's goal against Newcastle, the Munster Haka against New Zealand.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Arsenal vs Burnley FA Cup March 8th 2009. Simply for Eduardo's heel volley.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Arsenal's unbeaten record.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Maradona

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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  1. hey mary,
    rvp out? i wouldn't like that...bendtner up front..hmmm:). bendtner is good on the wing as well though. arshavin is good anywhere :) ho about rvp and eduardo up front with arshavin right behind? bendtner could switch to the wing...

  2. Thanks for that blog on the Arsenal kids, I am enjoying it :)

    Seems like Nordtveit is doing very well!

  3. Hi Mary,

    Its been a long time since my last article but im back now.

    I wrote a quick piece on a proposed swap deal by Fiorentina involving Felipe Melo and Eboue (No joke, its actually true). I almost fell off my chair when i saw it on the BBC website.
    Check it out when you get a moment.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212004-breaking-news-arsenal-in-negotiations-to-sign-melo-plus-eboue-out

    PS im getting weird feelings about next season, ithink we gonna do it, we'll win the league.

  4. Hello, thought maybe you would like to have your say on the matter of current season ticket and ticket prices.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211733-tottenham-hotpsur-and-arsenal-supporters-caught-offside

  5. Drunk and the Dixie Chicks....

    Shit....think I could be gay

    Haha!

  6. Hey Mary

    What do you think, Should Raul step down?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211148-raul-the-figure-of-consistency-should-he-step-down

    AVR helped me out

  7. Hey,

    Manchester United brought in Valencia for Ronaldo but who can they get to replace Tevez?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210852-manchester-uniteds-dilemma-how-to-replace-carlos-tevez

    Have a look.
    Thanks,
    SAS

  8. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210773-the-top-10-other-guys-in-football?just_published=1#page/2

    Read it please.

    IT FINALLY WORKED. I HAD IT STUCK FOR LIKE 3 DAYS.

    THANKS A MILLION MAIRE, It worked on the 2nd or 3rd time I logged out.

  9. Thanks for the pick, Mary. Glad you liked it.

  10. Mary please check your email.

    Gracias

  11. pace is really useful on the wings. maybe wenger can put him right behind the striker, like the position in which arshavin played for russia in the euros.

  12. Hi
    Please read this tribute as it is about a great man in sports...
    http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=98456308197&h=6Nq_8&u=81ig2&ref=mf

    Thank you

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