Mike Griffin joined January 2009

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Mike Griffin

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Hello fellow Gooners!

I'm Mike, an Arsenal supporter who lives in Connecticut (U.S.A) and may be known to some of you as "GunnerGriff" on MySpace or "mikeg28" on Soccernet. Like some others on the Web who have decided on starting up regular blogs focusing on The Arsenal, I've also made the jump to begin such an adventure and have named my site Gunners Grove (located at gunnergriff.wordpress.com).

While many in the U.S. pay little attention to world soccer, the growth of the Internet and the emergence of a few “soccer-only” television channels have been a godsend for those of us who follow and appreciate the “beautiful game" here. I now wake up to a daily reading of a couple Arsenal-related blogs and in the past decade have switched from ESPN as my channel of choice to Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta for daily viewing. This has allowed me to become fully immersed in the soccer (football) leagues in England and Europe, yet I've seen no other team in the world play such a stylish and attractive brand of football as Arsene Wenger's side.

I'm sure most other Gooners feel that way about the club, which has brought much joy for us throughout the years but has also caused some sorrow and frustration in more recent seasons. It may seem strange to some in England, but there are club supporters elsewhere in the world -- even here in the U.S. -- who "live and die with their club."

Besides Arsenal (and world soccer/football), I am also a big follower of college basketball and tennis (and plan to write on those sports topics in the future as well). Other interests include foreign and independent films, landscape/travel photography and Native American cultures.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Robert Pires, Andrey Arshavin, Thierry Henry, Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Michael Jordan

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Arsenal Football Club, North Carolina Tar Heels, the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Milwaukee Brewers (of the early 1980s), Penn State football, ACC basketball

  • Favorite Coaches

    Arsene Wenger, Dean Smith, Roy Williams, Anson Dorrance,

  • All Time Sports Moment

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    ACC

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Mohamed Eldin Masri said...

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With both FIFA and PES coming out, I thought I'd write an article about them.

Hope you enjoy it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262764-fifa-10-vs-pes-10-which-game-is-worth-your-cash

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Mohamed Eldin Masri said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261585-dear-awesome-eldintm-rafa-the-penguin-edition

Got a letter from Rafa, check it out

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/241687-rap-of-the-titans-rossoneri-vs-gooner-rocky-g-vs-awesome-eldintm

Hope you like it Mike

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Salaar Shamsi said...

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Hey,

Save Yourself. The End Of The World is Approaching Us - Manchester United lost to Burnley!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/239518-manchester-united-defeated-by-burnley-the-end-of-the-world-is-here

Take a peek and just a peek, nothing more.

SS

101 days ago

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Mohamed Eldin Masri said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/227280-dear-awesome-eldintm-ronaldive-edition

Hope you like it

121 days ago

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Sid Siddiqui said...

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Argentinian on our radar

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215398-bye-bye-melo-hello-banega

142 days ago

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Sid Siddiqui said...

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my latest work, might make you think ... "What if"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214696-demand-for-fabregas-and-headache-for-arsenal

143 days ago

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Brian Son said...

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Hey, I have a new piece on Denilson, Diaby, and Song out. Check it out and leave your thoughts.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214465-as-it-stands-now-the-midfield-situation

143 days ago

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214394-arsenal-are-keeping-their-promise

Hope you enjoy it

143 days ago

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Gooners View said...

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Hey,

The latest Gonners' Views is out, have a look and do comment!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/207753-gooners-view-arsenal-fans-looking-forward-to-the-next-season

155 days ago

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Salaar Shamsi said...

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Hey Mike,

Just writing in to tell you, that the lads on board the B/R Team and myself are greatly impressed by your contributions off late. I particularly enjoyed "Will Arsenal's Next Transfer Period Melo-Drama Center on Brazilian?"

Keep up the great work. You are the World Football Community's Writer of the Week.

Regards,
SAS

156 days ago

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Shyam Parthasarathi said...

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Hey,

I sent you a message two days back about Gooners' View - did you get it?

157 days ago

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Marzia Hazra said...

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I like Ranieri as a person, but as a coach there are some doubts. I think he would do well in a smaller club where the need for immediate success isn't really necessary. He did a good job in his first season though, but he's always needed someone else to finish what he has started. What do you think?

191 days ago

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Marzia Hazra said...

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Thanks for the fan add :)

192 days ago

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Keith Griffin said...

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Haha! Cheers mate!

Just people call me Griff too! I was starting to wonder what was going on! :)

Cheers for the Cole article! In fairness, it wasnt at my best! Check out my Paul Mcgrath article!

Again, thanks...Keith

192 days ago

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