That was then and this is now A massively self indulgent piece this week, but hey !! 20 years ago this happened and these 11 players changed my life. Please note; the team name was originally ‘Arse and All FC’ but this was back in the day of telephone entries and apparently I wasn’t […]
A day to go now and the excitement is rising The end of the season, a dream realising A day to go now and all Gooners knowing Irrational yes, but confidence is growing Forgetting the facts, half the team want to leave Half the defence we are missing and still we believe Of course […]
. Football can be a force for good and a force for bad and we saw both sides last night in Stockholm. In the pre-match line up there was respect for the City of Manchester – a football coming together with the two teams, United and Ajax, arms linked and heads bowed in a mark […]
Following a disappointing end to the Premier League season Arsenal need to dig deep if they are to win a 13th FA Cup against Champions Chelsea on Saturday. Both Arsenal and Chelsea finished the season strongly, going on significant winning streaks to close out their respective campaigns. So what does the form guide suggest will […]
“Football is a matter of life and death – No, it’s more important…” – Bill Shankly We love football. We love our teams. We love our goalscorers who bring us glory. We go to bed checking the web for new developments at AFC and wake to see if there have been any overnight updates.. We […]
The Arsenal league season ends with questions of who will be in charge next season On Sunday the Premier League season ended for Arsenal, with many a cloud hanging over it, many questions are now being asked at the club and by fans and journalists alike. With the contract running out after the FA […]
For me it begins just over an hour before every Arsenal match. It’s the perfect blend of excitement and anxiety that gets my blood boiling. I open Twitter and refresh my feed constantly with the hope of being one of the first to see the official Arsenal starting XI. Days of speculation and analytical buildup […]
I did not see the Everton game as I was in Spain, so I am indebted to Alex “The Tsar Cannon” for his review of the match. After last week’s results, we all knew that we were not going to qualify. Of the trio of Man City, Liverpool and us I doubt that the bookies […]
So, that’s it then. Over and done with the Premier League until August. I’d like to say I won’t miss it, but I will. We have hit form in the last ten games, which made the end of the season quite enjoyable. I wouldn’t mind if the season ended in February/March, however now I […]
So, it’s the last league game of the season, and we go into it needing the start to align to make the Champions League places for the 21st consecutive season under Arsene Wenger. I’ll start with the permutations then. What we need to do to qualify for the Champions League We can either rival Manchester […]
