There hasn’t been as much action on the WSL front over the past few weeks with the break for international fixtures, but we are back in the thick of things again. In the match right after my last Gunners Fair post back in July, Arsenal posted a frustrating 1-1 draw versus Notts County, conceding a […]
Gunners Fair is back, and so is the good run of form that had been a bit missing off late for the Arsenal Ladies. 6 matches (5 wins and 1 loss) later, things are definitely back on track for the side currently under interim manager, John Bayer. Bayer, who has been the technical director of […]
We need to be more clinical and more creative in the final third without a shadow of a doubt. I sometimes think that we play too much football in the wrong areas. That includes our own defensive third and the attacking third and it’s decision making. We’re disappointed, I’m disappointed today because we’re dominating games […]
Shelly to go out on another high? Gunners Town would like to welcome Emmet McEvoy who returns to stand in for Anushree in Gunners Fait this week and to preview the FA Cup Final When I last wrote for this column ahead of the Champions League quarter-final tie against Birmingham, I looked towards the […]
The Gunners have not one, but two FA Cup finals to look forward to over the next few weeks, following a remarkable 5-3 win for the Arsenal Ladies over the Chelsea Ladies at Woking’s Kingfield Stadium over the weekend. (Highlights here and photo gallery here.) While the men eye glory this weekend for the club’s […]
It’s not just the men’s camp that is happy with their crucial recent wins. After a battling 1-1 versus Notts County in the opener of the Women’s Super League, Shelley Kerr’s team seem to be settling down and finding their rhythm as they turned their attention towards the domestic cup competitions. Arsenal Ladies had to […]
“What they did do well was the basics. They fought for every single ball, they were committed, they had hunger, they had desire. They’ve done the basics better than us. But we need to put that behind us and get ready for the Super League competition which is the bread and butter in women’s football. […]
Arsenal Ladies are yet to kick-off their domestic league season, but the first taste of professional football after the preparation of pre-season didn’t go exactly according to plan for Shelley Kerr’s side. Arsenal lost 1-0 away to Birmingham City Ladies in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. Before the match, the boss went […]
Gunners Fair is back with more news from the Arsenal Ladies camp. With both the Champions League and 2014 fixture dates announced, there is a real sense of pre-season before it all kicks off. Arsenal Ladies play Birmingham City Ladies in the Champions League quarter-finals – the first leg is at St. Andrews Stadium on […]
More arrivals, departures and Champions League preparation. The Arsenal Ladies camp has seen a few more comings and goings as Shelley Kerr juggles strengthening her squad for the new WSL season, while also preparing for the upcoming Champions League matches (We play Birmingham City Ladies on March 22/23 and March 29/30). Ciara Grant and Yvonne […]
