Michael Jeffares Column So our players are headed to Jakarta to start our pre-season Asian Tour, so I thought this would be a good time to introduce a feature I have wanted to run with for some time – Power Rankings. It’s mainly an American concept but it’s spreading throughout football and it can be […]
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Gonzalo Higuain should be an Arsenal player via teletext
Michael Jeffares Column If the Twittersphere is anything to go by then we are in for a season of turmoil, if our leadership at the club was anything like supporters’ opinion then I’d dread to think how our club would be performing on the pitch. Thankfully, we don’t have any input into the running of […]
Gonzalo Higuain; Great stats but is he just a flat track bully?
Michael Jeffares Column Another week passes by and still no signings. It’s not a concern at present, as there’s still two full calendar months before the transfer window will come to an end. That said the most publicised rumour has to be that of Gonzalo Higuain. He is a potential signing that has caused a […]
Farewell Denilson; you deserved better from Arsenal
Michael Jeffares Column I usually start with an introduction to my piece, but since I subscribe to Culaan Davies YouTube channel, I think action is the best way to start this week’s column, so sit back and enjoy. After his recent release from Arsenal, I felt compelled to write about Denilson – A player who I feel was […]
So Ivan you have talked the talk. Now time to walk the walk!
Michael Jeffares Column When it comes to blogging I prefer to focus on our players on-field performance or tactical decisions, but for this week I’m going to focus on our South African Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis. After all if it wasn’t for him there’d be no Arsenal-related news over the past eight days. He’s shown his face […]
Theo Walcott; an unsung hero in 2012/13 but a hero he was
Michael Jeffares Column The transfer rumours continue to manifest themselves on what seems like an hourly basis and yet there he been little substance in any thus far. I find it all rather tiring and yet it equally frustrates me, especially now that other clubs have started to splash the cash but I’m not going […]
1997 Heavy Squad Strengthening -> 1998 Double, 2001 Heavy Squad Strengthening -> 2002 Double, 2013; Heavy Squad Strengthening please Arsene
Michael Jeffares Column Well here we are twiddling our thumbs, desperately seeking something to do. There’s not even a sniff of action in the air but there’s an awful long way to go before the end of the transfer window, a mere 92 days in fact, NINETY TWO. Oh my. The next date in the […]
King Koscielny should be Captain Koscielny and here’s why!
Michael Jeffares Column The feeling of relief over the past few days has felt pretty strange. Not having to stress about all of the ifs, buts and maybes of upcoming fixtures feels great but it’s undoubtedly a feeling I’ll miss in a few weeks time. Whilst many belittle our achievement of competing in the Champions League, it […]
Lukas Podolski vs Olivier Giroud; Who would you start in the biggest match of Arsenal’s season?
Michael Jeffares Column Well here we are one game from achieving the board’s target of achieving Champions League football for 2013/14. All that separates us from wrapping up a remarkable turnaround since the North London derby in March is a win at St James’ Park. Not our happiest of hunting grounds but our record isn’t too […]
Easy on the eye but sorry Mozart you are not hitting the high notes – The Michael Jeffares Column
Well here we are in fourth position and our destiny is back in our own hands, despite days of worry leading up to the Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur game. We did enough last weekend and it wasn’t great at times but at this stage of the season it would be nice if we had some good […]