August 15th vs Liverpool and the Arsenal start with the centre back holding the central midfielder’s Coq, we lost the game 4-3 and as usual Twitter goes into meltdown about our season. Forward wind 2 months, following a couple of quality signings and we are unbeaten in 9 and playing some of our best football […]
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FA begs Wenger to take the England job – but Arsène has conditions
It a sunny autumn day in North London and Arsene is sat in his office reading The Telegraph when the phone rings: “Bonjour, Arsene Wenger here, how may I help?” “Hi Arsene, its Greg Clarke (from The FA) here, how are you?” “Oh Hi, Greg, before you start, the answers no.” “Now wait on Arsene, […]
Stuck between a Coq and a hard place
I don’t normally write analysis pieces, but a couple of graphics I’ve seen recently by the genius analyst @11tegen11 have inspired me, so here goes. Arsene has a decision to make; does he go with Le Coq Blocker or the Stone Cold Kosovan as Santi’s sidekick. Both players have different outlooks to the game with […]
The Interlull is Over (thank god) – Fantasy Gunnerstown Part 1
Thank God, the interlull is over and the season can start, again, in earnest. To all you who entered the Fantasy Gunnerstown League, thank you. The rest of you….why not? Congrats to Graham Hayward and his “Fish Chops XI” for taking out Fantasy Gunnerstown Part 1, with a massive 1 point lead over his […]
Dry your eyes, Jack – There’s Plenty more clubs by the Sea!
In one single moment his whole life got turned around, he stands there for a minute staring straight into the ground. Looking to the left slightly then looking back down, his world feels like its caved in, proper sorry frown. “Please let me show you how I can make this work for us, I can […]
Player prices go ballistic but are Wenger’s signings ‘Wyett’ so atrocious?
According to certain a hack from a certain so called newspaper (JFT96); Arsenal have panicked Arsenal fans are deluded, and Wenger is clueless. Now we all know that Perez wasn’t our first choice (Madness = Greizmann ?) but he was always on the radar. Apparently, first scouted in December 2015. Mustafi just took time […]
Nietzsche Knows Best on Wenger – “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”
Arsene arrived at Arsenal on 1st October 1996, under a blaze of overwhelming mockery. The press didn’t know him, the fans didn’t know him and the players didn’t know him. Tony Adams summed up the general consensus; “At first, I thought, What does this Frenchman know about football? He wears glasses and looks more like […]
Stanley get your Knife out – Cut the purse strings because Alexis is no 9
I’m sorry Arsene but Alexis does not address the elephant in the room and will not keep Stan that extra £50m extra in the bank. Sanchez is not a number 9. Not that he’s not good enough, far from it. He wants to be involved, he wants to create. Because he is not getting […]
A Conspiracy Theory on why Wenger will not spend – Spend what you earn or reap what you sow?
Spend what you earn or reap what you sow? Based on the club ethos of balancing the books and running the club the ‘right way’, it is fair to ask as fans ‘Why are we not spending what we earn?’ I don’t proclaim to be a financial wizard, so my assessment will be pretty basic, […]
Be in yor own title hunt come May – with Gunnerstown
It’s less than a week until the start of the season and Arsene has been about as active as a sloth, studying sloth studies at Slothville University. So no change there then. But you can get more involved in the transfer market this season by joining The Gunnerstown Fantasy League. Go to Fantasy Premier League website […]