Man Utd set to be first club to earn £1 BILLION in prize money * Red Devils on track to hit historic milestone next year, the Premier League’s 25th season – * United top all-time PL earnings list, with Arsenal coming second (again!) – Manchester United will next year become the first club to have […]
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With Xhaka signed will Wenger to revert to 4141 in the face of strong competition in 2016/17
Every day someone has their say on Arsene Wenger, every day we’re reminded via social media, journalists, or Piers bloody Morgan, that he is no longer a force in world management. His tactics are stale, he can’t motivate the players, and he has lost that edge that once gave him an advantage over every coach […]
Anfield 89 Relived – One Fan’s Story from May 26th 1989
This blog was written in 2012 for our sister site 1ND2OU but we thought we would re-published and jazz it up for today…. “Arsenal since I’ve been born, best night of my life was Anfield in May 1989 – Love life, most people and all Gooners!” Amanda (@GoonerGirl1969) with a hugely receptive audience it is […]
Do Arsenal have enough to win the title next season? No so what do they need?
Without a shadow of a doubt, Arsenal play better football than anybody else in the Premier League. We know it, they know it – it’s a fact. However, free-flowing, attractive football doesn’t guarantee titles. It is now time for Arsene Wenger and the board to stand up and be counted: we need to […]
Rosicky: Legend (or) Rosicky: Legs End? Either way, farewell…
Why is Tomas Rosicky an Arsenal legend? Let us first explore the meaning of the word ‘legend’ in this context. According to the website of the Cambridge English Dictionary, the noun legend when used to denote a person is said to mean ‘someone very famous and admired, usually because of their ability in a particular […]
Arsenal will win the title next season… if we sign Alexandre Lacazette
“Emirates Stadium” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by fakelvis At the beginning of the season, most Arsenal fans were confident of challenging for the Premier League title. We had just signed Petr Cech and were being linked with moves for the likes of Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain but unfortunately, Arsene Wenger opted to place all of […]
To be or not to be a Gooner. That is the question.
We are all aware of the ever widening chasm between the “Arsene stay” and the “Arsene out” brigade. It has now descended into violent confrontation and I have seen a comment on Twitter where a supporter`s daughter was punched in the face by a “Wenger stay” supporter. The aftermath of the Man City game was […]
The Berlin Wall to Colour TVs, a lot can happen in 55 years – But one thing NEVER does.
Since 1961 many things have happened. 1961: The Berlin Wall was built. 1962 : Marilyn Monroe was murdered, sorry, died. 1963: Martin Luther King Jr, had a dream. 1964: Mohammed Ali won his first heavyweight boxing title. 1965: Malcolm X was assassinated 1966: England won the World Cup (& Jules Rimet is still gleaming) […]
Did it all go wrong for Arsene when he became an Arsenal Fan?
This piece from a fan Graham is in direct response to the much read piece from Gary Lawrence entitled ‘Where did it all for Arsene? – It was left in the comments. The article is an interesting read and highlights some of the issues, but for me it doesn’t paint an accurate enough picture. The […]
Theo ‘Bottler’ Walcott put the final nail in his Arsenal coffin on Sunday
Theo put the final nail in his Arsenal coffin on Sunday It’s the 76th minute, Manonne did a Szczesny and come bombing out of the area to head a ball he was never going to make. Wellbeck and Kaboul fight for the ball and it squirms free. It’s now a 50/50 challenge between Kaboul and […]