Welcome back to my 2-part series of posts on dealing with change as a fan. I suggest you read the first part here for some background. George Graham’s Era to the Fans & the Wenger Parallel George Graham won 6 trophies with Arsenal – 2 league titles, 2 League Cups, 1 FA Cup, 1 European […]
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Ozil does not need to be the Arsenal Number 10 to use the space that a 10 Exploits
My axe first came to be ground shortly after England’s exit in Brazil during the World Cup when a national news station claimed England’s failings were due to a lack of a number 10! I then got further angst when the Arsenal twitterverse jumped on the #playOzil@10 bandwagon. I was finally forced to the power […]
Young Guns (Go for it!) – Part 1 of a look at Arsenal Young troubleshooters
Well last weeks piece seemed to poke the hornets nest in Middlesex. It’s amazing how p!ssed off they get when you mention that that aren’t actually from London and then they resort to ranting about Woolwich and descend into homophobic slander about our players. I for one, have no issue with and am proud of […]
A Gooner’s View of Other Clubs of the 2014-2015 Season – Part 6
Hi everyone. This is part six of my series of blogs about the status of the Premiership Clubs of the 2014-2015 Season following the conclusion of the League season. In this blog, I’ll be focusing on Swansea City and Southampton. Of course, all of this is my own opinion, so feel free to disagree and […]
Ayresome Park May 6th 1989 – Unlikey Hero Martyn Hayes keeping Arsenal’s Title Hopes Alive
Welcome back to my weekly fix of nostalgia which looks at significant goals in Arsenal’s history. You can scour through my column for my previous pieces. For us younger fans, 1989 is known for Anfield’89. I’m sure most of us have seen the highlights of that game numerous times. Most of us are also aware […]
What Arsenal need to do this Summer to be Title Contenders? – No room for Sentimentality Ospina Sorry
Gunner be Honest – No room for Sentimentality Ospina Sorry After securing a second consecutive FA Cup triumph on May 30th, the foundations are undoubtedly in place to mount a serious title challenge next season, provided of course, a few additions are made in key areas, an all too familiar story in recent seasons. The […]
Why have some of our fans turned against David Ospina?
I’m writing this article for two reasons: the first one is stated in the title and will essentially be the crux of this piece. I will get to it in a bit, after saying a few words on the second point, which I consider no less important. Namely: I wanted to bid farewell to David […]
Super Jack should stay and fight for his Arsenal place and then the captaincy
The season is weeks away but there’s still plenty going on in the world of Arsenal. The stories that I’ve found the most interesting have centred around Jack Wilshere. Not just the question of his best position, but also whether he’ll be an Arsenal player next season. A lot has already been written about whether […]
That Bergkamp Goal v Newcastle Part 2 – Did he really meant it? Ask Wrighty and Henry
Welcome to Part 2 of my previous post which looks at one of Dennis Bergkamp’s greatest goals. I had asked if this goal was discussed in his book ‘Stillness and Speed; lo and behold, it was! Not only does Dennis talk about it but so do Wrighty and Henry. Both Henry and Wright have been […]
Dennis Bergkamp with his own bit of magic against Newcastle – Part 1
I’ll be honest; I was a little lazy this week in trying to dig out another goal that meant so much when it was scored. However, luckily for me, 20 years ago today the Dutch master Dennis Bergkamp set foot at Highbury. I will take this opportunity to be shameless about my laziness and simply pick […]