On May 30th, 2015, Arsenal will have the opportunity to defend their FA Cup title at Wembley against Aston Villa. This will be Arsenal’s 19th Cup Final appearance (11 wins; 7 losses) – which is a new record; it will be Aston Villa’s 11th appearance (7 wins;3 losses). Should Arsenal be successful, this […]
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Arsenal’s British core – an endangered species, fighting for survival…
by Liam Twomey No one would blame Arséne Wenger for picking the same starting XI that destroyed Hull City in thrilling style a week ago when Swansea City visit the Emirates Stadium on Monday night. Arsenal are the Premier League’s form side, unbeaten in 10 games since losing to Tottenham in early February as they […]
Ramsey is the Hero of the week as Borinhogate drags on and the Gunners mark a special 20th Anniversary in North London
TBIF – The Weekly Gunners Town Crew Review Friday The 8th May, 2015 Welcome to Thank Bergkamp It’s Friday – where members of the Gunners Town writing team gather to take a look at the Arsenal week that’s just passed. It’s a simple format, really – each week, a smattering of our eclectic scribes will select a HERO, a VILLAIN, a HIGHLIGHT, and a LOWLIGHT from […]
Thierry, do the Arsenal really need an entirely new spine?
Do you remember my blog from last week? I said Thierry Henry was right in his criticism of Olivier Giroud, I said I agreed with him about us not being able to win the title with (only) Olivier Giroud upfront. I didn’t change my mind since, however I’d like to point out that anything else […]
Alan ‘Smudger’ Smith Interview Part 2 – Punditry, Media, Giroud, the lost art of defending and Goals Galore!
This is Part 2 of Lord Hillwood’s exclusive interview with Alan Smith. For Part 1, click here. Alan Smith commentating on Arsenal v Chelsea at the Emirates After a glittering career at Arsenal, Leicester and playing for England, Alan Smith at the age of 32, hung up his boots and retired due to […]
Arsenal are missing the one ‘Special’ Player but who is this exciting Summer Addition? Bale, Reus, Costa,Dybala or Fekir?
Category A game – CFC at home – Big boy football. Cannot help but feel underwhelmed this week but playing big games get you thinking or at least it should do. Now I’ve had time to think a 0-0 at home vs. the new Champions and not doing a MUFC at home (play well […]
This is how Arsenal will beat Chelsea – Turn their ‘Strength into their Weakness.’
The thought barely leaves me to be honest. How to Beat Chelsea As Arsenal exit a decade of self imposed austerity for me it’s always been about dispatching Liverpool and focussing on Chelsea. Ever since Roman arrived we have had to react to them. They manipulated the transfer market to suit their own affluence knowing […]
Why we won’t buy a striker this summer
“If you want a defender, you buy him, if you want a striker, you make him” It’s not the exact phrase Wenger once used, but the idea is the same. However, we shouldn’t extrapolate it and assume that by “making a striker” Arsene meant only academy graduates. In fact, I don’t remember the last time […]
Arsenal’s Defence. What’s Next?
By Tim Hargreaves Laurent Koscielny. A relative unknown before he signed for Arsenal, having spent just one season in Ligue 1 with F.C. Lorient as a starting centre-back. Prior to this, he started his career with En Avant Guingamp in 2004, mostly playing as a substitute and in the right-back position. He moved to Tours […]
Arsenal’s 5 Point Plan to win the Premier League and more in 2015/16
Arsenal – Many minds are drifting towards the next challenges that lie ahead. Well I am. I am going to pontificate, speculate and try my best to articulate what I feel Arsenal as a club need to do to win the league NEXT season!! Here are Five Points from Clive. 1) We need a new Keeper: It […]