In recent years the Arsenal side have been accused of being a “one man team” by fans of other sides. At least that was the views prior to last season. With the departures of club captains Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas, two of the players who at times carried the side in years gone […]
Happy New Year everyone. A few days ago Jack Wilshere tweeted: “Hope 2014 is the year I get my hands on the Premier League trophy!” It could well be and one of the reasons could be down to a few very important wins in December, which saw Arsenal end the year top of the league. […]
Another week brings more departures and one arrival. Arsenal Ladies have had to say goodbye to Ellen White and Gemma Davison who leave for Notts County (formerly Lincoln Ladies) and Liverpool Ladies respectively. 24 year old striker White had progressed through the Arsenal Academy before playing for Chelsea Ladies and Leeds Carnegie. She rejoined Arsenal […]
Two goals from Theo Walcott and another from Lukas Podolski cancelled out Carlton Cole’s opener as Arsenal came from behind to beat West Ham at Upton Park. It was an entertaining Boxing Day London derby with chances galore for both sides, but Arsenal’s superior quality eventually told and it was enough to send us back […]
Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho’s ten encounter may not have been a classic, but perhaps did show a changing in the tide. Mourinho has never lost to Wenger in their ten meetings during his two spells in charge of Chelsea having won five and now drawn five but last night’s tie proved just the second […]
Week Nineteen – The Christmas Special As I write this diary up until Sunday evening, last week’s piece missed out on a couple of things that happened on Monday. We were once again paired with Bayern Munich in the next round of the Champions League, a draw which was obviously greeted with a mixed response. […]
Having finished second in the group phase of the Champions League Arsenal were always going to be given a tough opponent in the last 16. In predictable fashion the Gunners were paired with Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich, which will provide a repeat, in terms of opponent as to last year though Arsene Wenger will hope […]
Arsenal were thrashed 6-3 by Manchester City in a thrilling end to end game at the Etihad Stadium in the Saturday lunchtime kick off game, with our lead at the top of the Premier League reducing to two points. Arsene Wenger made several changes to the side that got beaten 2-0 against Napoli during the […]
Welcome once more to the Blog that attempts to put some cash into your pockets, last week’s 172-1 ACCA was so close to coming in and giving us a nice pre-Christmas Bonus but like fishermen who harp on about the ones that got away there is no point in crying once the bet fails instead […]
November was another brilliant and unpredictable month in the Premier League as the season continues to take shape, and the realistic long-term objectives of certain sides begin to come to the forefront. A vast number of players shone during a bright month for their respective outfits, with some dazzling match-winning and game-saving displays. It’s always […]
