Just before Christmas, Mikel Arteta will have occupied the Arsenal hot seat for a year. As his first 12 months in management draw to a close, there have been highs and lows for the rookie boss who previously served as an assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. In celebration of this upcoming anniversary, we take […]
The Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ isn’t a fixed concept. Fifteen years ago, you might have argued it was more of a ‘Big Three’. Whereas ten years ago, there were maybe four teams who challenged for the title. The number of teams who hit that peak of performance, and dominate both home and away, can shift […]
The dull internationals are over, and we can all get excited about the return of the Premier League, with the added spice for Arsenal’s fans anticipating the impact Thomas Partey will make on a team already sitting handily placed in fourth. Despite three wins from four, with the only loss being to the champions, it […]
Arsenal made significant moves to strengthen their squad in the transfer window for the remainder of the 2020/21 campaign. Thomas Partey was signed for £45m on deadline day from Atletico Madrid to put the cherry on top of solid business performed by the club. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1313245492030181384?s=20 For too long the Gunners have settled for second best […]
After a stressful, yet largely satisfying end to the Transfer Window for Arsenal, with the addition of a much-needed top class central midfielder in Thomas Partey, we sadly have an international break. When most fans are desperate to see their new players in action, we will have to satisfy ourselves with watching them on international […]
The last few days have seen several boosts and The Arsenal, on and off the pitch and it would be fair to say that the majority of us will be relishing the prospect of playing West Ham, and potentially staying top of the Premier League into week 2. Of course, it is early days, but […]
Midfielder Matt Smith was one of several young Gunners to head out on loan from Arsenal’s under 23 set up. And, things couldn’t have gone better for him on his debut in the football league, scoring the third goal in Swindon’s 3-1 win against Rochdale. Smith, 19, joined Richie Wellens’ side on August 17 and […]
1992 was a milestone year for the English Premier League. The highly commercialized league was to make a break from the past once and for all. It was the turning point year when the gap between the best and the rest widened considerably. Since then the super clubs have become richer thanks to a combination of advertising […]
The rumour of the summer that will not fade away just took another interesting turn today, when allegedly Philippe Coutinho told his new Barcelona boss. Ronald Koeman, that not only does he not want to be part of the Dutchman’s new master plan for the Spanish giants but furthermore he wants to join Arsenal. The […]
It was back in July that we at Gunners Town first picked up the scent of a potential deal with Roma for their defensive midfielder, Amadou Diawara. The Guinea International, as we discussed in the earlier article has all the attributes Arteta should be looking for but originally Diawara was touted as an alternative should […]
