Per Mertesacker, the BFG. The whole season I have mostly seen complaints about the German with compliments far and few between. The complaints mostly comprise the following: He’s too slow. He’s too slow. He’s too slow. He’s too slow, people say he makes it up with his intelligence… but he’s too slow for me. Some […]
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Arsene Wenger Leaving Arsenal Football Club Part 2 – Dealing with the change!
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 […]
Arsene Wenger Leaving Arsenal Football Club Part 1
This post is a little premature; but, the combination of my disinclination towards transfer rumors, trying to get into the mind of Arsene Wenger to offer opinion on squad requirements, and the close season, I thought I’d address an event that is inevitable: Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal Football Club. This is post that is broken […]
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 […]
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 […]
Home Grown Talent – It’s more than just Squad numbers Mourinho
This is not a transfer speculation piece, but it was inspired by a transfer speculation! Rumours surrounding Petr Cech’s future have been gathering pace over the last few days; I don’t follow transfer news on mainstream media but I do come across tweets multiples times a day speculating on transfers while quoting news sources. One […]
A day in history: how Arsenal secured Champions League football at Spurs’ expense in 2006
I don’t have a penchant for transfer speculation so I avoid transfer talk and avoid offering any sort of opinion on players that I feel we need because quite frankly, I am in no position to offer the such. Having said that; I will also say that I am a man for nostalgia – I […]
Time for fans to stop judging Transfer Targets and players solely on Stats without context
Today’s piece will follow a theme I used for a piece on Coquelin on my personal blog a few months ago. It is also, somewhat, an extension to the line of thought I advocated recently in a piece on dealing with the media and pundits. Don’t worry, this won’t be philosophical! This pertains to how […]
Thierry Henry Thursday – A look back at special goals, Arsenal v Chelsea 04/05
The high of the cup win has started to wear off and the reality of the season break is beginning to sink in. Transfer speculation is rife in the Goonersphere resulting in endless debates among Gooners about who Arsenal need and why they need the said player(s). I never get into any of that, although […]