It was Mikel’s first day at The Emirates School of Shithousery and Skullduggery and he couldn’t wait to get started on learning the ‘Dark Arts’. He picked up his timetable and the first lesson of the day was ‘Tactics and Psychological Strategies’, taught by Professor Ferguson. Professor Fergie was a bit old school, but was […]
Arsenal are top of the table and feelings are high – what better time than a full five week break in the season to take a quick look back. After all, the romantic story of the most special of Arsenal seasons doesn’t write itself overnight. Here’s how the story goes: We begin two seasons earlier […]
Arsene Wenger is a person whose name is closely connected with the English Premier League. He has been let go several times from Arsenal. The most intriguing aspect of this manager is his 22-year tenure as head coach of a premier English team. He is a professor, a nutritionist, and the football coach with […]
Football history, yes, even before the Premier League, tells us that the most successful teams strengthen when they are on top. The great Liverpool managers of the 1970s always added 1- or 2-star signings each summer as league champions, even though in those days with only 1 substitute, it usually meant demoting a fan favourite. […]
The management team at TalkSport have had to sack Adrian Durham, after it came to light that he had been abducted by aliens and replaced by a shape shifter from Rigel 7. Live on air, ‘Durham’ announced that; “Not enough is being said about Arsenal. It’s about time I gave Arsenal some credit!” At this […]
Two first half hattricks from Jermaine Pennant and Robert Pires, leading Southampton 6-1 and the clock strikes to the 89th minute of Southampton’s miserable visit to Highbury in May of 2003. The Arsenal faithful arise to applaud the efforts of hattrick hero Pennant as he leaves the field of play to be replaced by a […]
HALF AN HOUR into the North London Derby, everyone knew something exciting was happening. Something was up and charging in the air. It was not just the roar of the fans or the score on the board. It was something more than that, something that could be felt, seen, spoken of, almost touched. It was […]
(T)here we go.Back-off, fellas, Bukayo Saka is not for sale. True, at least for the time being. There will be a moment when he will be, whether we want it or not. Bukayo Saka is one of the most promising youngsters in Europe and has already shown that he is able to carry the whole […]
Ever since, and to a degree before the departure of Arsene Wenger, Arsenal have been in a sorry state. Consecutive failures to quality for Europe’s top-tier competition as well as questionable moves in the transfer market have left fans a tad miffed as to where the club look to be heading. Those problems have only […]
Portrayed as a fraud. Painted as a failed genius by others, there is more to Unai Emery’s tenure with Arsenal than meets the eye. Charged with the titanic assignment of returning Arsenal to Champions League ascension, Arsène Wenger’s successor highlighted the arrival of a new era. For the first time in over two decades, Arsenal […]
