Le Groove Being a regular of the Gunners Town team for the first means that there is a lot of pressure on me. And after a long time of doubt mixed with fear and cheese (typical French style), I chose to speak about a subject as important to me as Arsenal: the French National Team. […]
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Around the World with Arsene Wenger
Far Side View As summer slowly descends on Northern Europe, Gooners all around the globe are planning their summer holidays & thinking of that once in a lifetime around the world trip. As we know, in the last 16 years, Arsene Wenger is a past master of such jaunts, but there are some places we […]
Farewell Andrei, welcome home Cesc, and the statistical truth on press transfer rumours
Anti Social-Media Behaviour Aww! That was nice. I’ve had a fine relaxing break. A nice wee trip abroad. I should be back now, all rested and relaxed; NOT A BIT OF IT! Just my luck, I chose to go to Istanbul, of all weekends, I chose the one when the majority of the city decided to protest […]
Welcome to Silly Season; Stewart Robson is a t**t – DB’s Diary of a Pre-Season Week One
Pre-Season Diary If that title hasn’t put you off, and you are still reading, allow me to explain exactly what it is I want to do with this. Ok, so I guess you could say we are technically more in “close season” than actual pre-season proper, but let’s not split hairs, it pretty much amounts […]
Where Are They Now? The Search For Forgotten Gooners – Week 6: John Jensen
Where Are They Now? Do you remember where you were when John Jensen scored? And do you have the t-shirt? And do you have any idea as to where Jensen is now? Regardless of your answers, you will enjoy this blog. When you think of goals and Arsenal, you think of Ian Wright poking home […]
Gooners keen to ditch skipper Vermaelen for El Capitan Arteta
Gunners Town Awards It’s the final day of the Gunners Town Awards where two weeks of voting comes to a close. We unveil the winner of last week’s polls as chosen by you. The team have given you their thoughts and now it’s time to reveal who you guys have voted for. Today we discover […]
Why Arsenal may need Wayne Rooney and David Dein
What’s The Score?! Welcome to another week of “What’s the score?!” Firstly, thank you for all the generous comments and retweets on last week’s column. It is certainly appreciated. The Rumour wheels keep on turning… With constant reports of who Arsenal are going to buy in the forthcoming transfer window, Twitter again has been awash with plenty […]
Could it be Cesc in but Wilshere out in swap for Rooney?
Gunners Town Tipster Firstly, many thanks to all those who read last week’s blog (over 11k views I was told!). Last week we looked at possible signings Arsenal could make in this summer transfer window. This week we will take a look again at two players who I flagged last week to see if their […]
Kos he can and Kos he bloody should – More winners like Kos please!
Weekly Education This week on ‘Weekly Education’, I look at the Laurent Koscielny quotes that supposedly rocked the Arsenal fan base (not me) and why it’s a good thing that key players are expressing their desire for the club to be ambitious. I also handle (with care) the very delicate subject of patience as after […]
Podolski to stay and break the curse of the number 9 shirt
Far Side View A couple of curses seem to be plaguing The Arsenal, one may have been solved but the other, I fear, is still rumbling on. The first in question is ‘The Curse of the Number 9’. Steve WellmanEnglish by birth, Australian by choice. Traffic Engineer, Arsenal ST Holder, Sun DreamTeam Winner, Writer on […]