Right, let’s cut to the chase here. No sooner had your liver recovered from that glorious FA Cup Final weekend than our old friend the Silly Season reared its ugly head. It starts slowly, with the odd tweet about who we should buy or sell, that kind of thing, then BANG! All of a sudden […]
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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 […]
Are Higuain, Benzema and Cavani all truly upgrades on Olivier Giroud? Perhaps not!
One of the interesting traits of human nature is that we tend to look for confirmation of our views. We also seem to be pretty consistent in our views: that means we don’t change and adapt them each time we find out something new, something that disproves our theory. It is normal: Thomas Bayes, an […]
SEASON OVER: Transfer window disaster and injuries spell the end of Arsenal’s trophy hunt
Afternoon Gooners. As you may remember, last week I talked about Sod’s law and how Arsenal had the opportunity and ability to take charge in their forthcoming crunch matches and throw Sod’s law back into their rivals’ faces. And what did we get?! Utter humiliation against Liverpool. Now, I watched Liverpool tear into their high-flying […]
Arsenal need Didier Drogba, proper fans and some help for Laurent Koscielny
Gunners Town Top 5 As if there wasn’t enough negativity doing the rounds among the Arsenal fans at the moment. No new transfers and going without a win in the Emirates Cup isn’t exactly the way to lift the spirits around here. There is still plenty of time to solve one of those issues (and […]
Jamie Carragher funds Luis Suarez move to Arsenal as Gooners hit panic stations
Pre-Season Diary Yes, we are now in the teens people! By the end of the week the Silly Season countdown clock will have broken out into spots and started taking an unhealthy interest in the swimwear section of the Littlewoods catalogue. When I started this diary eight weeks ago, it was with the intention of […]
Does Arsenal buying Luis Suarez indicate the end of settling for second best?
Weekly Education How many times have you said or heard other Gooners say something like this: “Don’t settle for second best!” Or this: “Spend some fucking money!” Countless times, right? I thought so. These sort of statements are examples of ‘war cries’ (if you will) of the frustrated Arsenal fan base aimed at the higher […]
Wayne Rooney, Luis Suarez, Cesc Fabregas; All aboard The Wenger Bus
Far Side View With an apparent £100m to spend, Arsene Wenger has started the transfer window being linked with various new dance partners from all parts of the globe. In the striker department, three main candidates have been mooted. Steve WellmanEnglish by birth, Australian by choice. Traffic Engineer, Arsenal ST Holder, Sun DreamTeam Winner, Writer […]
All Fall Down! – The Transfer Domino Effect
What’s the Score?! Welcome to another week of “What’s the score?!” – After a week off, albeit in the capable hands of @invinciblog who wrote a fabulous piece on the Suarez Dilemma, I wanted to continue on from my article a couple of weeks ago, when I wrote about the complex matter of transfers and […]
Arsene no more excuses it is time to deliver
Considered Cohen With all the reports suggesting that there is a large amount of money available to be spent in the transfer kitty, of at least £70m, the time has come for Arsene Wenger to bring Arsenal back to the lofty heights of close to ten years ago. With the club having to pay off […]