A common theme seems to be occurring with myself and Arsenal signings, which is I know very little about them. So as with Xhaka and Elneny I’ve looked at the stats behind the man to try and infer what kind of player were getting, unfortunately stats have zero bearing on centre backs so Mustafi and […]
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Five Straws to clutch at now or is it another ‘Gloriously Ambitions Failure’ before Judgement Day
How I’m coping with the rest of this window. ____________________ Life is full of many constants, more so than the conventional “Deaths and Taxes” as popular culture would have you believe. There is the constant of happiness and suffering. Everyone will have a little bit of each within the context of their own lives. When […]
Arsenal Transfer Rumours – Round-Up and Ratings
Well, That Jamie Vardy saga was entertaining whilst it lasted. Nearly a week on, I still cannot quite believe there were so many Arsenal fans disappointed with him choosing to sign a new deal at Leicester. Yes, he scored 24 goals and was part of a title winning squad, but seriously… is he the type […]
Xhaka with Kante truly would be the New Vieira and Petit as Arsenal remain a top destination
Having closely monitored Granit Xhaka’s performances in his three appearances for Switzerland during their Euro 2016 campaign to date, I was surprised to hear the recently appointed Hibernian manager, Neil Lennon’s assessment of our recent addition. In Neil’s assessment, he stated that he hasn’t been overly impressed by what he has seen so far and […]
If Jamie Vardy is the Answer what on earth is the Question Arsene?
If Jamie Vardy is the answer, then I’d love to know what the question is. This is such a left field *signing from Arsene, those fans who were screaming for change and ranting for Arsene to change his policy, not even in their wildest imagination did they ever expect this. I have had a week […]
Following The Arsenal without the Internet – Cold Twitter Turkey in 2016/17
2016/17 – The Arsenal without the Internet Last Friday I was lucky enough to attend the end of season supporter’s event at the Emirates, which included Q & A sessions with Ivan Gazidis and Lee Dixon. I was going to cover this in more detail, but in all honesty everything worth covering was either covered on […]
A New Ruthless Wenger or Just a Man able to Invest Money he did not previously have?
Arsène Wenger seems a ruthless man, these days: he quickly sanctioned the move for Granit Xhaka, splashing between £ 30m and £ 40m to secure the signature of the Swiss midfielder, then activated Jamie Vardy’s release clause and tabled a 4-years contract worth £ 120,000-a week for the England striker – leaving many pondering what […]
Time for Gunners to set down their marker in tonight’s battle of the Heavyweights
Showdown time has arrived. We take on Manchester City this evening and this game represents a clash between two heavyweights, two potential champions. Should we write down Leicester as a team which won’t fight for the title? Common sense and basic logic say we should. Even the manner in which Leicester play is very dangerous […]
Theo settling in, Alexis Banging them in and Arteta still not throwing the towel in – Leicester 2 – Arsenal 5
A month back, almost to the day, I’ve read an interesting article from @7amkickoff which stated, in unequivocal terms, that Arsenal WILL get back to their best, that they WILL become much, much better at finishing the chances they create. The reason was very simple: every team has a certain amount of chances created, shots, […]
West Brom and Leicester: Squad additions needed to repeat this year’s feat and could one be an Arsenal Loanee?
Hi everyone. This is part three of my series of blogs about the status of the Premiership Clubs of the 2014-2015 Season following the conclusion of the League season. In this, the third part of the series, I’ll be focusing on Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion. Of course, all of this is my own […]