This week I look at one of Arsenal’s most promising young talents and remind people that he does indeed still exist! After first hearing about a 16 year old being kept under wraps early last season, I began to become both excited and curious as to who the player was. As last season wore on, […]
My dad was always one for his ‘pearls of wisdom’, one that always stuck in my mind was, “Son, never go back, she’s never the same second time around”. The other one was, “Son, best form of contraception? Don’t tell them your surname”?! So anyway, back to the first one. As my dad advised, most managers […]
It’s that time of the week again where it’s my job to try to entertain the Gooner faithful on Gunners Town, as well as attempting to build up an array of fascinating, intellectual debate about the Arsenal. I Tweeted on Sunday morning stating that I “felt like I was on my period” due to my […]
Week Thirteen – What If…. Two huge games this week, the sort of games that are the reason we all love football. A week made more exciting by the fact that we go into this week in decent shape after going five points clear at the top of the league at the weekend. I’ve spoken […]
[heading size=”8″]Manchester United 1 Arsenal 0 – Beaten, But Not A Disaster[/heading] Arsenal’s fine unbeaten away form came to an end with a 1-0 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford. It was a cagey affair with few chances for either side, ultimately decided by a Robin van Persie header/shoulder off a corner half way […]
If any of you are regular readers of this feature, I apologise for its absence last week. Looks like Liverpool blogs have a particularly uniform habit of not responding to any mails because that is what happened with me. I mean, what is the use of having a CONTACT form if you aren’t ready to […]
Through The Never – Metallica’s groundbreaking, rip-roaring, 3-D thrash metal of a movie following a roadie’s adventures during their live show. A colleague of mine had recently regaled me about how much his mind was unexpectedly blown on such a trip to the IMAX to see this surreal concert film. The litany of pyrotechnics, lasers, […]
Welcome to ‘Rocky’s Round Up.’ My third look back at the previous months highs and lows from a passionate fans perspective. We began with ‘feel good,’ had a wobble or two, a few wins when not playing so well, always a good sign and ended on a real high. Players to return and a huge […]
♪ What a diff’rence a day makes, 24 little hours ♪ Oh how I wish Dinah Washington remixed it to “What a diff’rence 4 days make, 96 little hours”, it would’ve been so so much more fitting. Can we all just for a moment cast our minds back to the mauling we took at the […]
Five things we have learnt about Arsenal this week: Hello gang, thanks for dropping by and coming back for some more of my own-brand, taste the difference pieces on our beloved Arsenal Football Club. I for one have had an interesting week; my eleven month old daughter has been recovering from her first stomach bug […]
