The Captains Log Star Date 2017 In the past 4 seasons The Arsenal have had 3 captains 2013-14 Thomas Vermaelen 2014-15 Mikel Arteta 2015-16 Mikel Arteta 2016-17 Per Mertesacker In those 4 seasons The Arsenal have played 330 hours of football and in that period, the Arsenal captain has only played 45 hours of football. […]
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Arsenal’a Unsung Heroes – David Platt and ‘That Header’ that gave the Gunners Double Winning Belief!
Hello again, loyal readers. After some all night bartering, with negotiations reaching a delicious climax as the summer sun slowly submerged ‘neath the horizon with a shimmering ‘adieu’, I was re-signed for Gunners Town for the princely sum of a packet of ‘Nice ‘n’ Spicy’ Nik-Naks and a barely touched can of Tizer. My next few […]
The Quarterback, the Fulcrum – From Necessity due to Injury to Necessity Due to Ability – PFA Team of the Year??
With Burnley put to the sword, The Arsenal are the form side in the EPL. They have secured 8 victories on the bounce & amassed 39 points from a possible 45 post Christmas. Not too bad really, considering The Arsenal were quoted as the outsiders for the top 4 by pretty much every pundit in […]
The Coq Returns to Roost – Our DM for Good?
(This article was written before Arsenal´s match against Crystal Palace on February 21) In 2015, Francis Coquelin has recorded the most interceptions in Europe and the most tackles in the Premier League – delightfully surprising statistics for a player who appeared on his way out of the Emirates when he was loaned out yet again. With […]
Wenger’s best twelve signings for the Arsenal Revealed!
With the summer’s transfer rumours in full swing, and players such as Alexis Sanchez and Serge Aurier being linked heavily, here are my top Wenger signings so far. I think there is argument for Mesut Ozil to be amongst these players, but after one season, it is hard to tell…at least for me. It is […]
The Low down on Patrick Vieira and Project Emirates – Exclusive
The first rule of Project Emirates is… Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Look we can’t get Wenger to be our manager, know matter hope much money I throw at him he just won’t leave Arsenal. He said it had something to do with respect and ‘honoring a contract’. Khaldoon Al Mubarak Well boss, we’ve […]
Classic from the archive: The Ruud van Nistelrooy incident
Ruud van Nistelrooy was an absolute machine when he was playing for Manchester United. He simply could not stop scoring (from inside the six yard box at least) and he enjoyed a number of successes at the club during his five year spell in Manchester. In all he made over 150 appearances and scored 95 goals […]
Everton Gold: Three Classic against the Toffees (Videos)
Arsenal and Everton are two sides who have endured some entertaining matches over the past number of years. The fixture has thrown up some unpredictable meetings between the two teams. At times, it has proved a one-sided domination in years gone by, as well as an incredibly tense affair. The two sides share some classic […]
The Wenger era: Centre-midfielder
Welcome to WTTGT’s new blog: The Wenger era. Over the course of these posts, we’ll take a look at the best players to have graced the red and white of Arsenal since the Professor arrived at Highbury back in September 1996. By the end of the blog, we’ll have formed the best Wenger XI as […]
A tribute to a great Arsenal captain
Following the retirement of Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieria, we bring you this tribute to the man who is arguably the greatest captain in Gooner history. WTTGT