I had a conversation on Twitter yesterday about what constitutes a legend in Arsenal terms and in the conversation the possibility of the next Gunner great to be cast in bronze at the Emirates was raised. It brought to mind a blog I wrote in February 2013 for my old site. It was written around […]
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Arsenal’s cunning strategy for breaking down stubborn defences
Today’s Sunday Times carries an interesting article by Jonathan Northcroft based on an interview with Paul Merson. He talks about possession, breaking fast and powerfully, and says that Arsenal have conceded possession as a tactic and achieved better results. Arsenal’s worst defeats have happened when they have had what he describes as “heavy possession”. He says […]
Home Grown Talent – It’s more than just Squad numbers Mourinho
This is not a transfer speculation piece, but it was inspired by a transfer speculation! Rumours surrounding Petr Cech’s future have been gathering pace over the last few days; I don’t follow transfer news on mainstream media but I do come across tweets multiples times a day speculating on transfers while quoting news sources. One […]
Gunners Town CAMPO 2015 FA Cup Final Shirt Competition – WINNER!!!
Gunners Town is excited to announce the winner of our Gunners Town CAMPO 2015 FA Cup Final Shirt Competition! The lucky winner is Gianluca Freschi. Gianluca’s name was randomly selected from a list of those who answered the question correctly by using the True Random Number Service at random.org. His prize is a personalized of his […]
EXCLUSIVE Interview with Arsenal Legend Alan Smudger Smith, Part 1
I recently interviewed Alan Smith, ex Arsenal no 9, double Golden boot winner, 89 Anfield scorer, Scorer of the goal that beat Parma in the 1994 Uefa cup winners cup final, and a whole lot more. Alan is now a Sky commentator, and Daily Telegraph columnist. The interview covered his career on the pitch, and […]
Wingman Extraordinaire- Who is Arsenal’s finest ever winger?
Fox sports Australia, hopefully as a forerunner to #TheInvincibles, have just shown a doco on Robert Pires. They, as we all know, set our Bobby’s ability to turn a game on its head, the effect he had on #TheInvicibles, the fact he was one of the greatest players ever to pull on the Red/Maroon/Yellow/Blue…of The […]
And the Curse of the Arsenal Number 9 Continues…. The Far Side is Back
Happy Australia Day GunnersTown. (A couple of days late) A lot has happened during my 7 week sabbatical around the world. I got to see the sunset in Phuket I got to spend Boxing Day at church, for the first time in 6 years, I got introduced to the Tibetan […]
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 […]