Arsenal for life: local lad and Highbury Legend – the one and only Pat Rice
It’s back once again to the swinging sixties in the time machine for the latest Highbury Hero. In December 1964 a young local lad signed Schoolboy forms to join The Arsenal. Never has a player been so determined, so driven and worked so hard at his game to reach the standard to be an Arsenal […]
Xhaka: Is the Swiss Midfielder’s Return a Big Plus?
Humanity often has the habit of looking towards the future and forgetting the past. Not from a sanguine or optimistic standpoint but in a disregard for that which has served them well. We are quick to throw out that which is not broken and upgrade or update for the sake of appearances. Granit Xhaka, for […]
Season Predictor for Unai’s Second Campaign
Can Unai improve upon last season? As we kicked off a new season over in the land of Geordies, it’s time to think about what as fans do we expect our club to be doing over the course of the season. In the simple terms, this is something I would like for us to do […]
Arsenal 2-1 Burnley: Ceballos controls Clarets as Gunners signings hit ground running
Ceballos Controls Clarets Arsenal 2-1 Burnley Arsenal got off to the quick start they needed, with Lacazette getting the goal; with his back to goal (and defenders in tow) he swiveled whilst falling to get a finish away – nut megging keeper Nick Pope for the goal. Burnley equalised before the break through Ashley Barnes […]
Heroes are born quickly: decisive team selection gives Arsenal perfect season start
‘HEROES ARE BORN QUICKLY’ Part of the unrest in previous seasons was not just the results or the lack of style but that the fans didn’t have a hero. Heroes can be frustratingly inconsistent but they offer a fan the breath of their footballing existence…. hope. When I started watching Arsenal seriously Anders Limpar had […]
Arsenal 2-1 Burnley – PL review
Arsenal 2-1 Burnley PL review – 17th August 2019 Our first home game of the season saw us defeat Burnley and Mr. Dyche in the day’s early kick-off. We started with a 433/4231 formation, with Xhaka and Chambers not in this side, and Luiz making his debut. Ceballos had his first start, though […]
Ozil and Kolasinac “mentally ready” as Arsenal host Burnley at Emirates – Preview
Emirates Stadium – August 17, 2019 Last time out Arsenal won their last game away to Newcastle 1-0, a rare clean sheet on the road after only recording one all of last season. It was a makeshift team with a few first-teamers missing. Youth was also given a chance and there were good performances from […]
Liam, Arsenal and me – A Story never finished, a love undiminished
I wrote this back in February I think, but mainly for myself. I was not ready to publish it or sure if I ever would. Certainly, for the family it was way too soon back then. Now – as we approach the first home match of my first season without my son – seems the […]
Best of the rest: how do Arsenal’s top-four rivals stack up against us?
Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Manchester United – how do the top four rivals compare? So with the PL season upon us, how does Arsenal shape up versus the other top four contenders? The title is unlikely, though naturally not impossible. Liverpool battered Norwich City 4-1, and West Ham got tanked 5-0 by Man City. They […]
Good news: the 2 most important qualities in modern football – this Arsenal team has them (in abundance)!
‘The 2 most important qualities in modern football’ I predict that Arsenal will finish 3rd. I also predict that we will finish significantly closer in points to the winner than last season. I have thought hard about this and my confidence is founded in two things…. Firstly, the club didn’t leave us ‘two or three […]