Will Alexis Claude Maurice follow Guendouzi to be the next Gooner off the Lorient Express?
Since the arrival of Arsenal’s current Club Captain, Laurent Kioscielny, there have seemingly been close links between Lorient and The Gunners. Certainly the likes of Giles Sunu, Francis Coquelin and Joel Campbell have had loan spells there with the Brittany-based team. One might logically have assumed that the links were down to the friendship between […]
Post-Brexit Arsenal may find themselves in a relegation battle…
30th February, 2021 In an effort to curtail the steady flow of undesirables into a decidedly fragile English society – the post-no-deal-Brexit Immigration Police painted themselves into an unfortunate corner. Their Zero-Tolerance immigration policy meant that the Premier League could only use English players. Foreign players didn’t satisfy the Nigel Farage Only-Seventh-Generation-Brits-Are-Actual-Brits Law, which President […]
G’day Unai… Whaddya say? An Aussie Gooner’s Plea
An Aussie Gooner’s Plea G’Day Unai Emery It’s long time Gooner, Steve Writing from Australia With a request, please A Gooner over 40 years I’ve seen the highs and lows Cold Mondays on North Bank In freezing ice and snow The joy at Anfield in ‘89 And seasons gone unbeaten And Adams breaking from the […]
Emery – The Case for ‘his’ defence! – Not a Strong Case!
Emery defence – first calling out… Don’t get me wrong. I’m firmly Emery In. But then the latest defeat to Manchester United showed how a critical point in our side is NOT being corrected by “el jefe”, Mr. Emery. Now, yes, Emery has a number of issues to solve. And the additions of some […]
Arsenal Finances – The Gunners drop to 9th in the world this year as Liverpool and Chelsea overtake us!!
Deloitte Arsenal – cause for concern but a way forward can be clear The Deloitte Money League, an annual report on global football clubs’ revenues, was released in January. It’s a mix of projections and actual accounts from clubs, and used to show how revenues impact on performance relative to others. As a […]
As Arsenal’s transfer window narrows – which (if any) of these linked players could squeeze through?
The transfer deadline is fast approaching and with no players yet to come in at Arsenal many Gunners fans are start to wonder if there will be any new faces to cheer come Thursday. In this article I look at a few names that have been linked the most with Arsenal and what they could […]
Arsenal 2-1 Cardiff: Keep It Simple Stupid! Emery’s tactics muddle meddles with Gunners’ mojo [Positive Needs & Hopes]
Average Arsenal explained…. POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES Sometimes I’d rather be poor than average. A poor performance often gets a reaction. A string of average performances normally point to players trying but being hampered by a decision that is largely out of their control. I think that our many average performances this season are explained […]
The Emery Conundrum – His Mid-term report is not favourable at all
in 2011 I was a avid reader of Arsenal blogs but there was far less of them in those days. One writer who stood out for me when it came to tactical match analysis was @DesiGunner. He was one of a handful of writers that inspired me to take to the amateur Gunner keyboard, so […]
6 into 4 – 4 into 2: the Premier League’s ‘top six’ battle it out for lucrative Champions League spots
With 15 games left to play in the Barclays Premier League, the race for Champions League positions is tightening up. It would be fair to say that, as it stands, it is a 6-horse race for the 4 places allocated to English sides in Europe’s top football competition, and the wealth it offers. As the […]
Luton Lessons – What can our 1988 League Cup final conquerors teach us about club ownership?
I don’t live far from Luton, but a recent announcement concerning Luton Town FC made me think. This is part arose due to their club ownership, which has seen it rise from the Conference to the verge of the Championship. Yes, this is an Arsenal blog, but then we have our issues and thoughts towards […]